Structural Health Monitoring for Telecom Towers

Using satellite navigation, communication and remote sensing for timely access to high-quality and reliable information on snow

Service for touristic support, and biodiversity and land monitoring

N@VITour project, by integrating Telecommunications, Earth Observation and Navigation satellite assets, aims to set-up a service that allows: managing the resources of natural parks; supporting tourists during tours in natural parks. The target users of N@VITour are Park Operators, Tourists and Expert tourists or professionals.

ICT-based innovative public service for Alpine tourists and professional users

Data services to the Search and Rescue community

The METSAR project will investigate the feasibility of developing and demonstrating a new concept to the Search and Rescue (SAR) community. Using Satellite communications, satellite AIS (S-AIS), satellite METOCEAN and optical satellite imagery data, as well as Global Positioning System data, the project will look at establishing a sustainable service to deliver the best possible data services to the SAR community.

Improving Safety at Railway Level Crossings

In 2018, 253 level crossing users were killed in railway fatalities with 290 seriously injured in the EU. ESA-coordinated LeCross based on satellite navigation and communication data aims to use satellite machine-to-machine services and train positioning data to improve safety at railway level crossings.​

Pan-African eHealth platform based on a satellite communications system

The proposed project is to conduct a feasibility study focused mainly on interoperability aspects derived from to design, implement and operate a pan-African eHealth platform based on SATCOM. The key users feaure: National, Regional and Local government; Medical institutions; Medical workers and volunteers; NGOs.

IMPROVED ALPINE AVALANCHE FORECAST SERVICE

The Improved Alpine Avalanche Forecast Service (AAF) feasibility study investigates how existing EO satellite data can be combined with terrestrial information into a service tailored for the needs of avalanche warning centers, road administrations and ski resort operators.

Satellite based train positioning system

Satellite-based Fire Detection Automated System

In 2018, over 335 000 hectares of forest across Europe were destroyed in fires. The ESA-backed SFEDONA project provides a complete end-to-end fire detection and alerting service based, inter alia, on satellite communications and terrestrial optical cameras and sensors.

Source: Joint Research Centre JRC (EC)