Non-EU vendorGIS & GeospatialHeadquarters: GB

Earth-i: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Earth-i is a geospatial analytics company working with satellite imagery and Earth-observation data from several constellations and operators. Its services combine that data with analytics and machine learning, delivered as consultancy, special projects, data supply and access through its SPECTRUM geospatial portal. The company also offers an insight service for the metals-smelting industry.

Earth-i Ltd is registered in London, United Kingdom, which places it outside the EU and the EEA. The website names no parent company or majority owner. The privacy policy says information is stored on Earth-i's internal servers and on servers used via HubSpot and Salesforce, names Fasthosts as a hosting provider, and states that data is processed by companies outside the EEA. It does not name hosting regions. For a European organisation, the unnamed hosting regions and processors mean the location of satellite and customer data, and the basis for any transfer, should be confirmed before sharing it.

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Sovereignty score

32 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign

Jurisdiction SOV-250
Headquartered outside the EU (GB)
Data residency SOV-30
No hosting in Europe (OTHER)
Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-340
Key management with a non-European vendor
Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
Closed source: switching requires data migration
Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-630
Closed source, runtime with the vendor

SOV codes: the matching objective in the European Commission's Cloud Sovereignty Framework. Official source

How the score is calculated

Facts and evidence

Last checked October 11, 2026

Headquarters	GB (OTHER)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decision	Yes — found adequate by the European CommissionVerified by hand
Sovereignty model	Vendor-hosted (non-EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting	OTHERVerified by hand
Open-source	NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant	NoVendor-stated
Category	GIS & Geospatial
Type	Product
Website	earthi.space ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Earth-i

The European alternatives to Earth-i come from our knowledge base of over 6,800 vendors. We only list vendors headquartered in the EU or the EEA; fully European-owned vendors rank before vendors with a foreign owner. For each alternative you see the country, the open-source status and a short description.

Score per alternative: 0 = high exposure, 100 = sovereign

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Why digital sovereignty matters with Earth-i

Earth-i is headquartered in GB, outside the EU. Contracts and data therefore also fall under non-European law. The GDPR applies through contractual terms, but in a conflict with local legislation you have less certainty than with a European vendor.

Earth-i hosts data outside the EU (OTHER). Personal data therefore leaves the EU, which requires a transfer mechanism under the GDPR and pulls the data residency score down.

Earth-i is closed source and hosted by the vendor. The encryption keys and the runtime sit with the vendor and switching requires data migration. Ask about bring-your-own-key, export options and open standards.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs Earth-i together with your other vendors and gives a total score, a heatmap and the main risk drivers.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to Earth-i?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Earth-i include 52°North, Airbus Defence & Space and Camptocamp. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Earth-i?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Earth-i include 52°North and Camptocamp. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Earth-i GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Earth-i is headquartered in GB (OTHER) and hosts data in OTHER. Its GDPR compliance is limited or unclear. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.

Details and sources

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Compliance evidence

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