The SkyCommons Observatory was created by the Open Knowledge Foundation under its Frontier of Openness umbrella, as a prototype to map power, expose risks, and advance public-interest principles, such as openness, interoperability, and accountability, into the technical, legal, and policy frameworks that govern our SkyCommons. It starts with locally produced research on LEO infrastructure, public information, openly available datasets, accessible narratives and visualisation tools.
The prototype aims to expand and become a permanent global monitoring node serving not only as a shared resource but also as a platform for data and research curation, coordination, capacity building and advocacy in the relevant fora.