Imagery Analysis & Remote Sensing
Transform imagery into actionable intelligence
Blue Raster helps organizations unlock the full potential of imagery and remote sensing for faster, smarter decision-making. Whether using satellite, drone, or aerial imagery, we deliver solutions that make complex data accessible, interactive, and actionable.
Our team specializes in assembling and managing multiresolution imagery and raster data from diverse sensors, sources, and timeframes. By leveraging cloud-native architectures and modern GIS deployment practices, we help organizations move beyond static imagery toward living datasets that support temporal analysis, change detection, and predictive modeling.
Our Imagery Capabilties
Recognized Expertise in Imagery
From satellite imagery ingestion and raster analysis to GeoAI and cloud-native delivery, Blue Raster provides end-to-end imagery services across the full ArcGIS platform.
Satellite and Aerial Imagery Analysis
Process and analyze imagery from Landsat, Sentinel, Planet, NAIP, and aerial platforms. We deliver multispectral, hyperspectral, and SAR analysis workflows tailored to your monitoring and decision-making needs.
Landsat · Sentinel · Planet · NAIPChange Detection and Temporal Analysis
Compare imagery across time to quantify deforestation, urban growth, habitat loss, coastline change, and infrastructure development. We build automated change detection pipelines that surface insights at scale.
Change Detection · Temporal AnalysisLand Cover Classification
Classify land cover and land use from multispectral imagery using supervised and unsupervised machine learning classifiers. We produce thematic maps for urban planning, conservation, and environmental compliance workflows.
Land Cover · LULC · ClassificationArcGIS Image Server Implementation
Deploy and configure ArcGIS Image Server for high-performance raster hosting, dynamic imagery services, and distributed analysis. We integrate with ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online for seamless delivery at any scale.
ArcGIS Image Server · EnterpriseDrone Imagery Processing
Process drone imagery using ArcGIS Drone2Map to generate high-resolution orthomosaics, digital surface models, and 3D point clouds. We integrate drone-derived products directly into your enterprise GIS workflows.
Drone2Map · Orthomosaic · DSMEnvironmental Monitoring
Monitor vegetation health, water quality, wildfire extent, flood inundation, and air quality using spectral indices and time-series raster analysis. We build operational monitoring dashboards that surface alerts in real time.
NDVI · Environmental Change · MonitoringArcGIS Image Server + ArcGIS Image For Online
End-To-End Imagery Solutions
ArcGIS Image Server and ArcGIS Image for ArcGIS Online are Esri's platforms for hosting, processing, and delivering imagery and raster data at scale. Together they enable dynamic imagery analysis, on-the-fly raster processing, change detection, multispectral workflows, and deep learning pipelines across enterprise and cloud environments, putting actionable imagery intelligence in the hands of decision-makers without moving or duplicating data.
Blue Raster designs, deploys, and supports ArcGIS Image Server and ArcGIS Image for ArcGIS Online for organizations of all sizes. As an Esri Imagery Specialty Partner, we bring the expertise to configure mosaic datasets, build raster function workflows, and implement the imagery pipelines that power your analysis and delivery needs, from initial architecture through ongoing managed services.
Daily Earth Imagery At Your Fingertips
Our Partnership With Planet Labs
As an official Planet Labs Partner, Blue Raster connects you with daily satellite imagery that transforms decision-making across agriculture, infrastructure, urban planning, and environmental sectors. Whether you're tracking land changes, providing disaster response or monitoring crops, we help you harness Planet's powerful Earth data for actionable insights.
Why Blue Raster
The Imagery Partner Organizations Trust
Certified Imagery Specialty Partner
Blue Raster has earned the Esri Imagery Specialty, reflecting deep hands-on experience with ArcGIS Image Server, premium imagery content, and advanced raster processing at enterprise scale.
GeoAI and Deep Learning Expertise
We help organizations maximize the value of imagery-driven machine learning within ArcGIS, from training custom models to deploying automated feature extraction and classification pipelines in production.
Years Delivering Imagery Solutions
For over a decade, Blue Raster has delivered large-volume imagery management for clients across conservation, government, federal, and commercial sectors worldwide.
Cloud-Native Architecture Specialists
As an Esri Cloud Specialty Partner, we design and deploy ArcGIS imagery environments on AWS and Azure, enabling scalable, real-time imagery analysis without the limits of on-premises infrastructure.
Project Spotlight
MIT Media Lab + GGPEN
Blue Raster partnered with the MIT Media Lab’s Space Enabled Program and Angola’s National Space Program Management Office (GGPEN) to build the Angola Drought Management Decision Support Tool. This GIS-ready platform transforms NASA’s SMAP soil moisture data and socio-economic indicators into actionable insights for monitoring drought conditions and community vulnerability. Leveraging Python automation, ArcGIS Image Server, and ArcGIS Experience Builder, the tool delivers an interactive mapping interface that empowers decision makers with timely, data-driven information to guide planning and response.
How We Helped
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Translated a MATLAB workflow into a GIS-ready Python data pipeline for drought monitoring
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Automated weekly processing of NASA SMAP soil moisture data at 9 km resolution
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Applied peer-reviewed historical drought thresholds to classify drought severity across Angola
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Aggregated results using zonal statistics at the province and municipality levels
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Published drought rasters and root zone soil moisture datasets as image services in ArcGIS Enterprise
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Developed an ArcGIS Experience Builder application with interactive maps, time sliders, and socio-economic indices
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Integrated demographic, health, and agricultural datasets to link environmental conditions with community vulnerability
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Configured AWS SNS alerts to ensure administrators are notified of successful workflow completion
Ready to Turn Imagery Into Intelligence
From Pixels to Decisions
Whether you are deploying ArcGIS Image Server, building a GeoAI pipeline, or monitoring environmental change at scale, Blue Raster has the expertise to make your imagery work harder.