Dymaxion Labs: Satellite Imagery for the Public Good

June 26, 2023

In 2022, Cepei, together with LIRNEasia and other research centers from the Global South, created the SDG Acceleration Roadmap initiative that aimed to map public-private data collaborations and their contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

From Cepei, we hope that, through this research, public-private data partnerships will improve their potential to respond to the global context.

This Case Study provides insights into the public-private data initiative between Dymaxion Labs and governments in Latin America. It was prepared by Hernan Munoz, Cepei.

Principales hallazgos

Geospatial data derived from earth observation is one of the most promising sources of high-value data for decision-making in the public sphere.

As data sets and analytics capabilities become more advanced, companies can also better provide contextually specific geospatial data and insights as the customer requires.

Dymaxion Labs has played a key role in improving access to valuable insights and data and demonstrating their usefulness, and convincing governments in the region that there are significant benefits to investing in data infrastructure.

Main Findings

Geospatial data derived from earth observation is one of the most promising sources of high-value data for decision-making in the public sphere.

As data sets and analytics capabilities become more advanced, companies can also better provide contextually specific geospatial data and insights as the customer requires.

Dymaxion Labs has played a key role in improving access to valuable insights and data and demonstrating their usefulness, and convincing governments in the region that there are significant benefits to investing in data infrastructure.

About the author

Hernán Muñoz

Economist of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), with postgraduate studies in Finance (UBA), MSc in Public Policy (University of San Andrés), and currently, PhD candidate at Sapienza University of Rome. He has specialized in strategic planning, statistical capacity building and good practices. He was National Director of Planning, Institutional and International Relations of the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) of Argentina from 2015 to 2019. Since 2020, he collaborates with Cepei as Data Ecosystems Advisor.

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Hernán Muñoz

Economist of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), with postgraduate studies in Finance (UBA), MSc in Public Policy (University of San Andrés), and currently, PhD candidate at Sapienza University of Rome. He has specialized in strategic planning, statistical capacity building and good practices. He was National Director of Planning, Institutional and International Relations of the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) of Argentina from 2015 to 2019. Since 2020, he collaborates with Cepei as Data Ecosystems Advisor.

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