#31: Earth Observation in China - Blaine Curcio and Tianyi Lan

This episode has been in the making for a while, as I was really interested in understanding the Earth observation market in China. So, it was great to have Blaine and Tianyi, two experts on the space industry in China, on the podcast to discuss this subject.

Blaine Curcio is the founder of Orbital Gateway Consulting, a Senior Affliate Consultant at Euroconsult and the co-host of Dongfang Hour, a podcast and YouTube channel devoted to the Chinese space sector. Tianyi Lan is the founder of Ubnebula, a consulting firm focused on the space industry in China.

In this episode, we discuss everything from how EO industry works in China, the emerging private sector, the users of EO data, external collaborations etc.

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01:03: Intros from Blaine and Tianyi

04:42: Why don't we hear more about Chinese EO companies?

10:40: Overview of Chinese EO missions

17:55: Is the EO data collected from those missions open source?

24:35: Overview of the private EO sector

33:28: EO analytics companies in China

37:25: Public-private partnerships

41:55: Awareness of the western EO ecosystem in China

45:12: Market expansion to the west?

48:25: Collaborations and partnerships

53:39: Overall outlook for the Chinese EO ecosystem