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AWS re:Invent 2023 - Delivering EO data at scale with AWS serverless & edge compute (AES204)

Summary

Skywatch aggregates commercial Earth observation (EO) data, making it accessible without minimum spend or contracts.
They offer a product for satellite operators to sell their data and provide anonymized data for strategic decisions.
EO data captures imagery from satellites, drones, and balloons, and is used to "instrument the world."
The EO market is large, with a projected growth from $4.6 billion in 2022 to $8 billion by 2031.
EO data is used in various industries, including oil and gas, agriculture, mining, disaster response, and journalism.
Skywatch uses AWS serverless technologies to process EO data, reducing costs and enabling predictable marginal costs.
Edge computing in space is the next frontier, with the potential to reduce costs by processing data on satellites before downlinking.
The future of EO data involves algorithms replacing human analysis, with insights delivered directly to applications.

Serverless architecture is crucial for processing EO data efficiently, allowing Skywatch to offer data at a lower cost.
The EO industry is rapidly growing, with commercial applications expanding and venture capital investment increasing.
The use of EO data is diverse, with applications in monitoring infrastructure, agriculture health, mining exploration, and disaster response.
Edge computing in space could revolutionize the EO industry by reducing the amount of unnecessary data downlinked and processed.
The future of EO data consumption may shift from raw imagery to direct insights, with machine learning playing a significant role.
AWS services like Lambda, Fargate, and SageMaker are instrumental in Skywatch's operations, enabling them to process large volumes of data and develop machine learning models.
The integration of natural language processing and AI could make EO data more accessible and easier to request for specific needs.