Kuva Space collaborates with the Finnish Environmental Institute to analyze the health of Finland's waters using specialized satellites. Their hyperspectral sensors can detect toxic cyanobacteria, which are harmful to humans and animals. Cyanobacteria are often indistinguishable from harmless algal blooms, making traditional water sampling time-consuming and costly. The partnership aims to train AI models on satellite imagery and water samples to improve tracking accuracy of cyanobacteria. Kuva's first satellite was launched in August 2024, with plans for 100 satellites by 2030 to analyze various materials from orbit.
Kuva Space's hyperspectral sensors analyze a wider light spectrum than traditional sensors to detect harmful cyanobacteria in Finland's waters, improving monitoring accuracy.
Currently, the most accurate way to monitor cyanobacteria involves time-consuming water sampling, which is expensive and inefficient compared to satellite analysis.
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