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.
03 March 2017
A new rail line in Australia uses GNSS positioning for signalling, introducing the concept of virtual balises for ERTMS Level 2 solutions. It has obtained SIL4 certification, the stringent safety integrity level which is required by train control systems.
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.
PinPoint: The Future of Tracking
Status date: 14 February 2023
The World’s First Intelligent Tracking- & IoT-solution – Through 2-way direct satellite communication. No more manual tracking and logistics - our systems handles automated tracking & logistics, via direct 2-way satellite communication - anywhere on the planet!
Space Augmented UAM
Status date: 14 February 2023
Space Augmented UAM aims to determine the feasibility of a “Space Augmented” service enabling cities and regions to conduct U-Space integration assessment utilizing economic, technical and environmental simulations for predictive assessment considering the individuality of each city to generate a self-sustainable Urban Air Mobility ecosystem.
Space Augmented UAM
Status date: 14 February 2023
Space Augmented UAM aims to determine the feasibility of a “Space Augmented” service enabling cities and regions to conduct U-Space integration assessment utilizing economic, technical and environmental simulations for predictive assessment considering the individuality of each city to generate a self-sustainable Urban Air Mobility ecosystem.
AERIUS-EO
Status date: 14 February 2023
Urban green spaces (UGS) such as parks, gardens, playgrounds and vegetation play a viable role in supporting the well-being, health and social cohesion of residents by offering space for recreation and relaxation. The AERIUS-EO project aims at supporting city authorities in sustainably maintaining UGS functionalities and should derive planning measures to ensure their resilience against the challenges of a changing climate.
Human Switch CCN
Status date: 14 February 2023
Automotive electrification will change the way energy is produced and consumed across the globe due to the resulting increase in local capacity of mobile battery storage.
The Human Switch enables increased update and utilisation of EV technology along with improved load balancing to support increased utilisation of renewables, helping to improve air pollution and CO2 issues.
The transition from fossil fuel to Electric Vehicles (EVs) will have a seismic impact in the utility, automotive and oil and gas markets as petroleum supply and infrastructure is replaced with power supply and storage.
Recent research has modelled the scale of these potential revenues, combining both the need for storage and V2G capabilities, where many EV owners can be aggregated into one, and their energy loads traded on the power exchanges.
Human Switch will offer two services; Human Switch Transition and Live Service:
EV8 Switch – EV8 Switch helps consumers and fleet managers make the right decisions about going electric, simplifying the process by analysing actual driving behaviour and needs. We know that range anxiety, cost savings, carbon footprint and operational compromise are common concerns, EV8 Switch uses real world data to help consumers decide if owning an electric vehicle will suit their needs.
EV8 Live – Ev8 Live will harness the potential for electric vehicles to become a central component in the energy system, helping customers make and save money through vehicle charging.
Human Switch CCN
Status date: 14 February 2023
Automotive electrification will change the way energy is produced and consumed across the globe due to the resulting increase in local capacity of mobile battery storage.
The Human Switch enables increased update and utilisation of EV technology along with improved load balancing to support increased utilisation of renewables, helping to improve air pollution and CO2 issues.
The transition from fossil fuel to Electric Vehicles (EVs) will have a seismic impact in the utility, automotive and oil and gas markets as petroleum supply and infrastructure is replaced with power supply and storage.
Recent research has modelled the scale of these potential revenues, combining both the need for storage and V2G capabilities, where many EV owners can be aggregated into one, and their energy loads traded on the power exchanges.
Human Switch will offer two services; Human Switch Transition and Live Service:
EV8 Switch – EV8 Switch helps consumers and fleet managers make the right decisions about going electric, simplifying the process by analysing actual driving behaviour and needs. We know that range anxiety, cost savings, carbon footprint and operational compromise are common concerns, EV8 Switch uses real world data to help consumers decide if owning an electric vehicle will suit their needs.
EV8 Live – Ev8 Live will harness the potential for electric vehicles to become a central component in the energy system, helping customers make and save money through vehicle charging.
U-space2
Status date: 14 February 2023
The U-space2 study aims to identify and analyse the technical and economic feasibility of an Advanced and Specialized Traffic Information Service (A/S-TIS) exploiting space services such as SATNAV, SATEO, SATCOM, METEOSAT and ground services (5G) in support of UAM. The expected result is a A/S-TIS preliminary mock-up of the, its service and system architecture design, its development and business plan.
U-space2
Status date: 14 February 2023
The U-space2 study aims to identify and analyse the technical and economic feasibility of an Advanced and Specialized Traffic Information Service (A/S-TIS) exploiting space services such as SATNAV, SATEO, SATCOM, METEOSAT and ground services (5G) in support of UAM. The expected result is a A/S-TIS preliminary mock-up of the, its service and system architecture design, its development and business plan.
U-space2
Status date: 14 February 2023
The U-space2 study aims to identify and analyse the technical and economic feasibility of an Advanced and Specialized Traffic Information Service (A/S-TIS) exploiting space services such as SATNAV, SATEO, SATCOM, METEOSAT and ground services (5G) in support of UAM. The expected result is a A/S-TIS preliminary mock-up of the, its service and system architecture design, its development and business plan.
HeReMo
Status date: 14 February 2023
HeReMo supports the healthcare community to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, with special attention to the growing number of citizens affected by chronic conditions and comorbidities. It reshapes the management of patients, with a personalised healthcare delivery, whose chronic conditions could overload healthcare system during pandemic crisis without overlooking patients’ needs and frailties, even more in areas where terrestrial communications are insufficient. The solution has also benefits for other clinical applications.
MEMT
Status date: 10 February 2023
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.
MEMT
Status date: 23 February 2021
MEMT (Mobile Equipment Monitoring & Maintenance Tool) improves decision making for mine managers and foremen on operational efficiency of their mobile heavy machinery fleet. The easy to deploy system allows to gain visibility on various aspects of the working conditions and working environment. The main target is to increase the fleet performance, preserving the good health condition of their machinery.
FATE
Status date: 10 February 2023
FATE develops a digital ecosystem to preserve and disseminate cultural heritage sites, realizing an open, participatory and interactive marketplace platform, using best of breed innovative technologies and smart interconnections between service providers, merchants, customers, users and stakeholders, realized on a cloud-based AI supported virtual platform that store, share, manage and maintain historical sites digital twins and related metadata.
FATE
Status date: 10 February 2023
FATE develops a digital ecosystem to preserve and disseminate cultural heritage sites, realizing an open, participatory and interactive marketplace platform, using best of breed innovative technologies and smart interconnections between service providers, merchants, customers, users and stakeholders, realized on a cloud-based AI supported virtual platform that store, share, manage and maintain historical sites digital twins and related metadata.
SMARTFISHING
Status date: 08 February 2023
SMARTFISHING is a digital twin solution, consisting in a hardware-software platform enabling the remote monitoring of the status (and position) of fishing vessels, the optimisation of fishing activities, the reduction of fuel consumption and the predictive maintenance of critical vessels components.
SMARTFISHING
Status date: 08 February 2023
SMARTFISHING is a digital twin solution, consisting in a hardware-software platform enabling the remote monitoring of the status (and position) of fishing vessels, the optimisation of fishing activities, the reduction of fuel consumption and the predictive maintenance of critical vessels components.
Space for Children
Status date: 02 February 2023
“Space For Children” is an innovative medical edutainment experience, based on Interactive Reality solution and playable by smartphones and tablets with iOS and Android operating systems, that give doctors and professionals the opportunity to analyze the emotional needs and the psychological support to be offered to children and the family community.
Space for Children
Status date: 02 February 2023
“Space For Children” is an innovative medical edutainment experience, based on Interactive Reality solution and playable by smartphones and tablets with iOS and Android operating systems, that give doctors and professionals the opportunity to analyze the emotional needs and the psychological support to be offered to children and the family community.
SATWORK
Status date: 31 January 2023
SATWORK is a tool able to monitor the health status of workers and to mitigate health risks but, as well as to help companies to define a new internal “welfare”. In the context of COVID-19, the solution is compliant with a reasonable social distancing and with the privacy needs of workers.
SATWORK
Status date: 31 January 2023
SATWORK is a tool able to monitor the health status of workers and to mitigate health risks but, as well as to help companies to define a new internal “welfare”. In the context of COVID-19, the solution is compliant with a reasonable social distancing and with the privacy needs of workers.
Earth Rover Concentrated Light Autonomous Weeding and Scouting
Status date: 31 January 2023
Earth Rover is developing an autonomous crop scouting and concentrated light weeding farm rover with an integrated Farm Intelligence System to allow for the gathering and analysis of real-time data.
Our company is targeting the high-value vegetable market and it is currently developing innovative technologies to provide prototypes of the farm rover to commercial organic farmers.
Earth Rover’s key benefit is to help growers increase their yields while reducing their costs.
Sustainable Tourism Indicators FS
Status date: 07 April 2021
Have you ever had environmental considerations while on vacations? Most travellers are keen on preserving the area they are visiting but very few have reliable information on the actual environmental situation. Within this project the use of Earth Observation data is assessed to quantify the environmental situation and deliver this information in a simple way to all tourism stakeholders.
Sustainable Tourism Indicators FS
Status date: 07 April 2021
Have you ever had environmental considerations while on vacations? Most travellers are keen on preserving the area they are visiting but very few have reliable information on the actual environmental situation. Within this project the use of Earth Observation data is assessed to quantify the environmental situation and deliver this information in a simple way to all tourism stakeholders.
Sustainable Tourism Indicators
Status date: 31 January 2023
Have you ever had environmental considerations while on vacations? Most travellers are keen on preserving the area they are visiting but very few have reliable information on the actual environmental situation. Within this project the use of Earth Observation data is assessed to quantify the environmental situation and deliver this information in a simple way to all tourism stakeholders.
Urban Green Quality Tracker
Status date: 25 January 2023
Enabling the Smart Green Cities of the future by providing a dashboard of the health, extent and impact of the cities urban green.
Urban Green Quality Tracker
Status date: 25 January 2023
Enabling the Smart Green Cities of the future by providing a dashboard of the health, extent and impact of the cities urban green.
COSPARIN
Status date: 25 January 2023
The objectives of this project are firstly the improvement in developing vulnerability analysis using spatial data along with the development of a world-wide rainfall assessment in real-time. This is done via several al-gorithms that correlate infrared satellite images to obtain an operational flood risk management base. The data can be used by competent or-ganizations to ensure real-time crisis management.
COSPARIN
Status date: 25 January 2023
The objectives of this project are firstly the improvement in developing vulnerability analysis using spatial data along with the development of a world-wide rainfall assessment in real-time. This is done via several al-gorithms that correlate infrared satellite images to obtain an operational flood risk management base. The data can be used by competent or-ganizations to ensure real-time crisis management.
SEED
Status date: 23 January 2023
Self-learning and AI-powered Atmosphere and Energy Forecasting System using Earth Observation Data, Machine Learning technology, and High-Performance Computing. SEED is tailored to the needs of Indian renewable operators in terms of optimizing solar farm’s operations and maintenance scheduling based on weather and predictive insights generated by the SEED system. It can be adapted to other regions as well.
STARS
Status date: 11 July 2022
The STARS project aims to deliver a product consisting of the automation of real-time workout parameter registration during swimming workouts. Currently, there is no system available in open water swimming that allows for the real-time registration of both biomechanical and physiological parameters in a wearable and comfortable way.
SEEDS
Status date: 23 January 2023
Streamlining tree vegetation management with accurate insights using geospatial analytics.
SEEDS
Status date: 23 January 2023
Streamlining tree vegetation management with accurate insights using geospatial analytics.
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.
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.
PLATIN
Status date: 19 January 2023
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.
GAINS
Status date: 19 January 2023
GAINS is an “alternative data” platform for the Financial Services industry providing near-real time activity and leading-indicator production indices for a range of industrial supply chains such as iron ore, steel, aluminium and other metals, minerals and materials.
GAINS provides historic and near-real-time insights on the activity and production levels at hundreds of industrial sites worldwide on a daily or weekly basis, at a scale not previously possible, by harnessing AI-enabled remote sensing data fusion.
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.
TransDIm
Status date: 19 January 2023
Adaptix are Transforming Diagnostic Imaging by bringing low-cost, low-dose mobile 3D imaging to patients. Today, common conditions such as fractures, cancer and lung disease are initially assessed by 2D X-ray which gives a fundamentally limited view of our 3D bodies. The products being developed in this project will deliver fast, accurate 3D imaging to these patients.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.