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.
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.
GEO4EN
Status date: 04 August 2026
GEO4EN delivers satellite-enabled monitoring for energy infrastructures such as gas pipelines and power grids. By integrating Earth Observation and multisource data, the service helps operators detect anomalies early, prioritise inspections, and support safer, more continuous operations across wide territories.
Friilink Mobile
Status date: 04 August 2026
Friilink mobile offers a comprehensive technological solution for buses and trains that allows operating companies to offer entertainment services to passengers with high-speed internet always available on board, generate new revenue through digital advertising tools optimized with AI, save in expenses through its telematics integration solution, route optimization and vehicle status monitoring, and increase on-board safety.
AURAN
Status date: 04 August 2026
AURAN is an AI-powered navigation assistance system for ocean-going ships that integrates onboard sensor data, weather forecasts, and satellite communication to enhance navigational safety, fuel efficiency, and decision-making. The project focuses on developing a semi-autonomous decision-support tool for navigation team to reduce human error and support compliance with international maritime regulations.
SWEEP
Status date: 03 August 2026
The SWEEP project uses EO and Machine Learning to provide high-resolution monitoring of reservoir GHG emissions. By linking emissions data to water quality drivers, the nine-month project builds the data framework to eventually identify and verify which targeted interventions, such as nutrient reduction, catchment management, and nature-based solutions, deliver the maximum impact on water quality and carbon to inform decision-making.
AURORA
Status date: 30 July 2026
A feasibility study led by Yuri GmbH into the commercial viability of bioengineering in microgravity. Working with ATMOS Space Cargo and industrial partners across pharmaceuticals, healthcare and food, the study assesses where space-based production of tissue models, organoids and biomaterials outperforms terrestrial methods, and defines a recurring, fully European end-to-end laboratory-and-return service.
SFC-Online
Status date: 29 July 2026
eoapp BENTHIQ is an easy-to-use web application empowering stakeholders to map and monitor benthic habitats. The web application is developed within the SFC-Online project and can digest satellite data as well as on-site data such as video transects. BENTHIQ saves time and costs in environmental and coastal institutions, national research centers, planners of offshore infrastructure, and NGOs.
GAINS - Galileo-based Autonomous INfrastructure Surveillance
Status date: 29 July 2026
GAINS develops an autonomous drone service for monitoring critical infrastructure, using Galileo High Accuracy Service for precise positioning. Combining high-accuracy satellite-based navigation, tethered power and safety, and visual and thermal payloads, the project supports persistent aerial surveillance of infrastructure sites such as railways, airports, utilities, telecom assets, and emergency response areas.
PerPlant Catch Crop Grading
Status date: 29 July 2026
A satellite-based grading service that helps the Danish authority SGAV prioritise which parcels merit a manual catch-crop inspection — fusing Copernicus Sentinel-1/2 imagery with PerPlant’s tractor-mounted sensor network.
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CEROC
Status date: 28 July 2026
B2B Bike Navigation
Status date: 04 October 2024
This project developed an end-to-end navigation service which can be fully integrated into business customers’ own 2-wheeled vehicle products/services, including best-in-class routing optimisation (tailored to user needs) and navigation for 2-wheeler use-cases.
This makes it easier, safer and more convenient for people and goods to travel by light, 2 wheeled transport rather than by cars, vans and trucks.
MWFS
Status date: 24 July 2026
MilkyWay is developing a satellite-based sustainability reporting service for the dairy sector. Using Earth Observation data, the service aims to detect field management activities across farm parcels and translate these into verified, audit-ready reporting templates. This reduces administrative burden for farmers while giving dairy companies the independently verified data they need to meet their sustainability reporting obligations.
Forest HD
Status date: 24 July 2026
ForestHD, a geospatial tool developed by NGIS in partnership with the European Space Agency. It helps timber operators comply with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by using satellite data and AI to distinguish legal harvesting from illegal deforestation and degradation, reducing false positives and improving supply chain traceability.