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.
ZikaSeal
Status date: 28 September 2026
ZikaSeal's drain barrier blocks Asian tiger mosquitoes from breeding in road drains. This ESA Kick-Start built a satellite-based hotspot model using Sentinel-1/2 Earth Observation data and machine learning to show municipalities exactly which drains are affected by the mosquito.
SKYWAVE - Rapid Emergency Advanced Terminal
Status date: 23 September 2026
SkyWave was a portable, modular communication platform developed by Onetcall S.r.l. that created a secure, autonomous GSM and data network anywhere in the world. Deployable by a single operator within minutes, it integrated satellite communications, 5G, mesh Wi-Fi, and IoT connectivity into one rugged system — serving emergency response, civil protection, defence, and remote industrial operations when terrestrial infrastructure failed.
DARAT
Status date: 23 September 2026
DARAT handled decentralized and unstructured data from various OEMs and enabled efficient use of information from the different data silos. For the AEC industry, DARAT ensured that machine owners could take advantage of their machine fleet, collaborate with multiple companies, and ensure efficient sustainability reporting.
DCP-RR
Status date: 23 September 2026
Digital Climate Passport for Retail Resilience (DCP-RR) is a cybersecure, explainable AI platform that transforms buildings and real estate portfolios into dynamic Digital Climate Passports. By combining GeoAI, climate data and large language models, the platform continuously assesses physical and transition climate risks, operational inefficiencies, resilience gaps and decarbonisation opportunities across physical assets.
MyoCaid
Status date: 23 September 2026
MyoCaid is a novel treatment for advanced heart failure which assists the failing heart, encouraging its recovery, rather than bypassing it. This unique mechanism of action has the potential to alleviate the symptoms and prolong the life of people with this disease.
SWIFT
Status date: 18 September 2026
SWIFT delivers real-time wildfire intelligence by combining airborne multi-sensor data capture with satellite navigation and communications.
For crisis response agencies, SWIFT delivers sub-20-minute fire perimeter maps, hotspot detection, and fire spread forecasts (1-6 hours ahead) to support operational command. For insurance and reinsurance, SWIFT enables in-situ risk assessment, short-term risk mitigation alerts, and enhanced post-event claims management. For bioenergy, SWIFT provides auditable, geo-referenced imagery to support biomass assessment and supply chain validation.
ZeEMPS
Status date: 18 September 2026
ZeEMPS explores how space-enabled methane observations, combined with maritime, port and environmental context, can support improved methane-emission awareness in port areas. The project focuses on evidence-based screening, interpretation and prioritised follow-up for more informed methane-management decisions.
Project Eclipse
Status date: 17 September 2026
Project Eclipse demonstrated a space-enabled transport coordination platform designed to improve non-emergency patient transport and shared vehicle services within the NHS. The system uses Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) data to optimise vehicle routing, reduce operational costs, and improve access to healthcare services.
Building on a successful live deployment at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the project introduced real-time operational intelligence through dynamic route re-optimisation, enhanced driver and clinical interfaces, and operational performance dashboards. These enhancements enable the platform to respond automatically to changing operational conditions, creating a more adaptive and efficient patient transport service.
STELLAGRI
Status date: 16 September 2026
STELLAGRI delivers independent, AI-powered crop intelligence from satellite data.
Corporates gain seamless ERP integration and reliable supply insights — without farmer input.
Small farms access precise analytics for any field size.
From vegetation indexes to crop recognition and alerts, STELLAGRI turns raw imagery into actionable decisions across the entire agricultural value chain.
HYGO Space
Status date: 15 September 2026
HYGO Space measures air temperature, relative humidity and wind on the sprayer itself, and returns field-level spraying conditions, recommended application windows and an automatic record of every operation. Where cellular coverage is absent, a satellite link carries the data, so operations are documented wherever they take place.
JP-VISION
Status date: 15 September 2026
JP-VISION is an advanced inspection solution for photovoltaic plants, integrating drones, AI, and thermal analysis to enhance efficiency and maintenance. It provides real-time reports, detects anomalies, and reduces operational costs. Designed for scalability, JP-VISION ensures precise, automated, and cost-effective monitoring for sustainable energy management.
Symbiose Parametric Forest-Cover
Status date: 14 September 2026
Symbiose Parametric Forest-Cover uses Earth Observation data and AI to assess wildfire risks for forests. The service supports forest-risk monitoring, asset-exposure analysis, post-event damage evidence and parametric insurance trigger design, helping insurers, reinsurers, brokers and forestry stakeholders make faster, more objective decisions.
OCTAVE
Status date: 07 April 2026
OCTAVE is a space-enabled platform that uses Earth Observation, AI, blockchain, and isotopic science to verify organic cotton from farm to fibre. It provides tamper-proof traceability, fraud detection, and compliance for sustainable textile supply chains.
FarmBull
Status date: 29 May 2026
The FarmBull robot is designed for autonomous agricultural work across a wide range of applications. Its modular design can be tailored to specific customer requirements and configured with a variety of attachments for different tasks.
Robust, reliable and high-performing, it embodies engineering excellence and German quality.
ADBISOV
Status date: 09 September 2026
ADBISOV develops a vessel-based autonomous drone system for wind turbine blade inspection from offshore Service Operation Vessels, with a pilot or responsible person supervising today and hands-off autonomy planned for the commercial phase. Using LEO satellite connectivity, RTK-enhanced GNSS positioning and AI-assisted analytics, the system operates during routine technician transfer windows, targeting a substantial reduction in inspection cost.
SAT2LEAF
Status date: 09 September 2026
SAT2LEAF turns a standard smartphone into a digital agronomist for urban and peri-urban farms. The phone's Galileo/GPS receiver geotags every canopy scan and leaf image, and on-device AI returns 3D canopy metrics, disease diagnosis and forecasts, and agronomic prescriptions — with Copernicus Sentinel-2 adding vigour context on the larger plots. No drones, no field sensors, no technical expertise required. Note on the project title: the contractual title names plant-level data fusion; that hypothesis was tested during the activity and found not usable at micro-plot scale, and the service is delivered on smartphone GNSS with Sentinel-2 as a contextual layer (see Current status).
Eyes on Plastic
Status date: 08 September 2026
Eyes on Plastic provides a service solution that combines multiple sensor components into a joint mapping and monitoring solution for plastic in the aquatic environment. The CCN for EoP extends the original scope of the project by integrating water quality analysis into the plastic litter monitoring, and applies it to a new market segment: sports events.
ISABHEL
Status date: 08 September 2026
ISABHEL is a continuous monitoring service that leverages 5G technologies and provides qualitative and quantitative information for the management of specific assets, identifies areas for predictive maintenance, supports asset financial resilience and disaster prevention. The proposal is based on the synergistic integration of different technologies enabling advanced monitoring of the structural health of bridges. The service is specifically aimed at monitoring the structural health of bridges located on the Po River, which are recognized as assets of interest for the City of Turin.
Nova-sight
Status date: 07 September 2026
Nova-sight turns satellite imagery into money. Every 2.5 minutes, Europe's newest geostationary satellite captures cloud movements at 0.5 km resolution. We translate that into ultra-precise solar energy forecasts; delivered in real time via API. For energy traders, grid operators, and industrial sites: know what your solar panels will produce before the clouds arrive.
USE
Status date: 07 September 2026
Satellite Earth observation data is under-used because industry professionals lack the skills to work with it. Upskill with SatEO (USE) is an online training platform delivering role-specific, practical training for technical and non-technical professionals working with SatEO data. Piloted with BASF Digital Farming, CNES and the Australian Ocean Data Network, USE combines online modules, live workshops and a JupyterLab coding environment.
SpaceSurf
Status date: 07 September 2026
Active surfers commonly use surf forecasts for planning sessions and trips. Existing tools depend on deep‑ocean models, which perform well offshore but lose accuracy in shallow water. SpaceSurf improves forecast precision for the surfing sector by integrating local SDB data with a nested modelling framework that accurately captures nearshore wave dynamics at a local scale.
Bumble Bee
Status date: 07 May 2026
Bling Automated is offering an automated on-demand delivery solution for urgent B2B use cases, where parts or items are needed fast for a job. The company provides faster, safer, and more cost-efficient deliveries, at a time when demand for speed, automation, regulatory readiness, and improving unit economics are aligning.
CoolStorAge
Status date: 14 August 2026
CoolStorAge is a B2B Software-as-a-Service that uses Earth Observation data, weather forecasts and electricity-market prices to dynamically schedule ice-thermal-storage cooling systems in commercial and industrial buildings. The service replaces the static, pre-set operating schedules that dominate the installed base today with a continuously re-optimised 24-hour plan, delivering a verifiable 20–30 % reduction in cooling-related electricity cost without requiring any on-site hardware change.