AI and a New Era of Geospatial Intelligence with Esri's Beau Legeer

In this week's episode, On Orbit interviews Beau Legeer, director of Imagery and Remote Sensing at Esri. While Esri doesn't operate its own satellites, the company integrates commercial satellite data into its ArcGIS software offering, working to make satellite imagery accessible and user friendly for its customers. Beau talks about how the barrier to entry to exploiting satellite imagery has dramatically decreased from his start in the industry, when images were still processed on tape. And now, advances in AI models and even business models and subscriptions are lowering that barrier to entry even further to allow for more widespread adoption of satellite imagery. This episode is sponsored by AvL Technologies. AvL Technologies is a leading manufacturer of multi-band and multi-orbit satellite communications ground terminals, serving both government and commercial markets. With terminals ranging in size from 60 cm to 4.6 m AvL provides efficient, cost-effective solutions for voice, video, and data connectivity without the need for specialized training. AvL's innovative and visionary approach to engineering and design ensures the critical requirements of today's missions are met. For more information please visit avltech.com.

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AI and a New Era of Geospatial Intelligence with Esri's Beau Legeer is an episode from On Orbit by Rachel Jewett.

This episode is 45:50 long.

This episode was published on Aug 12, 2025.

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