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.
REALM
Status date: 25 September 2025
This project develops a digital tool that transforms satellite Earth Observation data into actionable insights for municipalities and farmers. It recommends regenerative land management practices, enhancing soil health, water retention, and climate resilience. By linking data with decision-making, it empowers sustainable landscape planning and supports long-term community benefits.
DSOE-WPM
Status date: 25 September 2025
A feasibility study by SatVu to assess the use of high-resolution nighttime thermal satellite imagery for detecting water pollution outflows. The project aims to evaluate technical, commercial, and environmental value, engaging stakeholders and delivering a proof of concept using data from the HotSat satellite constellation.
Oculus
Status date: 25 September 2025
The goal of Project Oculus is to build a generic, easy-to-use cloud platform for our motion tracking device that allows coaches to extract key performance indicators from different sports.
P-STEP
Status date: 21 December 2022
Personalised Space Technology Exercise Platform (P-STEP) is an innovative solution that will deliver and monitor personalised exercise advice to patients living with long-term health conditions (LTC). The platform in the form of a smartphone application will facilitate physical activity behaviours change by combining personalised disease-specific exercise advice and self-monitoring with real-time environmental data.
GeoStorage
Status date: 27 March 2023
Energy sustainability on Earth and on the Moon? Yes! GeoStorage is investigating the use of energy storage in different geologic formations, such as caverns, depleted oil and gas reservoirs, and abandoned mines for strategic and large-scale applications in national energy grids. The project is aiming to secure renewable energy base load and improve their interoperability with other energy sources.
BeeSpace
Status date: 25 September 2025
The BeeSpace project is a solution that leverages SatCom IoT and EO to automatically monitor bees’ activity and health while maintaining affordability. This not only benefits beekeepers by improving their beekeeping practices but also helps farmers adopt eco-friendly methods by evaluating the impact of their practices on biodiversity, leading to better data collection for all parties involved.
ImpactMaps
Status date: 25 September 2025
The solution will be used to identify disused and abandoned mines and environmental pollution, as well as determining the best locations for photovoltaics and quantifying investment volumes and ROI automatically.
AgriFly
Status date: 25 September 2025
AgriFly is a digital marketplace that connects farmers, advisors, drone pilots and analytics providers through one automated workflow. Built on Plan2Fly, it turns drone imagery into ready-to-use outputs (e.g., spray maps, drainage layouts, tree inventories), leveraging GNSS/RTK and EO to deliver precise, scalable services at lower cost
FARMEX
Status date: 24 September 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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SatMRV
Status date: 24 September 2025
SatMRV combines satellite imagery and in-situ observations 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.
WINDJAMMER
Status date: 24 September 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.
ASB
Status date: 24 September 2025
The Autonomous Safety Barrier (ASB) provides a virtual perimeter for vehicles in airport environments. Using GNSS-RTK and integrity monitoring, the system ensures safe, autonomous mowing and ground operations without physical barriers, enhancing safety, reducing costs, and supporting sustainable airport management.
AIS
Status date: 12 September 2025
AIS verified the feasibility of using Galileo HAS for high-accuracy navigation of a tethered drone for infrastructure surveillance. The project engaged with users to confirm requirements and customer demand, establishing a clear path toward commercial deployment.
RAPTOR™
Status date: 12 September 2025
The global events market is valued at ~$900bn in revenue / year. These events purchase insurance to cover the potential for a cancellation and subsequent loss of income and incurred expenses.
However, the insurance market providing this cover faces a problem. Natural disasters and extreme weather events are the leading cause of event cancellations.
BirdsEyeView’s RAPTOR™ technology provides underwriters with the analytics they required to correctly assess their exposure to these extreme weather events when providing cover, events which are increasing in frequency and severity due to climate change.
ONUR
Status date: 12 September 2025
Supporting cities, communities, and climate stakeholders to identify, prioritise, and evaluate nature-based solutions using AI-enhanced satellite data.
BGI-Monitor
Status date: 12 September 2025
BGI-Monitor is a platform that transforms fragmented data and manual inspections into a clear view of urban green infrastructure. By combining Copernicus and Sentinel satellite observations with in-situ monitoring, it delivers dashboards, alerts, and scenario simulations that help asset managers, and green solution providers reduce costs, prevent damage, and demonstrate the impact of climate adaptation investments.
BirdsEyeView
Status date: 14 November 2022
BirdsEyeView is a B2B InsurTech. Specifically, BirdsEyeView operates as a Managing General Agent (MGA), using meteorological data from satellites to structure and sell innovative parametric weather insurance products.
Specifically, BirdsEyeView sells a parametric weather insurance product to businesses to protect them against the financial damages caused by excess rainfall events. This product is delivered on BirdsEyeView’s proprietary online algorithmic underwriting engine called RAPTOR™.
FASTWIND
Status date: 04 September 2025
FASTWIND is a validated cloud-based tool to deliver satellite SAR derived wind products and automatically deliver them in into engineering and financial analysis tools. In collaboration, software developer Exceedence, Simply Blue Group, a leading blue economy developer, and NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, have used satellite data from ESA’s satellite network to showcase the great potential of satellite data as an information source for offshore wind development.
BasinMeter
Status date: 04 September 2025
BasinMeter is a platform that supports users to assess current water risks and trends for the basin they are active in. Furthermore, it defines possible actions to reduce their water footprint and water risks to achieve Net Positive Water Impact (NPWI) targets.
GEMS
Status date: 04 September 2025
GEMS is pioneering the development of advanced emissions tracking solutions. Leveraging cutting-edge Earth Observation data from the Copernicus satellite services, our platform enables near real-time detection, identification, and monitoring of NO2/NOx and SO2 emissions sources across Europe. GEMS platform, address a growing demand for accurate emissions tracking, driven by evolving environmental regulations and the increasing focus on sustainable industrial practices.
HabiTracker
Status date: 04 September 2025
HabiTracker is a habitat mapping & biodiversity monitoring service concept that combines Earth Observation data with ground-based IoT sensors to help UK farmers meet environmental reporting requirements and unlock nature-based financial opportunities. Developed by Terrabotics, it provides real-time ecosystem insights, regulatory-compliant reports, and practical recommendations that enhance ecosystem health while supporting farm productivity and sustainability.