{"id":32757,"date":"2024-05-09T15:51:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T15:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2024\/05\/09\/capella-space-automates-vessel-classification-in-satellite-imagery\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:52:30","slug":"capella-space-automates-vessel-classification-in-satellite-imagery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/industry\/2024\/05\/09\/capella-space-automates-vessel-classification-in-satellite-imagery\/","title":{"rendered":"Capella Space automates vessel classification in satellite imagery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ORLANDO \u2014 Capella Space is combining its space-based imagery with pattern recognition to more quickly detect and characterize vessels of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company, which builds and manages synthetic aperture radar satellites, or SAR, this week rolled out its Vessel Classification tool, promising streamlined analysis and an automated ability<\/a> to track ships across its historical archives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Governments, outside experts and observers are increasingly tapping overhead imagery to monitor faraway fighting or materiel buildup. Its applications were exemplified in the lead up to Russia\u2019s renewed invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and, more recently, to assess damage stemming from the Israel-Hamas war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike traditional electro-optical satellite imagery<\/a>, which can be hampered by poor weather and lighting, SAR generates images with radar that can penetrate cloud cover and other adverse conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Hemphill, a senior product manager at Capella, told C4ISRNET the classification capability takes data and turns it into actionable information.<\/p>\n\n\n\t