Earth Observation & Remote Sensing companies in Netherlands
Space Atlas lists 16 organisations in Netherlands working in earth observation & remote sensing: 5 private companies, 4 startups, 2 academic institutions, 2 government agencies, 2 research institutions, 1 non-profit. That is 36% of the 45 space organisations in Netherlands and 4% of the 404 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Delft (4), Leiden (2), Noordwijk (2).
Private Company (5)
- cosine Remote Sensing · Private Company · Leiden
Designs and manufactures innovative optical instruments and payloads for Earth observation satellites.
- eLEAF · Private Company · Wageningen
Dutch earth observation company — delivers satellite-based evapotranspiration and biomass data for water, irrigation and crop management.
- NEO B.V. · Private Company · Amersfoort
Dutch earth observation company — provides satellite-based change detection, mapping and high-resolution imagery services (Satellietbeeld.nl).
- S[&]T (Science [&] Technology) · Private Company · Delft
Dutch space engineering firm — develops EO data processing, satellite navigation resilience and space situational awareness solutions for ESA.
- SkyGeo · Private Company · Delft
Dutch-founded InSAR company — processes satellite radar data into ground and asset deformation monitoring for mining, energy and infrastructure.
Startup (4)
- Meteory · Startup · Noordwijk
Dutch climate-data startup — turns Earth observation satellite data into indicators on urban heat, carbon sequestration, air quality and forests.
- Overstory · Startup · Amsterdam
Dutch geospatial startup — applies machine learning to satellite imagery to map vegetation risk for utilities and natural resource managers.
- Satelligence · Startup · Utrecht
Dutch geospatial company — uses satellite imagery and AI to monitor deforestation and land-use change across commodity supply chains.
- Space4Good · Startup · The Hague
Dutch social enterprise — applies satellite remote sensing, GIS and AI to ecosystem mapping, deforestation detection and carbon projects.
Academic Institution (2)
- Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente · Academic Institution · Enschede
Dutch university faculty — teaches and researches geo-information science and satellite Earth observation for international development applications.
- TU Delft Space Institute · Academic Institution · Delft
Delft University of Technology institute — unites space research on sensing from space, distributed space systems and space robotics.
Government Agency (2)
- Netherlands Space Agency (NLSA, formerly Netherlands Space Office) · Government Agency · The Hague
Dutch national space agency — runs the Netherlands' space programme, ESA participation and satellite data applications for the government.
- Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) – R&D Satellite Observations · Government Agency · De Bilt
Satellite research department of the Dutch meteorological institute — PI institute for TROPOMI, studying atmospheric composition from space.
Research Institution (2)
- SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research · Research Institution · Leiden
Dutch national space research institute — develops space instruments for astrophysics, Earth science and exoplanet research, part of NWO-I.
- TNO Space · Research Institution · Delft
Applied research institute developing optical instruments, detectors and systems for space science and Earth observation.
Non-profit (1)
- Groundstation.Space · Non-profit · Noordwijk
Dutch non-profit open-innovation platform for space data technology — runs hackathons, education and remote sensing projects in Noordwijk.