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.
TruPaG
Status date: 22 July 2026
TruPaG improves truck parking by combining historical and real-time truck movement data to predict availability across a wide network of locations. The project builds on Aparkado’s existing solution and expands coverage beyond highways to deliver more reliable parking insights.
HALO Dashboard
Status date: 17 July 2026
Wildfire risk inspections and their effect on insurance premiums are currently carried out on ZIP-code level. The HALO dashboard allows a hypergranular inspection with dynamic risk factor analysis ensuring portfolios remain profitable and best practices are enforced.
MagWatch3D
Status date: 17 July 2026
Geomagnetic storms can disrupt electric power grids and other critical infrastructure. MagWatch3D delivers high-resolution – better than 10 km spatial resolution and 1 second cadence – near real-time physics-based space weather intelligence on geomagnetic disturbance, geoelectric fields and geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) for power grid operation, insurance, and other activities affected by Earth’s magnetic field such as magnetic surveys and navigation.
CoCoNARC
Status date: 17 July 2026
Pheno-AI
Status date: 17 July 2026
Pheno-AI turns free satellite Earth Observation and climate data into clear, field-level phenology and yield forecasts — emergence, flowering and harvest windows plus a yield range — helping growers and their advisors decide when to plant, fertilise and harvest. The service is validated with growers in Kenya and calibration sites in Portugal and Germany.
AOE
Status date: 14 July 2026
The "Agronomy on the Edge" project delivers a retrofittable, edge-AI precision farming system that integrates real-time tractor sensor data with satellite inputs. Designed specifically for small to medium-sized arable operations, the system optimizes variable-rate spraying and input management, enabling significant chemical reductions and enhanced crop yields even in areas with limited connectivity.
AMSynchro
Status date: 10 July 2026
AMSynchro is a space-enabled assurance platform for hazardous metal powders used in additive manufacturing. It links monitoring, custody, genealogy, warning logic and audit-ready evidence to help operators understand whether materials remained safe, compliant and fit for use throughout storage, handling and movement.
QualityTime
Status date: 10 July 2026
Farmers need reliable, timely insight into crop development to plan harvest, labour and sales with confidence. QualityTime helps them make these decisions by providing trusted monitoring of crop maturity using satellite and drone observations over time. By ensuring consistent data quality, the service supports growers and advisors with dependable information exactly when it matters most.
SIA4AGRI
Status date: 24 June 2025
SIA4Agri modernizes the use of irrigation to minimize farmers’ environmental impact and increase the plasticity of adaptation of this agro-industry to environmental climate changes, higher temperature and water shortage.
STELLAGRI
Status date: 07 July 2026
STELLAGRI delivers independent, AI-powered crop intelligence from satellite data.
Corporates gain seamless ERP integration and reliable supply insights — without farmer input.
Small farms access precise analytics for any field size.
From vegetation indexes to crop recognition and alerts, STELLAGRI turns raw imagery into actionable decisions across the entire agricultural value chain.
SWAS
Status date: 07 July 2026
The Space Weather Alert System feasibility study investigates the industrial desirability of space weather services in the domain of electricity networks, aviation and GNSS dependent systems in Austria.
CottonWISE
Status date: 26 January 2026
CottonWISE applies Earth Observation to quantify water use and water productivity in cotton cultivation. The project addresses the lack of objective, scalable water metrics in sustainability certification by providing independent monitoring to support irrigation management, benchmarking and verification across the cotton value chain.
PowerEdge
Status date: 07 July 2026
The project is developing a new standard for physical snowpack measurements for the hydropower industry by use of L-band radar measurements in combination with InSAR processing techniques. The added values are higher resolution of snow estimations in time and space as well as less need for physical presence (equipment & humans) in the mountains to do snow estimations.
All-Weather COVER
Status date: 06 July 2026
All-Weather COVER demonstrates an Earth-observation service for parcel-level catch-crop monitoring. By combining satellite data, the service delivers frequent, auditable coverage indicators and early-warning signals that help reduce inconclusive cases, target inspections, and document compliance decisions.
CarbonTrace
Status date: 06 July 2026
CarbonTrace makes voluntary carbon markets accessible to small and medium-scale tropical agroforestry producers by replacing costly manual field surveys with satellite-derived carbon monitoring. Using ESA Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data, the service produces investor-grade carbon accounts at a fraction of the cost of current methods, unlocking carbon revenue for farmers previously excluded by measurement costs.
Remote Ecological Surveys with EO
Status date: 06 July 2026
o restore and protect biodiversity, we need reliable, scalable data. Traditional ecological surveys are labour-intensive, slow, and constrained by geography.
Gentian transforms biodiversity monitoring by harnessing satellite imagery and AI to deliver fast, accurate ecological surveys at scale.
The company’s fully remote approach eliminates logistical barriers, ensuring precision-driven insights that empower informed decision-making.
AHMOS
Status date: 03 July 2026
The project assesses the feasibility of a scalable "hydrogen-safety-as-a-service" system. It integrates a Raman LiDAR sensor with AmbaSat’s satellite communication and cloud analytics platform. Teesside University provides critical validation and net-zero expertise, ensuring continuous, early detection of industrial hydrogen leaks
RESIST 2
Status date: 28 January 2026
RESIST provides worldwide coverage for detecting GNSS Spoofers and Jammers anywhere over the Earth’s surface. The system relies on the CMCU, Central Machine learning Computation Unit and ground and space recorded data. RESIST 2 is the demonstration project, including pilots demonstrations in the maritime port of Marin in Spain and the DLR airfield of Cochstedt in Germany.
RELECT
Status date: 02 July 2026
Rheticus® Electric Towers (RELECT) is a demonstration project aimed at developing an Earth Observation service using very-high-resolution SAR imagery and AI to rapidly detect damage to power lines after extreme events. It enables Transmission System Operators to assess affected infrastructure within 24 hours, improving response times, reducing costs, and enhancing the resilience and sustainability of energy networks.
FTS
Status date: 02 July 2026
Vixos Beyond is a satellite-based flight termination system for drones that enables safe and regulatory-compliant operations beyond visual line of sight. It provides a complete, independent containment solution—including hardware, communication link, and documentation—ensuring aviation authorities recognize compliance while giving operators global coverage, high reliability, and flexible termination options.
MAST
Status date: 02 July 2026
The Bioengineering in Space Environment study is a nine-month ESA-funded feasibility study led by Exobiosphere S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg). It assesses the commercial and technical viability of deploying an automated, high-throughput biological research platform on commercial space stations in low Earth orbit.
The study examines whether the microgravity environment can serve as a commercially sustainable platform for pharmaceutical drug discovery, disease modelling, and bioengineering research, and defines the service model, user requirements, and business case for doing so.
SPACES
Status date: 14 March 2025
SPACES enhances accessible parking through sensor-enabled monitoring, satellite imagery analysis, and a Bluetooth-integrated parking permit system. By combining real-time data with geospatial insights, the project improves enforcement, reduces misuse, and ensures equitable access for people with disabilities. Developed with ESA, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, and Expleo, SPACES prioritizes smart, inclusive urban mobility.
SPACES
Status date: 02 July 2026
SPACES is an ESA co funded demonstration project developing a smart, inclusive approach to accessible parking management. The system combines sensor enabled parking bays, Bluetooth supported permit validation, and satellite informed mapping to support real time monitoring, improve data accuracy, and reduce misuse of accessible parking spaces. Piloting with Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and South Dublin County Council, SPACES is led by Access Earth in partnership with iConnect101, with a focus on equitable mobility, evidence-based planning, and accessibility by design.
AEODAS
Status date: 30 June 2026
AEODAS is an actionable disease alert service that prevents late blight outbreaks in potato and tomato cultivation by sending out localised alerts with detailed spraying advice at times when the crop is at risk. The service is powered by daily earth observation satellite imagery and hourly weather parameters. AEODAS targets large industrial players in the agricultural domain throughout Southeast Asia like crop processors, crop insurers and micro-finance providers who will be able to mitigate risk and enhance their business operations.