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The Copernicus Masters network is pleased to announce this year’s overall competition winner, Green City Makers, the solution that also is one out of two winners of the 2022 ESA Frontier Tech Challenge. Green City Makers helps cities benefit from voluntary carbon markets and reduce eco-anxiety among citizens with the help of satellite data, artificial intelligence, and civic watering campaigns. It integrates remote sensing data with IoT and open-source datasets for the implementation of AI models. These models identify urban trees needing irrigation, along with their water needs. Copernicus Masters is the global innovation competition for Earth observation (EO) initiated by ESA and has been driving entrepreneurial talent since 2011.

Climate change is a global emergency that goes beyond national borders. It is an issue that requires international cooperation and coordinated solutions at all levels. One of the main drivers of climate change is deforestation. If tropical deforestation was a country, it would rank 3rd in CO2 emissions, only behind China and the United States of America. Carbon emissions from land-use change are so high that in most cases they make up two-thirds of the total carbon footprint of a bag of roasted coffee.

Yahweh’s Virtual Navigator (YVN) helps to reduce ships’ fuel consumption and reduce emissions by analysing wave pattern data from Sentinel-3. The planned course of a voyage, the speed of the ship, and the pitch of its propeller can be adjusted with minimum human intervention. This enables the ship to exploit rough conditions to its advantage and consume less fuel.

Climate change is putting more than 200 million people worldwide at risk of rising temperatures that can lead to higher rates of heat-related illness and death. UrbanSens has specialised in the issue of the ever-increasing urban heat islands effect. Its aim is to provide cities with data to take preventive action against rising temperatures in urban areas. In 2021, the company was announced the winner of the Copernicus Masters DLR “Environment, Energy and Health” Challenge.

GENUINE adopts an innovative approach based on deep learning to reduce the resolution gap between UAV and satellite images. The service generates prescription maps for estimating crop vitality and the fertiliser and water required.

Waterjade provides monitoring and prediction services for water resources that help its customers optimise the water supply. Especially industrial companies that extensively use water in their daily applications, such as...

The Copernicus Masters competition has extended its submission phase until 13 July 2022, 23:59 CEST. ⏰ That also means a few extra days to finalise any solutions that have already...

BERLIN, May 18, 2022 – UP42, a leading geospatial developer platform and marketplace, and its parent company Airbus are teaming up for the Copernicus Masters Challenge. Their Sustainable Urban Planning...

Update 8 July 2022: Submission deadline extended until 13 July 2022 11:59 PM CEST For the 12th time, the Copernicus Masters is opening its submissions to award innovative solutions that...

The Copernicus Masters network is pleased to announce this year’s overall competition winner, Orbiter, the solution that also won the 2021 ESA Challenge. Orbiter offers an Earth visualisation app for...