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INSIGHT2026 WORKSHOP

May 11 - May 13
ESA-ESRIN, Largo Galileo Galilei, 1
Frascati, RM 00044 Italy

Background This workshop aims to bring together the scientific community and industry working on advanced processing techniques for spaceborne systems with the goal of fostering scientific exchange, accelerating innovation, and supporting the exploitation of emerging capabilities for the characterization of moving targets, sensor fusion, and AI-driven analytics in defense, security, and geointelligence applications. The event …

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INDUSTRIALIZATION OF AI METHODS FOR DECISION INTELLIGENCE IN CLIMATE AND SECURITY APPLICATIONS (Fire-Aid)

Prime company: OroraTech GmbH (DE)

The project is part of the programme element concerning the industrialization of AI Methods for Decision Intelligence in Climate and Security Applications, the project has the aim to develop capabilities to enhance fire incident response and evaluation with applications concerning decision making of industrial and public operators. It is based on Artificial Intelligence using multi-modal …

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Advanced Inverse-SAR processing for characterizing moving targets – part 2

Building on the story published last February, this update highlights new advanced innovative Inverse-SAR (ISAR) algorithms developed and tailored for satellite platforms within the EO4Security ISAR project. These innovations support a wide range of use cases and represent significant progress in Earth observation for security applications.   Techniques explored The following techniques were investigated: Parametric …

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Leveraging Earth Observation in crimes against humanity investigations

Contemporary history was characterized by heinous crimes committed during numerous conflicts that violated international law. Since 1998, when it was established, the International Criminal Court (ICC) took over the task “to investigate, prosecute and try individuals accused of committing the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole, namely the crime …

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NEXT GENERATION PROCESSING METHODS – DISTRIBUTED SENSING

Prime company: DLR – GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER (DE)

The activity aims to develop and industrialize new algorithms that exploit multistatic and bistatic SAR data, leveraging angular diversity to improve target detection and moving target identification techniques. The project has explored advanced SAR processing algorithms across four main research areas: moving target indication for ground and maritime applications, high-resolution imaging with continuous coverage, detection …

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EVIDERI- EO for investigations related to crimes against humanity

Prime company: SARMAP SA (CH)

The project aims to standardize investigative procedures and promote the use of EO and OSINT data as legal evidence in investigations and proceedings, with the support of stakeholders including the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court. It leverages the latest innovative technologies and methods — such as AI for enhanced feature …

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EO4SEC- ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES AND ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING

Prime company: E-GEOS (IT)

The project analyzes and tests information services based on geospatial data to support a context-specific approach to countering illicit trafficking and environmental crimes. It will implement analyses related to crimes affecting the environment and the illegal exploitation of resources by leveraging EO and complementary OSINT information. The project will also support investigations into international illicit …

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BLACK SEA AND DANUBE REGIONAL INITIATIVE – BLACK SEA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Prime company: TERRASIGNA (RO)

The project aims to deliver a suite of services integrating EO data with in-situ and historical AIS data to assess the Black Sea environment. The services address various aspects, including Land Use and Land Cover coastal changes, eutrophication, marine front identification, mesoscale circulation, oil tanker path tracking, oil spill detection and monitoring, and high-resolution water …

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ORACLE- Terrorism and Organized Crimes

Prime company: PLANETEK HELLAS EPE (GR)

The project aims to streamline the integration of Earth Observation (EO) services into INTERPOL’s counterterrorism operations, combining them with open-source intelligence to significantly enhance operational efficiency and tactical response capabilities. It is committed to the development and rigorous validation of cutting-edge EO-based strategies, specifically tailored to support investigative and law enforcement activities.

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INNOVATIVE SAR PROCESSING METHODOLOGIES FOR SECURITY APPLICATIONS – SAR MICRO-DOPPLER PROCESSING

Prime company: UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE (GB)

The project aims to consolidate existing results in the field of micro-Doppler information extraction from spaceborne SAR and to enhance the overall understanding of the phenomenology, models, processing algorithms, applications, and commercial value. The project focuses on assessing the performance of emerging information extraction methods as novel applications and on demonstrating the added value of …

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