Forbes November 5, 2025
Anshel Sag

The growth of spatial computing and physical AI is driving demand for more real-world data. In this context, some of the world’s leading providers of geospatial data are partnering to create something unique: Project Orbion. The companies are touting this multi-company collaboration as the next generation of spatial technology, creating a live digital twin of the earth that has accurate physics, real-time weather and more.

Leading the project is Aechelon, a maker of training and simulation systems for defense applications, which is bringing together all the various technologies into a single platform. The first major customer for Project Orbion is the U.S. Coast Guard, which will leverage the capabilities of Aechelon and the other Orbion partners into a single highly...

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