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PROJECT SHOWCASES

Reducing the risk of bird strikes using satellite images and Ascend’s Normalised Difference Water index software (NDWI)

British start-up Rezatec has developed a landscape monitoring service based on Earth Observation data

A new forestry monitoring service, which is currently being used by three regional forestry departments in Poland, combines space and terrestrial data with a web-based interface.

With the support of ESA, Belgian SME Ovinto has developed a service that offers satellite-based monitoring of rail cars and intermodal tank containers.

A new satellite-enabled information management system for commercial fishermen, developed the support of ESA, is currently being used by some seventy Irish fishing vessels.

Managing seasonal navigational hazards, such as winter ice, on Romania's section of the Danube river is the goal of an ongoing ARTES IAP Demonstration Project.

With the support of ESA's ARTES Applications programme, 21Net has built a system that seemlessly integrates satcoms to improve the user experience of WiFi on high-speed trains.

The GeoSHM structural health monitoring system, developed with the support of ESA, is now being further deployed in Scotland and China.

The Basilicata Region in southern Italy has announced the allocation of a nearly one million euros to support an ongoing ARTES Applications project, ONE Class! Open network for Education.

An integrated rescue management tool being developed with the support of ESA is improving the speed and accuracy of search and rescue missions in the mountains of the Czech Republic.

With the support of ESA, HydroLogic (NL) is developing an application called the HydroNET Flood and Rain Report generator to map rainfall and flooding quickly and easily. It has been successfully deployed in flood-prone Australia, and other countries are taking interest in the system.

An enterprising Dutch startup is developing a viable business using Sentinel-1 SAR imagery to monitor oil and gas pipelines from space.

Thanks to a new portal video encoder device developed with the support of ESA, high definition video can now be cost-effectively streamed from mobile satellite terminals. This breakthrough facilitates the transmission of broadcast-quality video content from regions with limited terrestrial infrastructure.  

 

With the support of ESA through the ARTES IAP programme, Vista GmbH has developed a successful business supplying precision agriculture services to farmers. At this year's Agritechnica trade fair in Hannover, the Munich-based company was awarded a gold medal for innovation in recognition of its achievements.

A recent ARTES IAP demonstration project shows how satellites give the deployment of RPAS a huge boost. The project leader, an enterprising British SME, is capitalising on this experience to develop a viable business in remote surveying services.

Long-term monitoring using historical Earth Observation data and short-term GNSS positioning is a potent combination for studying the health and well-being of complex structures such as bridges.

Demonstration and pilot implementation of a satellite-based operations control system for managing teams in alpine rescue missions.

How satellite services give landowners an easier and cheaper way of calculating the potential economic value of conserving or restoring environmentally important peatlands.

In an activity supported by ESA, a software package called VECMAP was developed that uses Satellite Navigation and Earth Observation data to populate an online database, allowing researchers to map high-risk areas. 

With the support of ESA, Irish company Treemetrics has developed an innovative system that uses space and ground assets to map forests and monitor tree-harvesting machinery.

Thanks to European telecoms satellites, affordable broadband Internet access via satellite is becoming reality. 

Two recent ARTES-funded feasibility studies looked into ways of understanding and mitigating the risks associated with unstable terrain.

The incorporation of satellite communication services in railway signalling systems is now one step closer.

A robust portable device for monitoring vital signs and providing communications for medics developed with the support of ESA offers a lifeline even in the remotest areas on Earth via satcoms.

ASSIST allows project managers to analyse the positive and negative impacts of their Telemedicine services way before they go live.

European Defence Agency (EDA) and European Space Agency (ESA), have agreed to pursue their cooperation in the domain of Remotely Piloted Aircrafts.

The Dutch company Robin Radar has recently taken the FlySafe technology down a new and unexpected path.

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.

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TRIPS

Status date: 13 February 2025

TRIPS Transport Management Tool will be deployed through a Web-application to offer to municipal police forces, city infrastructure management, info mobility providers and insurance companies an effective instrument for the prevention of road accidents and road safety management.

IONA Hubs Network

Status date: 12 February 2025

IONA tackles costly rural deliveries with autonomous, satellite-guided drones that lower costs 5–20×. ESA-supported Cosmogony TMS integrates with existing van TMS to handle drone-vs-van parcel allocation, and removes regulatory hurdles by providing SORA-compliant BVLOS routing and satellite-enabled landing zone identification for last-mile and reverse logistics. 

INGURU PREDICT

Status date: 03 February 2025

Optimization of Port Activities in Real Time to Reduce Environmental Impact on specific parameters, Using Artificial Intelligence and Satellite Images

ARIES

Status date: 03 February 2025

The aim of ARIES project is to provide to the end users, i.e. Italian Civil protection (IPC) - Servizio Emergenze Protezione Civile Abruzzo, Italian Fire brigades (VVF), Carabinieri – Corpo Forestale (CUFA), Parco Naturale Regionale Sirente Velino, Municipality of Celano, an efficient set of services to improve the prevention and detection, monitoring and response to landslides and wildfire emergencies. This will be achieved through the combined use of new technologies (terrestrial and satellite both) to enhance the quality and interoperability of the tools for forecasting and monitoring wildfires and hydrogeological risks.

Wildfire emergencies

The proposed services will support forest fire emergency management through the integration of different data sources (i.e. Sentinel-2, PRISMA and IoT sensors data, drones) to provide target End Users actionable information (alert and precise localization of hazard, risk indexes, fire front propagation, etc. ) on a dedicated dashboard.

Landslide emergencies

The proposed services will support landslides emergency management through the integration of different data sources (i.e. COSMO-SkyMed, IoT sensors data, drones) to provide target End Users actionable information (alert and precise localization of hazard, risk indexes, etc).  
 

SeaScope

Status date: 31 January 2025

Viridien’s SeaScope service increases knowledge on the presence, characteristics and behaviour of oil pollution in marine and coastal environments by combining deep interpretative understanding with the unique spatial, spectral and textural information contained within historical and frequently acquired contemporary satellite images.

DECARDIS

Status date: 30 January 2025

DECARDIS optimises maritime efficiency with Just-In-Time (JIT) operations, enhancing route planning, real-time data sharing, and stakeholder collaboration. Leveraging space-based technologies like Sentinel satellite data and AIS, the solution improves operational precision, reduces fuel consumption, and lowers emissions. Delivered via a cloud-based SaaS platform, DECARDIS supports ports, shipping lines, and cargo owners for sustainable, cost-effective operations.

Rheticus FCO

Status date: 30 January 2025

Rheticus® Forest Carbon Offset is a service providing a reliability assessment for emissions offsetting investments for companies' sustainability strategies. The study aims to verify the feasibility of a service capable of automatically providing concise reports containing key information from the analysis of EO-derived data, integrated within the Rheticus® platform developed by Planetek Italia, evaluating forest carbon offsets of REDD+ projects.

CoCuRA

Status date: 29 January 2025

CoCuRA uses machine learning and satellite data to remotely detect cotton fields in India and distinguish whether their cultivation standard is "organic" or "non-organic".

MyEasyBiomass

Status date: 29 January 2025

Unlock the potential of satellite remote sensing and advanced modeling for accurate and cost-effective biomass measurements in your RegenAg and Carbon programme. Gain precise insights into crop and cover crop biomass, as well as CO2 fluxes with our innovative solution.

SaturnX

Status date: 15 January 2025

SaturnX is a drone-based wind turbine inspection service collecting high-resolution RGB images from an offshore wind farm-resident Launch/Recovery/Recharge Platform (LARRP), thereby replacing traditional inspections involving technicians manually climbing turbines using ropes or semi-manual inspections via drones operated from a pilot on the vessel deck. SaturnX inspection flights are conducted BVLOS, enabled by satcom technology and operated from an onshore Control Centre.

Smart Urban Tree Management

Status date: 21 January 2025

WEO’s TreeMonitor enables municipalities and asset managers to optimise tree maintenance and management by tracking tree growth and health with space data. Spot trees posing a risk to critical infrastructure, track progress towards tree planting goals and identify trees in poor health all from one tool.

SEUSS

Status date: 21 January 2025

SEUSS  integrates satellite derived weather and ship position data into HR Wallingford’s underwater noise model, improving the assessment of the impact of noise on marine life.

SeaNext

Status date: 21 January 2025

Seafar and neXat are crafting a navigational masterpiece, a semi-autonomous shipping service utilizing satellite communications to redefine maritime efficiency. In this project we will be developing algorithms, forging heat maps that illuminate the path to seamless connectivity. As we plot this course, our machine-to-machine interfaces will light the way for ship captains, optimizing satellite usage and reducing costs. 

SCOTSS

Status date: 21 January 2025

The project introduces a 5G-enabled satellite educational platform to deliver academic experiences. Integrating space education, satellite navigation, and Earth observation enhances environmental awareness. Utilizing AI and VR/AR, it tackles educational challenges and offers personalized learning paths. Ensuring accessibility for students with disabilities and those in remote areas, it includes a ground station monitoring facility for satellite communication and data acquisition.

5G MASS

Status date: 21 January 2025

The 5G-assisted Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship (5G MASS) focuses on the domain of assisted and autonomous shipping in the proximity of seaports. The purpose of the project was to develop a system (5G MASS namely) and implement a set of functional blocks, shared between the ship and the port digital environment where a prototype of Remote Operation Center is deployed. Thanks to the terrestrial 5G millimetre-wave network, the 5G MASS system aggregates real-time information shared between the shipboard and the Remote Operation Center with the aim to assist the pilot and the bridge team in the berthing operations.