Macnica (Headquarters: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture; President: Kazumasa Hara; hereinafter referred to as Macnica), a total service and solution provider in semiconductors, networks, cybersecurity, and AI/IoT, and Synspective Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo Prefecture) Koto Ward, Representative Board Director CEO: Motoyuki Arai, hereinafter referred to as Synspective, are pleased to announce that they have entered into an MOU and will collaborate to realize a sustainable society through the use of data.

Left: Motoyuki Arai, Representative Board Director CEO, Synspective Co., Ltd.
Right: Tsuyoshi Macnica Innovation Strategic Business Headquarters

In recent years, the use of data has become important in the maintenance and management of social infrastructure, disaster prevention measures, and industry. It is possible to prevent risks by predicting signs based on changes in measured information over time, and to optimize operations by visualizing information in real time. This is because it can be expected to accelerate work improvements in maintenance and production activities that have stagnated due to the accompanying labor shortage.

In this environment, Macnica has supported the use of mainly localized ground data by developing and providing cutting-edge stereo cameras and 3D sensors such as LiDAR that capture high-precision, high-definition data in a variety of environments, as well as algorithms used on the captured data.
Synspective manufactures and develops small satellites equipped with Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) (hereinafter referred to as small SAR satellites), aiming to build a constellation of satellites. It uses machine learning to extract necessary information from the acquired SAR data of terrain and structures, as well as various other external data, organizes it according to purpose, and provides solutions to customer issues using comprehensive satellite data.

Therefore, in this collaboration, by combining Macnica 's specialty terrestrial data with Synspective's specialty satellite data, we will create effective data that can capture a wide range of areas from multiple angles with high precision, high definition, and in real time. We believe that the possibilities for data utilization will expand more than ever before, and the range of applications will expand.
For example, in the maintenance of social infrastructure such as roads and bridges, we use satellite data to visualize and analyze the situation over a wide area, narrow down problem areas, and then obtain detailed data locally using LiDAR etc. This will enable more efficient and accurate maintenance and management of social infrastructure. In this way, by combining bird's-eye view satellite data and local ground data, we support the use of comprehensive data, not only for the maintenance of social infrastructure, but also for understanding the progress of work at construction sites and for damage caused by natural disasters. We would like to contribute to solving customers' problems in various use cases such as visualizing situations.

Collaboration image between Macnica and Synspective

Macnica is developing business in various fields such as mobility, healthcare, smart factories, and smart cities. By combining Synspective's small SAR satellites and satellite data solutions, which are expected to develop in the future, with Macnica 's business, we hope to increase the range and flexibility of our solutions and provide new value.

In addition, Macnica will exhibit a booth at CES 2022, which will be held in Las Vegas from January 5, 2022. In addition to Synspective's satellite data solution, we will introduce the Macnica Mobility Data Platform, a data platform that collects, accumulates, and analyzes mobility vehicle driving data and sensor data in real time and analyzes it with AI. In addition, as a CBM (Condition Based Maintenance) solution, we will exhibit "SENSPIDER", a hardware optimized for CBM operation by integrating the necessary functions from the collection of high-precision analog sensor data to the implementation of user-custom algorithms in a single box. In addition, we will introduce "Sense I," which reads consciousness and judgment from human brain waves and has AI learn from it, and "Sense Plus," which visualizes how emotions such as concentration, interest, and fatigue are changing over time.

Macnica CES 2022 Exhibit Overview
Name: CES 2022
Date and time: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 - Saturday, January 8, 2022 9:00-18:00 *From 10:00 on the first day until 16:00 on the last day
Venue: Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) North Hall #10025

Synspecive's satellite data solution provides land displacement monitoring services (LDM) and flood damage monitoring services (FDA), which are realized using ground observation data obtained by small SAR satellite constellations and data analysis technology that is constantly evolving. Damage Asseeement), etc., will be introduced mainly through demonstration videos. Please take this opportunity to visit Macnica booth.

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