Autonomous vehicles depend on accurate geospatial information to navigate routes, interpret changing conditions and operate safely.

Satellite observations can complement vehicle and roadside sensors by adding context across a wider area, historical change and environmental data.

Earth observation data is not a substitute for onboard perception. Revisit frequency, cloud cover, processing time and spatial resolution mean many products are better suited to route planning, infrastructure monitoring and map maintenance than immediate collision avoidance.

An integration should therefore state which decision the data supports, how recent the observation must be and what happens when the required source is unavailable. Source, capture time and processing version should remain available to the receiving system.

Arche Zero helps teams find, prepare and deliver relevant data while keeping those limits clear.

WHAT TO DEFINE

Set the requirements before choosing a source.

  • The decision or task the data must support
  • The geography, period and minimum spatial resolution
  • The update frequency and acceptable delay
  • The source, processing and licence details to retain