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.
MUSE/ ISP
Status date: 05 June 2023
Autonomous driving requires precise and reliable position information. ANavS develops in the project MUSE an Integrated Sensor Platform (ISP) which includes 3 GNSS receivers, an IMU, two cameras, a Lidar and a powerful sensor fusion for precise positioning.
AQUAFARM 2.0
Status date: 25 April 2025
Hidromod's AquaFarm project focuses on optimizing water management, integrating field-level monitoring and modeling with national-scale analysis. It enables sustainable resource use, and improved crop productivity through advanced simulation tools and decision-support systems tailored for water managers and policymakers.
Anywhere Care
Status date: 12 May 2023
The Anywhere Care Mobile Alarm Service using GNSS assets will enable vulnerable people to be continuously monitored wherever they may be, creating both automatic and user generated alerts for action by Social Care and family carers. This will facilitate a step change in the deployment of social care teams and improve outcomes for recipients.
Economic Intelligence Factory
Status date: 12 May 2023
The objective of this demonstration project was the analysis of satellite data to create standardized indicators of economic activity, from the study of key sectors of the economy.
AirTracks
Status date: 08 January 2024
AirTracks is a flexible and cost-efficient Air Navigation Information Service for enhanced aircraft safety during approach and departure at small and medium aerodromes which do not have any aeronautical surveillance system (e.g. Radars). Airtracks combines various aircraft surveillance information (ADS-B, Mode-S, etc) in the vicinity of an airfield. The information can be visualized on a web-based display, showing the relevant/customized ancillary information layers in a user-friendly way e.g. flight plan, aeronautical charts, meteorological information as well as safety related notifications to aircraft pilots (NOTAMS).
oneTcall
Status date: 20 March 2023
No GSM coverage? You are on a plane or ship and you need to receive an important call or to make an important call? No problem: with oneTcall you can continue to use your mobile phone and your telephone number without changing your user experience and without any limitation.
Thanks to Satellite you can have IP coverage everywhere in the World and also in Mobility. With OneTCall + IP via Satellite you can have also your Mobile Phone working and keep using your telephone number.
Easy for the customer. No additional infrastructure required for the Operator.
OneTCall is perfect to provide seamless voice coverage also on board of Airplanes and Ships.
OneTcall is a patented service.
GIADA
Status date: 15 March 2023
GIADA exploits gravity field observations, mainly derived from GOCE mission, with others in situ data to build a 3D model of the Earth crust at regional scale. The service results help oil & gas and mining companies in the preliminary exploration activities to identify regions with high potential in terms of natural resources exploitation.
Other industries which can take benefit from the service results are mining companies, or more in general companies requiring a good knowledge of the geological setting at regional scale for resource exploitation purposes.
VASP
Status date: 18 September 2023
In this project, Space Norway, together with the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA), the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and Kongsberg Seatex (KSX), have enabled 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 were demonstrated:
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Ice chart distribution
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SAR coordination
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Mandatory Reporting System (MRS) information exchange
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.
EARTH SCAN
Status date: 27 June 2023
EARTHSCAN is a Real-Time Healthcare System (RTHS) for detecting and diagnosing polyps during colonoscopy using cloud computing accessed via satellites.
GridEyeS
Status date: 19 October 2020
GridEyeS AI service contextualizes satellite, weather, drone and other operational data at scale, enabling fast and frequent monitoring of power lines at a fraction of the cost.
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.
DHI Global Seas
Status date: 05 March 2025
Global Seas (focussing on the shipping industry) allows you to reduce fuel consumption and to improve your vessel performance.
Global Seas Offshore Wind Energy CCN (focussing on the offshore wind industry) allows you to reduce downtime during installation and O&M of offshore wind farms as well as optimizing allocation of expensive operational assets.
GIP4 Smart Airports
Status date: 19 September 2023
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.
S-EDGE
Status date: 21 December 2022
S-EDGE is a demonstration project aims to contribute with innovative services to manage public security (Law Enforcement) through a solution, based on the use of Drones, which integrates new 5G broadband connectivity together with satellite technologies.
The service is conceived to support law enforcement operations for preventing and detecting crime and/or dangerous situations for the citizens, thanks to the provision of a Drone-based surveillance solution.
eOdyn SeaWaze Offshore Demo Project
Status date: 16 December 2022
eOdyn SeaWaze Offshore Demo Project sought to develop a service called SeaOps by eOdyn. It is a new decision support tool to boost marine operations efficiency while supporting risk mitigation and cost reduction. This tool has been developed within the SeaWaze Offshore Demo Project. The pledge is to avoid unnecessary ocean currents and sea-state related weather down times, from bidding phase to execution.
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.