Earth Observation Data for Enterprise Business Applications

Abstract

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is referring to a complex software system which helps to optimize business decisions for companies. The foundation for good business decisions is the right information and this raises the questions where to find this valuable information and how to integrate it into business processes. Companies are collecting and processing all kinds of data to find the right information to improve and make an effective business decision. Earth observation data is becoming more and more important for business analysts all over the world. The value of earth observation data is not just measured by their resolution and visual spectrum of imagery. Satellite images contain much more information in the non-visual spectrum stored in multiple bands which require domain specific knowledge for new disruptive business models. Furthermore, satellites are continuously monitoring our planet which ensures a full coverage ratio of it and which allows to collect and archive historical data. Especially the temporal aspect of geo-data is extremely useful for business analytics such as time series and change detection queries.