INTERVIEW
Fostering Global Awareness “We now have enough satellites in orbit to make it possible to gather data as often as every hour over high priority regions. Revisit and capacity will continue to improve as we launch additional satellites this year”, says John Serafini, CEO, HawkEye 360, in a conversation with Geospatial World
Due to geo-political volatility and frequent disruptions, the use of satellite monitoring has escalated globally, leading to a sustained demand for more innovative products and services. What is your innovation strategy to stay ahead of the curve? We always had a big vision to move fast. We introduced this new commercial RF satellite technology and have been building the market from scratch. We are still early in the technology development curve, though we engage closely with our customers, learning their unique requirements, and feeding that continuously into our R&D. We also follow the small satellite method of incremental improvements for each set of new satellites. Quarter by quarter, we can point to better metrics for our ground processing software and the quality of our data products. After the recent launch of three satellites for IndoPacific maritime domain awareness, would you be looking at bigger market engagement and expansion in Asia? The Cluster 6 satellites are the first in the March-April 2023 | www.geospatialworld.net | 15