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PROJECT SHOWCASES

Reducing the risk of bird strikes using satellite images and Ascend’s Normalised Difference Water index software (NDWI)

British start-up Rezatec has developed a landscape monitoring service based on Earth Observation data

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.

With the support of ESA, Belgian SME Ovinto has developed a service that offers satellite-based monitoring of rail cars and intermodal tank containers.

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.

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.

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.

The GeoSHM structural health monitoring system, developed with the support of ESA, is now being further deployed in Scotland and China.

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.

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.

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.

An enterprising Dutch startup is developing a viable business using Sentinel-1 SAR imagery to monitor oil and gas pipelines from space.

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.  

 

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.

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.

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.

Demonstration and pilot implementation of a satellite-based operations control system for managing teams in alpine rescue missions.

How satellite services give landowners an easier and cheaper way of calculating the potential economic value of conserving or restoring environmentally important peatlands.

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. 

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.

Thanks to European telecoms satellites, affordable broadband Internet access via satellite is becoming reality. 

Two recent ARTES-funded feasibility studies looked into ways of understanding and mitigating the risks associated with unstable terrain.

The incorporation of satellite communication services in railway signalling systems is now one step closer.

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.

ASSIST allows project managers to analyse the positive and negative impacts of their Telemedicine services way before they go live.

European Defence Agency (EDA) and European Space Agency (ESA), have agreed to pursue their cooperation in the domain of Remotely Piloted Aircrafts.

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.

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PREMIA

Status date: 29 May 2023

PREMIA project aims to fill the gap currently existing between satellite Earth Observation and the agro insurance market by providing an innovative and integrated end-to-end platform.

SarSentry demonstration project in Para

Status date: 29 May 2023

The SarSentry project in Para demonstrates the complementary value of the SarSentry deforestation and forest degradation system to the existing forest monitoring system of the Secretariat for Environment and Sustainability of the State Pará in Brazil (SEMAS). Demonstrations have been provided for 3 pilot themes/trials: Nature conservation, Forest plantations and selective logging, and Agricultural areas.

The project has been conducted by SarVision and Wageningen University and Research.

CostCutting4Sugarcane

Status date: 14 February 2023

Optimizing mill revenue by improving harvest logistics and fertilizer management.

EO4CarbonFarming

Status date: 20 December 2021

EO4CarbonFarming offers calibrated maps of the organic carbon content in the soil by analysing Sentinel-2 time series. The service is provided through a digital platform and supports carbon farming certification, reducing the CO2 footprint of agriculture, promoting soil fertility and improving the resilience of farming systems to climate change.

FLARE

Status date: 16 May 2023

FLARE is an easy-to-use software analytics platform that provides earth observation data and analyses derived from it in a geospatial context. It offers governmental data and data intelligence that are directly accessible, making it possible to conduct feasibility studies, plan renewable energy opportunities faster, and assess suitability by looking beyond the solar and wind resources. FLARE is valuable for those looking to find and share renewable energy land opportunities with energy developers.

FLARE

Status date: 10 June 2016

FLARE is an integrated software package and data service which supports the global forestry insurance industry in asset estimation, risk management and loss adjustment. This feasibility study analysed the operational, technical and economic viability of a FLARE system/ service providing Earth Observation and Global Navigation Satellite System data and mapping products, within a simple software interface. 

ENTEL

Status date: 26 January 2021

The ENTEL project enables the development of an innovative service to improve the effectiveness of large infrastructure (electricity and gas pipeline) operators' activities within network life-cycle.

Proteus

Status date: 16 May 2023

Proteus builds on the success of the SEDDCR project and introduces a significantly increased operating area by leveraging novel space technology such as Iridium NEXT. Integrating with the NHS Highlands, Skyports is delivering to six medical facilities where drone deliveries facilitated by space technology has the potential to significantly enhance patient care. 

StreamSonde

Status date: 22 December 2022

The world’s lightest weather sonde, the StreamSonde, is launched from balloon, airplane, drone or UAV and carried around by natural winds. It records winds at higher accuracy and in greater detail than ever before by using GNSS technology and IMU sensors. It also records a large number of weather parameters with multiple sensors. In this project, its benefits for storm and routine weather measurements was demonstrated, along with user benefits of obtaining better weather forecasts.

DROMAS

Status date: 12 June 2019

DROMAS services aim at periodical full country monitoring of agricultural vegetation to serve decision makers on national level

DROMAS

Status date: 05 August 2015

DROMAS services aim at periodical full country monitoring of agricultural vegetation to serve decision makers on national level and to provide historical and current year crop analysis to support farm management at agricultural parcel level.