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.
EMUSER
Status date: 10 December 2018
EMUSER is an innovative obstacle detection system integrated with a satellite Broad Band link for the safety of active level crossings.
EMUSER provides increased resilience in case of natural disasters or damages to the rail infrastructure. It can be installed in areas that are uncovered by conventional communication networks.
AIR-Portal
Status date: 02 November 2016
The economic and technical feasibility of AIR-Portal, an air quality dashboard for European cities, was shown in this study. The consortium developed in a demand driven development the requirements of three major European cities into a working proof of concept. With this proof of concept the technical feasibility was proven, furthermore a business case was developed proving the economic feasibility.
ESA-IoT
Status date: 19 December 2018
The study intends to understand the future of a satellite-based IoT solution and the market for related products in multiple industries that require monitoring and in particular the monitoring of assets in remote areas. Through the study we engaged with major industrial companies providing them with a small demo of the proposed IoT product to validate business opportunities.
SBS-RailS
Status date: 16 October 2017
Space Based Services for Railway Signalling feasibility study shall assess technical feasibility and economic viability of an integrated satellite navigation and satellite communication solution complementing Level 2 European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS).
Satellite navigation systems can be integrated with the on-board and wayside signalling systems to guarantee the required level of safety (SIL4) that is today provided by the existing train detection systems, while satellite communication systems can complement or even replace terrestrial communications.
RWatch
Status date: 14 December 2018
Monitor the number of cars in selected retail outlets, and use car park fill rate as a proxy to monitor and predict the financial performance of retail companies
AMBROSIA
Status date: 14 August 2018
The ESA-Ambrosia food safety and traceability platform combines Blockchain technology, IoT, Satellite Earth Observation (SatEO) and GNSS Satellite Navigation to achieve maximum automation, security, and transparency of the food supply chains.
WELLACTIVE
Status date: 14 December 2018
WELLACTIVE is a Silver Fitness & Leisure Platform helping Seniors perform outdoorrecreational activities tailored in real-time to their personal abilities and interests, combining “physical, cerebral and social” undertakings shaped for “impairment and accessibility”.
Entocycle - Accelerating Insect-Based Protein Production
Status date: 05 December 2018
Entocycle has assessed the viability of space-based services for the production of sustainable protein.
Star Point
Status date: 14 December 2018
Apply the ESA’s DrMUST LoOP outlier detection model to find anomalies in financial trading data and in time-aggregate sales and trading performance measures. Provide rich real-time alerts to sales people and traders when anomalies are detected.
NaturAgeing
Status date: 12 December 2018
Smart digital solutions for healthy ageing through improvement of outdoor lifestyle of the elderly.
SPACEWHALE
Status date: 11 December 2018
SPACEWHALE is an innovative, semi-automated approach based on deep-learning techniques to detect large whales from VHR satellite images. It forms the bridge between space asset providers and stakeholders in need of population assessments of large whales to increase our ability to survey areas out of reach for traditional methods such as ship and aerial surveys.
LUMEN
Status date: 28 August 2018
LUMEN provides a fully integrated end-to-end solution for real time monitoring and critical situation management with medium sized RPAS that can operate beyond line of sight.
The service is demonstrated with two specific use cases representative for the target market: flood extend mapping and maritime coastal monitoring.
TransparentForests
Status date: 07 December 2016
TransparentForests, a web-based Geographic Information System (GIS) for mapping and data management, is designed to increase the credibility and transparency of the FSC certification process. It supports all stakeholders in engaging with, and improving the certification process. It creates opportunities for operational efficiency across the certification service delivery chain. The TransparentForests concept has applications in forest insurance, finance and biomass energy.