--- title: "Industries: Earth observation & GeoAI | Nexus Observatory" description: "Industries served by the Earth observation & GeoAI platform: Cities and urban systems, Critical infrastructure and civil resilience…" url: https://observatory.global/earth-observation/industries/ publisher: Nexus Observatory Inc. updated: 2026-11-02 --- [Nexus Observatory](https://observatory.global/) / [Earth observation & GeoAI](https://observatory.global/earth-observation/) / **Industries** # The industries earth observation & GeoAI serves. Each industry has its own site with its use cases and the enterprise path. These are the ones that build on this platform. [Plan with us](https://observatory.global/earth-observation/contact/deployment/) [Resources](https://observatory.global/earth-observation/resources/) Areas · **4** Technologies · **132** Industries · **16** **01** Industries served ## The industries that build on earth observation & GeoAI. Each industry has its own site: its use cases, its community and the enterprise path, with this platform among the systems behind it. [Industry CitiesThe city, measured block by block.Visit the industry site →](https://observatory.global/industries/cities/) [Industry Civil resilienceInfrastructure that reports before it fails.Visit the industry site →](https://observatory.global/industries/resilience/) [Industry HumanitarianObservation where the need is greatest and the grid is thinnest.Visit the industry site →](https://observatory.global/industries/humanitarian/) [Industry ClimateThe atmosphere, observed to the standard science needs.Visit the industry site →](https://observatory.global/industries/climate/) [Industry WaterEvery catchment, gauged.Visit the industry site →](https://observatory.global/industries/water/) [Industry NatureHabitat, measured without disturbing it.Visit the industry site →](https://observatory.global/industries/nature/) [Industry OceansFrom the coastline to the open ocean.Visit the industry site →](https://observatory.global/industries/oceans/) [Industry AgricultureFarm decisions on measured ground.Visit the industry site →](https://observatory.global/industries/agriculture/) [Industry EnergyThe grid edge, observed.Visit the industry site →](https://observatory.global/industries/energy/) [Industry TelecomTowers that compute, sense and connect.Visit the industry site →](https://observatory.global/industries/telecom/) [Industry TransportCorridors that report their own conditions.Visit the industry site →](https://observatory.global/industries/transport/) [Industry InfrastructureAssets that report their own condition.Visit the industry site →](https://observatory.global/industries/infrastructure/) [Industry MiningThe mine, measured from pit to tailings.Visit the industry site →](https://observatory.global/industries/mining/) [Industry IndustryPlants and ports, sensed and connected.Visit the industry site →](https://observatory.global/industries/industry/) [Industry ResearchInstruments for science, run like infrastructure.Visit the industry site →](https://observatory.global/industries/research/) [Industry Insurance and financeIndependent measurements for risk transfer.Visit the industry site →](https://observatory.global/industries/insurance/) **02** Use cases ## Worked use cases in these industries. Each names who deploys it, the kit by device class and the data products it publishes. [Use case Street flood observatoryUltrasonic depth sensors on poles report street-level water depth as open data and alerts.Read the use case →](https://observatory.global/use-cases/street-flood/) [Use case Hybrid air-quality observatoryA few reference analysers and many low-cost nodes, with co-location calibration and an open-data feed.Read the use case →](https://observatory.global/use-cases/hybrid-air-quality/) [Use case Community cellular and sensingSmall cells with an open core, satellite backhaul and solar power, plus a sensing overlay, for a community that owns its network.Read the use case →](https://observatory.global/use-cases/community-cellular/) [Use case GBON gap-filler stationA WMO-grade surface station, optional upper-air ground station and a WIS 2.0 node, built to report reliably where the global basic observing network has gaps.Read the use case →](https://observatory.global/use-cases/gbon-gap-filler/) [Use case Wildfire camera and fire-weather nodePan-tilt and thermal cameras with edge inference on a ridgeline tower, co-located with a fire-weather station.Read the use case →](https://observatory.global/use-cases/wildfire-camera/) [Use case Agromet cooperative networkCompact weather stations and soil probes on farms, feeding irrigation, frost and disease models for a cooperative or an insurer.Read the use case →](https://observatory.global/use-cases/agromet-cooperative/) **03** Every industry ## Every industry on the network. ### Public and civic - [Public safety](https://observatory.global/industries/public-safety/) - [Government](https://observatory.global/industries/government/) - [Cities](https://observatory.global/industries/cities/) - [Civil resilience](https://observatory.global/industries/resilience/) - [Communities](https://observatory.global/industries/communities/) - [Humanitarian](https://observatory.global/industries/humanitarian/) ### Earth and environment - [Climate](https://observatory.global/industries/climate/) - [Water](https://observatory.global/industries/water/) - [Nature](https://observatory.global/industries/nature/) - [Oceans](https://observatory.global/industries/oceans/) - [Agriculture](https://observatory.global/industries/agriculture/) ### Infrastructure and industry - [Energy](https://observatory.global/industries/energy/) - [Telecom](https://observatory.global/industries/telecom/) - [Transport](https://observatory.global/industries/transport/) - [Infrastructure](https://observatory.global/industries/infrastructure/) - [Mining](https://observatory.global/industries/mining/) - [Industry](https://observatory.global/industries/industry/) ### Knowledge, health and people - [Research](https://observatory.global/industries/research/) - [Education](https://observatory.global/industries/education/) - [Health](https://observatory.global/industries/health/) - [Insurance and finance](https://observatory.global/industries/insurance/) - [Events](https://observatory.global/industries/events/) **04** On this site ## Where to go next. [Earth observation & GeoAI AreasEvery area, with its systems and standards.Open →](https://observatory.global/earth-observation/areas/) [Earth observation & GeoAI TechnologiesThe layered map of what we build with.Open →](https://observatory.global/earth-observation/technologies/) [Earth observation & GeoAI ArchitectureLayers, functions and evidence.Open →](https://observatory.global/earth-observation/architecture/) [Earth observation & GeoAI ResourcesExplainer, stories, specification and forms.Open →](https://observatory.global/earth-observation/resources/) ## Bring us the site. We bring the survey, the design and the crew. The form names who receives your details. [Plan a deployment](https://observatory.global/earth-observation/contact/deployment/) [Contact](https://observatory.global/earth-observation/contact/) [Nexus Observatory](https://observatory.global/)**Earth observation & GeoAI** . 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