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# Spire : Global Data and Analytics: For an increasingly complex, uncertain and fast moving world

> Spire designs, builds and operates the world’s largest multipurpose satellite constellation\. With our proven history in space infrastructure, we provide you with unprecedented access and insights from the ultimate vantage point – space\.

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## Pages
- [Our Data](https://spire.com/our-data/): Spire collects a rich and unique data\-set, tracking the oceans, skies, land and weather 24/7\.
- [Global Government](https://spire.com/global-government/)
- [Europas sicherheit der zukunft entsteht im weltraum](https://spire.com/de/)
- [Homepage](https://spire.com/): Spire designs, builds and operates the world’s largest multipurpose satellite constellation\. With our proven history in space infrastructure, we provide you with unprecedented access and insights from the ultimate vantage point – space\.
- [Spire Federal](https://spire.com/federal/)

## Posts
- [How inaccurate weather forecasts cost the global economy billions \- and what Spire is doing about it](https://spire.com/blog/weather-climate/how-inaccurate-weather-forecasts-cost-the-global-economy-billions-and-what-spire-is-doing-about-it/): Today, the unpredictable nature of our global climate is more apparent than ever, with brutal heat waves testing our power grids, flash floods destroying towns and businesses, and hurricanes evacuating cities and driving people from their homes\.
- [ICCT’s AIRLIFT: Airport\-level air quality impact evaluation powered by Spire’s global flight data](https://spire.com/blog/aviation/iccts-airlift-airport-level-air-quality-impact-evaluation-powered-by-spires-global-flight-data/): Airports are hubs of movement, connection, and economic growth\. But behind the scenes of every take\-off roll, final approach, and taxiway queue lies an environmental story that has remained largely invisible to the public, and even to many experts\.
- [Hidden corridors: How soil moisture and climate shape coca production and trafficking dynamics in Colombia](https://spire.com/blog/weather-climate/hidden-corridors-how-soil-moisture-and-climate-shape-coca-production-and-trafficking-dynamics-in-colombia/): Across Colombia's southern frontier, coca cultivation continues to expand – not only because of enforcement pressures or economic incentives, but because the terrain itself encourages it\.
- [Employee Spotlight: Caine Watlington, Business Development Representative, US Federal](https://spire.com/blog/space-services/employee-spotlight-caine-watlington-business-development-representative/): Often, the most impactful team members are those who have walked in the shoes of our customers, and experienced firsthand how space\-based data and analytics can fill otherwise gaping gaps for intelligence organizations\.
- [Hyperspectral Microwave Sounding: Spire’s revolutionary approach to weather forecasting](https://spire.com/blog/space-services/hyperspectral-microwave-sounding-spires-revolutionary-approach-to-weather-forecasting/): Weather is key in global operations, from flight safety and maritime routing to energy markets and agricultural output\.

## Events
- [American Meteorological Society \(AMS\) 2026](https://spire.com/events/american-meteorological-society-ams-2026/)
- [E\-world 2026](https://spire.com/events/e-world-2026/)
- [Energy Trading Week Americas 2025](https://spire.com/events/energy-trading-week-americas-2025/)
- [Energy Trading Week Europe 2025](https://spire.com/events/energy-trading-week-europe-2025/)
- [GNSS\+R 2025](https://spire.com/events/gnssr-2025/)

## Data stories
- [World's Heaviest Aircraft is Reborn: Tackles Critical Air Cargo Demand](https://spire.com/stories/worlds-heaviest-aircraft-is-reborn-tackles-critical-air-cargo-demand/)
- [Air Traffic Data Shows Signs of a Comeback: First Green Shoots Appear in China](https://spire.com/stories/airline-data-shows-signs-of-a-comeback-first-green-shoots-appear-asia/)
- [Air Traffic Data Shows Signs of a Comeback:  Green Shoots Appear in the Middle East](https://spire.com/stories/air-traffic-data-shows-signs-of-a-comeback-green-shoots-appear-in-the-middle-east/)
- [Applying weather prediction and soil moisture data to halt desert locust infestations](https://spire.com/stories/applying-weather-prediction-and-soil-moisture-data-to-halt-desert-locust-infestations/)
- [Airlines are ramping up activity in Europe](https://spire.com/stories/airlines-are-ramping-up-activity-in-europe-the-wizz-air-story/)

## Tutorials
- [How to process GRIB2 weather data for maritime applications \(GeoJSON\)](https://spire.com/tutorial/how-to-process-grib2-data-for-maritime-applications-geojson/): Learn how to work with Spire Weather's global Numerical Weather Prediction \(NWP\) data in GRIB2 format using python
- [How to get started with GRIB2 weather data and Python](https://spire.com/tutorial/spire-weather-tutorial-intro-to-processing-grib2-data-with-python/): Introduction to numerical weather prediction data\. Learn how to work with Spire Weather’s global forecast data in GRIB2 format using Python\.
- [How to process GRIB2 weather data for maritime applications \(Shapefile\)](https://spire.com/tutorial/how-to-process-grib2-data-for-maritime-applications-shapefile/): This tutorial covers how to work with Spire Weather’s global forecast data in GRIB2 format using Python\.

This tutorial uses Shapefile input\.
- [How to process GRIB2 weather data for aviation applications \(Shapefile\)](https://spire.com/tutorial/spire-weather-tutorial-how-to-process-grib2-data-for-aviation-applications-shapefile/): This tutorial covers how to work with Spire Weather’s global forecast data in GRIB2 format using Python\.

This tutorial uses Shapefile input\.
- [How to process GRIB2 weather data for agricultural applications \(Shapefile\)](https://spire.com/tutorial/spire-weather-tutorial-how-to-process-grib2-data-for-agricultural-applications-shapefile/): This tutorial covers how to work with Spire Weather’s global forecast data in GRIB2 format using Python\.

This tutorial uses Shapefile input\.

## Whitepapers
- [Capabilities, achievements and potential of the Spire Radio Occultation Constellation](https://spire.com/whitepaper/weather-climate/capabilities-achievements-and-potential-of-the-spire-radio-occultation-constellation/): Spire has developed and deployed a GNSS\-RO constellation that can help fulfill the unrealized potential impacts of RO data on numerical weather forecasting\.
- [8 strategies to weatherproof cold supply chain operations amid a changing climate](https://spire.com/whitepaper/weather-climate/8-strategies-to-weatherproof-cold-supply-chain-operations-amid-a-changing-climate/): Laying out eight key strategies that help logistics and supply chain managers reduce the level of uncertainty and risk as weather\-induced catastrophes increase in frequency and intensity around the world\.
- [Five things that changed weather forecasting forever for the maritime industry](https://spire.com/whitepaper/weather-climate/five-things-that-changed-weather-forecasting-forever-for-the-maritime-industry/): A comprehensive white paper highlighting the 5 key advancements that are driving forward maritime weather forecasting and its implications on the shipping industry\.
- [Is the utility and energy sector protected from climate change?](https://spire.com/whitepaper/weather-climate/is-the-utility-and-energy-sector-protected-from-climate-change/): Between the years 2000 and 2021, a total of 1,542 major power outages were attributed to weather\-related factors\.
- [How advanced weather solutions can reduce weather related disruptions in utility and energy operations](https://spire.com/whitepaper/weather-climate/how-advanced-weather-solutions-can-reduce-weather-related-disruptions-in-utility-and-energy-operations/): A research firm estimated that approximately 4% of the global population witnessed major power blackouts due to extreme weather in 2021\.

## Webinars
- [Webinar: multi\-objective algorithms for voyage optimization and vessel performance](https://spire.com/webinar/weather-climate/multi-objective-algorithms-for-voyage-optimization-and-vessel-performance/): Watch this webinar now to learn about the power of multi\-objective algorithms for voyage optimization and vessel performance\.
- [Space Tech Expo Europe: “So you’ve made it to space… now what?” Scaling up your space business for success](https://spire.com/webinar/space-services/space-tech-expo-europe-so-youve-made-it-to-space-now-what-scaling-up-your-space-business-for-success/): With Spire’s constellation of 100\+ multi\-payload satellites, this 2022 webinar revisits the journey and the expertise we have gained in constellation operations, the challenges faced and finally learnings on how Spire can help new space players achieve scale through executing their in\-orbit demonstration/ validation\.  
- [How port weather forecasts can help with maritime operations webinar](https://spire.com/webinar/weather-climate/how-port-weather-forecasts-can-help-with-maritime-operations-webinar/): There may be ways to better plan berth allocation or vessel maneuvers taking a weather forecast into account\. For instance, if a storm is expected to hit a port and vessel congestion may occur at that specific site\- ships can incorporate weather data into their weather routing models to account for fuel consumption beforehand and save thousands of dollars plus better plan their ETAs\.
- [Better ways to use weather data for routing \- why the shortest route isn’t always the most efficient](https://spire.com/webinar/weather-climate/better-ways-to-use-weather-data-for-routing-why-the-shortest-route-isnt-always-the-most-efficient/): Watch this webinar to learn why the shortest shipping route isn’t always the most efficient\.
- [Harnessing the power of weather data to decarbonize the global maritime industry](https://spire.com/webinar/weather-climate/harnessing-the-power-of-weather-data-to-decarbonize-the-global-maritime-industry/): Watch this webinar now to learn how Spire’s maritime weather solutions are transforming the global maritime industry\.

## Case studies
- [Leading beyond boundaries: Creating cyber\-secure satellites](https://spire.com/case-study/space-services/leading-beyond-boundaries-creating-cyber-secure-satellites/): In boardrooms across the world, cybersecurity is already a top priority\. But what happens when the battleground for digital resilience moves beyond Earth itself?
- [Satellite technology for greenhouse gas emissions monitoring](https://spire.com/case-study/space-services/satellite-technology-for-greenhouse-gas-emissions-monitoring/): Precise greenhouse gas emissions intelligence through seamless, scalable, and mission\-ready satellite infrastructure\.
- [Meeting global connectivity challenges with 'Software in Space'](https://spire.com/case-study/space-services/meeting-global-connectivity-challenges-with-software-in-space/): Unlocking space\-enabled scalable opportunities for IoT services through global, high\-revisit rate, low\-latency connectivity delivering more data and higher data relay via satellites\.
- [Driving IoT connectivity on Earth, from Space](https://spire.com/case-study/space-services/driving-iot-connectivity-on-earth-from-space/): The use of IoT\-connected devices is growing exponentially worldwide\. As opportunities expand, so does the need for robust, secure, and scalable connectivity\.
- [Protecting life on Earth from space: Fighting wildfires with space\-enabled satellite data](https://spire.com/case-study/space-services/protecting-life-on-earth-from-space-fighting-wildfires-with-space-enabled-satellite-data/): Spire Space Services and OroraTech are helping battle increasing wildfires through real\-time satellite imagery and data\.

## Spirepedia articles
- [Medium Earth Orbit \(MEO\)](https://spire.com/spirepedia/medium-earth-orbit-meo/)
- [LEMUR Satellite](https://spire.com/spirepedia/lemur-satellite/)
- [The Low Earth Multi\-Use Receiver \(LEMUR\)](https://spire.com/spirepedia/low-earth-multi-use-receiver/)
- [Global Navigation Satellite Systems \(GNSS\) Signals](https://spire.com/spirepedia/global-navigation-satellite-systems-gnss-signals/)
- [Beacon](https://spire.com/spirepedia/beacon/)

## Press releases
- [Spire GNSS\-Reflectometry Data Enables Arctic\-Wide Sea Ice Mapping](https://spire.com/press-release/spire-gnss-reflectometry-data-enables-arctic-wide-sea-ice-mapping/): ESA\-supported research reinforces the complementary role of commercial satellite data alongside government missions
- [Spire Global Successfully Launches 9 Satellites on SpaceX’s Twilight Mission](https://spire.com/press-release/spire-global-successfully-launches-9-satellites-on-spacexs-twilight-mission/): Launch includes next\-generation hyperspectral microwave sounder to advance global weather forecasting
- [Spire Global Selected by AiDASH to Bring Space\-Powered Weather Intelligence to Vegetation Risk Platform for Electric Utilities](https://spire.com/press-release/spire-global-selected-by-aidash-to-bring-space-powered-weather-intelligence-to-vegetation-risk-platform-for-electric-utilities/): Spire will deliver high\-resolution forecasts, weather insights, and 24/7 meteorologists to support AiDASH’s next\-generation vegetation and outage prediction solution
- [Spire Global Expands National Security and Policy Advisory Capabilities with Appointments of Admiral Christopher W\. Grady and Edward J\. Newberry to Its Advisory Board](https://spire.com/press-release/spire-global-expands-national-security-and-policy-advisory-capabilities-with-appointments-of-admiral-christopher-w-grady-and-edward-j-newberry-to-its-advisory-board/): Appointments signal strategic focus on government and allied defense markets as demand accelerates for resilient, space\-based intelligence
- [Spire Global Power Generation Forecasts Expand to ERCOT](https://spire.com/press-release/spire-global-power-generation-forecasts-expand-to-ercot/): Delivering AI\-driven, satellite\-powered renewable generation insights for the Texas grid\.

## Wiki
- [Spire Weather Web Map Service](https://spire.com/wiki/spire-weather-web-map-service/): WMS \(Web Map Services\) is a turnkey solution to visualize weather forecast data into base maps and applications\.
- [What is ADS\-B tracking?](https://spire.com/wiki/what-is-ads-b-tracking/): ADS\-B, short for Automatic Dependent Surveillance \- Broadcast, uses GPS satellites and other navigation tools to help determine an aircraft’s location at any given time\.
- [Aircraft holdings explained: Breaking down the basics](https://spire.com/wiki/aircraft-holdings-explained-breaking-down-the-basics/): Many of us have found ourselves aboard a plane executing repetitive turns in the sky or observed an aircraft circling a specific point\.
- [Handling holdings: Execution and procedures](https://spire.com/wiki/handling-holdings-execution-and-procedures/): When an aircraft approaches the airport in difficult circumstances or cannot land amidst different factors, it has to wait in the air for the approval to proceed with landing by the air traffic controllers\.
- [How ADS\-B has Shaped the Modern Aviation Industry](https://spire.com/wiki/how-ads-b-has-shaped-the-modern-aviation-industry/): ADS\-B has been used by the global aviation industry for well over two decades, and has become a key enabler in the modernisation of its surveillance systems\.

## Liftoff
- [6 Spire\-built satellites to launch for Space Services customers](https://spire.com/liftoff/6-spire-built-satellites-to-launch-for-space-services-customers/): These multi\-payload satellites, sized LEMUR 3 to 8, will replenish Spire’s multipurpose constellation and serve applications for IoT connectivity, weather and marine traffic monitoring\.
- [8 Spire\-built satellites launch with OroraTech infrared cameras for wildfire detection from space](https://spire.com/liftoff/8-spire-built-satellites-launch-with-ororatech-infrared-cameras-for-wildfire-detection-from-space/): Equipped with OroraTech’s advanced infrared cameras, Spire’s 8U satellites will be deployed on Rocket Lab’s Electron to enhance wildfire monitoring and detection, providing critical real\-time data for fire response and prevention\.
- [7 LEMUR satellites launch on SpaceX Transporter\-13 mission](https://spire.com/liftoff/7-lemur-satellites-launch-on-spacex-transporter-13-mission/): These multi\-payload satellites, sized LEMUR 3 to 8, will replenish Spire’s multipurpose constellation and serve applications for IoT connectivity, weather and marine traffic monitoring\.
- [6 LEMUR satellites launch on SpaceX Transporter–12 mission](https://spire.com/liftoff/6-lemur-satellites-launch-on-spacex-transporter-12-mission/): These multi\-payload satellites, sized LEMUR 3 to 8, will replenish Spire’s multipurpose constellation and serve applications for IoT connectivity, weather and marine traffic monitoring\.
- [7 LEMUR satellites launch on SpaceX Transporter–11 mission](https://spire.com/liftoff/7-lemur-satellites-launch-on-spacex-transporter-11-mission/): Carrying seven satellites sized LEMUR 3 to 16, these multi\-payload satellites will help with applications for remote device monitoring, soil moisture analysis, and marine traffic monitoring\.

## Categories
- [Aviation](https://spire.com/blog/category/aviation/)
- [Weather \& Climate](https://spire.com/blog/category/weather-climate/)
- [Space Engineering](https://spire.com/blog/category/space-engineering/)
- [Federal](https://spire.com/blog/category/federal/)
- [Data](https://spire.com/blog/category/data/)

## Tags
- [AIS data](https://spire.com/tag/ais-data/)
- [supply chain](https://spire.com/tag/supply-chain/)
- [maritime data](https://spire.com/tag/maritime-data/)
- [data](https://spire.com/tag/data/)
- [Data analytics](https://spire.com/tag/data-analytics/)

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