SkyTruth is a conservation-technology nonprofit that uses satellite imagery and environmental data to make environmental harm visible, measurable, and actionable. Founded in 2001, the organization pioneered the use of open satellite data to expose industrial activities that are often hidden from public view, and has become a trusted source of independent environmental information for journalists, advocates, policymakers, and other changemakers.
SkyTruth’s tools and platforms include Cerulean, the first free, publicly-available technology that uses AI and satellite imagery to expose chronic ocean oil pollution and its potential sources; the 30×30 Progress Tracker, an interactive platform that monitors global, regional, and national progress toward conserving 30% of the planet by 2030; and dedicated tools and datasets on mountaintop-removal mining, global gas flaring, and environmental change monitoring. SkyTruth’s data has been used in investigative journalism on offshore oil discharges, surface mining, and the global methane plume, and the organization collaborates regularly with major news outlets including Climate Home News, The Guardian, and others.
The organization is based in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
