EarthDaily Recognized as Top Science-Grade Satellite Data Solution in Canada 2026 EarthDaily Oct 28, 2026, 11:16:11 AM EarthDaily has been recognized as Top Science-Grade Satellite Data Solution in Canada 2026 by Aerospace Defense Review. The recognition accompanies a feature with EarthDaily CEO Don Osborne exploring the company's approach to trusted measurement of planetary change. The science behind consistent measurement Understanding change requires observations that can be reliably compared over time. In the feature, EarthDaily CEO Donald Osborne explains why consistency matters: "If you can ensure that the pixel color signature is consistent, that the size of the pixel is consistent, and the geolocation of the pixel is consistent, then you know that the changes you are observing are true changes." That measurement foundation supports applications across agriculture, defence, mining and environmental monitoring. It also matters for AI: the reliability of an analytical result depends on the quality and consistency of the observations beneath it. This recognition reflects the work of EarthDaily's teams and partners in building a system designed to measure planetary change consistently. EarthDaily Analytics Corp. is proud to see that work featured and to share the science behind it. Download the Aerospace & Defense Review Feature Insights and updates from the EarthDaily team

EarthDaily secures $3 million NASA task order to advance Landsat integration with commercial EO data. EarthDaily has secured a $3 million NASA task order to assess whether data from its commercial satellite constellation could be... Ibadan, 27 October 2026. - Earth observation company EarthDaily has secured a $3 million NASA task order to assess whether data from its commercial satellite constellation could be incorporated into the Landsat programme, the joint U.S. government effort that has monitored changes across Earth's land surface for more than five decades. The award supports NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Sustainable Land Imaging (SLI) Commercial Transition Initiative, which is exploring how commercial Earth observation data and products could complement government-operated systems while maintaining the scientific quality and continuity of the Landsat record. Expanding Landsat data's frequency and observational details. The evaluation will focus on whether EarthDaily's constellation observations can meet the calibration, accuracy and consistency requirements needed to work alongside Landsat data. If successful, the integration could expand the frequency and detail of observations available for applications such as agricultural monitoring, land-use mapping and environmental change detection, while preserving the scientific reliability of the Landsat record. NASA and USGS will consequently assess the constellation's data quality, calibration stability, radiometric and geometric performance, and suitability for specific scientific applications. They will also test how well the observations can be harmonized with existing datasets and processed through established workflows, including USGS Analysis Ready Data and NASA's Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 system. "Landsat has created an extraordinary scientific record of how our planet is changing, built on decades of consistent and trusted measurement," said Don Osborne, Chief Executive Officer of EarthDaily. "EarthDaily was built around the same fundamental idea: to understand change, you first need measurements you can trust and compare over time. As Earth observation increasingly becomes an input to AI, that consistency becomes even more important." "This work gives us the opportunity to collaborate with NASA and USGS to demonstrate how science-grade, AI-ready commercial observations can complement the Landsat record and help extend trusted measurement into the future." Supporting AI-ready Earth observation products. Beyond data quality, the evaluation will examine how standardized commercial observations could support AI-ready Earth observation products, including surface reflectance and surface temperature datasets. Such data could also underpin applications such as land-cover classification, wildfire damage assessment and environmental forecasting. Consistent calibration and standardized processing are important for ensuring that AI systems can distinguish genuine changes on Earth's surface from differences introduced by sensors or data-processing methods. The task order also aligns with NASA's broader efforts to use what the agency calls "super intelligence" to analyze complex scientific datasets. One area of interest is Earth observation foundation models, which are trained on large volumes of satellite data and can be adapted to different scientific tasks. EarthDaily's consistently calibrated observations could provide a reliable basis for these models to identify meaningful changes on Earth's surface. A constellation to cover 92% of Earth's landmass daily. EarthDaily's constellation is designed to collect consistent observations for tracking changes across the planet. Eight of its planned 10 satellites are now in orbit, collecting data across 22 spectral bands spanning visible, near-infrared, shortwave-infrared, and thermal wavelengths. According to the company, the constellation has a native spatial resolution of 5 meters in the visible and near-infrared bands, 95 meters in the shortwave-infrared bands, and 120 meters in the thermal infrared. EarthDaily says its current constellation covers all of Earth's landmass every two days. Once all 10 satellites are operational, the company expects to image about 92% of Earth's landmass daily, excluding Antarctica. The task order will run till 24 September 2027, giving NASA and USGS almost a year to evaluate EarthDaily's observations and advance the technical framework for incorporating commercial capabilities into federal land imaging programs. Joshua Faleti. Kofoworola Joshua Faleti is the News Editor. He enjoys talking and learning about space and wants to talk about space to anyone who cares to listen. Joshua is interested in Space Law and Policy and how Space can positively impact human lives. Joshua is also a big music lover.

EarthDaily awarded $3 million NASA task order to advance commercial Earth observation integration with Landsat. NASA and USGS will compare EarthDaily Constellation data with Landsat observations and evaluate its potential to support AI-ready products and future hybrid government-commercial mission architectures. MAPLE GROVE, Minn., Oct. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - EarthDaily today announced that it has been awarded a $3 million task order by NASA to provide EarthDaily Constellation data and technical support for NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to evaluate new approaches for incorporating commercial capabilities into federal land imaging programs. "EarthDaily was built around the same fundamental idea: to understand change, you first need measurements you can trust and compare over time. As Earth..." "Landsat has created an extraordinary scientific record of how our planet is changing, built on decades of consistent and trusted measurement," "EarthDaily was built around the same fundamental idea: to understand change, you first need measurements you can trust and compare over time. As Earth..." "Landsat has created an extraordinary scientific record of how our planet is changing, built on decades of consistent and trusted measurement," The task order supports the Sustainable Land Imaging (SLI) commercial transition initiative, a joint NASA-USGS effort examining how commercial Earth observation data can complement government systems while meeting the scientific quality and continuity needs of the Landsat record. Under the contract, NASA and USGS will evaluate EarthDaily Constellation data against Landsat standards and requirements, including data quality, calibration, stability, radiometric and geometric performance, harmonizability, and fitness for purpose. The work will also examine how commercial observations can support the development of AI-ready Earth observation products designed for modern data processing and machine-learning workflows. "Landsat has created an extraordinary scientific record of how our planet is changing, built on decades of consistent and trusted measurement," said Don Osborne, Chief Executive Officer of EarthDaily. "EarthDaily was built around the same fundamental idea: to understand change, you first need measurements you can trust and compare over time. As Earth observation increasingly becomes an input to AI, that consistency becomes even more important. This work gives us the opportunity to collaborate with NASA and USGS to demonstrate how science-grade, AI-ready commercial observations can complement the Landsat record and help extend trusted measurement into the future." The EarthDaily Constellation was designed specifically to measure change consistently over time. Eight of its 10 satellites are now in orbit, and cover 100% of Earth's landmass every two days. At full operations the constellation will image about 92% of Earth's landmass every day, excluding Antarctica. A sun-synchronous orbit supports consistent morning acquisitions, with equatorial crossing times of around 10:30 a.m. local time, while a 240 km swath enables systematic coverage across large areas. Its coordinated imaging systems collect data across 22 spectral bands spanning visible, near-infrared, short-wave infrared, and thermal wavelengths, using sensor technologies suited to each part of the spectrum. Native spatial resolution is 5 m in the visible and near-infrared, 95 m in the short-wave infrared and 120 m in the thermal infrared, with no sharpening applied to create apparent detail. Dedicated water-vapor and cirrus bands support atmospheric correction and cloud identification. Together, these design choices produce science-grade, analysis-ready observations that can be compared directly from one collection to the next. The evaluation will assess how these capabilities could complement Landsat by adding more frequent observations, helping users who need consistent measurements of change between acquisitions. That measurement foundation is also essential for AI applications. The work aligns with NASA's broader efforts to expand the use of super intelligence in scientific research and the analysis of complex datasets. EarthDaily's consistently calibrated, standardized observations give models a stable basis for detecting meaningful change. That includes Earth observation foundation models trained on decades of Landsat imagery, as well as reanalysis and forecasting applications. Observations that can be harmonized with the Landsat archive could extend those records forward with more frequent measurements. EarthDaily will work with NASA and USGS on experiments involving data evaluation, workflow demonstration, product evaluation and validation, standardized data structures, and uncertainty characterization. The work will also test EarthDaily data alongside Landsat and other reference missions and within USGS Analysis Ready Data and NASA Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 processing workflows. The evaluation will examine whether EarthDaily data can support Landsat-grade surface reflectance and surface temperature. It will also assess compatibility with long-term land imaging records and the potential for commercial observations to increase revisit frequency and improve spatial resolution when combined with government Earth observation systems. Throughout the evaluation, EarthDaily scientists and technical teams will work with NASA and USGS scientific and program leads through regular technical exchanges on data quality, cross-calibration, algorithms, product specifications, processing workflows and data integration. Findings will be reviewed jointly as the work progresses and used to refine products and documentation. The work will help identify and refine the requirements commercial capabilities and derived data products would need to meet for harmonization with the Landsat archive. Demonstrating that EarthDaily data meet Landsat-aligned performance thresholds and provide sufficient value, is a first toward hybrid mission architectures that combine government and commercial assets. EarthDaily is committed to working with NASA and USGS on approaches that preserve what has made Landsat invaluable: a continuous, more than 50-year record that is freely and openly available to users worldwide. About EarthDaily EarthDaily is a global Earth intelligence company delivering science-grade, AI-ready data and analytics for broad-area monitoring and change detection. The company's integrated Earth observation system combines the purpose-built EarthDaily Constellation, advanced data processing, AI foundation models and domain-specific analytics to transform large-scale environmental observations into decision-ready intelligence. Designed to produce consistent, scientifically calibrated measurements at scale, EarthDaily's technology helps governments and enterprises detect and understand change, assess evolving risks and act with greater confidence. Its capabilities support critical applications across agriculture, insurance, mining, forestry, environmental monitoring, defence and national security. To learn more, visit earthdaily.com and follow EarthDaily on LinkedIn (@EarthDaily) and X (@EarthDailyA). Tanya Cross Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications EarthDaily [email protected] Release Summary EarthDaily awarded $3M NASA task order to evaluate AI-ready satellite data and advance commercial Earth observation integration with the Landsat program.