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22 November 2017

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

16 August 2017

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

06 June 2017

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.

09 May 2017

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

20 March 2017

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.

14 February 2017

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.

06 December 2016

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.

11 November 2016

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

03 November 2016

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.

28 July 2016

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.

30 June 2016

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.

01 April 2016

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

25 January 2016

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.  

 

15 November 2015

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.

15 September 2015

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.

24 March 2015

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.

24 February 2015

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

26 January 2015

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

07 November 2014

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. 

10 September 2014

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.

26 August 2014

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

23 May 2014

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

06 May 2014

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

11 March 2014

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.

14 February 2014

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

12 February 2014

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

12 February 2014

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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3INSAT

Status date: 07 June 2016

3InSat demonstration project developed, tested and verified a new satellite-based subsystem, based on the Ansaldo STS ERTMS solution, for allowing the SIL4 train localization function at Signalling System Level by using GNSS. 3InSat also implemented an integrated solution based on the combination of SatCom, 3G/4G systems and TETRA to realize the link between the on board train control system and wayside signalling infrastructure.

 

Linda Forest

Status date: 05 June 2021

CollectiveCrunch is an AI leader in the forestry industry. Our product is called Linda Forest and is delivered via a SaaS platform. Using Linda Forest our customers make better buying and selling decisions, use wood-based raw material more efficiently, and overall reduce their costs. Linda Forest can be adopted to new opportunities such as prediction of risks from climate change.

CliniTouch Vie II

Status date: 14 December 2020

CliniTouch Vie is a satellite air quality enabled, digitally connected health care platform that provides remote monitoring, tailored clinical interventions and education to patients with chronic conditions to significantly improve health outcomes.

ChAI Price Predictions

Status date: 23 March 2021

ChAI is using satellite imagery to help the nickel supply chain, a crucial ingredient in the batteries that power electric vehicles, laptops and phones. With mines located in inhospitable or remote locations where traditional sources of information have been hard to come by, buyers and sellers of nickel can now use ChAI to help reduce their risk.

SPACE EDU PARK

Status date: 10 February 2021

Digital and gamified learning environment to provide support to Science Teachers and Students in Italian lower secondary schools also through the use of multimedia content enhanced by space assets and AR/VR experiences.

Gentian

Status date: 21 June 2021

Using satellite earth observation to measure the biodiversity contribution of green infrastructure, mitigate stormwater risks, and identify sites for retrofitting green roofs.

DARTT

Status date: 15 February 2021

DARTT (DemAnd-Responsive rural Transport for Tourism) is a demand-responsive transport solution to improve the viability of public transport in rural areas, focussing on a tourism target audience. It combines a new experience for discovering tourism destinations, with booking bus tickets in rural areas.

TSMF_10CM DP

Status date: 09 June 2021

TSMF_10CM DP is Tama Group’s core project to develop, test and test market the WaldCursor product, a cloud & app based remote sensing analytics information platform for forestry operations and forestry.

AVISAR

Status date: 11 June 2021

AVISAR is a pre-operational demonstration project enabling primarily Mexican and other Energy stakeholders to understand and adopt Earth Observation to solve their oil & gas challenges onshore and offshore.

TSMF_10CM

Status date: 06 November 2018

The TSMF_10CM investigates the technical feasibility and commercial viability of information services regarding a) regular generation of forest stress maps and b) detection of bark beetle infestation in support of small and medium size forestry operations in Germany.

TeleAssist

Status date: 04 June 2021

TeleAssist is an Augmented Reality (AR) platform that consists of AR glasses and a specialized communication platform integrating satellite-based communication capabilities. For mobile healthcare professionals it improves the delivery and improvement of remote care in rural, poverty, and conflict areas, along with global assistance to mobile emergency care.

TeleAssist

Status date: 27 May 2020

TeleAssist is an Augmented Reality (AR) platform that consists of AR glasses and a specialized communication platform integrating satellite-based communication capabilities. For mobile healthcare professionals it improves the delivery and improvement of remote care in rural, poverty, and conflict areas, along with global assistance to mobile emergency care.

Plastic Less Society

Status date: 28 May 2021

This project assesses the technical and commercial feasibility of space-related services to support the reduction of marine litter. A multi-technology approach is studied to detect and track marine litter in the coastal area. An integrated economic channel from the collect to the revalorization is evaluated, including the tracking solution and involving local fishing communities.

EPM

Status date: 14 October 2019

Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM), Abandoned Mines and Repositories (AMR), and Large Scale Mining (LSM), whether legal or illegal, are associated with negative environmental and social impacts. Despite regulations, mines are continuously and rapidly expanding, often, out of control.

 

Isolation Plus

Status date: 13 April 2021

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a new normal termed “Isolation Plus”. This project identifies the hidden vulnerable in communities and empowers local organisations to help those individuals who may have remained uncovered during the crisis. The solution offers new and unexpected insights into where the most vulnerable in local communities reside.

Virtual Watchkeeper

Status date: 18 November 2020

Shipping Companies invest in safely transporting goods and/or passengers. Maintaining a quality portfolio of vessels, along with leading marine safety standards and capability, have taken on a greater importance than ever. Besides mere compliance, they want to verify the safe practices on board and assess the competencies of crew members. Our comprehensive solution increases the situational awareness on board and verifies safe practices at any moment and/or review actions when needed.