Reducing the risk of bird strikes using satellite images and Ascend’s Normalised Difference Water index software (NDWI)
BROWSE PROJECTS
Based on user needs and industry skills, the evolution of customized solutions and the establishment of innovative services is accomplished through project activities. Focusing on various thematic areas, relevant information on the project activities is provided below.
OCTAVE
Status date: 07 April 2026
OCTAVE is a space-enabled platform that uses Earth Observation, AI, blockchain, and isotopic science to verify organic cotton from farm to fibre. It provides tamper-proof traceability, fraud detection, and compliance for sustainable textile supply chains.
FarmBull
Status date: 29 May 2026
The FarmBull robot is designed for autonomous agricultural work across a wide range of applications. Its modular design can be tailored to specific customer requirements and configured with a variety of attachments for different tasks.
Robust, reliable and high-performing, it embodies engineering excellence and German quality.
ADBISOV
Status date: 09 September 2026
ADBISOV develops a vessel-based autonomous drone system for wind turbine blade inspection from offshore Service Operation Vessels, with a pilot or responsible person supervising today and hands-off autonomy planned for the commercial phase. Using LEO satellite connectivity, RTK-enhanced GNSS positioning and AI-assisted analytics, the system operates during routine technician transfer windows, targeting a substantial reduction in inspection cost.
SAT2LEAF
Status date: 09 September 2026
SAT2LEAF turns a standard smartphone into a digital agronomist for urban and peri-urban farms. The phone's Galileo/GPS receiver geotags every canopy scan and leaf image, and on-device AI returns 3D canopy metrics, disease diagnosis and forecasts, and agronomic prescriptions — with Copernicus Sentinel-2 adding vigour context on the larger plots. No drones, no field sensors, no technical expertise required. Note on the project title: the contractual title names plant-level data fusion; that hypothesis was tested during the activity and found not usable at micro-plot scale, and the service is delivered on smartphone GNSS with Sentinel-2 as a contextual layer (see Current status).
Eyes on Plastic
Status date: 08 September 2026
Eyes on Plastic provides a service solution that combines multiple sensor components into a joint mapping and monitoring solution for plastic in the aquatic environment. The CCN for EoP extends the original scope of the project by integrating water quality analysis into the plastic litter monitoring, and applies it to a new market segment: sports events.
ISABHEL
Status date: 08 September 2026
ISABHEL is a continuous monitoring service that leverages 5G technologies and provides qualitative and quantitative information for the management of specific assets, identifies areas for predictive maintenance, supports asset financial resilience and disaster prevention. The proposal is based on the synergistic integration of different technologies enabling advanced monitoring of the structural health of bridges. The service is specifically aimed at monitoring the structural health of bridges located on the Po River, which are recognized as assets of interest for the City of Turin.
PORTEX
Status date: 07 September 2026
PORTEX is an AI-powered, space-enabled platform that combines GNSS, Satellite AIS, and Earth Observation data to help ports benchmark operational performance, forecast demand, and support infrastructure planning. The service enables ports to improve efficiency, competitiveness, and sustainability without requiring access to proprietary competitor data.
Nova-sight
Status date: 07 September 2026
Nova-sight turns satellite imagery into money. Every 2.5 minutes, Europe's newest geostationary satellite captures cloud movements at 0.5 km resolution. We translate that into ultra-precise solar energy forecasts; delivered in real time via API. For energy traders, grid operators, and industrial sites: know what your solar panels will produce before the clouds arrive.
USE
Status date: 07 September 2026
Satellite Earth observation data is under-used because industry professionals lack the skills to work with it. Upskill with SatEO (USE) is an online training platform delivering role-specific, practical training for technical and non-technical professionals working with SatEO data. Piloted with BASF Digital Farming, CNES and the Australian Ocean Data Network, USE combines online modules, live workshops and a JupyterLab coding environment.
SpaceSurf
Status date: 07 September 2026
Active surfers commonly use surf forecasts for planning sessions and trips. Existing tools depend on deep‑ocean models, which perform well offshore but lose accuracy in shallow water. SpaceSurf improves forecast precision for the surfing sector by integrating local SDB data with a nested modelling framework that accurately captures nearshore wave dynamics at a local scale.
Bumble Bee
Status date: 07 May 2026
Bling Automated is offering an automated on-demand delivery solution for urgent B2B use cases, where parts or items are needed fast for a job. The company provides faster, safer, and more cost-efficient deliveries, at a time when demand for speed, automation, regulatory readiness, and improving unit economics are aligning.
ZikaSeal
Status date: 20 August 2026
ZikaSeal's drain barrier blocks Asian tiger mosquitoes from breeding in road drains. This ESA Kick-Start built a satellite-based hotspot model using Sentinel-1/2 Earth Observation data and machine learning to show municipalities exactly which drains are affected by the mosquito.
CoolStorAge
Status date: 14 August 2026
CoolStorAge is a B2B Software-as-a-Service that uses Earth Observation data, weather forecasts and electricity-market prices to dynamically schedule ice-thermal-storage cooling systems in commercial and industrial buildings. The service replaces the static, pre-set operating schedules that dominate the installed base today with a continuously re-optimised 24-hour plan, delivering a verifiable 20–30 % reduction in cooling-related electricity cost without requiring any on-site hardware change.
MFT-ESACA01
Status date: 17 August 2026
The project applies MinFarm Tech’s optimized LoRaWAN over SatCom software stack and network architecture for a demo project where an end-to-end remote livestock and wildlife tracking service is provided using IoT technology and Satellite Communications.
Conservation Integrity
Status date: 22 June 2026
belian.earth builds Carbon Market Certainty through independent, automatically-selected counterfactual baselines for nature-based solutions. The ramet5 platform uses geospatial foundation models on satellite Earth observation data to generate reference areas that are reproducible, dynamic, and free from potential project developer bias. Users include carbon project developers, conservation organisations, and sustainable timber companies.
JP-VISION
Status date: 11 August 2026
JP-VISION is an advanced inspection solution for photovoltaic plants, integrating drones, AI, and thermal analysis to enhance efficiency and maintenance. It provides real-time reports, detects anomalies, and reduces operational costs. Designed for scalability, JP-VISION ensures precise, automated, and cost-effective monitoring for sustainable energy management.
SmartSolar-H2
Status date: 07 August 2026
SmartSolar-H2 is a feasibility study exploring how satellite Earth Observation and weather forecasting can guide green-hydrogen production from solar energy, estimating expected hydrogen output, electricity-import needs and production cost over the coming hours to days to support operational and investment decisions.
SOCBIO-MAP
Status date: 07 August 2026
SOCBIO-MAP delivers scientifically rigorous, satellite-enhanced mapping of soil organic carbon stocks and biodiversity in forest ecosystems. By integrating Earth observation with optimised field sampling and laboratory analysis, the project makes high-quality soil health MRV feasible, scalable, and cost-effective for carbon project developers, conservation organisations, and corporate sustainability programmes worldwide.
Netcarbon Intelligence
Status date: 09 June 2026
Netcarbon Intelligence enables land and infrastructure stakeholders to diagnose, simulate and certify the environmental impact of their projects, combining Earth Observation data and artificial intelligence across indicators such as carbon sequestration, land use, urban heat islands and biodiversity.
PREDIFAN
Status date: 04 August 2026
PREDIFAN is an ESA-supported project aiming to develop an operational early-warning service for harmful algal blooms (HABs) affecting salmon farming in Chile.
By combining satellite Earth observation data, in-situ measurements, and advanced modelling, the service delivers predictive insights and real-time alerts to help aquaculture operators anticipate risks, reduce fish mortality, and optimize farm management decisions.