Terra Spotlight: A New Paradigm in Rapid Change Detection Using Satellite Images
Established in 1963, the R&D 100 Awards is the only S&T (science and technology) awards competition that recognizes new commercial products, technologies and materials for their technological significance that are available for sale or license. The R&D 100 Awards have long been a benchmark of excellence for industry sectors as diverse as telecommunications, high-energy physics, software, manufacturing, and biotechnology. This 2021 R&D 100 winner is listed below, along with its respective category.
Category: Software/Services
Developers: Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory
United States
Product Description:For the first time ever, Terra Spotlight’s approach identifies changes in satellite-based imagery collected from multiple independent imaging systems. Using a rigorous mathematical framework, Terra Spotlight implicitly aligns the disparate sensing systems, allowing for multi-satellite, multi-physics data fusion and enabling rapid discovery of important changes on the Earth’s surface.
Developers: Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory
United States
Product Description:For the first time ever, Terra Spotlight’s approach identifies changes in satellite-based imagery collected from multiple independent imaging systems. Using a rigorous mathematical framework, Terra Spotlight implicitly aligns the disparate sensing systems, allowing for multi-satellite, multi-physics data fusion and enabling rapid discovery of important changes on the Earth’s surface.