Listen "#25: Could Satellite Imaging See the Same Growth GPS Did? (feat. Sean Wiid, CEO of UP42)"
Episode Synopsis
Although he did not begin his career in the geospatial industry, Sean is now CEO of satellite imaging marketplace UP42.
Our conversation with him spanned several subjects, like: partnering with google, what it’s like to work with multiple companies to consolidate tasking into their platform, and how satellite imaging finding growth the way GPS did is a realistic possibility in the future of earth observation.
Follow Sean & UP42:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanwiid
https://www.linkedin.com/company/up42
https://twitter.com/UP42_?s=20
Follow this episode's featured startup Sat.io:
https://satio.space
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sat-io
https://twitter.com/sat_io_?lang=en
Follow NSV:
https://de.linkedin.com/company/newspacevision
https://twitter.com/newspacevision
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Our conversation with him spanned several subjects, like: partnering with google, what it’s like to work with multiple companies to consolidate tasking into their platform, and how satellite imaging finding growth the way GPS did is a realistic possibility in the future of earth observation.
Follow Sean & UP42:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanwiid
https://www.linkedin.com/company/up42
https://twitter.com/UP42_?s=20
Follow this episode's featured startup Sat.io:
https://satio.space
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sat-io
https://twitter.com/sat_io_?lang=en
Follow NSV:
https://de.linkedin.com/company/newspacevision
https://twitter.com/newspacevision
https://www.instagram.com/newspacevision/
https://www.facebook.com/newspacevision/
https://www.meetup.com/de-DE/newspace/
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