Bayanat AI

Abu Dhabi-based AI-powered geospatial intelligence company with 40+ years of mapping heritage, now the Smart Solutions business of Space42 after the 2024 Bayanat-Yahsat merger. It fuses SAR/optical satellite, HAPS and survey data through its AI platform GIQ, and co-developed the Foresight SAR constellation with ICEYE, serving government, environment, energy, smart-city and transport sectors.

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Active Sats (reported)

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Funding Raised

Products & Services

GIQ geospatial analytics platform

operational

geospatial analytics

AI multi-intelligence platform giving access to satellite imagery, no-code AI/ML analytics and a marketplace for space applications; developed with the UAE Space Agency, launched at COP28.

Since 2023

Foresight SAR constellation

operational

earth observation

SAR EO constellation built with ICEYE delivering 25 cm all-weather imagery; assembly, integration and testing of later satellites performed in the UAE.

Since 2024

HAPS-based earth observation

development

earth observation

High Altitude Pseudo Satellite and RF-sensing services for EO and land-deformation monitoring.

Key Challenges

Dependence on foreign partner ICEYE (Finland) for SAR satellite production under a distributed manufacturing model.Competing in a crowded global commercial SAR/EO analytics market dominated by established Western operators.

Roadmap

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Launch and operationalize first two Foresight SAR satellites2024

completed

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Expand Foresight constellation to five satellites with UAE-integrated SAR satellites2025

in progress

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