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.
mAPP’ing
Status date: 22 September 2020
SHA
Status date: 21 September 2020
The sustainability and tech company Sobolt proposes Natura.ai: A smart tool intended to assist nature mapping and management planning. Sentinels for Habitat is the further development and subsequent assessment of these functionalities. By combining artificial intelligence (AI) with earth observation data from Sentinel-2, we improve Natura.ai’s existing algorithm; ultimately helping bring better nature monitoring practices.
FAMOS
Status date: 10 September 2020
The principal objective of the FAMOS project is to develop a comprehensive forest status monitoring system tailored to the requirements of commercial clients from the commodity sector, especially within the context of cocoa, palm oil, and rubber. Combining earth observation, IT technology and GNSS, the service supports target users by improving the efficiency of existing business processes.
P4D
Status date: 04 September 2020
Diabetes Management is a 24/7 job without any day off. Patients have to make countless decisions every day on nutrition, activity, and medication. Mistakes are heavily punished and can result in events of hypoglycemia and secondary diseases. Our app helps patients to make the right decisions for their diabetes management and to increase their time in healthy blood sugar target range.
SP4GO
Status date: 14 February 2020
SP4GO feasibility study addresses the needs of Distribution System Operators (DSO) and Transmission System Operators (TSO) using innovative solutions.
Demand/Response and e-Mobility needs will be addressed in the context of Smart-grid area, while for the infrastructure operation and maintenance (O&M) the services considered are vegetation monitoring, electric consumption estimation, impact of weather events such as lightning on energy infrastructure, and satellite backup platforms for data exchange and communication.
B-LiFE - TEN
Status date: 24 August 2020
The B-LiFE Telecommunication Emergency Node is a new field communication and control system, integrating space assets and new tools for crisis and logistics management.
SENECA
Status date: 24 August 2020
SENECA (Space Enabling blockchaiN for Emobility appliCAtions) aims to provide blockchain-enabled services to manage the energy flow between e-vehicles and the grid using space-assets. The goal of the services derived from this kick-start, is to allow in the future users to perform energy-transactions in a secure and agile blockchain environment, where smart contracts will enable the utilization of e-vehicles battery in relationship with renewable energy availability, facilitate e-vehicles fleet management needs, and finally support the electrical grid necessities.
SEED
Status date: 24 August 2020
An advanced AI enabled satellite-based data powered software solution for renewable energy production forecasting including solar and wind energy
SPARK ME
Status date: 23 July 2018
SPARK ME develops an acceleration programme to attract, support and validate new application and service ideas using Satcom in association with additional space technologies. The ultimate goal is stimulating the creation and growth of new markets of space/satellite-based services, addressing the real users’ need and triggering cross-fertilization processes by "contaminating" other areas of activity with the use of space technologies.
Map2Fish
Status date: 21 August 2020
Map2Fish is a service that consists of a WMS service and a web mobile application that provides to the corresponding customers and end-users near real time and forecast of pelagic fish concentration probabilities and parameters like sea surface temperature, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll-a concentration, water transparency, currents and waves.
IBISA
Status date: 24 June 2020
IBISA enables agriculture index-based insurance for agricultural entrepreneurs, everywhere and in an easy manner, by leveraging Earth Observation data and blockchain technology
STARS
Status date: 19 August 2020
The STARS project aims to deliver a service 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.
Landmrk Context Expansion
Status date: 14 July 2020
The Landmrk Context Expansion project sees Landmrk’s location based experiences platform supercharged with hyper-local weather data, space data and earth observation data. The resulting platform enables the creation of a variety of compelling experiences for mobile phone users based on their context.
Buildspot
Status date: 13 July 2020
Thanks to Copernicus data, The Buildspot service
- Optimize the construction sites surveillance
- Be aware of all existing construction sites
- Quantify the urbanization status of specific area
- Watch for the geographic development of the construction market
Satlab
Status date: 07 July 2020
Floating-Lab: AI-powered field deployable bio-sensor technology for remote bio-imaging of water samples at microscopic scale for the automatic real-time detection of pathogens.
Kinetikos4DBS
Status date: 07 July 2020
Kinetikos is transforming the standard of care for movement disorders by eradicating the subjective observational analysis and the discontinuity in delivered healthcare, allowing healthcare providers to reach more patients, more often and support their decision-making on objective measurements to improve patients' outcomes.
VASP
Status date: 11 May 2020
In this project, Space Norway, together with the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA), the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and Kongsberg Seatex (KSX), will enable a platform for Maritime VHF communications services using VDE-SAT, targeting the services the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has defined in the Maritime Service Portfolio (MSP). The following three services will be demonstrated:
- Ice chart and weather map distribution
- SAR search pattern distribution and position report collection
- Mandatory Reporting System (MRS) information exchange
ConnieAI
Status date: 15 December 2017
ConnieAI is an AI based platform to guide tourists in cities and touristic venues. Through a common smartphone app and a web-based backend, the solution allows to easily create digital guides and provide visitors with touristic content and services.
AquaEye
Status date: 26 June 2020
The AquaEYE system verifies the physical location of certified aquaculture facilities and water quality data.
Ibisa-ks
Status date: 31 August 2018
Crop protection for smallholder farmers with low fees and fast payments
PaaS
Status date: 15 June 2020
The SatADSL value proposition is to offer to Teleports a unique Platform As A Service (PaaS) service that they can use for improving service offering to their own customers while at the same time monetizing their unused satellite capacity with a new customer, SatADSL, and its network of ISPs and Teleport’s partners.
Soft-Alpha
Status date: 08 June 2020
Soft commodities, such as soy and sugar, and their related financial derivatives, are widely traded on exchanges worldwide. At present, production data is only made available at fixed points through the year (usually after the growing season). The Soft Alpha project, co-funded by the European Space Agency under its Business Applications programme, provides predictive analysis on soft commodity crop performance based on EO derived data, in a sector that is currently dependent on historical data.
Saturnalia
Status date: 28 June 2018
Saturnalia leverages on Earth Observation Data to predict wine quality before bottling. Copernicus data and tailored in-situ sensors keep vineyards constantly monitored from both space and ground. Saturnalia unlocks best practices of vine management and supplies early information on next season’s fine wine. Tech-savvy wine investors and distributors rely on Saturnalia to access the most promising sales before their competitors.
MERSAI
Status date: 26 May 2020
Satellite Earth observation data and artificial intelligence tools are used to monitor effluence and untreated sewage flow into rivers, lakes and reservoirs. As water becomes increasingly scarce, it has become important to manage this resource. The problem of accessing safe drinking water is a major concern, there is a need to reuse treated wastewater and prevent pollution of water sources.
Blue Discovery
Status date: 22 May 2020
BLUE DISCOVERY is an innovative and powerful technology platform designed to provide an efficient and low-cost Access Control and Visitor Information System to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), allowing them to offer a comprehensive set of added-value services to their visitors.
ProDiRec
Status date: 22 May 2020
Within the retail landscape, the distribution of products in stores is in constant change. Producers and distributors take great efforts to stay informed about the current distribution of their products. The ProDiRec AI service provides the possibility to recognize product distribution in retail stores by analysing crowdsourced retail shelf photos and detecting products on these photos automatically.
DIGITAL MINE
Status date: 19 May 2020
Hypervine creates a digital twin of the quarry enabling companies to understand the physical site and their operations better. The digital twin is created through the use of a number of technologies including Space assets as well as distributed ledger technologies that bring high levels of transparency, trust and security to the digital twin.
OTAM
Status date: 15 May 2019
The OTAM (Oil Trading Analytics Monitor) is a comprehensive solution for the oil trading analytics market, created by seamlessly combining data from the maritime (AIS+) and remote sensing (optical and SAR) sectors with oil analytics data. This new combination of datasets provides actionable insights on the status of the oil market.
VARESAS
Status date: 13 May 2020
VARESAS is a remote support and situational awareness solution that uses newest innovative technologies such as Augmented or Virtual Reality and the direct integration of Earth Observation data.
JACKSON (AMAZON CCN#1)
Status date: 11 May 2020
This project is based on several ESA-backed projects, which resulted in the successful development of a set of telemedicine systems for civilian, military and commercial aviation applications. Since they were launched onto the market, the Tempus IC and Tempus Pro patient monitoring systems have been commercially successful in a range of pre-hospital care applications in Europe and North America.
This new project targets the development a range of products to allow wider implementation of telemedicine and patient data sharing through easy to install technology. This will enable access to larger market segments through cardiac electro-therapy solutions and data sharing capabilities.
DOCS-2
Status date: 11 May 2020
Using civil aircraft to create constellations for providing high spatial & temporal Earth observation data and telecommunication services; a most ecological constellation re-using the most reliable platform.
Electronic Monitoring
Status date: 11 May 2020
Electronic Monitoring (EM) is used by several governmental bodies worldwide to enforce probation or other forms of legal liberty constraints. This Demonstration Project analyses the technical feasibility and economic viability of a next generation European EM system/service featuring advanced Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), including Galileo.
STAP-ULD
Status date: 04 May 2020
STAP ULD-Watcher provides a new and patented solution for monitoring and tracking airfreight container (ULD) in all airports of the world. Supported by IATA regulations the ULD-Watcher will help to avoid delays, lost baggage or goods and will reduce insurance cost dramatically and increase general profit for the customers of STAP.
ERMS
Status date: 30 April 2020
KVS Technologies automates drones, enabling them to deliver emergency response services for power grid operators in case of power outages or problems on the grid. To further strengthen this offering, KVS Technologies explored the use of satellite communication and Earth observation, to allow it to operate even in emergency situations where the cellular network is down.
NetVR
Status date: 30 April 2020
NetVR is an easy to use and intuitive virtual reality application that can visualise underground assets of one or more utilities. It receives data from a cloud database and shows the data in 3D extended reality, with high accuracy, on a mobile device. Positioning is based on standard GPS in a standard device (e.g. tablet) and corrected using a calibration algorithm and reference points.
ATMM
Status date: 30 April 2020
The driving force of SBI is to invent and develop innovative solutions. As a new service, the Automated Transportation Mining Monitoring is designed to provide transparency on global coal flows. It monitors volumetric changes of coal stock piles at harbor sites, activities of vessels and harbor infrastructure. The services will be available via different channels according to the customers’ needs.
EOMST
Status date: 22 April 2020
The 21Net system enables Internet services on board high-speed trains. The system uses several communication technologies to access the internet: cellular, Wi-Fi and satellite. A Mobile Access Router manages the links switching from one to the other depending on their availabilities. The goal of the project is to improve Users’ experience of the current system by optimizing the bandwidth usage. In a final phase, 21Net will improve the overall system performance with the development of a new generation of its Mobile Access Router: MAR4
Hawking
Status date: 17 April 2020
Hawking is a machine learning based solution for commercial growers analysing satellite imagery for better management of their crops.
DeFROST
Status date: 16 April 2020
Based on satellite data, DeFROST delivers the ultimate snow monitoring solution for Outdoors Tourism digital businesses and Touristic Destinations. With DeFROST, such actors can help their users stay safe while planning and enjoying their next outdoor activity – while staying ahead of competition and helping them grow in off-peak seasons.
aircheckr
Status date: 15 April 2020
aircheckr provides detailed outside air quality information and tools needed to effectively reduce your exposure to air pollution. It empowers people to actively or passively make better decisions and take actions in order to breathe better air. People are no longer defenceless. Improving the air at home/office or car, or reducing your exposure during biking or exercising is now possible. Together with its partners, aircheckr is working hard to integrate air quality information into a wide range of services, applications or devices.
Shrub Mapping
Status date: 07 April 2020
The Shrub Mapping service is intended to detect shrub management needs in young boreal forest areas. Based on Terramonitor’s Earth observation and multi-source data, the cloud service maps large forest areas, analyses and monitors the shrub situation in conifer forests and generates insights about the need for forest management duties anywhere in the world.
Diagnostic ECG garment
Status date: 07 April 2020
KYMIRA is developing smart wearable garments that interact with the human body to change, improve and one day save the wearers’ lives. This project built on a previously developed cardiac monitoring prototype garment, investigating its ability to identify developing cardiovascular conditions and detect the onset of acute cardiac events through machine learning software.
ASMSpotter
Status date: 06 April 2020
With ASMSpotter, local authorities get regular, automatic updates of artisanal mining activity in their area of interest. The service is powered by Machine Learning so that large areas can be monitored at no extra effort.
GIP4 Smart Airports
Status date: 06 April 2020
Fourteen million flights are expected in 2035 in Europe. To increase airport capacity and efficiency, optimisation at every step must be carried on. GIP4SmartAirports projects aims at minimizing rotation time and smoothing real-time operations. Space technologies can be a valuable asset to support surveillance and safety, and help airport manager to maintain high quality and complete knowledge of their assets.
SmartCARE
Status date: 04 September 2018
SmartCARE is an ICT platform of advanced e-health services where physicians and patients meet and manage daily activities, within a therapeutic process, in a collaborative way enabling an optimization of healthcare rehabilitation at home. SmartCARE IHC (Integrated Home Care) services will assure a constant verification of the therapeutic process without requiring the on-site presence of medical staff.
AR.fx
Status date: 07 November 2019
AR.fx enables users to create, place and to interact with location-based 3D content in Augmented Reality utilizing smartphones. It incorporates gamification elements such as blueprint (users can connect pre-defined line-dots in AR and create 3D objects) and multi-player capability along with AR Scene-Editor. On a global map users can explore and physically interact with AR content of interest.
KosmoMed
Status date: 19 December 2017
KosmoMed realized a solution for an integrated system of e-Health applications and services supporting the Health Institutions in order to have extensive access to healthiness data exchange and create a multidisciplinary platform to provide professional e-Healthcare services.
Space Science as a Service
Status date: 31 March 2020
The “Space science as a Service” feasibility study aims to validate the viability of a new model to deliver space science satellites through a commercial delivery and implementation plan.
RECIPE
Status date: 30 March 2020
RECIPE provides low cost 3D models of cultural assets through a COTS tool.
Input data shall be EO satellite images and photos taken by tourists, via mobile phone cameras.
SaMoLoop
Status date: 26 March 2020
A service platform and data services solution, fully focusing on supply chain optimization through integrated software services. The ultimate aim of this solution is to optimize logistics and increase efficiency in the complete rail and intermodal freight supply chain, for multiple stakeholders at the same time.