9 Computer hardware; recorded computer software for processing Earth observation data; recorded computer software programs for processing Earth observation data; computer software products; data transmission apparatus; data transmission networks; data collection apparatus, namely, space based remote sensing instruments; apparatus for data processing; apparatus for data input, namely, satellite tasking platforms; apparatus for data output, namely, satellite data delivery platforms; apparatus for reading data, namely, graphical user interface platforms; apparatus for data transmitting; apparatus for sending data, namely, backend application programming interfaces; apparatus for transmitting data; recorded computer programs for processing data; data acquisition apparatus, namely, space based remote sensing instruments; data processing devices, namely, edge computing consisting of high power computers capable of undertaking heavy compute workloads onboard satellites recorded computer programs for data processing; data receivers, namely, edge computing for receiving data onboard satellites; computer hardware and recorded software for processing Earth observation data onboard satellites; computer hardware and recorded software featuring artificial intelligence; apparatus for transmission via satellites being satellite transceivers; earth satellites for use in earth observation; ground based apparatus for controlling satellites, namely, transceivers for communicating with Earth observation satellites; satellite receivers; recorded satellite imagery software for capturing Earth observation data; recorded satellite imagery software applications for capturing Earth observation data; satellite transmitting apparatus; apparatus for information transmission, namely, transceivers for communicating with Earth observation satellites; electronic surveillance apparatus, namely, electronic video and still image surveillance installations; target surveillance apparatus being satellites; apparatus for gathering information, namely, satellite tasking platforms; apparatus for electronic information processing, namely, graphical user interface platforms; apparatus for recording digital information, namely, graphical user interface platforms; apparatus for transmitting information, namely, backend application programming interfaces (APIs); scientific, research, navigation, surveying, photographic, optical, measuring, signaling, detecting, testing, inspecting apparatus and instruments, namely, satellite tasking platforms, satellite data delivery platforms and graphical user interface platforms