Satellite data use may not be as prevalent as the press might imply but has been adopted by some of the larger and more sophisticated financial institutions. The legal and compliance issues tend to be less onerous than some other forms of alternative data.
Alternative data and analysis from Hatched Analytics highlighted below consensus subscriber growth for Disney+ in the June quarter of 2020.
Edison offered a positive revenue prediction for McDonald’s on Eagle Alpha’s Alpha Capture platform on June 25th, 2020 based on traction for food delivery, particularly for the breakfast time period.
Saeed Amen of CueMacro gave a high-level overview of computer vision and image analysis. He also presented a case study on using satellite image data for car counts at a European retailer.
On July 16th, 2020, the European Commission launched an antitrust inquiry into the Internet of Things (IoT). The focus of the inquiry is on consumer products and services that “are connected to a network and can be controlled at a distance, for example via a voice assistant or mobile device”.
Multiple surveys and our own experience at Eagle Alpha highlights web crawled data as one of the most popular categories of alternative data. There are several reasons for this, including breadth of applications, ease of access and low price points.
These use cases show how Social Media data can be used for: Competitive analysis Brand conversation & engagement Consumer insights/trends Broad industry/sector trends As part of an ESG model
Organizations that rely on alternative data should ensure that their diligence process includes questions regarding the EU data transfer mechanisms used by the data brokers, and their sources, and obtain contractual assurances that the transfer was legal under all applicable laws.
In this article, Eagle Alpha’s Director of Data Strategy and Analytics Ronan Crosson shares his insights on geo-location data based on content on Eagle Alpha’s Data Strategy solution.
With the COVID-19 outbreak Eagle Alpha has seen a surge in requests for geolocation data. This article addresses methods of data collection and detailed advice on selecting a GDS provider.
Google search data can be used for conducting competitive analysis, measure traction of new products, or to build signals on revenue growth/same-store sales
The new iOS 14 will allow consumers to limit how much location information they have to share and provides users with more options to restrict what information they have to share on apps.
