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The Italian industry, led by Leonardo and joint ventures with Thales Alenia Space, Telespazio, and e-GEOS, plays a significant role in the development of the COSMO-SkyMed constellation.
COSMO-SkyMed data are crucial for the European Commission's Emergency Rapid Mapping service, operated by e-GEOS, which provides satellite maps of areas affected by natural disasters or humanitarian crises within hours.
e-GEOS processes COSMO-SkyMed data to develop applications and operational services supporting emergency management, security, infrastructure monitoring, maritime traffic, precision agriculture, and monitoring of natural resources and ecosystems.
COSMO-SkyMed data are marketed worldwide by e-GEOS, which is jointly owned by the Italian Space Agency (20%) and Telespazio (80%).
Umbra, a SAR satellite constellation company based in California and led by co-founder and CEO David Langan, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with e-GEOS on December 10, 2025 to jointly develop geospatial information solutions.
The exhibition was realized in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), the European Space Agency, MedOr Italian Foundation, Telespazio, and e-GEOS.
e-GEOS will apply its AI technologies to Umbra’s SAR data to develop new analytic solutions for market deployment.
Umbra and e-GEOS will integrate ASI and Italy’s Ministry of Defence SAR constellation COSMO-SkyMed with Umbra’s SAR constellation to develop geospatial solutions for infrastructure monitoring, environmental and disaster response, and maritime domain awareness.
e-GEOS is a Rome-based joint venture between Telespazio and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and its CEO is Milena Lerario.
The combined constellation will be unique in the market, utilizing e-GEOS' platform and enhanced by their analytical products.
e-GEOS and Umbra have formalized a multi-year strategic alliance to jointly develop and distribute geospatial intelligence solutions.
The agreement has increased accessibility to high-resolution radar data in Europe, allowing e-GEOS to expand its portfolio and Umbra to enter new markets.
e-GEOS focuses on Europe and South America, while Umbra focuses on North America, Asia, and other international markets.
The companies previously signed a reseller agreement in 2024, granting e-GEOS non-exclusive global distribution rights to Umbra’s SAR imagery.
e-GEOS, owned 80 percent by Telespazio and 20 percent by ASI, will focus on service delivery in Europe and South America.
e-GEOS plans to apply its proprietary AI solutions to Umbra’s SAR data to build new analytics products.
e-GEOS has high standards for SAR quality, making the collaboration with Umbra a significant honor.
e-GEOS will apply its proprietary Artificial Intelligence solutions to Umbra's SAR data to develop and market new analytical products.
e-GEOS and Umbra have signed a multi-year strategic agreement to develop innovative geospatial intelligence solutions for global customers.
Both e-GEOS and Umbra will integrate their data pipelines to support a new combined service model.