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We are a science-driven radar remote sensing company and our goal is to make space a valuable asset for everyone! There is an enormous and growing amount of remotely sensed data out there, much of which is largely unutilized. Why? Mostly due to the burden of accessibility, data processing and feature extraction.

Seeking to improve the situation, we are offering ready-to-use high quality Sentinel-1 timeseries and change detection services. Sentinel-1 data is the only freely available radar data source which enables global monitoring at parcel scale with a revisit rate of between 3 to 12 days. We are among the very few in the world with the expertise to meaningfully utilize this data using our unique processing chain for radar interferometry. In comparison, optical satellites do not provide as regular and as timely data feed globally as radar satellites due to cloud interference and and variable illumination conditions.

The key area we focus on is agriculture. With the growing global population there is increasing pressure to produce more food every year, but land suitable for agriculture is at the same time decreasing. We believe that with timely information extracted from satellite data, farmers can make better decisions, earn more profit and ultimately grow better food. In terms of continuous monitoring of large areas on a weekly basis, satellites are by far the best data source.

Continuously measured and calculated parameters, together with machine learning algorithms, enable us to solve different monitoring use-cases for numerous industries. Our cutting-edge technology converts raw data from the Sentinel-1 radar satellite into time series of features valuable for machine learning, used in both scientific and industrial applications. We are literally Making Space for Your Breakthroughs.

Our development team is located in Tartu and Kuressaare, Estonia.

2020

Welcomed a business development manager and new data
scientists into our team. The company began to focus more
on developing scalable services for other remote sensing
companies and farmers. 10 employees.

2020

Moved to our new office to
Aparaaditehas, Tartu

2018

Nation-wide fully automated mowing detection
system operational in Estonia and started
incubation programme in ESA BIC Estonia

2016

Started development of the nation-wide system for automated
monitoring of agricultural practices (SATIKAS) for The Estonian
Agricultural Registers and Information Board (ARIB) together with Tartu
Observatory and CGI Estonia

2012

Tartu Observatory Remote Sensing
research group started to work
with radar satellite data

2020

KappaZeta started to sell preprocessed Sentinel-1 coherence and
backscatter time-series.

2020

KappaZeta received funding from European Space
Agency (ESA) for three projects:

  • Harvesting Time Recommendation for maximum
    crop Yield (HaTRY)
  • Grazing Detection from Copernicus Data for
    Agricultural Subsidy Checks
  • AI-based Cloud Mask Processor for Sentinel-2

2019

As a consortium member in “National Programme for Addressing
Socio-Economic Challenges through R&D” started to develop a crop
classification methodology for Estonian conditions. 5 employees.

2017

Started ESA Estonian Industry Incentive Scheme (IIS) project
“Grassland mowing detection for agricultural subsidy checks
with Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2″ with demo applications in Denmark, Sweden
and Poland.

2015

Independent company
registered, 4 founders

2020

KappaZeta started to sell preprocessed Sentinel-1 coherence and
backscatter time-series.

2020

Welcomed a business development manager and new data
scientists into our team. The company began to focus more
on developing scalable services for other remote sensing
companies and farmers. 10 employees.

2020

KappaZeta received funding from European Space
Agency (ESA) for three projects:

  • Harvesting Time Recommendation for maximum
    crop Yield (HaTRY)
  • Grazing Detection from Copernicus Data for
    Agricultural Subsidy Checks
  • AI-based Cloud Mask Processor for Sentinel-2

2020

Moved to our new office to
Aparaaditehas, Tartu

2019

As a consortium member in “National Programme for Addressing
Socio-Economic Challenges through R&D” started to develop a crop
classification methodology for Estonian conditions. 5 employees.

2018

Nation-wide fully automated mowing detection
system operational in Estonia and started
incubation programme in ESA BIC Estonia

2017

Started ESA Estonian Industry Incentive Scheme (IIS) project
“Grassland mowing detection for agricultural subsidy checks
with Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2″ with demo applications in Denmark, Sweden
and Poland.

2016

Started development of the nation-wide system for automated
monitoring of agricultural practices (SATIKAS) for The Estonian
Agricultural Registers and Information Board (ARIB) together with Tartu
Observatory and CGI Estonia

2015

Independent company
registered, 4 founders

2012

Tartu Observatory Remote Sensing
research group started to work
with radar satellite data

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KappaZeta is at the forefront of innovative environmental and defence solutions. We are dedicated to leveraging space technology and AI to fight against climate change and raise situational awareness for national defence. Join our dynamic team and be part of our mission.