Case Study: Planetek Italia achieves GIS-free daily growth forecasts and optimized aquaculture operations with Hexagon's Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial Division

Developing Analytics Capabilities for the Rapidly Growing Aquaculture Industry

Planetek Italia, an Italian Earth observation and geo‑services company and operator of the Rheticus platform, needed a way to deliver satellite‑based growth forecasts, environmental monitoring and risk analysis to aquaculture SMEs that lack GIS expertise. To solve this, Planetek turned to Hexagon's Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial Division and its M.App Enterprise platform to build an easy‑to‑use vertical application for aquaculture professionals.

Using Hexagon's Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial Division’s M.App Enterprise, Planetek integrated Sentinel‑3 and Copernicus marine and weather data, market prices and growth‑rate models into the Rheticus Aquaculture Smart M.App, providing daily updates, three‑day forecasts and automated anomaly alerts via a cloud dashboard. The solution is in use by aquafarmers in Italy and Greece, helping them plan inspections, reduce production risk, and improve profitability without requiring GIS or EO expertise.

Planetek Italia

Massimo Zotti

Head of Government & Security