GEOINT 2025 | Asterra - Yuval Lorig

Adam Simmons interviews Yuval Lorig, VP R&D at Asterra, at the GEOINT 2025 conference. Yuval shares his background in physical geography and the geospatial industry. They delve into Asterra's work, which utilizes satellite data, particularly SAR, to monitor critical infrastructure like dams, levies, and canals, in addition to their traditional focus on water leaks. Yuval discusses the company's expansion into APIs, a SAS platform called EO 2.0, their global reach across over 70 countries, and their focus on improving technology accuracy and developing in-house AI models.

Highlights

• Interview with Yuval Lorig, VP R&D at Asterra.

• Astera focuses on monitoring critical infrastructure (dams, levies, canals) and the water industry.

• They utilize satellite data, specifically SAR, for subsurface penetration to gain insights.

• Expanding their offering to include APIs and a SAS platform (EO 2.0).

• Customer base is now global, working in more than 70 countries with almost a thousand projects.

• Latest focus is on progressing and improving the accuracy of their technology.

• They are developing their own in-house AI models based on a dedicated group and internal database.

• Astera has grown significantly and has almost 100 people globally, with headquarters in Israel and a branch in San Diego.