Unmanned Aerial Remote Sensing Facility

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1 Unmanned Aerial Remote Sensing Facility In 2012, different groups within Wageningen University and Research Centre have established an Unmanned Airborne Remote Sensing Facility ( The objective of this facility is threefold: To develop innovation in the field of remote sensing science by providing a platform for dedicated and high-quality experiments To support high quality Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) services by providing calibration facilities and disseminating processing procedures to the UAS user community To promote and test the use of UAS in a broad range of application fields like habitat monitoring, precision agriculture and land degradation assessment. The flexible capabilities of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) fill a gap between satellite based and ground based geo-sensing systems Not applicable One of the available platforms: Altura PRO AT8 multicopter system Precision agriculture: to monitor crop development Management of natural resources: to monitor habitat quality Natural disasters: impact assessment Urban development: urban heat efficiency Flexible system for capturing aerial imagery and creating time-series Delivers images with high spatial detail and detailed spectral resolution Provides an accurate and current Digital Surface Model Alterra - Wageningen UR

2 GreenMonitor The Dutch Satellite Data Portal was opened on March 21, 2012, containing Formosat, DMC and Radarsat satellite data DMC satellite data from the Portal were processed by Alterra (with a spatial resolution of 22 meters and a temporal resolution of 3 images per week), covering the entire Netherlands from March 2012 onwards Processed images are made available via a web service, called GreenMonitor The Dutch Satellite Data Portal contains satellite data from Formosat (panchromatic and multispectral), DMC (multispectral) and Radarsat (radar) In the framework of Copernicus, the European Space Agency will launch a series of satellite missions, called the Sentinels, as off Data from the Sentinel missions will be freely available and are expected to bring major innovations in the Earth Observation and Geo-world in general The Dutch Satellite Data Portal offers companies, research institutes and end-users the possibility to prepare for the operational phase of these Sentinel missions Not applicable Screen shots of Precision agriculture Land use monitoring Food security Water management Forest monitoring GreenMonitor is a unique product that covers the Netherlands with a high spatial and temporal resolution GreenMonitor can be explored by the public for any parcel in the Netherlands via Alterra - Wageningen UR

3 eleaf: Quantitative information on crops, water and climate Satellite derived data and related consultancy in the field of agriculture, water management and climate Proprietary algorithms to determine pixel specific air temperature, crop growth, crop water use, water shortage and many other parameters Widely tested and validated: provides reliable information on crops, climate and hydrological parameters Quantitative information that can be used for irrigation advices, crop monitoring and yield forecast (selected crops only) eleaf s technology uses satellite derived information, including surface reflectance and information on cloud cover and solar radiation Use is made of a wide variety of satellites, ranging from geostationary satellites to commercial satellites, measuring visible and near infrared bands with a spatial resolution up to 10 meter eleaf s knowledge and expertise is secured within the company eleaf uses satellite imagery and weather data to resolve the energy balance. Through energy balance modelling eleaf is capable to determine crop water use, crop production and water shortage without visiting the fields. eleaf s set of proprietary algorithms is called Pixel Intelligent Mapping: PiMapping eleaf Agriculture - Irrigation advice - Crop monitoring Water Management - Knowledge support to water authorities - Water demand in irrigation schemes - Objectively measured water use Environmental monitoring Insurance Our technology provides objectively measured information and can be scaled around the world Once applied on large scale, it is a low-cost solution to gain information and knowledge Disputes can be handled based on facts measured from space

4 Geoserve Satellite Image Helpdesk Due to the growing number of both optical and radar satellites it is hard to manage satellite images acquired over a specific area efficiently Geoserve s Satellite Image Helpdesk provides an efficient way to obtain and manage satellite data and to keep track of newly acquired satellite images over your area of interest Alert Service: Notification by and a preview of the image as soon as a satellite has imaged the relevant area Nowadays about 40 commercial satellites are systematically collecting images of the Earth Additionally Copernicus Sentinel satellites will provide Europe with an unprecedented source of operational satellite data in the near future Not applicable Environmental monitoring Asset monitoring Security Oil and Gas Defense Disaster monitoring Examples of a preview, i.e. Rotterdam harbour (top) and the northern part of the Netherlands (right) Geoserve Given the growing demand of environmental and asset monitoring, satellite images can be the key to give the right information within the correct time window: Cost and time efficient Useful for both expert and novice users Easy access to decision critical information: - the information can provide an overview for damage control or prevention - shortens response time on not desired situations A tool to control large scale projects and/or study large areas

5 Estimated ship arrival time service The service uses MetOcean forecasts and the ship resistance model to provide Expected Time of Arrival (ETA) to harbour authorities Based on Required Time of Arrival (RTA) the ship s captain can be advised on optimal speed to reach his destination The service takes into account the wind, wave and current conditions during the trip and the effects that they have on the speed of the vessel The technology combines near real-time ship data, historical and forecast MetOcean data, and the ship response parameters to predict sailing times The service relies heavily on different satellite systems, e.g. for ship position data, environmental observations and communication Ship position is determined by using GNSS Environmental observations are obtained from Earth Observation satellites Weather forecasts for offshore areas rely heavily on data from meteorological satellites Broadcasted geo-information is received by both satellite AIS platforms and land based AIS stations and transmitted to the land based service centre Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) provided to ship s captain and harbour authorities The technology has not yet been patented; it is a recent development Maritime transport: - by ship owners and transport agencies - by harbour and transhipment businesses - by seaport authorities Increase efficiency in the maritime transport sector and ports Optimize use of harbour infrastructure and increase throughput capacity including use of hinterland connections Hermess BV

6 IPAYMO: Making the digital age more secure and convenient Improved security and convenience for users of digital systems For industrial sectors ranging from Fintech, Cloud to corporate access control and more Addresses the security of mobile systems, critical infrastructures and corporate networks Security methodology, known as the geo-credential, uses authenticated time and location information derived from space Prevents fraud, abuse and damage to property and other corporate or personal assets Implementation uses existing infrastructure in combination with a standard smartphone Space origin of the technology IPAYMO uses GNSS systems to authenticate users and transactions Different patents were granted and/or are pending in Europe (EPO) and the USA (USPTO) in the area of multifactor authentication, mobile apparatus security, 3 dimensional pass codes and location reliability (anti-spoofing) Licences We are currently negotiating licensing arrangements with different partners who are interested to use IPAYMO technologies in a variety of different global markets Financial institutions, to secure their transactions Logistics companies, to safeguard their transport e-health systems, to protect patient data Corporations and public sector, to secure access to sensitive data Content providers, to enforce Digital Rights Management (DRM) IMVIO SàRL (L) The digital security industry is experiencing a higher-thanaverage growth rate, especially the FinTech and DRM sectors Annual global credit card fraud alone is estimated to be beyond 50 billion, increasing faster than the growth rate in industrial production IPAYMO offers a dramatic improvement of the security aspects of most, if not all, electronic systems, simply by adding location awareness The add-on technology is easy to deploy at a low price

7 JOHAN Sports: the digital oracle of field sports Our company develops a GNSS-based tracking system for field sports Every player wears a tracking device integrated in a comfortable undershirt to measure the location, speed, acceleration and orientation of the player Measured data are transferred into useful statistics for coach and players and visualized in a personalized online environment Accurate, affordable and user-friendly Satellite navigation data are used to track the location and speed of the players on the field Currently, we apply GPS data with EGNOS augmentation to ensure precision (about 1.5 meters) and reliability In the future, we intend to use Galileo to increase the precision and reliability even further Not applicable Field sports Law enforcement Pets and kids Medical Military Teams get valuable insight into physical and tactical performance and can use this knowledge to improve upon: Physical performance (train smarter to peak at matches) Injury prevention (prevent overload) Tactical aspects (heat maps, running patterns) Johan Sports BV

8 Tree monitoring via the National Tree Register The National Tree Register ( Boomregister ) keeps track of all trees in The Netherlands Reduces management cost and cost of fighting against diseases and pests Improves calculations of greenness of living areas, real estate value, fine dust, noise etc. Automated procedures for change identification provide high quality information at low cost The National Tree Register Cooperative is following an open data policy Using high resolution satellite data, changes in trees can be detected reliably in an automated manner Patenting has not been done, but the work process is protected Urban tree management European policy of greening the environment Environmental monitoring Top: Boomregister voor the center of The Hague Left: Tree crowns and trunk positions over highres images: the result of a BoomCheck There is no other technology (other than remotely sensed data from aircraft and satellites), by which data on all trees in an area can be collected No single tree owner has this overview, usually not even over the trees under his management NEO BV

9 Space data for pattern of life analysis Pattern of life analysis for civil and military applications Change detection, anomaly identification and object tracking Efficient integration of satellite imagery and other sensor data Satellite and airborne sensor networks as part of the Internet of Things The technology uses imagery from both satellites and UAVs Satellite imagery becomes available in growing quantities and at increasing frequencies ESA s Sentinels will provide the possibility to systematically monitor large areas Not applicable Defence, safety and security Transport (traffic monitoring, harbour activities etc.) Smart cities Environmental monitoring Sensor based agribusiness Anomaly detection and time series analysis provide an efficient way to process large volumes of observations with a minimum of operator interaction Rapid assessment and monitoring of processes and activities lead to improved situational awareness at different scales (large areas and specific locations) National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR)

10 PIMSiS: Pipeline Integrity Management from Space Currently over 35% of all failures of gas transmission pipelines are discovered by the public and only 17% via inspection surveys by pipeline operators (source: EGIG 2010). PIMSiS intends to reverse these numbers Safe and cost-effective methodology to monitor changes in a m wide strip over the route of pipeline systems (change detection and ground movement) Early and effective detection of safety incidents, at lower overall inspection costs Our technology is based on images acquired with EO/SAR satellites like ESA s constellation Sentinel-1 (NB: free data!) and commercial satellites like TerraSAR-X and RadarSAT-2 IPR is secured in proprietary algorithms, packaged in dedicated software for tablets and laptop Oil and gas industry Operators of transmission pipelines Pipeline Integrity Management from Space reduces inspection costs significantly Monitoring assets from space identifies threats earlier than conventional condition monitoring methods and reduces the required resources for inspection More environmental friendly than traditional inspection methods, such as frequent helicopter flights Cost-effective compared to other surveying methods (e.g. helicopter flights) Orbital Eye BV

11 Structural Health Monitoring using InSAR Accurate deformation measurements on regional scale Data processing and data analysis are geared towards structural health monitoring for various civil and industrial engineering structures Deformation data can be easily integrated in management and planning cycle Methodology is cost-effective and sustainable SkyGeo (formerly Hansje Brinker) uses synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data acquired by low-orbiting satellites and applies InSAR to generate accurate deformation measurements In the coming years the cost of high resolution satellite data will decrease rapidly, making large-scale, high-density (space and time) deformation monitoring campaigns economically feasible Patents pending on our online data processing and analysis platform Railway deformation monitoring with InSAR (top) and deformation profile (bottom) SkyGeo, Structural health monitoring for civil and hydraulic infrastructures Urban infrastructures maintenance planning Energy transport networks maintenance planning Oil & Gas subsidence monitoring Satellite-based technologies, with their large footprints covering whole cities, provide a highly cost-effective way to generate precise quantitative data on the deformation of civil infrastructure By combining Space and Civil Engineering expertise, we are able to create applications specifically tailored to the civil engineering user base Users can explore the data and the derived (statistical) health information in an on-line environment In addition to this, the data is generated without health and safety issues or any other negative consequence of on-site presence (e.g. road closures) SkyGeo BV

12 Sensor-based Agribusiness Improved crop management advice by: Pro-actively acquiring all data that affect crop growth, using various sensors. The sensors are divided in imaging sensors (optical satellites and UAVs used to detect abnormal spatial patterns in the vegetation) and sampling sensors (soil and crop scanners, laboratory tests, field visits used to determine the cause of the variation) Integral pre-processing of all acquired data, knowledge and historical information. We apply specialised data processing protocols, which are based on state-of-the-art algorithms from histogram analysis, multi-dimensional regression and spatial correlation. Human interpretation of the pre-processed results by the advisor (and farmer) to formulate the final optimized advice Optical multi-spectral satellite imagery provides in a single image a moderate resolution large area overview, which cannot be constructed with acceptable costs using UAVs This moderate resolution is sufficient for the detection of spatial anomalies Thus satellite imagery is the ideal tool to quickly and costeffectively gather high-quality base information over large areas Not applicable Agriculture With Sensor-based Agribusiness improved crop management advice, we aspire for a sustainable improvement of product quality and increase of product yield in the arable farming sector. SmartFarming Consortium

13 Infrastructure monitoring with InSAR InSAR technology can reduce the cost of infrastructure maintenance and increase availability In combination with predictive modelling, InSAR offers possibilities to extend the safe useful life of existing infrastructure, such as rail, roads and other civil works We offer a complete analysis of InSAR data, from the initial stages of processing InSAR times series to the final product of an in-depth analysis InSAR accuracy for sensitive infrastructure can be improved by means of artificial reflectors Methodology is cost-effective and sustainable The InSAR technology requires space borne SAR data. Most often we make use of images from commercial satellites, such as TerraSAR-X Currently we are preparing to use data from ESA s Sentinel-1 satellites, which will provide free data Not applicable Left: Tower of the Oude Kerk in Delft (source: flickr.com) Right: Estimated horizontal (top) and vertical (bottom) displacements of the Oude Kerk TNO Subsidence monitoring Infrastructure monitoring Oil & Gas - Reservoir monitoring/modelling Extracting raw materials (e.g. salt) Groundwater management InSAR provides an efficient and cost-effective methodology for infrastructure monitoring At TNO, we have the knowledge and experience to develop tailored solutions to extract the maximum of InSAR observations, and provide the required analysis This will reduce inspection and maintenance cost and improve availability Timely warning to take preventive actions and to avoid further progressive damage In case of remote locations and/or offshore constructions, InSAR will be very useful to warn asset owners in time about unusual deformations

14 EARTH OBSERVATION AND ATMOSPHERIC MODELLING Synergistic use of satellite observations and chemistry transport modelling (LOTOS-EUROS) To assess human pressure on heath, climate and biodiversity To improve emission, exposure and deposition estimates To provide daily forecasts of air pollution levels Satellite remote sensing is a viable means to characterize aerosols and trace gases on a regional to global scale The forecast and monitoring system makes use of satellite observations (Level 2 data) Currently, observation operators have been developed for MODIS, OMI and GOME-2 The LOTOS-EUROS model is developed by a consortium of Dutch institutes, consisting of TNO, KNMI, RIVM and PBL TNO is the main developer of the model code Government entities (national and regional): - Climate and air quality interaction - Emission estimates inversion - Air quality forecasting - Scenarios studies Insurance Health Biodiversity: - Critical load exceedance - Crop damage due to ozone pollution Transport and logistics Automotive TNO To monitor highly variable fields of aerosols and trace gases at reasonable spatial and temporal resolution To provide a measurement-based characterization of air pollutants (emission, exposure and deposition) on a regional to global scale To asses environmental impact of developments in smart city and smart agriculture

15 DDEM: A dynamic elevation model for the Netherlands The elevation of land and the level of the sea are not in a natural equilibrium In the Netherlands, over various scales the land is subsiding, while the sea level is rising due to a changing climate Still, all decisions are based on a single digital elevation model (DEM), which is considered to be constant To understand the behaviour of the land, to predict elevation in the future, and to make proper policy decisions, there is a dire need to make this DEM dynamic (DDEM) The technology to produce the DDEM is partially based on satellite services, such as GNSS, gravity, and SAR. The combination of all these products with conventional techniques will enable us to produce an optimal DDEM In the coming years the cost of high resolution satellite data will decrease rapidly, making large-scale, high-density (space and time) deformation monitoring campaigns economically feasible A patent has been investigated by TU Delft valorisation centre Land below the sea level: Subsiding lands and rising sea levels create a problem for the future The DDEM can be used by: Industry Governmental organizations Public transport sector Telecom companies Energy sector Water management Agro sector If successful, dynamic DEMs can be produced and continuously updated for all areas in the world Delft University of Technology

16 Rail monitoring from space Stability of railway tracks is a key safety and operational requirement Maintenance of thousands of kilometres of rail is laborious, expensive and reduces rail capacity Satellite radar interferometry provides an efficient and low-cost alternative for/addition to terrestrial surveys The technology can detect millimetres of displacement of the track, and report this on a weekly basis Additionally, the technology can provide thematic information on rail assets The technology relies on space assets such as synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites SAR satellites provide data with various resolutions, revisit intervals, and precisions, against marginal cost In the coming years the cost of high resolution satellite data will decrease rapidly, making large-scale, high-density (space and time) deformation monitoring campaigns economically feasible Patent is pending by the TU Delft valorisation centre Rail beds tend to deform due to unstable underground, higher speeds and increasing axle loads Rail transport: high-speed tracks international tracks When mature, the technology has the potential to be used operationally as a monitoring tool for rail infrastructure all over the world. It would make rail transport safer and cheaper In addition to this, the data is generated without health and safety issues or any other negative consequence of on-site presence (e.g. track closures) Delft University of Technology

17 Maps Application Protocol Interface (API) Maps API will allow smartphone Apps to tap into a wealth of Earth Observation data From time-series to snapshots from space, maps become truly interactive making your smartphone App more engaging and fun Our API framework for ios and Android enables developers to easily integrate maps in their Apps, providing their users with compelling visualizations of geo-information Avoids unnecessary groundwork in web-mapping concepts and map presentation mechanics Copernicus is ESA s most ambitious Earth observation programme to date With our Maps API it will provide accurate, timely and easily accessible information to improve the management of the environment, understand and mitigate the effects of climate change and ensure civil security Patent application is in progress Cargo transportation and logistics services: Continental and maritime Utilities: Electricity infrastructure planning and maintenance estimation/optimization, quantifying renewable energy resources Mining: Quantifying environmental impact of mining activities Forest products, furniture and textile: Certification of forest management Environmental well-being: Air quality in Mega Cities Insurance: Land displacement as a result of natural gas extraction, index-based agricultural input reimbursements, natural disaster inventory and damage assessment Banking financial services for consumers: Site selection, quantifying energy consumption at ATM-kiosks Ujuizi Laboratories Maps API will make high resolution optical imagery and environmental data from space accessible for niche-market smartphone Apps Maps API it will provide accurate, timely and easily accessible information to improve the management of the environment, understand and mitigate the effects of climate change and ensure civil security

18 Detection of floating layers of toxic algae Combined use of satellite images, in-situ spectral observations and photographs to detect the presence of floating layers of toxic algae (cyanobacteria) on lakes and ponds Unique service due to the low cost vs. high information density in space and time A predictive model provides results during times of cloud coverage (no satellite data) The service can be configured based on available budget and required intensity of monitoring Photographs can provide local partial coverage and offer a citizen-monitoring dimension Currently the service is based on Landsat-8, SPOT and e.g. Formosat As off 2015 we will also include data from Sentinel-2 MSI and Sentinel-3 OLCI At some point in time, an all-weather capability will be available by adding floating layer products, based on Sentinel-1 radar images Not applicable yet Satellites images are able to capture the existence of floating layers of potentially toxic algae blooms in lakes. Hyperspectral field observations will help to identify the spectral fingerprints of various types. Photographs can provide local partial coverage and offer a citizen-monitoring dimension Water Insight BlueLeg Monitor Deltares Recreation: planning of recreational, touristic and sports events Agriculture: when using surface water for irrigation and livestock drenching Building and construction: to determine potential unsuitable locations to build on water Water management: to optimize existing monitoring networks The service products and the citizen monitoring possibilities form important means to timely manage water quality deterioration (and improvement) and to educate people about causes and effects of surface water pollution For water management organizations the service offers both a cost reduction and an information increase perspective For recreational organizations the planning of activities is supported by providing early warning about (un)suitability for swimming, boating etc.