#51: Getting To Zero Deforestation with Satellite Imagery - Arjen Vrielink, Satelligence

In this episode, I am speaking with Arjen Vrielink from Satelligence. 

Satelligence is a startup based in the Netherlands that is building solutions to monitor deforestation, track supply chains and carbon stocks using Earth observation data.

Arjen has been a twitter friend for a while and I really like his pragmatic takes on the future of the industry and outlook for EO. So, we talked about exactly that!

In this episode. we discuss about his company Satelligence, their journey, strategy and tech stack, challenges associated with using satellite imagery and what I found to be a fascinating subject - the four waves of EO companies.

Satelligence's Website: https://satelligence.com/

Arjen's Twitter:  https://twitter.com/arjenvrielink

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[ 01:05 ] : Arjen's story

[ 03:48 ] : Overview of Satelligence

[ 05:53 ] : Four waves of Earth observation companies

[ 13:30 ] : Satelligence's tech stack

[ 20:13 ] Challenges with using satellite imagery

[ 27:39 ] : Open-source vs proprietary IP 

[ 31:20 ] : Solving the challenges

[ 39:20 ] :Navigating the funding challenge

[ 44:02 ] : Roadmap for Satelligence

[ 48:08 ] : Arjen's most controversial take on EO

[ 49:54 ] : Outlook for EO