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Date Published
Author
Becky Quintal
Word count
226
Language
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Summary

BlackSky leverages a diverse array of data sources, including satellite imagery, social media feeds, and IoT sensors, to provide near real-time business analytics through an Elastic-powered analytics engine. By integrating machine learning, artificial intelligence, and computer vision, BlackSky's system efficiently processes and cleans data, identifying trends, patterns, and anomalies to deliver timely intelligence. CTO Scott Herman demonstrated at an Elastic{ON} Tour event in Washington, DC, how this technology can be used to forecast changes in commodity prices, detect construction delays, and anticipate political unrest. This integration of multiple data streams allows BlackSky to offer its customers actionable insights with impressive speed and accuracy.