SpaceData Joins MAFF’s Green Decarbonization Overseas Expansion Consortium

SpaceData Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Katsuaki Sato; hereinafter “SpaceData”) announced that it has joined the Green Decarbonization Overseas Expansion Consortium operated by Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. As a company with digital twin technology that utilizes satellite data and AI, SpaceData will support the formation and overseas expansion of decarbonization projects in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors. The Green Decarbonization Overseas Expansion Consortium is a public-private partnership framework operated by the Green Food System Strategy Group of the Minister’s Secretariat at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Its purpose is to support the overseas expansion of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction technologies in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors across countries worldwide, including the Asian monsoon region, and to promote the formation and execution of decarbonization projects that may connect to the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) through matching Japanese companies with domestic and international partners. The consortium includes leading companies and institutions across fields such as consulting firms, think tanks, financial institutions including megabanks, trading companies and technology companies, bringing together public and private sector expertise. The impacts of climate change on agriculture, forestry and fisheries are expanding globally in the form of yield fluctuations, degradation of production foundations and risks to food security. In overseas agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors, particularly in the Asian monsoon region, there is strong demand for technologies and systems that can achieve both greenhouse gas emissions reductions and productivity improvements. SpaceData has been developing foundations that visualize global environmental change and support on-site decision-making, centered on digital twin technology using satellite data and AI. From the perspective of applying this technological expertise to the social challenge of decarbonization in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, SpaceData decided to join the consortium. Through participation in the consortium, SpaceData aims to take part in information sharing related to the formation and execution of decarbonization projects, accelerate overseas expansion through matching opportunities with domestic and international partners, and contribute internationally toward the achievement of the SDGs through the overseas expansion of Japanese companies. Looking ahead, SpaceData will leverage its technologies, including satellite data, AI, digital twins and physical AI, to help build foundations that support decarbonization initiatives in agriculture, forestry and fisheries and their overseas expansion. The company will continue deepening collaboration with public and private sector stakeholders while connecting expertise in space and digital domains to solutions for important social challenges. SpaceData Inc. is a technology startup that creates new industries and social infrastructure by integrating space and digital technologies under its vision of building a society where anyone can utilize space. Using digital twin technology that precisely recreates Earth and space environments, the company aims to build digital platforms that support the next future across areas including space, urban development, disaster prevention and security. It is also working toward the realization of a space-based society through the development of operational foundations for space robots and space stations.