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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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HSR

Status date: 23 December 2024

HeatScape Resolve project is developed jointly by Paulinyi&Partners cPlc. and Envirosense Hungary Ltd. to provide a solution for mapping and mitigating the urban heat island effect using satellite earth observation imagery, aiming to improve the effectiveness of existing predictive simulations. It makes use of Earth Observation data as input parameters for microclimate simulations for large scale urban real estate developments.

ForEOSt

Status date: 23 December 2024

ForEOSt empowers sustainable forest management with a diverse range of services designed to meet all your forest monitoring needs. SPACEBEL leverages advanced models using spaceborne and airborne data combined with in-situ information. Also, SPACEBEL provides AI-powered services for a selection of prioritized regions where models pre-developed and pre-trained in-house offer faster and cost-effective solutions than ever before.

Our services utilize dynamic Earth observation data, aerial imagery, and/or drone imagery to provide frequent updates on forest vitality, reliable tree counts, density measurements, and species identification. These insights enhance forest management practices in urban, agricultural, and rural settings, addressing the challenges posed by climate change and biodiversity loss. ForEOSt supports national and regional authorities, industries, and private landowners alike.

Let SPACEBEL help you monitor your forests and trees with the utmost efficiency

HARVIC Essential

Status date: 23 December 2024

The potato industry has been continuously increasing through the introduction of improved varieties, extensive mechanization and improved cultivation techniques and farm management. In order for the sector to maintain a sustainable growth and act in the dynamic market, the sector is actively looking to become more data driven, making decisions based on technological information and relying less on human expertise.

TeleAssist

Status date: 23 December 2024

TeleAssist is an Augmented Reality (AR) platform that consists of AR glasses and an encrypted communication Web platform integrating satellite-based communication capabilities. The communication platform provides handsfree bi-directional audio-video communication between healthcare professionals which improves the delivery of care in remote areas.

uSmart Revenue

Status date: 23 December 2024

The uSmart REVENUE project uses Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to process satellite imagery and link this with Non-Domestic Rates registers to determine whether building usage might have changed. This enables fraud detection and identification of potentially missing revenues to local authorities.

SGAM

Status date: 23 December 2024

SGAM is addressed to owners and managers of large infrastructural networks and is designed for the assessment of geohazards that may impact on geotechnical assets, focusing on the interaction between infrastructures and natural environment. It combines Earth Observation data, ground-based monitoring data, geohazard databases, and AI algorithms to identify critical issues allowing for cost-effective predictive maintenance investments. It features techniques such as A-DInSAR and PhotomonitoringTM for precise monitoring of surface changes, allowing for historical analysis and change detection.

REGREEN

Status date: 23 December 2024

The REGREEN solution is a software as a service to locate the highest-potential sites for energy co-generation from multiple renewable energy sources including solar, wind, and hydro. REGREEN combines Earth Observations and actual power generation data from existing plants as training features of an Artificial Intelligence model that forecasts power production from renewables at any desired location on the map.

Dreadnought

Status date: 23 December 2024

Dreadnought is developing and testing the use of drones to deliver just in time medication, reduce carbon emissions and wastage and improve patient care in the UK National Health Service (NHS). The features developed and tested in this project will enable integration with drone operators and health systems.

PLESS DEMO

Status date: 23 December 2024

SBS RailS Phase 2.1

Status date: 22 December 2024

SBS RailS Phase 2.1 aims to design, build and test the first European Demonstrator of Train Control System based on the ERTMS L2 standard operating with satellite navigation and on satcom multi-bearer telecom service.

IPAS

Status date: 21 December 2024

IPAS (Interruption Prevention Alert Service) is a next-generation risk alert solution, developed with support from major UK utilities, to alleviate risk within proximity to critical assets across entire networks.

The platform harnesses satellite technology, asset geo-data and other third-party data intelligence to identify third party interference within close proximity to critical utility assets and enable more rapid operational response.

MEMT

Status date: 21 December 2024

MEMT is an intelligent digital tool that provides near real time operational information from the mining site to the mine management, to support fast and objective decision-making, with the purpose of enhancing operational efficiency.

MaizEO_demo

Status date: 21 December 2024

MaizEO_demo project aims to boost maize farming efficiency in Central Europe by offering precise advice in corn cultivation from sowing to harvests (the precise sowing, fertilization, protection, crop monitoring and yield prediction) using Earth Observation.

Poderi

Status date: 21 December 2024

Poderi is a digital toolkit designed to assist agricultural advisors and farmers in adopting sustainable agricultural practices by providing Decision Support Systems (DSS) for planning agricultural operations and for optimising livestock management. It is an interoperable, space-based Farm Management System (FMS).

ASBCIMS

Status date: 21 December 2024

SuperVision Infrastructure - critical infrastructure monitoring system that utilizes satellite data and Earth Observation (EO) methods to develop an automated software solution for detecting and assessing damages and risks in close proximity to critical infrastructure. Exploring a fusion of optical and radar data with varying resolutions, the system serves as a rapid-response tool specifically designed for occupied and inaccessible territories.

Regen Atlas

Status date: 21 December 2024

The Regen Atlas project aims to develop advanced analytics that provide critical insights into the future risks facing carbon sequestration projects. By leveraging forward-looking analytics, Regen Atlas enables participants in carbon markets—including investors, project developers, and marketplaces—to better understand and mitigate risks such as wildfires, cyclones, pests, insects, and seismic events.

WaterSIM

Status date: 12 July 2024

Water is an essential resource under multiple stress factors, and the cause of multiple crises & conflicts. To manage the water risk and because the rivers often cross multiple countries and serves multiple usage, the stakeholders encounter difficulties to acquire accurate information about water to monitor and survey its quantity (availability & accessibility) and quality. Thanks to the combination of space-based tools and ground measurements, WaterSIM (Water Spatial and In Situ Monitoring Service) can leverage several issues & drastically improve the performance of ou customers and users for an ongoing monitoring and control of the water cycle of rivers and reservoirs and its state. The first service proposed is a flood demonstrator to monitor  the water flow from rivers, raise alerts upon stress levels and associate this alert with high-value spatial indicators to support planning and prevention for flood risk, for improved decision-making for water resources management.

BrightEarth

Status date: 20 December 2024

BrightEarth is a web-based application that generates cartographic data from high-resolution satellite imagery. The data are available on demand from anywhere in the world, and include 3D vectors, GIS raster and textured 3D building models.

ENTEL

Status date: 20 December 2024

ENTEL combines EO satellite imagery and geospatial data to improve the effectiveness and resilience of large energy infrastructure operators, supporting their activities during the whole network life-cycle.

Project Eclipse

Status date: 20 December 2024

Following a successful feasibility study for a multipurpose shared electric fleet solution for NHS Hospitals, Project Eclipse covers the development and pilot of a new and highly innovative transport technology for Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The project sets out to reduce transport related challenges for employees and patients by providing a sustainable, optimised, fully electric fleet solution that improves access, reduces cost and helps the NHS meet ambitious Net Zero targets.

DragonFly

Status date: 20 December 2024

Today, speed and effectiveness have become essential characteristics of the logistics sector and the transportation of goods more and more requires a continuous monitoring of various parameters (e.g. position, temperature, shocks) during the different steps of the goods journey (i.e. collection, transport, storage, delivery). Indeed, the loss and/or the deterioration of shipped goods have enormous financial impacts for companies, in particular for items with a very high value (e.g. pharmaceuticals products, rare items). DragonFly is a comprehensive solution able to provide an effective continuous real-time monitoring solution which has been designed to monitor globally the end-to-end journey of the most critical goods (such as pharmaceutical products) in a cost-effective way.