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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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IPAS

Status date: 21 December 2024

IPAS (Interruption Prevention Alert Service) is a next-generation risk alert solution, developed with support from major UK utilities, to alleviate risk within proximity to critical assets across entire networks.

The platform harnesses satellite technology, asset geo-data and other third-party data intelligence to identify third party interference within close proximity to critical utility assets and enable more rapid operational response.

MEMT

Status date: 21 December 2024

MEMT is an intelligent digital tool that provides near real time operational information from the mining site to the mine management, to support fast and objective decision-making, with the purpose of enhancing operational efficiency.

MaizEO_demo

Status date: 21 December 2024

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.

Poderi

Status date: 21 December 2024

Poderi is a digital toolkit designed to assist agricultural advisors and farmers in adopting sustainable agricultural practices by providing Decision Support Systems (DSS) for planning agricultural operations and for optimising livestock management. It is an interoperable, space-based Farm Management System (FMS).

ASBCIMS

Status date: 21 December 2024

SuperVision Infrastructure - critical infrastructure monitoring system that utilizes satellite data and Earth Observation (EO) methods to develop an automated software solution for detecting and assessing damages and risks in close proximity to critical infrastructure. Exploring a fusion of optical and radar data with varying resolutions, the system serves as a rapid-response tool specifically designed for occupied and inaccessible territories.

BeSpatial.AI Demonstration

Status date: 21 December 2024

How do you target advertising to maximize customer reach and minimize costs? Where do target customers stay, live and work? What locations should be the focus of digital and physical advertisement campaigns?

BeSpatial.AI helps businesses in financial services and other industries to boost their ads performance with customer trained machine learning model (HolistiCRM).

Training is done based on internal datasets, EO (ESA) and GIS data (GeoX). In our first use-case machine learning model accuracy reached 91%. 

Machine Learning supported targeting ROI 1127% thanks to lower CPC and higher conversion rates targeting the right (potential customer dense) locations.

Regen Atlas

Status date: 21 December 2024

The Regen Atlas project aims to develop advanced analytics that provide critical insights into the future risks facing carbon sequestration projects. By leveraging forward-looking analytics, Regen Atlas enables participants in carbon markets—including investors, project developers, and marketplaces—to better understand and mitigate risks such as wildfires, cyclones, pests, insects, and seismic events.

WaterSIM

Status date: 12 July 2024

Water is an essential resource under multiple stress factors, and the cause of multiple crises & conflicts. To manage the water risk and because the rivers often cross multiple countries and serves multiple usage, the stakeholders encounter difficulties to acquire accurate information about water to monitor and survey its quantity (availability & accessibility) and quality. Thanks to the combination of space-based tools and ground measurements, WaterSIM (Water Spatial and In Situ Monitoring Service) can leverage several issues & drastically improve the performance of ou customers and users for an ongoing monitoring and control of the water cycle of rivers and reservoirs and its state. The first service proposed is a flood demonstrator to monitor  the water flow from rivers, raise alerts upon stress levels and associate this alert with high-value spatial indicators to support planning and prevention for flood risk, for improved decision-making for water resources management.

BrightEarth

Status date: 20 December 2024

BrightEarth is a web-based application that generates cartographic data from high-resolution satellite imagery. The data are available on demand from anywhere in the world, and include 3D vectors, GIS raster and textured 3D building models.

ENTEL

Status date: 20 December 2024

ENTEL combines EO satellite imagery and geospatial data to improve the effectiveness and resilience of large energy infrastructure operators, supporting their activities during the whole network life-cycle.

Project Eclipse

Status date: 20 December 2024

Following a successful feasibility study for a multipurpose shared electric fleet solution for NHS Hospitals, Project Eclipse covers the development and pilot of a new and highly innovative transport technology for Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The project sets out to reduce transport related challenges for employees and patients by providing a sustainable, optimised, fully electric fleet solution that improves access, reduces cost and helps the NHS meet ambitious Net Zero targets.

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.

SESIM

Status date: 20 December 2024

Revolutionize Incident Management on Industrial Sites!

Introducing our cutting-edge software platform tailored for large industrial sites. With a fusion of Earth Observation data and real-time GNSS tracking, gain unparalleled insight into site dynamics. Instantly locate personnel during emergencies, communicate crucial instructions swiftly, and optimize response strategies. Experience a new era of incident management efficiency and safety.
 

CORISCLIM

Status date: 12 December 2024

Rapid Assessment of Future Coastal Flood Risks Around the World To Build Coastal Resilience

THIRSTY

Status date: 12 December 2024

With Project THIRSTY, Hydrosat is deploying two commercial products to enhance food security: 1) we provide accurate yield forecasts that help agribusinesses manage supply chains more efficiently, and 2) we implement a farm management system that helps growers increase crop production while conserving water.

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.

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.

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.