The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) issued a pilot project award to geospatial analytics company SynMax and its Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) platform, Theia.

SynMax announced Monday that the pilot program will involve testing and evaluation of Theia’s capabilities, focusing on its ability to detect, track, and analyze maritime activities in near real-time. The company will be working with its strategic partner, Planet Labs, which provides the comprehensive maritime data to Theia, which then combines the data with ten sources of maritime data generated by SynMax AI.

SynMax hopes the platform will prove in testing that it can provide essential data and analysis to support NGA’s mission.

“Theia marks a significant leap in MDA technology, delivering actionable intelligence through advanced intelligence fusion, driven by proprietary AI and world-class imagery analysts.” SynMax Founder and CTO Eric Anderson said in the announcement. “This collaboration with NGA represents a pivotal step in advancing national security and maritime safety.”

Financial details of the contract award were not disclosed.