New Space Intelligence and AIVALIX Form Partnership for Satellite Data Utilization in Infrastructure Maintenance.

Left: Yumiko Nagai, CEO of New Space Intelligence, Inc.; Right: Taiyo Nakayama, President of AIVALIX, Inc.

New Space Intelligence, Inc. (Headquarters: Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture; CEO: Yumiko Nagai; hereinafter "NSI") has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a partnership aimed at wide-area monitoring of social infrastructure with AIVALIX, Inc. (Headquarters: Tokyo; CEO: Taiyo Nakayama; hereinafter "AIVALIX"), leading infrastructure maintenance DX.

NSI develops and provides various applications using its proprietary automated system, "Satellite Data Pipeline®," which integrates diverse satellite data to identify changes in ground conditions with high frequency and precision. Through this alliance, NSI's [data analysis capability to oversee wide areas and visualize change] will be combined with AIVALIX's [on-site AI analysis and inspection knowledge] to jointly create a new and unprecedented form of infrastructure maintenance.

Objectives of the Collaboration

To pioneer the future of infrastructure maintenance, the two companies will promote collaboration based on the following directions:

• Enhancing AI Analysis Accuracy: By leveraging NSI's satellite data, in addition to inspection and management data owned by operators and various data independently acquired by AIVALIX, the accuracy of AIVALIX's AI analysis will be further enhanced. Combining satellite data, which can capture wide-area changes, will complement the "signs of abnormality" that could not be fully captured by ground data, leading to improved accuracy in fault prediction and inspection judgment.

• Converting Satellite Data into Actionable Insights: AIVALIX's AI analysis technology, integrated with inspection data and on-site knowledge, will convert the "ground change information" captured by satellites into a format that can be effectively utilized in practical operations. Merging on-site reality with satellite-based overview information will significantly improve both the quality and efficiency of maintenance.

• Gradual Expansion to Diverse Infrastructure: The companies will progressively expand the [wide-area × high-frequency × site-focused] monitoring model to diverse infrastructure, including waterworks, gas, railways, roads, bridges, and ports.

This partnership aims to create a completely new form of maintenance designed to protect infrastructure "more reliably and more efficiently."

Future Outlook

Starting with wide-area monitoring of water infrastructure, the scope will be gradually expanded to provide new options for the predictive detection and maintenance management of infrastructure. The application will not be limited to Japan but will also be expanded to areas in Asia and the Middle East facing significant water infrastructure challenges, promoting real-world implementation.

■ Comment from Yumiko Nagai, CEO of New Space Intelligence, Inc.

Yumiko Nagai, CEO of New Space Intelligence, Inc.

I feel that our collaboration with AIVALIX is a major step toward fundamentally changing the future of infrastructure monitoring. The convergence of NSI's satellite data and AIVALIX's AI and ground data will unite the "wide-area perspective from space" with "on-site expertise." We are seriously committed to creating a world where those who work tirelessly every day for the safety and security of our infrastructure can make faster and more accurate decisions based on more reliable information.

I am truly excited to partner with AIVALIX to forge this new form of infrastructure maintenance where satellite and AI are integrated. Together, we will carry the social foundation that supports people's lives into the next era. We will pioneer that future with the combined power of the space perspective and on-site knowledge.

■　Comment from Taiyo Nakayama, President and CEO of AIVALIX, Inc.

Taiyo Nakayama, President and CEO of AIVALIX, Inc.

AIVALIX has historically conducted AI analysis using inspection data and operational knowledge accumulated on-site. By adding NSI's satellite data to this, we expect to be able to capture wide-area changes more quickly and accurately, thereby further enhancing the precision of our AI analysis. With aging infrastructure and the worsening labor shortage, "predictive detection" powered by technology is essential to increase safety while reducing the burden on field workers. Through this collaboration, we will link ground data with a bird's-eye view from space to realize new prediction and maintenance models.

The fusion of satellite technology and AI opens up a world where we can understand changes in infrastructure conditions faster and deeper than before, leading to appropriate judgment for renewal and inspection. AIVALIX, together with NSI, is committed to further enhancing infrastructure resilience and realizing a social foundation that can be reliably passed onto future generations.

■About AIVALIX, Inc.

AIVALIX is an AI startup originating from the University of Tokyo that addresses structural challenges such as the aging of social infrastructure and labor shortages. We develop an AI platform that optimizes the process from inspection and maintenance management to renewal across various infrastructure sectors, including water and sewage systems, roads, buildings, transportation, and energy. By integrating on-site knowledge with advanced technology, we provide a mechanism to enhance infrastructure resilience.

AIVALIX aims to realize a "flexible social foundation" that is resilient to change and can recover quickly. As an AI platform provider leading the DX of infrastructure maintenance, we are committed to creating new value that supports a sustainable society for the next generation.

■About New Space Intelligence, Inc. (NSI)

Solving Earth’s Challenges from Space.

New Space Intelligence, Inc. (NSI) is a satellite data analysis startup born from research conducted at AIT (Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand) and Yamaguchi University. In an era of rapid social change, making correct judgments depends on securing reliable information. Disasters, aging infrastructure, and increasing complexity in urban areas—as changes that cannot be fully grasped from the ground increase, there is a growing need for a system that can continuously understand the situation by overseeing wide areas.

NSI has independently developed the "Satellite Data Pipeline®," an automated system that selects multiple optimal satellites from a diverse range of satellite data based on the client's objective, budget, and frequency, and then integrates, analyzes, and delivers the data in the required format. We treat satellites not as "photos" but as "data," and are promoting social implementation as applications utilized in a wide range of fields, including infrastructure monitoring for railways and roads, disaster response, and environmental monitoring. Our goal is a world where invisible changes are reliably captured, leading to better decision-making for everyone. Whether it’s minor infrastructure fluctuations, slow-moving ground deformation, or wide-area disaster damage, reliable data from satellites allows us to capture signs that are unseen from the ground. Building upon the implementation model and technological expertise cultivated in Japan, we will bring the power of satellite data to address social issues worldwide, starting with Asia and Africa.

NSI continues to challenge itself to create a new data foundation that updates the future of society and industry through satellite data.

This news was issued as a press release on PR TIMES.

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