QuantCube launches real-time indicators to track economic and environmental change

Alternative data specialist QuantCube has today launched four new real-time economic indicators, which use intelligence gathered from European Space Agency (ESA) global satellite data to track environmental change.

These new indicators include:

The urban growth index – measuring development in cities and urban areas over time;

The NO2 pollution index – tracking human activity by comparing average nitrogen dioxide produced across different regions;

The water stress index – monitoring water surface fluctuations to pinpoint the likely occurrence of drought and water shortages; and

The agricultural index – observing agricultural land usage to help predict changes in agricultural yields.

Harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) and big data techniques to process the extensive datasets, these indicators meet financial institutions’ demand for insights into how economies are…

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November 24, 2021