What technology does the service use?

It combines WHERE's satellite data and AI site-selection technology with Space Shift's SAR and optical satellite data analysis to extract land that may be unused.

Who is the service for?

It targets renewable-energy businesses, and the partners plan to expand to logistics facilities, warehouses and parking lots.

Has the approach been tested?

Yes, an earlier trial in the renewable-energy field produced results including responses and business talks from landowners of extracted candidate sites.

AI Business & IndustryAI Watch (Impress)8m agoNov 4, 2026, 19:01 JST

WHERE and Space Shift launch AI satellite land-sourcing service

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What happened
WHERE and Space Shift began offering a service that uses satellite data and AI to extract potentially unused land, combining WHERE's site-selection technology and real estate data with Space Shift's SAR and optical satellite analysis.
Why it matters
Finding suitable sites for solar plants and grid-scale storage currently requires maps, aerial photos and on-site surveys, so idle farmland and other unused land often goes undeveloped; the partners say an earlier renewable-energy trial produced responses and business talks from landowners.

WHO IT HITSRenewable-energy developers, especially those siting solar plants and grid-scale storage, gain a faster way to screen candidate land and reach landowners, while landowners of idle farmland may be approached about using their property.

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The service addresses a practical bottleneck in developing solar plants and grid-scale storage: securing land that meets conditions such as location, regulations and road access. Until now, finding candidate sites required checking maps, aerial photos and doing on-site surveys individually, which took substantial time and manpower. Idle farmland has increased as farmers age and successors become scarce, but it is hard to grasp owners' intentions and land use, so such land often fails to become project sites. By pairing WHERE's real estate information and landowner outreach support with Space Shift's SAR and optical satellite analysis, the partners aim to connect unused land to business use. They also plan to extend the approach to logistics facilities, warehouses and parking lots.

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What technology does the service use?: It combines WHERE's satellite data and AI site-selection technology with Space Shift's SAR and optical satellite data analysis to extract land that may be unused.
Who is the service for?: It targets renewable-energy businesses, and the partners plan to expand to logistics facilities, warehouses and parking lots.
Has the approach been tested?: Yes, an earlier trial in the renewable-energy field produced results including responses and business talks from landowners of extracted candidate sites.

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