ST. RUI — A South Korean company that specializes in satellite imagery analysis is developing new techniques to identify North Korean missiles, launchers and supporting infrastructure, with applications far beyond the common peninsula. there is a possibility.
SI Analytics CEO Taegyun Jeon told reporters on May 22 at the GEOINT symposium in St. Louis about North Korea’s dynamic ballistic missile operations area exploration project. The company has previously participated in the US Defense Innovation Agency’s agenda, such as assessing damage to buildings and detecting so-called dark vessels that don’t broadcast their location or appear on public surveillance systems.
The latest project combines Earth observation data from multiple commercial satellite operators with augmented image analysis powered by in-house artificial intelligence to detect and classify anomalous events (such as North Korea’s ballistic missile campaign). Results verified by experts are shared to facilitate government response.
“We will contribute the capabilities and efforts of the private sector for a safer world,” Taegyun said. “As you can see in the media and news, there is increasing global stress from North Korea.”
North Korea’s missile tests have impacted not only neighboring countries but also far-away countries alike. They have also drawn widespread criticism. South Korea and the European Union said in a joint statement this week that North Korea’s development was “reckless” and a “serious threat” to “international and regional peace and security”.
He said a meaningful dialogue was needed, as well as a cessation of “all actions that escalate military tensions.”
SI Analytics was founded in 2018 and is based in Daejeon with offices in Seoul and Gwangju.
Colin Demarest is a reporter for C4ISRNET covering military networks, cyber and IT. Colin previously covered the Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Agency, the Cold War cleanup and nuclear weapons development, for a daily South Carolina newspaper. Colin is also an award-winning photographer.
