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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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ForestBioIndex-NE

Status date: 10 July 2025

Project successfully validated and tested a comprehensive Forest Biodiversity Index for Nordic and Baltic markets using Earth Observation data. The solution provides forest stakeholders with biodiversity analytics, regulatory compliance support, and management recommendations across multiple countries.

GEOFENCE

Status date: 09 July 2025

GEOFENCE aims at conducting a KICKSTART study for the use of Galileo to deliver superior robustness of geopositioning in the context of a geofencing safety strategy for agricultural robots (agbots).

FARMEX

Status date: 09 July 2025

FARMEX is the adapted version of the original Farmstar service, developed and operated in France by Airbus since 2005. As the leading Precision Agriculture service based on EO in France, Farmstar helps farmers in optimizing the nitrogen inputs in their fields, not only to comply with regulations but also to streamline their operating costs. This project aims to adapt Farmstar to multiple European countries.
 
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Status date: 08 July 2025

Vertify.Earth tracks the interaction between production or conservation activities and nature. Using satellite data and ground insights, it provides detailed assessments of biodiversity, land use, and ecosystem impacts to support nature-positive strategies and align with global ESG frameworks. Applications range from agroecological practices to evaluating industrial impacts on ecosystems and indigenous communities.

RaumZeit

Status date: 07 July 2025

RaumZeit develops advanced risk assessment for supply chain compliance with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). With the product offering TradeAware, LiveEO offers an End-to-End software solution for traders and operators of complex supply chains, where users can independently upload geolocations, request precision analytics of deforestation risk, and move straight to automated Due Diligence generation, all within the same system. 

S4D and dMRV

Status date: 04 July 2025

Seqana delivers a cost-effective Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) solution for agrifood companies, carbon project developers, and farming platforms. Using satellite data and machine learning, we map soil carbon levels and reduce the need for physical sampling, which cuts costs without compromising accuracy. Our approach enhances scalability, compliance, and transparency, enabling smarter, data-driven carbon farming.

GeoFusion

Status date: 01 July 2025

A geospatial intelligence platform leveraging satellite data to optimize CAP compliance, agricultural monitoring, and natural capital management. The project delivers scalable, data-driven solutions for farmers, policymakers, and businesses, enhancing efficiency, sustainability, and regulatory adherence while driving innovation in biodiversity and nature finance markets.

SOLARSTEG

Status date: 30 June 2025

SOLARSTEG is a satellite-based IoT monitoring and ERP platform empowering decentralised solar-based energy equipment to provide smart solar energy services for businesses and cooperatives in Africa which rely heavily on diesel due to unreliable grid access. It enables the deployment of innovative business models to deliver affordable and reliable energy.

Travel Hands

Status date: 30 June 2025

Travel Hands is a service designed to ease the outdoor commute of VIP (Visually Impaired People) by pairing them with sighted & verified volunteers to travel together outdoors ensuring a safe, convenient, and inexpensive travel experience. The VIP pay for the service and Volunteer help in a flexible way and walk more. Volunteers are vetted through Enhanced DBS and trained by us.

Urban Green & Liveability Tracker

Status date: 30 June 2025

Enabling the Smart Green Cities of the future by tracking the urban green revolution, adaptation to climate change and liveability.

Track & Trust

Status date: 27 June 2025

Track & Trust is a cost-effective tracking solution utilizing satellite communication, IoT mesh networks and blockchain technology. The system offers a scalable tracking and communication platform which solves a broad range of supply chain challenges, such as the intricate recording and tracking of goods for last-mile delivery in cases where communications networks are unavailable or unreliable. Track & Trust is predestined for guaranteeing logistics and related services run smoothly despite disruptions to available communications infrastructure.

OCEAN-BULLETIN-GDSC

Status date: 26 June 2025

The Ocean Bulletin Web interface, powered by HIRES-CURRENTS high resolution ocean forecasts, delivers real-time, fine-scale met-ocean data to optimize shipping routes, improve Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) accuracy, and support emissions reduction in the Green Digital Shipping Corridor.

SENO

Status date: 25 June 2025

The SENO project demonstrates that a significant amount of meaningful social value is created when the humanitarian staff in areas with unreliable communication infrastructure is connected through a reliable, independent, and high-performance satellite service.

SES partnered with Red Cross Burkina Faso (CRBF) and implemented an end to end solution to connect 11 offices of humanitarian organizations in Dori, Seno province, Burkina Faso. Based on the market demand, the service is scalable to other locations worldwide.

MESPACdemo

Status date: 24 June 2025

MESPAC is a Data and Analytics as a Service (DAaaS) cloud platform that uses patented machine learning models to combine SatEO and offshore in-situ data. It delivers accurate, continuous, fast, and scalable metocean intelligence for offshore operators. The service line solves data inefficiency, inconsistency, and insufficiency for offshore developers across the entire lifecycle of their projects. This approach aims to contribute to accelerating offshore wind and blue economy project development, reducing survey time while supporting bankability and operational planning.

SIA4AGRI

Status date: 24 June 2025

SIA4Agri modernizes the use of irrigation to minimize farmers’ environmental impact and increase the plasticity of adaptation of this agro-industry to environmental climate changes, higher temperature and water shortage.

INVENTA

Status date: 23 June 2025

The INVENTA Demo Project implements innovative services able to increase the fruition, accessibility and sustainability of historical/cultural sites through the integration of Virtual & Augmented Reality with Satellite Navigation and Earth Observation. The service is based on an innovative mobile App leveraging SatCom technologies and the 5G network.

BUDDY

Status date: 19 June 2025

Yuman is a Danish deep-tech startup addressing one of the major challenge in the European healthcare systems, the shortage of nurses. We are developing healthcare-centred Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) solutions, unique in the global market, specifically designed to assist nurses by automating the transport of small items in hospital wards, like food, laundry, medical equipment, blood and other test samples.

SatMRV

Status date: 18 June 2025

SatMRV combines satellite photos and soil data to provide precise, cost-effective Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) mapping for Soil Carbon MRV (monitoring, reporting, and verification), enabling carbon credit creation and supporting regenerative agriculture. SatMRV's soil sample design and SOC mapping comply with the Carbon Certification Protocols and are an excellent tool for combating climate change.

WINDJAMMER

Status date: 17 June 2025

VAKE Overwatch provides detailed analysis of global maritime traffic, identifying dark vessel movements in users’ Areas of Interest (AoIs). VAKE Pathfinder verifies reported vessel tracks, highlighting any deviations (from AIS). The WINDJAMMER project fully automates product delivery, enabling end-users to generate reports and make custom data queries for maritime activity using satellite imagery and tracking data.

CACHE Net Zero

Status date: 17 June 2025

CACHE Net Zero is focused on the development and commercial deployment of a subscription-based service, aimed at Maritime Port Authorities, Port Operators and Shipping Operators. The service informs and contributes to port and shipping operation environmental sustainability and energy efficiency, leveraging access to satellite data sources, while also responding to the linked concerns about air pollution and progression towards net zero emissions in maritime ports and harbours. CACHE Net Zero data intelligence inform Port de-carbonisation and pathway towards Net Zero.