PierSight is developing a constellation of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Automatic Identification System (AIS) satellites to provide persistent surveillance of maritime activities. This technology enables real-time tracking of marine assets, addressing the need for enhanced situational awareness in shipping, insurance, defense, and environmental monitoring.
Funding
$6.6M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Existing Earth observation solutions lack the real-time situational awareness needed for effective maritime monitoring. This limits the ability to track marine assets and creates challenges for industries requiring persistent surveillance of maritime activities.
Solution
PierSight is developing a satellite constellation equipped with Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Automatic Identification System (AIS) technologies to provide continuous monitoring of the maritime domain. The SAR technology enables the detection and tracking of vessels, regardless of weather conditions or time of day, while the AIS data provides identification and location information. By combining these two data sources, PierSight offers enhanced situational awareness for applications such as illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing detection, oil spill monitoring, exclusive economic zone (EEZ) protection, maritime insurance risk assessment, and shipping operations optimization. The constellation aims to deliver timely and actionable intelligence to maritime stakeholders.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes maritime authorities, shipping companies, insurance providers, defense organizations, and environmental monitoring agencies.
Features
- SAR satellite payload for all-weather, day/night vessel detection
- AIS receiver for vessel identification and tracking
- Real-time data processing and analytics
- Integration of SAR and AIS data for enhanced situational awareness
- Web-based platform for data visualization and analysis
- API access for integration with existing maritime monitoring systems