Riyadh, August (پاکستان پوائنٹ نیوز 06 أغسطس 2025ء) The NSG UP42 platform, the first advanced digital marketplace designed to simplify access to EO data, is developed with an innovative vision to accelerate geospatial data adoption, particularly amid a surge in satellite activity, with 2023 seeing over 223 launches and more than 1,000 EO satellites deployed. It addresses key market challenges by offering a unified, user-friendly interface that removes technical and commercial barriers to satellite data access.
Additionally, the platform serves government ministries and agencies focused on infrastructure and the environment, large enterprises, national project contractors, universities, research centers, and startups specializing in AI and data analytics. By standardizing account management, automating compliance processes, and offering volume-based discounts, it delivers cost savings and operational efficiencies. Its seamless integration with geographic analysis tools enhances cross-functional collaboration within organizations.
The platform serves as a tool for data integration and diverse sources, as it includes global providers such as Umbra, ICEYE, BlackSky, Satelogic, Capella Space, 21AT, Planet, and Maxar, as well as open data from Sentinel-2 and Landsat. It supports API and SDK interfaces, allowing direct integration with geographic systems and image analysis services.
As a Saudi-developed platform with a global outlook, its launch represents a major milestone in establishing a comprehensive geospatial infrastructure which benefits not only the Kingdom but the broader region as well. It paves the way for strategic partnerships in areas such as data analysis, security, and infrastructure development. It also supports the goals of Saudi Vision 2030 by contributing to the creation of a knowledge-based economy powered by space technologies and smart data.
The platform strengthens the Kingdom’s position as a leader in space and geospatial technologies and supports the growth and expansion of EO data services, enabling a wide range of applications across key sectors such as environment and infrastructure, energy, real estate, mining, transportation, logistics, and agriculture—in alignment with the initiatives and objectives of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.
