by Sandra Erwin—
The Air Force will utilize BlackSky’s tracking service to track the spread of COVID-19 and secure its supply chain.
WASHINGTON– Earth-observation company BlackSky announced July 21 it received a U.S. Flying force agreement to keep track of abroad U.S. military bases, identify break outs and analyze the spread of COVID-19
The agreement was granted by the Flying force’s technology accelerator referred to as AFWERX and the Flying Force Research Laboratory. The value of the agreement was not divulged.
The Air Force will utilize BlackSky’s expert system and artificial intelligence analytics platform to keep an eye on areas and “track the spread of COVID-19 to guarantee the security of released workers, and safe crucial nodes of the supply chain,” the company stated in a press release.
BlackSky CEO Brian O’Toole, said the company will integrate international geospatial data sources with satellite remote noticing information to supply a “near-real time take a look at the developing pandemic.”
The BlackSky platform will examine abnormalities and monitor the application of social distancing. “These measurements will then be correlated against the reported infection numbers originating from local governments and integrated into the most recent public health designs to forecast the risk to released U.S. Flying force personnel and the surrounding communities,” the company stated.
The military’s supply chain likewise will be monitored. BlackSky will track logistics depots, upkeep facilities, petroleum reserves and airports and offer notifies and notices when changes in activity level or other anomalies are observed.
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