Earth Observation & Remote Sensing companies in Germany
Space Atlas lists 11 organisations in Germany working in earth observation & remote sensing: 6 startups, 2 research institutions, 2 government agencies, 1 private company. That is 13% of the 87 space organisations in Germany and 3% of the 404 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Darmstadt (2), Munich (2), Freiburg im Breisgau (1).
Startup (6)
- Constellr · Startup · Freiburg im Breisgau
Operates a thermal infrared satellite constellation for precision agriculture — provides high-frequency land surface temperature data to help farmers optimise irrigation and mon…
- FlyPix AI GmbH · Startup · Darmstadt
Darmstadt geospatial AI startup — offers a no-code platform to detect, segment and track objects in satellite and drone imagery.
- LiveEO · Startup · Berlin
Provides AI-powered Earth observation analytics for infrastructure monitoring — uses satellite data to detect threats to power lines, pipelines, railways and forests for utiliti…
- Marble Imaging GmbH · Startup · Bremen
German Earth observation startup — building a very-high-resolution optical satellite constellation and analytics for defence and commercial users.
- OroraTech · Startup · Munich
Operates a thermal satellite constellation for early wildfire detection and monitoring from space.
- TALOS · Startup · Munich
Munich NewSpace startup — builds satellite-IoT animal trackers and the ICARUS 2.0 CubeSat receiver system with the Max Planck Society.
Government Agency (2)
- DLR Space Agency (Bonn) · Government Agency · Bonn
Germany's space agency function within DLR — manages German space budget, ESA contributions and national space missions.
- EUMETSAT · Government Agency · Darmstadt
European intergovernmental organisation operating meteorological satellites — provides weather, climate and environmental data from Meteosat, MetOp and Sentinel satellites to 30…
Research Institution (2)
- DLR (German Aerospace Center) · Research Institution · Cologne
Germany's national aeronautics and space research centre — conducts research across aerospace, transport and energy.
- GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences · Research Institution · Potsdam
German Helmholtz geoscience research centre — leads science data and operations for gravity missions such as GRACE-FO and GRACE-C and runs satellite laser ranging.
Private Company (1)
- EOMAP GmbH & Co. KG · Private Company · Seefeld
German Earth observation analytics firm — DLR spin-off providing satellite-derived bathymetry and water quality mapping; acquired by Fugro in 2025.