GEOINT 2026 - Liz Maxwell & Ryan Hackney - Hydrosat

As tactical missions and commercial supply chains deal with escalating environmental volatility, the need for space-based temperature tracking has shifted from a scientific luxury to a national security necessity. At the GEOINT 2026 Symposium in Denver, Project Geospatial met with Liz Maxwell and Ryan Hackney of Hydrosat to discuss how their specialized satellite constellation is changing earth observation.

In this blog post, we look at the immense value of land surface temperature data. Liz and Ryan detail how Hydrosat’s expanding thermal infrared network bypasses traditional spatial limitations, offering the high-frequency revisit rates necessary to monitor real-time infrastructure changes, map micro-level soil moisture, and track fast-moving wildfires. Dive into the full conversation to explore how their proprietary software stack converts raw thermal metrics into clean, cloud-native layers that empower intelligence analysts and agricultural stakeholders to make rapid, high-consequence decisions.