Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE:SPIR) is a space-based data and analytics company that develops, owns and operates a constellation of small satellites and related ground infrastructure. The company collects data from space and delivers it through cloud-based platforms, helping organizations monitor conditions and activity across the atmosphere, oceans and global communications environment.
Spire’s products and services include weather and climate data derived from satellite observations and GNSS radio occultation, maritime intelligence based on automatic identification system data, aviation information, and radio-frequency analytics. Its offerings are used for weather forecasting, maritime domain awareness, aviation monitoring, environmental analysis, defense and national security, and other commercial applications. Spire also provides satellite design, mission operations and space-as-a-service capabilities for customers seeking to deploy and operate payloads in orbit.
The company was founded in 2012 and was initially known as NanoSatisfi before adopting the Spire name. It serves commercial and government customers internationally, with operations and facilities in locations including the United States, Europe and Asia. Spire was co-founded by Peter Platzer, who serves as chief executive officer, and has expanded its capabilities through satellite deployments and strategic acquisitions, including its 2021 acquisition of exactEarth, a provider of space-based maritime data.
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