SPIS delivers satellite-based pipeline anomaly detection for water utilities and infrastructure operators worldwide — covering entire networks without trenching, without physical access, and without disrupting supply.
The World's pipelines,
inspected from orbit
All detections require field verification before classification as confirmed leaks.
OPERATIONAL COVERAGE
SOUTHEAST ASIA I SOUTH ASIA I MIDDLE EAST I AFRICA I EUROPE I AMERICAS OCEANIA
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Works Anywhere on Earth
SAR imagery is acquired from orbit — no ground equipment, no site access required. It works in tropical climates, desert terrain, dense urban networks, and remote rural areas equally well.
Works Anywhere on Earth
SAR imagery is acquired from orbit — no ground equipment, no site access required. It works in tropical climates, desert terrain, dense urban networks, and remote rural areas equally well.
All-Weather, Day & Night
Unlike optical satellites, SAR penetrates cloud cover and operates in complete darkness. Reliable for tropical regions, monsoon seasons, and any environment where optical imagery fails.
GPS-Precise Anomaly Reports
Every anomaly is delivered with GPS coordinates, a condition rating, estimated flow, and a field dispatch sheet — so your crews go exactly where they're needed, in any country, any network.
Our Approach
SPIS sees what ground crews can't anywhere on Earth.
Using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery acquired from orbit, SPIS analyses near-surface moisture patterns across your entire pipeline network — simultaneously, from above, regardless of weather, terrain, or access constraints.
About SPIS
Built for infrastructure operators worldwide.
SPIS — the Satellite Pipeline Inspection System — was developed to address a specific gap in water network management that no conventional tool could fill: the inability to detect diffuse, sub-surface pipeline anomalies at network scale, without physical access.
We work directly with water utilities, infrastructure agencies, municipal operators, and government regulators across the globe — delivering satellite-derived anomaly intelligence that ground-based methods cannot produce at comparable scale or cost.
SPIS is not a research tool. It is an operational pipeline inspection service — built to produce actionable outputs that field teams can act on the same day results are delivered, in any country, in any language of operation.
Confidential by design
All scan results, anomaly coordinates, and client data are handled under strict confidentiality. SPIS operates as a closed, access-controlled system — results are delivered only to the requesting organisation and are never shared or disclosed.
Two Leading Platforms.
One Clear Objective.
Orbit Exploration Intelligence (OEI) defines the frontier of remote analysis, mitigating capital and operational risk before crews ever mobilize. By leveraging space-based data, we eliminate the need for expensive field surveys and drilling. We are a pure intelligence firm delivering insight from the vacuum of space.
UTILITY NETWORKS
SPIS
Satellite Pipe Integrity System
Identifies underground pipeline leaks and structural risks using Synthetic Aperture Radar, bypassing the need for excavation or site closures.
MINING AND ENERGY
Subsurface Prospecting
Pinpoints oil, gas, and mineral deposits using multispectral imagery and gravitational modeling, providing bankable subsurface data with industry-leading accuracy.
Global challenge
346 billion litres lost every day. Operators don't know where.
According to the World Bank, water utilities worldwide lose an estimated 346 billion litres of treated water daily to non-revenue water (NRW) — leaks, breaks, and diffuse seepage that go undetected for months or years. The total economic loss exceeds USD 14 billion annually.
Traditional inspection methods — acoustic logging, pressure testing, physical walkovers — are slow, expensive, and require access to specific pipe sections. They work well for known problem areas, but they cannot efficiently survey an entire network, and they miss diffuse seepage almost entirely.
In developing economies, aging infrastructure and rapid network expansion make the gap even wider. In developed markets, underground pipe systems that haven't been physically inspected in decades continue to leak without alarm.
NRW is a global infrastructure crisis. Utilities from Southeast Asia to Sub-Saharan Africa to Europe face the same core problem — they cannot efficiently locate what they cannot see. SPIS changes that.
Limitations of legacy inspection technology
✕ Acoustic sensors demand manual contact with every single pipe
✕ Pressure diagnostics lack the resolution to pinpoint leak sites
✕ Ground surveys are costly and too slow for large-scale grids
✕ Standard tools fail to identify hidden, diffuse soil saturation
How it works
From scan request to field dispatch in four steps
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Define Target Infrastructure
Submit your utility grid boundary zone or interest area using our secure client portal. SPIS accommodates broad municipal parameters out-of-the-box. Clients may securely overlay active utility network maps to automatically enforce advanced localized asset alignment filters.
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Satellite acquisition
SAR imagery is tasked and acquired over your area of interest. The platform evaluates surface properties dynamically across optimized temporal observation tracks to isolate constant, authentic anomalies from ambient weather patterns and seasonal environmental variations.
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Analysis & Ranking
Captured datasets are processed immediately through our proprietary multi-stage subsurface evaluation pipeline. Potential target signatures are analyzed by various characteristics.
04
Actionable Field Intelligence
You receive a fully structured, auditable anomaly ledger populated directly to your operational terminal. Deliverables include high-precision GPS target coordinates, localized severity ratings, estimated volumetric loss flow metrics, and clean field dispatch templates ready for immediate ground team excavation.
contact us
Start with a Scan
Tell us your area of interest, country, and organisation type. We'll confirm scope, pricing, and turnaround time.
Global Operations
Serving clients across Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and the Americas
Contact Us
Email: info@orbitexplorationintelligence
Phone: +60 3277 11571
Pricing
Pricing varies by region, area of interest, and satellite data acquisition requirements. Contact us for a quote and we'll respond with a full scope and cost estimate.