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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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OCTAGON

Status date: 28 November 2024

OCTAGON is a suite of intelligent tools and services available in Cloud in the form of SaaS, to facilitate the decision-making process and the management of energy assets, where "intelligent" means: optimal design, dimensioning and management of the energy system, simulation and management of multiple scenarios/sites (“behind” and “beyond” the meter) and easy to use for all players in the energy system, decision makers and users.

Sat4Insur

Status date: 28 November 2024

The Sat4Insur project aims at delivering a risk assessment platform for agriculture insurance. It offers a  complete decision tool to the Agriculture Market Manager of the insurance company and to adjusters to  better evaluate crop yield and the financial impact of adverse weather events such as drought, excess water  and storm.

Insiders

Status date: 28 November 2024

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Our innovative RTK based device doesn't just capture data; it enriches the entire sports experience by share real-time insights seamlessly across TV broadcasts, second-screen apps, live tracking platforms, ensuring that fans are immersed in the excitement from start to finish.

TruewaveGPR

Status date: 27 November 2024

The fusion of positioning, inertial and subsurface data sets at a singular point. 

A consortium of Europe’s leading ground penetrating radar and electronic developers have teamed up with the UKs most high-profile horizontal drilling operations to create the world’s leading terrain compensating subsurface inspection system capable of creating 3D data sets for analysing buried assets below challenging terrain.

LucidEO

Status date: 27 November 2024

Space-enabled Productivity & Wellbeing leveraging satellites, wearables and AI

SENTINEL HIVE-TECH

Status date: 27 November 2024

Using satellite images, 3Bee’s HIVE-TECH reports real-time information on the flowering status of the crop fields and manages the positioning of hives during pollination. This ensures optimal placement of the hive and enhanced productivity. HIVE-TECH Pollinator Platform connects beekeepers and farmers and optimises the pollination services on the basis of satellite images of crops and colony health data.

InsurEO

Status date: 27 November 2024

The InsurEO project applies innovative Earth Observation (EO) services to provide detailed insights into buildings and their surroundings—ranging from flood and landslide risks to environmental health, climate change, and sustainability. Through an intuitive web platform, organisations will be able to visualize and monitor these insights, whether for a single building or an entire property portfolio. Sectors such as insurance, banking, real estate, and energy service companies (ESCOs) will use these insights to make more informed decisions. 

ANNE MARIE

Status date: 26 November 2024

A mobile application and web-based data platform for collecting, cross-referencing, and displaying social and environmental data. The mobile application allows individuals - also via gamification - to provide ground-truthing data which is cross-validated against other data streams (e.g. remote sensing, bioacoustics, etc.), aggregated, and structured for GIS visualization, scaled up for more accurate environmental monitoring.

UVFDR

Status date: 21 August 2024

The universal virtual flight data recorder (UVFDR) is a vendor-agnostic, non-exclusive data repository, providing flight data including Global Aeronautic Distress and Safety System (GADSS) functions from day-to-day aviation operations to users in near real time.

N-FLOW

Status date: 20 November 2024

N-Flow develops a satellite-based model that monitors nitrate run-off based on physical geologic characteristics and crop practices. Farmers and corporations can focus agricultural practice change to improve nitrogen use efficiency on the N run-off hotspots identified by the model to reduce nitrate pollution in water and improve business sustainability.

Orbio Earth Platform

Status date: 19 November 2024

The OE Platform uses satellites to track methane emissions from the oil & gas industry. This enables management of methane and associated energy transition risks using global, asset-level, highly frequent emissions data embedded into a deep regulatory, supply chain, portfolio exposure and operations analytics.

GRailMon

Status date: 19 November 2024

The GRailMon project aims to fine-tune and demonstrate an innovative GNSS-based solution for monitoring the 3D position of sections of railway tracks with millimeter precision.

RTIS

Status date: 19 November 2024

DataCosmos is Open Cosmos’ proprietary platform for storing and analysing satellite imagery. 

RTIS is a near-real-time information system. By leveraging DataCosmos to detect and monitor oil spills in the Persian gulf and Read Sea areas, RTIS will enable easy setup and programming of monitoring regions, ensuring timely data delivery for efficient analysis.

AVISAR

Status date: 19 November 2024

AVISAR is a demonstration project which aims to provide solutions to support clean and safe operations within the energy sector through carefully selected services, for both onshore and offshore operations.  AVISAR is a product suite based on multi-mission, multi-sensor Earth Observation assets to address the challenges faced to reduce costs, increase efficiency and develop safer and cleaner methods of operation.

OGOR Yield

Status date: 19 November 2024

Yield forecast report for 3 major crops (maize, winter wheat, rapeseed, winter barley, sunflower) starting from 2 months before harvest. The forecast will be made at the field & farm level and automatically be available every two weeks. At the county level, OGOR will publish every 2 weeks yield forecasts, helping farmers
have a broad overview of the season to make the right decision when storing, transporting, or
selling the crops.

Astrobone

Status date: 14 November 2024

Objective of the project is to study and validate b.Bone scaffold in osteoporotic environment to improve human bone surgery. b.Bone is a synthetic bone substitute, CE marked and indicated for clinical applications in orthopaedic and traumatology surgeries. The scaffold is seeded in vitro with human bone cells in simulated microgravity and then in space (after the current activity), to simulate an osteoporotic accelerated model, and their response is analysed.

ISABHEL

Status date: 11 November 2024

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. 

TSMF_10CM DP: WaldCursor

Status date: 11 November 2024

TSMF_10CM DP is Tama Group’s core project to develop, test and test market the WaldCursor product. The project covers development, test and field test of a cloud & app based remote sensing analytics information platform for forestry and environmental applications.

GAINS CCN1

Status date: 11 November 2024

GAINS provides historic and near-real-time insights on the production and activity levels at hundreds of sites involved in the global iron and steel supply chain. It offers an “alternative data” source for the Financial Services industry by providing near-real-time leading indicators such as stockpiles of raw materials and levels of activity and production, based primarily on satellite observations.

FASTWIND

Status date: 11 November 2024

FASTWIND is a cloud-based technology and financial tool for the offshore wind sector. Software developer Exceedence, Simply Blue Group, a leading blue economy developer, and NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, are partnering on this project to use satellite data from ESA’s satellite network to conduct wind resource measurement and energy yield analysis.