AXA partners with ICEYE on extreme weather monitoring

AXA has partnered with ICEYE to add synthetic aperture radar satellite (SAR) data to AXA’s Digital Commercial Platform for monitoring floods, wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural catastrophes.

The agreement gives AXA’s commercial clients access to near real-time satellite imagery that can be collected day or night and in poor conditions such as cloud cover, smoke, or dust. The data is intended to support earlier assessment of events and more informed decisions during and after losses.

ICEYE operates a global SAR microsatellite constellation with frequent revisit times and image resolution of about 25 centimeters. Its data is already used by government, defense, and commercial customers, including several NATO member states.

AXA plans to use the satellite data alongside other third-party datasets and analytics to identify risk earlier and reduce reliance on post-event information alone.