GEO Living Labs

Boosting open innovation in space

ESA Space Solutions Belgium, supported by ESA and BELSPO, has a Permanent Open Call for Technology Transfer Proposals, or Proof of Concept (PoC). This Open Call for Technology Transfer Proofs of Concept is directed specifically towards determining and eliminating technical risks related to developing and launching a new terrestrial application of space technology.

The PoC Open Call allows both Belgian space and non-space organizations to submit proposals to develop technology transfer demonstrators.

Verhaert Masters in Innovation, as the Flemish ESA broker, invites applicants to submit proposals for Proof of Concept projects regarding the transfer of a space technology into a non-space application.

Together with ESA, Verhaert can indicatively select two projects per year to be funded with a maximum amount of 38.000 euros each. The projects should be executed in maximum 6 months.

Info & application

Interested in applying for this program? Want some more info on how this program can help you?

Pieter Deleye
ESA Space Solutions Belgium
T +32 3 250 19 00

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What’s in it for you?

Access to GIS & EO data

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Earth Observation (EO) enable industries to easily access data about their surroundings, assets and operations. Using this data they can quickly derive actionable insights and improve their decision processes. The rapid development of enabling technologies such as Internet of Things, cloud computing, Big Data and artificial intelligence spurs progress in the GIS and EO sector.

Living lab tailored to your needs

A GEO Living Lab creates tangible win-wins for start-ups, GIS, geodata and earth observation experts and corporate industry. All stakeholders in a living lab work on breakthrough applications at the intersection of the crucial fields of GIS and EO.
GEO Living Labs lower the barriers to realize the full socio-economic potential of GIS and Earth Observation.

Funding opportunities

Next to the funding and support programs that Space Solutions Belgium offers, we also guide you in finding other innovation subsidy opportunities.

Who’s it for?

A GEO Living Lab creates value by bringing
the following entities together:

Corporate industries
Start-ups and SMEs
Research centers
Individual GIS and EO experts
Technology labs
Data providers
Innovation service providers

Inspiring GEO applications

Streamlining renewables

Image courtesy of GeoMarvel

Site selection for wind turbines needs streamlining. Geospatial data provides information on population density, constant wind speed, distance to roads, environmental constraints (migratory bird flight paths, migration routes) or health factors (shadow flicker of wind turbine blades, etc.).

Construction & infrastructure

Image courtesy of Building Radar

Future construction and large infrastructure project update reports can be supplemented with aerial or satellite imagery showcasing the advancement in the project in 3D (location, boundaries crossing, height incrementation, etc.).

Smart agriculture

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Farmers can track crop performance, monitoring anomalies such as crop stress, nitrogen deficiency, water stress. Automated alert systems inform the farmer. Smart actions result in the highest possible output per plant/ha.

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