NSR’s 4th edition Global Satellite-Based Earth Observation report provides a meticulous and thorough analysis of the satellite EO industry strategic environment and dives deeply into EO data vertical markets. It delivers  a comprehensive but detailed assessment of the current situation and trends, drivers and restraints in the industry and in each vertical market. This step-by-step analysis is leveraged in imagery prices forecasts as well as in Data & VAS forecasts done by end-users vertical market.

Finally, NSR contributes to strategic decision-making in this ever-changing environment by going further than assessing the situation and proposes key success factors to thrive in the satellite EO data industry. 

NSR’s EO-4 answers the key questions concerning each Earth Observation vertical market:

• What is the situation of the Satellite EO Data Industry?
• What are the main factors affecting each EO vertical market?
• How to thrive today and tomorrow?
• What were, are and will be:
  • EO vertical market sizes?
  • imagery prices?

EO-4’s core elements include:

• Satellite EO Data Industry Analysis & Key Success Factors
• Historical & ten-year market size forecasts of demand trends by:
  • vertical market,
  • region and
  • instrument/resolution
• Ten-year forecasts of imagery pricing trends by instrument/resolution
• Current & future imaging capacity available in the market
• Operators' market shares by vertical market
• New applications and markets

This report analyzes the EO market through 6 verticals, examining their commonalities and their differences, to extract the key information and factors so companies can efficiently utilize the information in their business plans and outlooks.

NSR’s EO-4 covers ALL segments of the EO sector to provide our clients with a well-rounded picture of the market environment.  EO-4 explores not only the market’s largest vertical, Defense & Intelligence, but also the dynamic vertical of Energy & Natural Resources, the ever-changing Emerging Applications vertical, as well as the diverse behaviors of all the EO data vertical markets.

The in-depth qualitative and quantitative perspective NSR’s Global Satellite-Based Earth Observation (EO), 4th Edition provides will give any company in the EO market the insider ‘leg up’ they are looking for.

NSR’s EO4 Data Segmentation

Who Should Purchase the Report?

•    Satellite Operators
•    Data Distributors and Value-Added-Services Providers
•    End Users such as Oil & Gas, Infrastructure, Engineering, Agriculture, Insurance
•    Space Agencies
•    GIS Providers
•    Satellite Manufacturers
•    Imagery Software and Hardware Manufacturers and Resellers
•    Ground Station Operators
•    Banks, Financial Institutions and Other Investors
•    Strategy Consulting Companies
•    Environmental Research Organizations
•    Policymakers and Regulatory Bodies
•    UAVs & Aerial Operators

1. Executive Summary
1.1. Market Overview
1.2. Key Macro-Environmental Factors
1.3. Industry Competitive Intensity
1.4. Value Chain Cartography
1.5. Industry Forces & Key Success Factors

2. EO Markets Overview
2.1. Markets Definition & Overview
2.2. Macro-Environment & Industry
   2.2.1. Macro-Environment
   2.2.2. The Industry
2.3. Markets and Competitors
   2.3.1. Global
   2.3.2. Vertical Markets
   2.3.3. Regional Markets
   2.3.4. Instrument-Resolution Markets
   2.3.5. Major Players
   2.3.6. Commercial Satellites, 2012-2021
2.4. EO Industry Value Chain Cartography
2.5. Key Success Factors

3. Data & VAS - Market Forecasts
3.1. Global Summary
3.2. Data
   3.2.1. Global
   3.2.2. By Vertical Market
   3.2.3. By Regional Market
   3.2.4. By Instrument-Resolutions
   3.2.5. Comparison with Former Editions
3.3. VAS
   3.3.1. Global
   3.3.2. By Vertical Market
   3.3.3. By Regional Market
   3.3.4. Comparison with Former Editions
3.4. By Vertical Market
   3.4.1. Defense & Intelligence
   3.4.2. Living Resources
   3.4.3. Energy & Natural Resources
   3.4.4. Industrial
   3.4.5. Services
   3.4.6. Public Authorities

4. Data Price Forecasts
4.1. High Resolution Optical & SAR
4.2. Medium Resolution Optical & SAR
4.3. Low Resolution Optical & SAR

Annex: Methodology
A.1 Earth Observation Forecasts
A.2 Forecast Model
A.3 Rating Elements

List of Exhibits

Chapter 1
Ex. 1.1 Data & VAS – Verticals Market Size
Ex. 1.2 Data & VAS – Regional Market Size
Ex. 1.3 Data Price Evolution, 2012-2021
Ex. 1.4 Key Macro-Environmental Factors
Ex. 1.5 EO Industry Competitive Intensity Assessment
Ex. 1.6 EO Industry Value Chain Cartography
Ex. 1.7 EO Industry 5 Forces Analysis & Associated Key Success Factors

Chapter 2
Ex. 2.1 Vertical Markets
Ex. 2.2 Resolutions
Ex. 2.3 EO Imagery Abbreviations
Ex. 2.4 Key Macro-Environmental Factors
Ex. 2.5 Hyperspectral EO Imagery Missions
Ex. 2.6 EO Industry Competitive Intensity Assessment
Ex. 2.7 Satellite EO Industry: Industry Trends
Ex. 2.8 Data & VAS – Verticals Historical Market Size
Ex. 2.9 Global Historical Market Size – Data & VAS, 2007-2011
Ex. 2.10 Data – Main Satellite Operators Market Shares, 2011
Ex. 2.11 Defense & Intelligence Historical Market Size – Data & VAS, 2007-2011
Ex. 2.12 Defense & Intelligence Vertical Characteristics
Ex. 2.13 Data – Defense & Intelligence – Main Satellite Operators Market Share, 2011
Ex. 2.14 Living Resources Historical Market Size – Data & VAS, 2007-2011
Ex. 2.15 Living Resources Vertical Characteristics
Ex. 2.16 Data – Living Resources – Main Satellite Operators Market Share, 2011
Ex. 2.17 Energy & Natural Resources Historical Market Size – Data & VAS, 2007-2011
Ex. 2.18 Energy & Natural Resources Vertical Characteristics
Ex. 2.19 Data – Energy & Natural Resources – Main Satellite Operators Market Share, 2011
Ex. 2.20 Industrial Historical Market Size – Data & VAS, 2007-2011
Ex. 2.21 Industrial Vertical Characteristics
Ex. 2.22 Data – Industrial – Main Satellite Operators Market Share, 2011
Ex. 2.23 Services Historical Market Size – Data & VAS, 2007-2011
Ex. 2.24 Services Vertical Characteristics
Ex. 2.25 Data – Services – Main Satellite Operators Market Share, 2011
Ex. 2.26 Public Authorities Historical Market Size – Data & VAS, 2007-2011
Ex. 2.27 Public Authorities Vertical Characteristics
Ex. 2.28 Data – Public Authorities – Main Satellite Operators Market Share, 2011
Ex. 2.29 Data & VAS – Regional Historical Market Size
Ex. 2.30 NAM Historical Market Size – Data & VAS, 2007-2011
Ex. 2.31 Data & VAS – NAM Vertical Markets Share, 2011
Ex. 2.32 Data – NAM – Main Satellite Operators Market Share, 2011
Ex. 2.33 LAM Historical Market Size – Data & VAS, 2007-2011
Ex. 2.34 Data & VAS – LAM Vertical Markets Share, 2011
Ex. 2.35 Data – LAM – Main Satellite Operators Market Share, 2011
Ex. 2.36 Europe Historical Market Size – Data & VAS, 2007-2011
Ex. 2.37 Data & VAS – Europe Vertical Markets Share, 2011
Ex. 2.38 Data – Europe – Main Satellite Operators Market Share, 2011
Ex. 2.39 MEA Historical Market Size – Data & VAS, 2007-2011
Ex. 2.40 Data & VAS – MEA Vertical Markets Share, 2011
Ex. 2.41 Data – MEA – Main Satellite Operators Market Share, 2011
Ex. 2.42 Asia Historical Market Size – Data & VAS, 2007-2011
Ex. 2.43 Data & VAS – Asia Vertical Markets Share, 2011
Ex. 2.44 Data – Asia – Main Satellite Operators Market Share, 2011
Ex. 2.45 Data – Instruments Historical Market Size
Ex. 2.46 Data - Resolutions Historical Market Size
Ex. 2.47 Data – Instrument-Resolutions Market Share, 2011
Ex. 2.48 Instrument-Resolution Market Size, 2011
Ex. 2.49 Current and Future EO Satellites Operated by Astrium GEO
Ex. 2.50 Astrium GEO Revenues, 2007-2011
Ex. 2.51 Current and Future EO Satellites Operated by DigitalGlobe
Ex. 2.52 DigitalGlobe Revenues, 2007-2011
Ex. 2.53 Current and Future EO Satellites Operated by e-GEOS
Ex. 2.54 Current & Future EO Satellites Operated by GeoEye
Ex. 2.55 GeoEye Revenues, 2007-2011
Ex. 2.56 Current and Future EO Satellites Operated by Imagesat International
Ex. 2.57 Current and Future EO Satellites Operated by MDA
Ex. 2.58 MDA Geospatial Revenues, 2007-2011
Ex. 2.59 Current & Future EO Satellites Operated by RapidEye
Ex. 2.60 Other Current and Future Commercial EO Satellites
Ex. 2.61 Instrument-Resolution Market Size, 2011
Ex. 2.62 Commercial Optical HR Satellites, 2011-2021
Ex. 2.63 Commercial Optical MR Satellites, 2011-2021
Ex. 2.64 Commercial Optical LR Satellites, 2011-2021
Ex. 2.65 Commercial SAR HR Satellites, 2011-2021
Ex. 2.66 Commercial SAR MR Satellite, 2011-2021
Ex. 2.67 EO Industry Value Chain Functions
Ex. 2.68 EO Industry Value Chain Cartography
Ex. 2.69 EO Industry Key Success Factors

Chapter 3
Ex. 3.1 Data & VAS – Global Market Size
Ex. 3.2 Data & VAS – Verticals Market Size
Ex. 3.3 Data & VAS – Regional Market Size
Ex. 3.4 Data – Verticals Market Size
Ex. 3.5 Data – Verticals Market Share, 2011
Ex. 3.6 Data – Verticals Market Share, 2021
Ex. 3.7 Data – Defense & Intelligence - Regional Market Size
Ex. 3.8 Data – Living Resources - Regional Market Size
Ex. 3.9 Data – Energy & Natural Resources - Regional Market Size
Ex. 3.10 Data – Industrial - Regional Market Size
Ex. 3.11 Data – Services - Regional Market Size
Ex. 3.12 Data – Public Authorities - Regional Market Size
Ex. 3.13 Data – Regional Market Size
Ex. 3.14 Data – Regional Market Share, 2011
Ex. 3.15 Data – Regional Market Share, 2021
Ex. 3.16 Data – Instrument-Resolutions Market Size
Ex. 3.17 Data – Instrument-Resolutions Market Share, 2011
Ex. 3.18 Data – Instrument-Resolutions Market Share, 2021
Ex. 3.19 Data – Comparison with Former Editions, 2009-2021
Ex. 3.20 VAS – Verticals Market Size
Ex. 3.21 VAS – Verticals Market Share, 2011
Ex. 3.22 VAS – Verticals Market Share, 2021
Ex. 3.23 VAS – Defense & Intelligence - Regional Market Size
Ex. 3.24 VAS – Living Resources - Regional Market Size
Ex. 3.25 VAS – Energy & Natural Resources - Regional Market Size
Ex. 3.26 VAS – Industrial - Regional Market Size
Ex. 3.27 VAS - Services - Regional Market Size
Ex. 3.28 VAS – Public Authorities - Regional Market Size
Ex. 3.29 VAS – Regional Market Size
Ex. 3.30 VAS – Comparison With Former Editions, 2009-2021
Ex. 3.31 Defense & Intelligence – Data & VAS Market Size
Ex. 3.32 Defense & Intelligence – Data & VAS – Regional Market Size
Ex. 3.33 Living Resources – Data & VAS Market Size
Ex. 3.34 Living Resources – Data & VAS – Regional Market Size
Ex. 3.35 Energy & Natural Resources – Data & VAS Market Size
Ex. 3.36 Energy & Natural Resources – Data & VAS – Regional Market Size
Ex. 3.37 Industrial – Data & VAS Market Size
Ex. 3.38 Industrial – Data & VAS – Regional Market Size
Ex. 3.39 Services – Data & VAS Market Size
Ex. 3.40 Services – Data & VAS – Regional Market Size
Ex. 3.41 Public Authorities – Data & VAS Market Size
Ex. 3.42 Public Authorities – Data & VAS – Regional Market Size

Chapter 4
Ex. 4.1 High Resolution Optical & SAR – Data Price Evolution
Ex. 4.2 Middle Resolution Optical & SAR – Data Price Evolution
Ex. 4.3 Low Resolution Optical & SAR – Data Price Evolution

Annex
Ex. A.1 NSR Forecast Regional Definitions
Ex. A.2 Rating Elements for Mass Forecasts
Ex. A.3 Sample of EO Satellite Data Forecast Rating Elements
Ex. A.4 EO Satellite VAS-Over-Data Ratios Forecast Rating Elements
Ex. A.5 EO Satellite Data Price Forecast Rating Elements