Projektbeschreibung
Software statt Hardware beim Empfang von Satellitendaten
Die Nachfrage nach Erdbeobachtungsdaten für die Umweltüberwachung, Meteorologie und andere Anwendungen wächst aufgrund der Möglichkeit, unseren Planeten und seine Umgebung besser zu verstehen und ihn besser zu bewirtschaften. Die derzeitigen Bodensegmentmodems können dem zunehmenden Datenvolumen, der Innovationsrate bei der Satellitenkommunikation oder der wachsenden Erwartung an das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis nicht mehr gerecht werden. Das Modem des EU-finanzierten Projekts Blink soll die teuren und wartungsintensiven Hardwarekomponenten ersetzen. Das reine Software-Breitband-Modem bietet eine erschwingliche, skalierbare und flexible Lösung für große und kleine Satellitenmissionen. Bodenstationen werden durch seinen Einsatz zuverlässiger, benutzungsfreundlicher und kostengünstiger. Als softwarebasierte Lösung passt es perfekt in die Cloud und kann von neuen Satellitenbodensystemen und Diensten verwendet werden.
Ziel
It is widely known that key information used in many industries such as meteorology, logistics, navigation, oil and gas, agriculture, ecology and others, comes from space, via Earth observation (EO) satellites. Having this data in a short time frame is becoming essential. Existing ground segment solutions are heavily based on hardware. They are not following technology advances like space hardware do which causes a bottleneck in EO data acquisition: required volume of data is not available quickly or with sufficient value! The objective of this proposal is to provide an innovative, completely software-based data acquisition solution for EO market – Blink, disruptive enough to compete with existing oligopoly in this market segment. The EO market is very interesting as it is being boosted by skyrocketing growth of start-ups in NewSpace industry like SpaceX, OneWeb and Planet, to name a few, and increasing trend of moving from thick hardware solutions towards flexible and dynamic software solutions as well as moving satellite ground systems and services in the cloud environment. The expected project outcome is a Blink device, a software-based solution for EO ground stations which will enable assembling a full performant ground station at a fraction of time and cost that are usual at a time being. This will bring benefit not just to growing segment of start-up companies, but also to big governmental missions worldwide, including Copernicus – the EU flagship mission for Earth observation. Humanitarian missions will also benefit from Blink. Construction of a larger number of ground stations and a faster GS deployment will significantly reduce time to get satellite images of disaster-struck areas. Therefore, rescue teams will be able to act faster, and hence save thousands of lives and homes. The successful implementation of the project, which already successfully passed Phase 1, with the support of the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument will ensure the company’s fast expansion of disruptive innovation for space technology market on EU level and beyond.
Wissenschaftliches Gebiet
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesmeteorology
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technology
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsignal processing
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringair pollution engineering
Programm/Programme
Thema/Themen
Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung
Andere Projekte für diesen Aufruf anzeigenUnterauftrag
H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-2
Finanzierungsplan
SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2Koordinator
10000 ZAGREB
Kroatien
Die Organisation definierte sich zum Zeitpunkt der Unterzeichnung der Finanzhilfevereinbarung selbst als KMU (Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen).