Drishti turns free satellite imagery into a dated, month-by-month record of any building site — from the first earthworks to the finished structure. An independent, verifiable timeline of progress on the ground, no drones or site visits required.
The Aramco Stadium, Al Khobar — rising from the desert
A real Drishti timeline of a 2034 FIFA World Cup stadium, from groundbreaking (Jul 2024) to today, built entirely from free Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite imagery. Press play, or drag to compare day one with the latest pass.
Inside the demo: ▶ play the timelapse, or ⇆ compare day one with today. See the documentation for methodology & terms.
How It Works
From orbit to a shareable progress page
Fully automated. Give us a location — we handle the rest.
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Satellite Capture
Europe's Sentinel-2 satellites pass over every point on Earth roughly every 5 days. We pull the clearest image of your site from each pass — and back-date it through years of free archive.
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True-Colour Processing
Raw spectral bands are processed into clean true-colour images, cloudy passes are filtered out, and each frame is dated and aligned to the exact same patch of ground.
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Timeline Assembled
Every frame is stitched into an interactive timeline — a play-through timelapse plus a before/after slider that wipes from day one to the latest pass.
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Delivered & Updated
You get a shareable web page (or PDF report). As new satellite passes arrive, the timeline keeps extending — your record stays current automatically.
What You Can Track
If it changes the ground, Drishti sees it
One engine, pointed at any site on Earth — past or present.
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Mega-projects & stadiums
Document landmark builds month-by-month for the public, for marketing, or for milestone records.
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Developers & contractors
An independent progress log for clients, lenders and disputes — proof of what was built and when.
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Investors & lenders
Verify a developer's progress claims before releasing the next payment — without a site visit.
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Land & infrastructure
Track land development, roads, ports and industrial zones rising across a region over time.
Pricing
Priced per project
Every site is different — coverage period, number of locations, update frequency, and whether you need higher-resolution commercial imagery. Tell us what you want to track and we'll scope it.
Full back-dated timeline from satellite archive
Interactive web page — timelapse + before/after slider
Ongoing updates as new satellite passes arrive
Optional PDF milestone reports
Multiple sites & regions on request
Higher-resolution commercial imagery available where needed
Project Basis
Custom quote
Scoped to your site, period & update needs.
FAQ
Common Questions
How far back can you go? ▼
The free Sentinel-2 archive goes back to 2015–2017 depending on the region. For most projects we can reconstruct the full history from before groundbreaking right up to today.
How often does it update? ▼
Sentinel-2 revisits the same spot roughly every 5 days. We keep the clearest cloud-free image from each pass, so you get a fresh frame on that cadence. Daily updates are possible with paid commercial satellites, quoted separately.
How detailed are the images? ▼
Free Sentinel-2 imagery is about 10 m per pixel — clear enough to read earthworks, foundations and a structure rising, but not fine detail like individual vehicles. Where you need sharper 0.3–0.5 m detail, we can source higher-resolution commercial imagery for key milestones.
Is this legal to use and publish? ▼
Yes. Sentinel-2 is open data from the EU Copernicus programme and ESA, free to use and publish — including commercially — with attribution. Every Drishti timeline carries the required credit.
Can you track a site anywhere? ▼
Anywhere on Earth. Just send the location (a pin, address, or coordinates) and the period you care about, and we'll build the timeline.
Get Started
Want a timeline of your project?
Send us the site and the dates — we'll show you what it looks like from space.
Request a Drishti Quote
Tell us what you'd like to track — we'll reply on WhatsApp with a scoped quote.
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