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.
SUMO
Status date: 05 September 2017
SUMO is a service to assist in the planning and monitoring of marine operations for offshore wind farms. The service integrates diverse information to allow the monitoring and forecasting of metoceanic conditions and track the locations of vessels and personnel involved.
This improves the management and coordination of the construction, operations and maintenance activities and leads to increased efficiency and safety.
KABALIST
Status date: 13 July 2017
The project is focused on the set up of reliable and cost effective distribution of live video feed of non-mainstream sport events into the Internet. The context and the proposed pilot service is tailored to the Serie C Italian football league. The novelty introduced with this pilot project is the adoption of uplink in Ka-band using inexpensive and semi-permanent installations to the stadiums, supported by a set of features to ensure compliance with the targets in terms of availability, quality, accessibility and costs.
agriloc FS
Status date: 24 August 2016
agriloc targets significant improvements in agriculture through automation. For this purpose a thorough user survey was carried out to identify current problems and needs of farmers. Projected agriloc systems and services were then validated in a user workshop. The solutions are aimed at supporting farming processes through integration of highly accurate Guidance, Navigation, and Control, reliable communications utilising communication satellites, weather and satellite data, and automation of farm management and process planning.
GridWatch FS
Status date: 22 March 2016
The solution intends to provide owners of High Voltage power infrastructures with useful information for supporting the management of both procedures for inspection and maintenance, and dispatching of electrical energy.
EFFORS-FS
Status date: 25 August 2015
The aim of the present feasibility study is to develop an Enhanced Flood Forecasting System for Critical Infrastructures Protection in medium size Alpine catchments.The service is designed to address infrastructure located either on the river itself (e.g. bridge) or in the flood plan (e.g. a building).
Urban DRR
Status date: 18 April 2017
Applying space based solutions to save lives and critical infrastructure by reducing the risk and impact of natural disasters in urban areas.
SMART
Status date: 22 March 2017
SMART is a system that aims to provide a decision support service targeting the “early warning" of a disaster or critical event (specifically hydro-geological events) and to improve the "first response" intervention capability. The system has the advantage of strengthening the procedures used today by the Civil Protection to collect and manage the data "monitored" without interfering with the current practice.
WATERLENS
Status date: 04 September 2015
Feasibility study for new water infrastructure management services using space assets.
GeoNavCon
Status date: 09 February 2016
The objective of the study is the concept preparation for the development of integrated services based on satellite navigation, satellite communication and earth observation technologies to improve availability, accuracy and integrity of position determination, data communication and geo-information for users in remote and constrained environments in the forestry domain.