Facility Discovery

Find the sites that match your signature, before you have an address for one.

An annual satellite sweep of your territory for yards, plants, terminals and pits, returned as a geocoded candidate list.

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Spec

GSD
0.5–2 m (high resolution)
Cadence
annual sweep
Platform
high-res satellite
Spectral
RGB
Thermal
none
Delivery unit
geocoded candidate list with a coverage map

What comes back

Each sweep is a single delivery at the end of the pass. The first one is scoped as a pilot on a territory you choose.

DeliverableFormatWhat's in itCadence
Geocoded candidate listCSV or GeoPackageOne row per candidate site that matches your target signature. Each row carries coordinates and a footprint outline, so it drops onto a map or loads against account records in your CRM.once per sweep
Confidence flagscolumn in the candidate listEach candidate is marked by how closely it matches the signature, so your reviewers start with the clear matches and leave the marginal ones for last. A flag is a prompt for review, never a verdict.per candidate, each sweep
Coverage mapGeoPackage layer or PDFThe area the sweep actually covered, including gaps where the imagery was cloudy or missing. Count candidates against this layer; the territory boundary overstates what was searched.once per sweep
Signature noteone-page PDFWhat the signature was built from: the example sites you supplied, and the features the match was based on. It travels with the list so the next analyst knows what was searched for.once per sweep

How it works

  1. input

    Supply the examples and the territory

    Example sites of the type you want, as coordinates or a point file, and the territory as a boundary file or a named country or region.

  2. step 1

    Define the signature

    The examples are used to set the target signature: what the footprint and surroundings of a matching site look like from above. You see it before the sweep runs.

  3. step 2

    Sweep the territory

    High-resolution RGB imagery over the territory is searched for sites that match, once for the year.

  4. step 3

    Match and flag

    Matches are outlined, placed, and given a confidence flag.

  5. output

    Review the list

    The geocoded list, flags and coverage map come back for your team to check against sites you already know.

Limits

These are the ways a satellite site census can fall short. The coverage map and signature note show the ones that touched your sweep.

ConditionEffect on the list
Candidates, not a countThe sweep returns sites for review. It does not certify that every matching site in the territory was found, and no completeness figure comes with the list.
Cloud and coverCloud on the pass date hides sites, and so does a roof or canopy over one. The coverage map shows where the imagery was unusable.
0.5–2 m is the floorA yard, plant, terminal or pit footprint resolves at this scale. A single shed, a small roadside depot or a site with little on the ground to see may not match, or may not be found.
RGB onlyColour imagery shows what a site looks like, not what goes on inside it. There is no thermal band, so a plant that is running cannot be told from one that is shut.
LookalikesA signature close to some other site type will pull that type in. Expect false positives, and plan reviewer time for them.
One look a yearThe sweep is annual. It shows the territory as it stood on the pass dates, and is not a live feed of new or closed sites.

Why this exists

Your product sells into a kind of site that has no register. Company databases give you the firm and often only its head office. The association list covers the members who joined, and the sales team knows their own patch.

So the addressable market gets sized from an estimate with a wide range, and territories and quotas are cut on it. A cluster of sites that was never on any list tends to turn up later, in the field. This sweep replaces the estimate with a list of candidate sites you can count, plot and check.

Sand and gravel stockpiles under conveyor lights at a processing plant at night
Scenery: a sand and gravel plant at night.

Who it's for

Who it's for

  • Market intelligence and strategy analysts at OEMs selling a physical-asset product into sites that no list covers.
  • Teams sizing an addressable market or cutting territories who need a geocoded list to work from.
  • Analysts who will check candidates against sites the company already knows before anyone acts on the list.

Who it's not for

  • Teams after a certified complete register of sites. This returns candidates.
  • Live monitoring of sites opening or closing. The cadence is annual.
  • Work that depends on what happens inside a building, or on whether a plant is operating.
  • Contact details for the firms that own the sites. The deliverable is locations, not account data.

Questions from the people who check it

Does a sweep find every matching site?

No. It returns candidates for review. Cloud, cover and signatures close to other site types all mean some sites will be missed and some candidates will turn out wrong.

How is the target signature defined?

From example sites you supply, not from a fixed template. You see the signature before the sweep runs.

What counts as a false positive, and who reviews it?

A candidate that looks like your signature from above but is a different kind of site. Your team reviews them, using the confidence flags to order the work. The sweep narrows the list, and the decision on each site is yours.

Why annual and not continuous?

A census of sites changes on the scale of years. One sweep per year fits the planning cycle, and the page does not promise more than that.

How do we validate it against sites we already know?

Keep some known sites out of the examples. Checking how many of your known sites appear in the candidate list, and how many candidates turn out to be something else, tells you how the signature behaves in your territory.

What formats does the list come in, and will it load into our CRM?

The list has coordinates on every row, so it loads wherever you can import latitude and longitude. Matching candidates to existing accounts is your team's step.

Who owns the list and the imagery?

Terms for the delivered list are written into the contract before work starts. The imagery itself stays under its provider's licence.

How does a pilot start?

You tell us the site type and the territory, and the project team confirms the scope with you in writing before any work begins.

Tell us the site type and the territory, and we'll scope a pilot.

Or ask in the chat what a sweep would return for your market.

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