Blue Sky Analytics
Blue Sky Analytics is a climate tech startup that uses satellite data and AI to monitor environmental indicators in real time. Their platform aggregates multi-spectral imagery (from public and commercial satellites) to produce actionable insights on air quality, water bodies, crop fires, industrial emissions, and more . Blue Sky’s products have been used to track major environmental events – for example, they created an air pollution map of India and a wildfire tracking system that gained global recognition. The company is essentially building an “Environmental Data Stack” for India and emerging markets, enabling government agencies, researchers, and enterprises to get up-to-date environmental intelligence (e.g. a city corporation can identify burning landfill sites via satellite). Blue Sky Analytics was one of the WEF Global Technology Pioneers in 2021 for its innovative use of satellite data in climate action.
Zuri (Air Quality Index): An API product that provides air quality data (PM2.5, PM10 levels) for locations worldwide by analyzing satellite-based aerosol measurements and ground sensors. It helps governments and health researchers with pollution mapping.
FarmFire and AQmaps: Blue Sky’s platform detected over 5000 crop-burning fires in Punjab and Haryana and provides interactive maps to policymakers to tackle seasonal smog.
Water Quality Monitoring: A newer service in pilot that uses satellite imagery to assess waterbody health (detecting algae bloom, turbidity). All these are delivered through a cloud-based dashboard and API, where users can query environmental metrics historically and in near real-time.
Essentially, Blue Sky turns raw Earth observation data into “climate insights” – e.g., an insurance company can use it to estimate how many hectares burned in a wildfire for claims purposes. Despite its modest size, Blue Sky’s impact has been outsized – it provided free wildfire monitoring tools during the Australian bushfires and has partnered with UNDP for climate resilience projects.
