We are living through a transformative time, not least in the space industry. A graph of upcoming satellite launches looks like a hockey stick – soon there will be orders of magnitude leading to more satellites being launched and more downstream data being generated from space than ever before. The question is, what is the most effective means of ensuring that space data brings tangible benefits to business operations and value to end users?

In our talk we cover a satellite-eye view of hackathons and space apps development in Canada and around the globe. What are space apps, what business problems and technical challenges can they solve, what is their history and how can organizations leverage them to achieve commercial success?