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TerraEye is a Polish remote sensing and artificial intelligence company specialising in satellite-based mineral exploration and environmental monitoring of mining operations. Founded in 2022 in Wrocław, Poland, as a product of Remote Sensing Business Solutions Sp. z o.o., the company develops a cloud-based platform that processes multispectral and hyperspectral satellite imagery to identify mineral deposits and monitor mining sites.[1][2]
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Remote sensing, Mining exploration, Artificial intelligence |
| Founded | August 2022 |
| Founders | Marek Wilgucki, Oskar Fryckowski, Miłosz Małachowski |
| Headquarters | Wrocław, Poland, Poland |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Marek Wilgucki (CEO) |
| Products | Satellite-based mineral exploration platform |
| Website | terraeye |
History
Development of what would become TerraEye began in 2021 under the codename "RSOM," focused on remote sensing applications for open-pit mining.[3] The project received early co-financing from the European Space Agency (ESA).[3] In March 2022, company was selected as one of five start-ups for the pre-incubation phase of the inaugural Start-up Support Programme run by the European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC) in Luxembourg, receiving incubation support at the Technoport facility in Esch-sur-Alzette.[4] The RSOM project was rebranded as TerraEye in mid-2022.[3]
In 2023, TerraEye was selected for the Seraphim Space Accelerator (Mission 12 cohort), a global space-technology acceleration program based in the United Kingdom, Singapore, and the United States.[5] The company raised seed financing from Polish venture capital funds Czysta3.vc and GT Technologies. Additional early investors included Black Pearls VC and Balnord.[6]
The TerraEye platform was commercially launched in April 2024, initially targeting the detection of porphyry copper and iron oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) mineralisation.[2] By early 2025, coverage had expanded to six deposit types, with plans to reach nineteen.[2] In August 2024, TerraEye was selected for the fourth generation of SQM Lithium Ventures, the corporate acceleration programme of Chilean mining company Sociedad Química y Minera (SQM), as one of ten companies chosen from 217 applicants.[7]
In 2025, TerraEye signed a two-year contract with BMRC to deploy the platform across BMRC's mineral exploration portfolio.[8]
Technology
Data sources and satellite integration
TerraEye's platform integrates data from multiple satellite constellations, including the ESA/EC Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites, NASA's Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), and hyperspectral sensors such as EMIT, EnMAP, and PRISMA.[1][9] The system also incorporates synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) data for structural mapping and ground-deformation monitoring.[9] Additional data sources include the United States Geological Survey, the Australian Geological Survey, and NASA's ECOSTRESS platform.[2]
Bare Earth Composite
A central feature of the platform is a process the company calls the "Bare Earth Composite" (BEC), which uses temporal stacking of multi-year satellite imagery to algorithmically reduce the spectral contribution of vegetation cover. The technique analyses the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) of every pixel through time, selecting the moment of minimum vegetation for each pixel across years of data. The selected pixels are then combined using a geometric median to produce a spectrally consistent composite image that emphasises the underlying soil and rock signatures.[1][9] The company states that this approach enables geological remote sensing in vegetated terrains such as boreal forests, where conventional satellite geology has traditionally been limited to arid environments.[2]
Metal-stressed vegetation detection
In addition to removing vegetation signal to expose soil and rock, TerraEye uses the spectral properties of vegetation itself as an exploration indicator. Heavy metals in soil—such as those associated with mineralisation or acid mine drainage—can cause chlorosis (loss of chlorophyll) and other forms of physiological stress in plants, which alter their spectral reflectance in ways detectable from satellite imagery.[9][10] The platform monitors vegetation health surrounding mining operations and exploration areas, using these stress signatures both as pathfinders for buried mineralisation and as early-warning indicators of environmental contamination such as acid mine drainage.[9]
Spectral analysis and AI
For mineral identification, the platform applies spectral analysis algorithms including the Spectral Angle Mapper (SAM) and Mixture-Tuned Matched Filtering (MTMF) to detect alteration minerals associated with ore deposits.[9] The platform additionally uses convolutional neural networks for pattern recognition on processed mineral maps, and AI-based clustering algorithms for lithological mapping.[9][11]
Ignacy AI agent
In March 2026, TerraEye announced an AI chat agent called "Ignacy," named after Ignacy Domeyko (1802–1889), the Polish geologist, mineralogist, and long-time rector of the University of Chile who is widely considered the founder of modern mining in Chile.[12][11] Ignacy consists of multiple specialised AI agents, each handling different domains such as remote sensing interpretation and geological analysis. The system routes a user's natural-language query to the relevant specialist agent, which processes it in the context of the platform's geospatial data and returns an answer or report.[11]
Planned geophysics and geochemistry integration
As of early 2026, TerraEye has announced plans to integrate geophysical and geochemical datasets alongside its satellite remote sensing layers. According to the company, this will allow the platform to fuse satellite-derived spectral and structural data with ground-based datasets such as magnetics, gravity, and geochemical surveys, with the goal of producing combined exploration models.[12][11] The approach was demonstrated in the company's engagement with Colibri Resource Corporation, where TerraEye's satellite analytics were integrated with the client's existing magnetic, gravity, and geochemical databases.[10]
Clients and deployments
TerraEye has been used by mining companies of varying scales. Anglo American has utilised the platform in exploration operations in Finland.[2] Other reported clients include Dundee Precious Metals, IGO Limited, and junior exploration companies such as Impact Minerals and Jindalee Lithium.[2]
In a deployment supported by the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), TerraEye worked with ASX-listed explorer Kuniko to conduct satellite-based mineral targeting in Norway, using Sentinel-2 data to identify copper, nickel, and cobalt prospecting targets in vegetated boreal terrain.[1]
In September 2025, TSXV-listed Colibri Resource Corporation announced it had engaged TerraEye for satellite-based targeting at its EP Gold Project in Sonora, Mexico, deploying a multi-sensor workflow combining multispectral and hyperspectral imagery with the company's existing geophysical and geochemical datasets.[10]
Funding
TerraEye's development has been supported by a combination of grants and venture capital. Non-dilutive funding sources included the ESA ASPIRE programme, ESRIC's Start-up Support Programme, Poland's National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR), the EIT RawMaterials initiative, the EU CASSINI space accelerator, and the SQM Lithium Ventures programme.[6][5][3] Equity investors included Czysta3.vc, GT Technologies, Black Pearls VC, and Balnord.[6]
See also
- Remote sensing
- Mineral exploration
- Copernicus Programme
- Critical mineral
- Ignacy Domeyko