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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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E-Mobility SpaceLink

Status date: 25 November 2025

The project entails designing a solar-powered canopy for charging electric vehicles in remote areas lacking access to the power grid. Satellite imagery is used to identify optimal installation sites, while satellite connectivity enables the deployment in emerging electric mobility markets.

Frequency's ACCP

Status date: 25 November 2025

The Frequency Aviation Communication Collaboration platform, designed to streamline communication and improve operational efficiency, demonstrates together with Aer Lingus (a major European airline) that it connects frontline workers, operation control centers, and leadership, facilitating real-time information sharing and decision-making. The platform reduces delays, improves on-time performance, and decreases costs for airlines by automating communication and reducing information silos.

FTS

Status date: 25 November 2025

Vixos Beyond is a satellite-based flight termination system for drones that enables safe and regulatory-compliant operations beyond visual line of sight. It provides a complete, independent containment solution—including hardware, communication link, and documentation—ensuring aviation authorities recognize compliance while giving operators global coverage, high reliability, and flexible termination options.

PLATIN

Status date: 17 January 2025

The aim of PLATIN is to develop a satcom-enabled platform to support flight operations in real-time (aircraft manufacturers’ flight tests, science flights, UAV surveillance flights). This service is a major evolution of the already existing PLANET service. Innovations in PLATIN are focusing on the integration of a new generation of Satcom (Iridium Certus) allowing new applicative services such as video/high-resolution images transmission or bulk telemetry thanks to higher throughputs.

SOCMo 4 RegAg

Status date: 25 November 2025

The SOCMO project aims to develop and validate a service to provide soil health information using Earth Observation data to monitor Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) of lands and crops. The final objective is to develop an easy-to-use and competitive framework for land restoration initiatives to keep track of the changes in SOC.

CCN1 SPARKme

Status date: 25 November 2025

The project proposes a new service designed to establish and operate the Space Data Information Centre (SDIC) in Nairobi (KE) to foster the utilization of space data, expertise and knowledge to catalyse commercial services in multiple sectors and generate revenues strengthening the SPARKme service offering.

MaizEO_demo

Status date: 25 November 2025

MaizEO_demo project aims to boost maize farming efficiency in Central Europe by offering precise advice in corn cultivation from sowing to harvests (the precise sowing, fertilization, protection, crop monitoring and yield prediction) using Earth Observation.

DragonFly

Status date: 20 December 2024

Today, speed and effectiveness have become essential characteristics of the logistics sector and the transportation of goods more and more requires a continuous monitoring of various parameters (e.g. position, temperature, shocks) during the different steps of the goods journey (i.e. collection, transport, storage, delivery). Indeed, the loss and/or the deterioration of shipped goods have enormous financial impacts for companies, in particular for items with a very high value (e.g. pharmaceuticals products, rare items). DragonFly is a comprehensive solution able to provide an effective continuous real-time monitoring solution which has been designed to monitor globally the end-to-end journey of the most critical goods (such as pharmaceutical products) in a cost-effective way.

MyoCaid

Status date: 24 October 2025

MyoCaid is a novel treatment for advanced heart failure which assists the failing heart, encouraging its recovery, rather than bypassing it. This unique mechanism of action has the potential to alleviate the symptoms and prolong the life of people with this disease.

SatVRSyncsense

Status date: 24 November 2025

Elderly residents in care may spend up to 98% of their time in bed. Motivating safe, regular exercise during their stay can be life-saving. We use satellite data to reimagine familiar places as abstract virtual worlds. In VR, residents explore these environments by pedaling or rowing on exercise equipment—turning movement into navigation and transforming passive time into engaging, therapeutic activity.

MESPACdemo

Status date: 24 November 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.

EO-ACT

Status date: 24 November 2025

Leveraging satellite imagery and AI analytics to detect and prevent child labour in global supply chains. The platform provides companies with real-time monitoring, risk assessment, and verification tools to ensure ethical sourcing compliance, protect vulnerable children, and strengthen corporate social responsibility commitments through transparent, data-driven insights.

Prisma

Status date: 24 November 2025

PONTOS democratizes satellite intelligence for artisanal fishers through edge AI technology. Our maritime co-pilot combines Copernicus Marine data with onboard computing to deliver real-time fishing zone recommendations, voice-assisted compliance, and marketplace pricing power - reducing fuel costs by 30% while ensuring sustainability. 

EpiWise

Status date: 18 November 2025

The EpiWise Platform is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for epidemic risk mapping. It provides spatially-explicit and time-sensitive risk assessments of environment-sensitive emerging epidemic threats to industry and public health decision makers. This is achieved by deploying cloud-native, highly scalable, secure analytics combining AI-powered geospatial big-data intelligence with the latest epidemiological models.

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.

MFT-ESACA01

Status date: 14 November 2025

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.

Wildfire Preparedness

Status date: 14 November 2025

WEO’s Wildfire Preparedness service helps infrastructure managers, utilities, and landowners reduce the risk of wildfires by combining space data, artificial intelligence, and on-the-ground expertise. The tool identifies vegetation that poses a fire hazard to critical infrastructure, calculates flammability and connectivity risks, and supports prioritisation of preventive measures.

REALM

Status date: 14 November 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.

NERTHUS

Status date: 14 November 2025

Commercialization of a prediction solution capable of estimating the risk of a cyanobacterial bloom event in the medium  term & a water management consulting service. 

This document is based on the NERTHUS pre-production environment. 

Since the last release, many changes have been implemented, such as profile editing, the ability to reset your password,  and notification management. 

That is why WME and SCALIAN have redrafted the document for the final review. 

Before rolling out these changes in production, SCALIAN is awaiting validation from WME. 

It is therefore possible that at the time of the defence, some of these screenshots may no longer be up to date (as they  will have been modified in the pre-production environment for production). 

Since the last release, many changes have been implemented, such as profile editing, the ability to reset your password,  and notification management.

CottonConscience

Status date: 07 November 2025

Water wise cotton tracing from field to mill. 

SoilZone

Status date: 11 November 2025

Soil variability in a field is a key source of information for the modern farmer. SoilZone helps farmers,  advisors and soil laboratories to select the right spots to sample the soil. We also provide the means to  actually use these soil data in smart farming solutions.