NSG UP42, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s first national Earth Observation data platform, has announced a strategic partnership with BlackSky, expanding access to high-frequency, near real-time satellite imagery. The collaboration represents an important step in enhancing rapid, data-driven decision-making across critical sectors.
Through this partnership, users will benefit from timely and actionable insights for a range of applications, including early oil spill detection to mitigate environmental and economic risks; infrastructure and urban development monitoring to support sustainable growth and resilience; and disaster response and humanitarian operations, where fast, accurate information is essential during emergencies.
This collaboration with BlackSky reinforces NSG UP42’s mission to develop the world’s most comprehensive national Earth Observation marketplace in Saudi Arabia. It further strengthens the Kingdom’s sovereign geospatial capabilities and underscores its growing leadership in the global space economy, in line with the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030.
