Reducing the risk of bird strikes using satellite images and Ascend’s Normalised Difference Water index software (NDWI)
PROJECT SHOWCASES
16 August 2017
British start-up Rezatec has developed a landscape monitoring service based on Earth Observation data
06 June 2017
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.
09 May 2017
With the support of ESA, Belgian SME Ovinto has developed a service that offers satellite-based monitoring of rail cars and intermodal tank containers.
20 March 2017
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.
14 February 2017
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.
06 December 2016
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.
11 November 2016
The GeoSHM structural health monitoring system, developed with the support of ESA, is now being further deployed in Scotland and China.
03 November 2016
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.
28 July 2016
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.
30 June 2016
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.
23 June 2016
The ARTES Applications 3InSat project recently completed a trial run of its integrated rail signalling system on the island of Sardinia. The successful outcome confirmed the viability of GNSS technology for the rail industry.
01 April 2016
An enterprising Dutch startup is developing a viable business using Sentinel-1 SAR imagery to monitor oil and gas pipelines from space.
25 January 2016
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.
15 November 2015
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.
15 September 2015
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.
10 August 2015
Project Showcase: How ARTES-supported Sway4edu2 uses satcoms to help close the digital divide in education.
29 April 2015
A satellite communications-based system developed with the support of ESA is making it easier for a Belgian medical team to test new antiviral drugs for the treatment Ebola patients in West Africa.
24 March 2015
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.
24 February 2015
Demonstration and pilot implementation of a satellite-based operations control system for managing teams in alpine rescue missions.
26 January 2015
How satellite services give landowners an easier and cheaper way of calculating the potential economic value of conserving or restoring environmentally important peatlands.
07 November 2014
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.
15 September 2014
Satellites are linking mobile breast cancer screening units directly to hospitals so that radiologists can start their diagnoses earlier.
10 September 2014
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.
26 August 2014
Thanks to European telecoms satellites, affordable broadband Internet access via satellite is becoming reality.
23 May 2014
Two recent ARTES-funded feasibility studies looked into ways of understanding and mitigating the risks associated with unstable terrain.
06 May 2014
The incorporation of satellite communication services in railway signalling systems is now one step closer.
11 March 2014
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.
14 February 2014
ASSIST allows project managers to analyse the positive and negative impacts of their Telemedicine services way before they go live.
12 February 2014
European Defence Agency (EDA) and European Space Agency (ESA), have agreed to pursue their cooperation in the domain of Remotely Piloted Aircrafts.
12 February 2014
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.
Space For Buildings
Status date: 23 January 2023
In the Space for Buildings study, ACS will investigate the usefulness of satellite pollution data in combination with a 5g connection, for reducing pollution in buildings. In particular particulate matter(<2.5um). The Tropomi and CAMS projects will be used in combination with a local sensor, to supply the already existing Climatics building management platform of data. Which can then adapt its control loops to the local pollution outside air.
APPS
Status date: 23 January 2023
APPS delivers the next generation of water quality forecasting to enable business & government to optimise usage & risk. We apply predictive intelligence derived from validated data sources to catalyse catchment wide water stewardship and water management. We help multiple stakeholders measure, monitor & forecast real time water quality to deliver environmental and socio-economic benefits and become resilient to climate uncertainty.
SENTINEL HIVE-TECH
Status date: 19 January 2023
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 optimizes the pollination services on the base of satellite images of crops and colony health data.
BIGMIG-DEMO
Status date: 19 January 2023
The project aims to establish a service leveraging on big data from satellite and ground data to support migration management and prevention.
ForestMind
Status date: 19 January 2023
Enacted at the request of members of the UK food supply chain, ForestMind is a two year project with 10 partners who are focused on enabling commodity sourcing organisations to understand and act on deforestation risks in supply chains globally.
AMOR
Status date: 28 November 2022
AMOR provides Public Institutions and Visitors with specific services for Cultural Heritage Safeguard and Fruition.
The Safeguard services (derived by satellite EO, UAV systems and GPR technologies)provide information and actionable data about the conservation status of historical monuments. The Fruition services (supported by 5G connectivity) offer to the CH Visitors an Augmented/Mixed Reality experiences via the dedicated mobile-App which is directly accessible through their mobile devices.
SatNetMonitor
Status date: 02 January 2023
SatNetMonitor is a vegetation management and infrastructure risk detection service for electricity network companies. Disaster management service module is offered to Distribution Service Operators (DSO).
SatNetMonitor
Status date: 13 July 2020
Electricity is the lifeblood of modern society and security of electricity supply is extremely important. Energy transmission and distribution networks are vulnerable. Information collected by satellites can be used to make the maintenance of the networks more efficient, to reduce risks due to the changing environment, and to mitigate the risk of interruptions.
EPOS
Status date: 22 December 2022
Europe requires clean, independent energy sources now more than ever. EPOS is a software-as-a-service solution that provides energy planning in buildings and cities. It combines state-of-the-art energy modelling with Earth Observation data, enabling engineers and decision makers to ideate, analyse the current situation, and create diverse supply concepts. All necessary data is provided in one place, and AI decision support algorithms are included to make the energy transformation process more efficient.
WS
Status date: 22 December 2022
WaterSentinel aims at providing satellite-powered water quality monitoring tools relevant for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) assessments as well as broader environmental monitoring applications.
Its falls within a broader goal of promoting the use of space data for sustainable finance decisions.
SenTAct
Status date: 22 December 2022
SenTAct from Epic Blue gives you all the tools you need to keep your people safe and your operations efficient. SenTAct is a field team tactical awareness which ensures that teams in the field have the information they need for the local context. The embedded Artificial Intelligence engine locates your staff and assets, alerts on hazardous events, and generates mission intelligence.
UV-SAN
Status date: 22 December 2021
UV-San is a smart sanitization system which uses ultraviolet radiations to inactivate viruses and bacteria within ambulances. Relying on a patented control system, UV-SAN ensures high level of safety. UV-San can be used many times a day when the patient’s compartment is empty keeping geo-traceability of procedures carried out and reducing the time needed for the sterilization.
S-EDGE
Status date: 21 December 2022
S-EDGE is a demonstration project aims to contribute with innovative services to manage public security (Law Enforcement) through a solution, based on the use of Drones, which integrates new 5G broadband connectivity together with satellite technologies.
The service is conceived to support law enforcement operations for preventing and detecting crime and/or dangerous situations for the citizens, thanks to the provision of a Drone-based surveillance solution.
RESUCI DEMO
Status date: 21 December 2022
RESUCI – DEMO is focused on the implementation of pre-operational services that aim at improving recurrent daily operations of critical infrastructures’ managers, including energy operators and forest managers.
For this, two services have been implemented using Earth Observation (EO) imagery:
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Service 1: Right of way monitoring for obstacles and activity detection – standing as an alternative to traditional methods of characterizing and monitoring the rights-of-ways of linear networks, this EO based service provides faster updated characterization of the land use, when compared to traditional methods
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Service 2: Field maintenance operations management and control - this service fills a gap and stands a high value management tool that prevents the need for common monitoring approaches, typically by deployment of field teams. Also, this service is designed to be provided continuously, providing users with up-to-date information on the status of the maintenance tasks
PALETTE
Status date: 21 December 2022
PALETTE is a technology and platform that uses satellite data to produce synthetic cloud-free images and deliver unique value to the earth observation industry and other industries. By combining satellite constellations, PALETTE can provide users with access to continuous, up-to-date imagery and simplify the data acquisition process.
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.
MiLoW-RRS-DP-2
Status date: 21 December 2022
Following customer requests for expanding the initial service offering of the Micro Local Weather Route Recommendation Service’s high-resolution weather forecasts, new services for snow depth information, weather warnings, a short-term precipitation radar map, and high resolution climatologies were developed to provide better assistance and reduce weather-related risks for planning and undertaking safe outdoor activities.
SMS
Status date: 16 December 2022
The project comprises two activity streams:
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Weather over AIS, which aims to extract weather information from vessels that use AIS to improve weather forecasting in areas where this information is scarce.
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AIS and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data fusion, which enables the creation of a service for detecting “dark” vessels, creating a wide-area situational awareness solution for public entities.
AIS+
Status date: 16 December 2022
The availability of qualitative data is crucial for the automation of ports. The automation process is often hampered by data streams that are incorrect, have insufficient resolution or are incomplete. This service will provide verified and improved AIS data based on space assets.
eOdyn SeaWaze Offshore Demo Project
Status date: 16 December 2022
eOdyn SeaWaze Offshore Demo Project sought to develop a service called SeaOps by eOdyn. It is a new decision support tool to boost marine operations efficiency while supporting risk mitigation and cost reduction. This tool has been developed within the SeaWaze Offshore Demo Project. The pledge is to avoid unnecessary ocean currents and sea-state related weather down times, from bidding phase to execution.
ITS EQUANT
Status date: 16 December 2022
By leveraging satellite communications and geo-positioning, the ITS (Intelligent Transportation System) Equant consortium aims to make Valerann’s technology more scalable and capable in roads where there is limited cellular connectivity. In doing so, the consortium will make the benefits of active traffic management available to all roads.
SPOTLITE
Status date: 16 December 2022
Spotlite is an infrastructure monitoring system based on satellite imagery. It uses InSAR (Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar) data to assess structural stability and ground subsidence over transportation networks (road and rail infrastructure), including pavement and adjacent slopes.
SNOWtoWATER
Status date: 16 December 2022
SNOWtoWATER service provides high resolution and accurate snow water equivalent and snow cover data. SNOWtoWATER makes use of innovative A.I. algorithms fed by remote sensing data and quantitative sitespecific analysis, providing results through a digital platform.
SOILRISK
Status date: 16 December 2022
SOILRISK is a high-resolution Predictive Model Application for Landslides that gathers atmospheric and environmental data and converts it into valuable intelligence in order to forecast landslide occurrence and provide a warning system for prevention.
SOILRISK is based on an innovative Machine Learning approach and a proprietary early-warning algorithm, using more than 20 conditioning factors dynamically.
Urban Space Series
Status date: 11 December 2018
The Urban Space Series is a real-time index of urban economic development. The product developed in common with ESA and QuantCube Technology is an IA platform for land characterization, specifically to detect urban city area, based on satellite images. The service monthly provides the shape of selected cities and useful metrics such as area and urban change detection.
SEOS
Status date: 05 December 2022
SEOS is an initiative led by Ecometrica to advance applications of Earth Observation in Scotland aiming to increase the consistency, continuity, extent and usefulness of geospatial content through the provision of services that address environment and land management challenges faced by a number of Scottish public and private organisations. Global Surface Intelligence is a project partner, providing advanced satellite data processing.
WatAspace
Status date: 05 December 2022
How much water is flowing in the river? What is the water level in the reservoir?
The answer to these questions is not always easy to find, especially on ungauged rivers and on reservoirs managed by third parties. WatAspace answers these questions by using satellite data, without the need of in-situ sensors
DeFROST for Hydro
Status date: 05 December 2022
Extraction of Snow Water Equivalent through satellite data for hydropower energy production and trading optimization.
GIP 4 Smart Airports
Status date: 05 December 2022
The GIP 4 Smart Airports solution provides all actors of airport ground operations (e.g. airlines, airport, handlers) with better, accurate, real-time information about ongoing turnaround operations. GIP 4 Smart Airports offers a non-intrusive, bird-eye view of airport activities, without intruding and disrupting current working practices of airport teams, while making real-time information available to everyone.