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Andrew Peterson Is Turning Radar Satellites Into a Team Sport
The aerospace engineer behind Array Labs wants clusters of modest satellites to see more than one exquisite machine ever could. His bet is equal parts radar physics, manufacturing discipline and a founder’s reluctant conversion to sales.
Skycatch
Skycatch is a San Francisco drone-data company that turns aerial imagery into centimeter-accurate 3D and 4D models of mines, construction sites, and energy facilities. Founded in 2013 by Christian Sanz and Christopher Bumgardner, it pairs custom DJI-built drones and on-site edge computers with a cloud photogrammetry engine and AI to give industrial operators near-real-time maps of the physical world. Backed by Google Ventures, Komatsu, Autodesk, and others, Skycatch was acquired by Caterpillar in July 2026 to strengthen its data-driven mining technology portfolio.