Earth observation and geospatial analysis business ST Engineering Geo-Insights has expanded its satellite imaging and insights portfolio with the addition of BlackSky offerings.

The partnership will see Geo-Insights serve as an authorised reseller of BlackSky’s satellite imaging and data analytics services in South-East Asia.

Access to BlackSky’s imagery data will also allow Geo-Insights and its customers to create value-added products that can become part of the latter’s products and services.

ST Engineering Geo-Insights general manager Goh Ing Nam said: “We believe demand for satellite imagery and analytics will grow in the future due to increasing demands for location-based technologies and growing interest in the remote monitoring of business operations and critical assets.

“The addition of BlackSky’s advanced imagery and analytics products to our portfolio will place us in a stronger position to meet the varied business needs of our government and commercial customers in this region.

“More importantly, we see this as a first step towards a longer-term relationship where both parties can further leverage each other’s unique strengths and networks to develop novel, differentiated products and services to meet new user demands and expand into new markets.”

The partners will also explore opportunities to integrate jointly developed optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) geospatial intelligence products into their offerings.

The SAR and optical products will be enabled with artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms.

BlackSky had reached a merger agreement with Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp on 17 February.