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.
Samplifly
Status date: 16 June 2025
SAMPLIFLY is a fast, integrated, and sustainable drone-based express transportation service design to carry different types of samples for industrial companies. SAMPLIFLY is able to operate in highly industrialised areas such as large harbours.
DBX SPECTRUM
Status date: 16 June 2025
SPECTRUM is the new DBX Commodities’ technology pipeline that accurately characterises the activity of the steelmaking industry across the globe, using ESA spaceborne satellites.
DECARDIS
Status date: 16 June 2025
DECARDIS optimises maritime efficiency with Just-In-Time (JIT) operations, enhancing route planning, real-time data sharing, and stakeholder collaboration. Leveraging space-based technologies like Sentinel satellite data and AIS, the solution improves operational precision, reduces fuel consumption, and lowers emissions. Delivered via a cloud-based SaaS platform, DECARDIS supports ports, shipping lines, and cargo owners for sustainable, cost-effective operations.
GRailMon
Status date: 16 June 2025
The GRailMon project aims to fine-tune and demonstrate an innovative GNSS-based solution for monitoring the 3D position of sections of railway tracks with millimeter precision.
SMART
Status date: 16 June 2025
Feasibility study for an innovative climate communication AI-based service
EM-Grow
Status date: 16 June 2025
Experience the future of organic farming with a pioneering herbicide-free weed control solution. Utilizing advanced GNSS and RTK technology, an autonomous robotic fleet precisely targets and removes weeds, optimizing yield and ensuring livestock safety. Paltech’s Robots as a Service (RaaS) model delivers efficient, sustainable, and resource-effective farming, revolutionizing weed management for organic farmers in Germany.
Advanced Flood Modelling
Status date: 16 June 2025
The project provides a methodology for flood and landslide risk assessment, combining satellite data with physical models and socio-economic analysis in order to support insurance companies in better understanding, mapping and managing natural hazards.
RATIO
Status date: 16 June 2025
RATIO project aims to evaluate the technical and commercial feasibility of using satellites with the capability of detecting RF activity in various operational scenarios. Stakeholders within the maritime and humanitarian/rule of law domains are involved to define use cases of interest and requirements that are requested to be covered by technically and commercially feasible service solutions proposed by the Consortium.
HabiTracker
Status date: 16 June 2025
HabiTracker is a habitat mapping & biodiversity monitoring service that combines Earth Observation data with ground-based IoT sensors to help UK farmers meet environmental reporting requirements and unlock nature-based financial opportunities. Developed by Terrabotics, it provides real-time ecosystem insights, regulatory-compliant reports, and practical recommendations that enhance ecosystem health while supporting farm productivity and sustainability.
UVFDR
Status date: 18 March 2025
The universal virtual flight data recorder (UVFDR) is a vendor-agnostic, non-exclusive data repository, providing flight data including Global Aeronautic Distress and Safety System (GADSS) functions from day-to-day aviation operations to users in near real time.
AGL
Status date: 16 June 2025
In this feasibility study, Agilica develops a local UWB based GNSS-like positioning system as an alternative Positioning, Navigation, Timing (APNT) solution, to enable autonomous drone landing for drone services companies that struggle to land manually on a vessel at sea, as well as for drone providers and eVTOL manufacturers operating in challenging GPS-denied indoor or outdoor environments.
In-terra-gate
Status date: 05 June 2025
In-terra-gate is a software which enables users to interact with satellite data using common natural language. It builds on recent advances in large language models (LLMs), natural language processing (NLP) and visual foundation models in order to make it possible to ask questions about terrestrial and geospatial features and phenomena in satellite images and get a generated answer with relevant information.
Nature Capital
Status date: 05 June 2025
Symbiose is a one-stop shop for forest owners to understand the true value of their forests. Using satellite data and AI models, our platform tracks forest health, predicts future growth with climate scenarios, and identifies risks like fires or pests early. It provides real-time insights to boost both ecological and financial value.
NUE Scope Project 1
Status date: 04 June 2025
A revolutionary data-driven Decision Support Tool that leverages EO and AI to enable food producers to increase yields whilst lowering costs and emissions due to nitrogen application.
GeoFusion
Status date: 04 June 2025
A geospatial intelligence platform leveraging satellite data to optimize CAP compliance, agricultural monitoring, and natural capital management. The project delivers scalable, data-driven solutions for farmers, policymakers, and businesses, enhancing efficiency, sustainability, and regulatory adherence while driving innovation in biodiversity and carbon markets.
Coastal Ecosystems – MRV
Status date: 04 June 2025
The Coastal Ecosystems – MRV service provides monitoring, reporting and verification of conservation and restoration of coastal ecosystems such as mangroves and saltmarshes. Through innovate use of satellite earth observation, key ecosystem characteristics, such as ecosystem extent, above-ground biomass and ecosystem changes are measured. The service supports the development of functional natural capital markets by providing valuable inputs for establishing the integrity of carbon and biodiversity credits.
SCORE
Status date: 04 June 2025
Unlock the future of carbon project success with UTE's EO-based rating service for agricultural, coastal, and urban areas. Empower developers, insurers, and standards issuers to derisk, optimize, and transform carbon projects into impactful investments.
AquaMap
Status date: 04 June 2025
AquaMap is Marble Imaging’s geospatial decision-support tool that uses Earth Observation (EO) data and environmental data to identify optimal aquaculture sites, supporting food security and reducing financial losses. With global seafood demand soaring and EO-based solutions still nascent, AquaMap taps into a high growth market with scalable, data driven analytics. By computing an Aquaculture Suitability Index (ASI), AquaMap presents an easily understandable scalable way to identify optimal locations, mitigate risks, and improve sustainability in aquaculture planning and investment
SWALUM
Status date: 02 May 2025
Surface Water and Land Use Monitoring (SWALUM) integrates deep learning with Sentinel-2 satellite imagery to detect small water bodies that traditional satellite monitoring misses. This innovative service provides municipalities, agricultural technology providers, and environmental services with reliable, cost-effective water mapping for flood management, irrigation optimization, and carbon credit verification, addressing critical needs in climate adaptation and water resource management.
Heibjerg APW Robot
Status date: 02 May 2025
The pavement weeding efforts in gravel and stone pavement can be significantly reduced, if robotic technology can be used to automate large parts of this tedious task. Utilizing GNSS navigation and sensor fusing, and combining it with intelligent water dispensing, Heibjerg has enabled a small robots to carry out this task.
SATV2X
Status date: 02 May 2025
Today there are many roads, especially in rural areas, where cellular network coverage is inadequate to sustain reliable Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). The SATV2X pilot aims to address this issue by integrating satellite and 5G terrestrial networks. This integration will provide ubiquitous V2X (vehicle-to-everything) radio coverage, enhancing road safety use cases through a C-ITS Platform.