Atlas Analytics provides macroeconomic forecasting powered by satellite imagery and machine learning, delivering real-time GDP estimates months before official government releases. Its proprietary Remote Orbital Yield (ROY) algorithm analyzes the built environment to generate predictions with proven accuracy, including a Q3 2024 forecast that missed the BEA's final number by just 0.1 percentage point.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Official GDP figures from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) are released quarterly and undergo multiple revisions, leaving significant knowledge gaps about current macroeconomic conditions. Investors, economists, and financial institutions that depend on timely GDP data must make decisions based on delayed and frequently revised numbers, hampering their ability to respond to economic shifts as they occur.
Solution
Atlas Analytics provides real-time GDP forecasting by analyzing satellite imagery of the built environment through its proprietary Remote Orbital Yield (ROY) algorithm. The platform extracts data on urban growth and development from Earth observation satellites, combines it with traditional economic variables, and processes the dataset using AI and machine learning to generate monthly, weekly, and daily GDP estimates. These predictions are available months before the BEA releases its official figures, giving users a proactive alternative to reactive reliance on government data. The company publishes its predictions publicly to demonstrate accuracy, with its first public forecast for Q3 2024 missing the BEA's final number by only 0.1 percentage point.
Target Audience
Primary customers are economists, investors, financial institutions, and government agencies that rely on GDP data for investment decisions, policy analysis, and economic research.
Features
- Remote Orbital Yield (ROY) algorithm that processes satellite imagery of the built environment to derive economic indicators
- AI and machine learning pipeline that combines satellite data with traditional economic variables for GDP estimation
- Real-time GDP estimates available at monthly, weekly, and daily frequencies, well ahead of BEA official releases
- Flexible data delivery options including CSV/XLS add-ins, a subscription portal, and a web-based API
- Publicly published predictions and update videos that document forecast accuracy against final BEA numbers
- Custom advisory services and industry-focused reporting developed by the leadership team