The EarthDaily NASA contract will provide $3 million for satellite data and technical support as NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey evaluate how commercial observations could complement the Landsat land-imaging record. EarthDaily announced the task order on October 26, 2026.
Key Takeaways
- NASA and USGS will assess EarthDaily data against Landsat requirements, including calibration, stability and suitability for specific uses.
- Eight of EarthDaily’s planned 10 satellites are in orbit, covering Earth’s landmass every two days, the company said.
- The work will test whether commercial observations can support AI-ready products and be combined with government imaging records.
What the EarthDaily NASA contract covers
The task order supports the Sustainable Land Imaging commercial transition initiative, a joint NASA-USGS effort examining how commercial Earth observation data can complement government systems while meeting Landsat’s scientific quality and continuity needs.
The agencies will evaluate the constellation’s data quality, calibration and stability, as well as its radiometric and geometric performance and compatibility with other observations. The evaluation will also examine whether the data can support Landsat-grade surface reflectance and surface temperature products.
Testing commercial data alongside Landsat
EarthDaily scientists and technical teams will work with NASA and USGS on data and product evaluation, workflow demonstrations, validation and uncertainty characterization. They will test the data alongside Landsat and other reference missions and within existing USGS and NASA processing workflows.
A central question is whether commercial observations can be harmonized with long-term land-imaging records and provide more frequent measurements between government satellite acquisitions. The work will also examine standardized observations for products used in machine-learning workflows.
Constellation coverage and capabilities
EarthDaily said eight of its 10 satellites are in orbit and cover 100% of Earth’s landmass every two days. At full operations, the constellation is designed to image about 92% of Earth’s landmass daily, excluding Antarctica.
The satellites collect data across 22 spectral bands, from visible to thermal wavelengths. Their native spatial resolution ranges from 5 meters in the visible and near-infrared bands to 120 meters in the thermal infrared.
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