Hydrosat is a climate tech company and a geospatial data analytics provider that specializes in delivering satellite imagery and data analytics, particularly high-resolution thermal infrared imagery, to measure water stress and climate impact. They plan to operate a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit to provide global coverage. Hydrosat's primary focus is on creating irrigation and crop management solutions to help governments preserve water while increasing farmers' crop yields, and their customers include agribusinesses, government entities like the US Air Force and NRO, and organizations such as the ESA. Key applications include crop yield forecasting and irrigation management.
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Hydrosat’s thermal infrared sensors can detect surface temperature variations during the day, at night, and when conventional imagery is less effective.
Hydrosat says its constellation has acquired more than 500 million square kilometers of imagery.
Hydrosat Discovery Portal has an STAC-compliant catalog, cloud-optimized GeoTIFF delivery, and an API-first architecture.
Hydrosat Discovery Portal uses automated publishing and quality-control pipelines to provide datasets ready for analysis.
Hydrosat Discovery Portal reduces time-to-value for operational applications.
Hydrosat Discovery Portal provides a single access point for thermal images and analysis products derived from Hydrosat’s Earth surface temperature dataset.
Hydrosat’s analyses have an error margin of less than 2 kelvin.
Hydrosat is expanding its thermal infrared satellite constellation.
Hydrosat Discovery Portal lets customers explore, evaluate, and integrate information into their operational systems.
Scott Soenen is the chief technology officer of Hydrosat.
Hydrosat’s analyses can identify changes in land conditions up to two weeks earlier than conventional observation methods.
Hydrosat is building a digital infrastructure to distribute geospatial data and services to global customers.
Hydrosat has launched the Hydrosat Discovery Portal to simplify access to its thermal satellite imagery and AI-developed analyses.
NASA’s 14 Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition awardees include Airbus DS Geo, GHGSat, Hydrosat, ICEYE US, ImageSat International, Kuva US, Muon Space, Orbital Sidekick, OroraTech USA, Planet Labs Federal, PlanetiQ, SATLANTIS US, Tomorrow.io, and Wyvern.
NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition contract awardees include Airbus DS Geo Inc., GHGSat Inc., Hydrosat Inc., ICEYE US Inc., ImageSat International, Kuva US Inc., Muon Space Inc., Orbital Sidekick Inc., OroraTech USA Inc., Planet Labs Federal Inc., Space Sciences and Engineering LLC doing business as PlanetiQ, SATLANTIS US, Tomorrow Companies Inc. doing business as Tomorrow.io, and Wyvern Inc.
NASA contract awardees include Airbus DS Geo Inc., GHGSat Inc., Hydrosat Inc., ICEYE US Inc., ImageSat International, Kuva US Inc., Muon Space Inc., Orbital Sidekick Inc., OroraTech USA Inc., Planet Labs Federal Inc., Space Sciences and Engineering LLC doing business as PlanetiQ, SATLANTIS US, Tomorrow Companies Inc. doing business as Tomorrow.io, and Wyvern Inc.
Ignacio Zuleta spent more than a decade working for or advising Planet Labs, Satellogic, and Hydrosat.
Muon Space supported the launch of Hydrosat's VanZyl-2 satellite in 2025.
Hydrosat previously secured a NOAA grant in early 2024.
Hydrosat's CEO Pieter Fossel stated that the company is investing heavily in global expansion.