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February 4, 2021 / Last updated : February 4, 2021 Johanna Aaltonen Project results

Commercialisation of Earth Observation-based innovations in BalticSatApps: results and lessons learnt

Throughout its duration, the BalticSatApps project has made a concerted effort to present opportunities, discover needs, and match needs with solutions, with an aim to facilitate novel Earth Observation (EO) solutions into sustainable business activity. The commercialisation activities consisted of three main parts: staff training of the participating science and technology parks, organising two rounds of […]
January 12, 2021 / Last updated : January 12, 2021 Johanna Aaltonen BalticSatApps

BalticSatApps Successfully Paving Way for Earth Observation-based Innovations in Baltic Sea Region

The European Copernicus Programme provides Earth Observation (EO) data free of charge on an open-access basis. The Copernicus services are based on satellite and in situ observations, and cater to even near real-time data needs. The services provide global data which can also be used for local and regional needs. The data can, for example, […]
November 17, 2020 / Last updated : December 7, 2020 Johanna Aaltonen BalticSatApps

BalticSatApps Final Event at SHIFT 2020 Business Webstival

About SHIFT 2020 Business Webstival The SHIFT Business Festival was launched successfully in 2016, and has been organised in Turku, Finland since. In addition to startup companies, the event has been targeted to decision-makers and tech innovators. The focus has been in intelligent business that is sustainable and profitable, and able to adopt new technologies […]
October 21, 2020 / Last updated : December 7, 2020 Johanna Aaltonen BalticSatApps

Experience BalticSatApps all virtual at Shift 2020 on 27–28 October!

SHIFT Business Festival provides the why and how of intelligent business. Intelligent business is sustainable and profitable, and able to adopt new technologies when they’re relevant to the business. The SHIFT 2020 takes place at a virtual 3D event platform, Virbela, on 27–28 October. Due to the increasingly alarming Covid-19 situation in the Southwest Finland, […]
October 15, 2020 / Last updated : November 5, 2020 Johanna Aaltonen BalticSatApps

Cookbook to manage special characteristics of EO data within hackathons and iterative development of service ideas

The BalticSatApps Cookbook of Successful Short-term Events provides an extensive description about how short-term events can be operated in order to identify ideas that exploit remote sensing and Earth Observation (EO), enrich these, and transform them into sustainable business solutions. The publication is a “cookbook” by way of exhaustively describing what are the different stakeholder […]
October 1, 2020 / Last updated : October 5, 2020 Johanna Aaltonen Information and Training Sessions

WEBINAR on Access to Copernicus data for Industry on 8 October – register now!

BalticSatApps/Turku Science Park and Geowise are organizing a webinar on access to Copernicus data for Industry. The vast majority of data and information delivered by Copernicus Space infrastructure and Copernicus services are made available and accessible to any citizen, company and any organisation around the world on a free, full and open access basis. This […]
September 22, 2020 / Last updated : September 25, 2020 Johanna Aaltonen BalticSatApps

Service Catalogue maps more than 70 Space data-related services in Baltic Sea region

Copernicus data is easily available, and there is a large number of service providers and developers that can help you with actionable information. The BalticSatApps Service Catalogue showcases the strength and width of the service providers and developers in the Baltic Sea region. The catalogue covers Estonia, Finland, Poland, Russia, and Sweden. Background The service […]
August 11, 2020 / Last updated : October 13, 2020 Johanna Aaltonen Acceleration Programmes

BalticSatApps Success Stories: GlobKids, Poland

In November 2018, the Educational Team of Instructors in Kreatikon Company in Poland near Krakow discovered, how deep the European Space Agency´s (ESA) resources are. Training for teachers has shown to the team that knowledge about space can be transferred using Lego education, Scratch programming and Raspberry Pi electronics. Their business dream is to launch […]
June 9, 2020 / Last updated : June 9, 2020 Johanna Aaltonen Uncategorized

Submit for Europe’s leading innovation competition for EO / Copernicus Masters until June 30, 2020!

The Copernicus Masters 2020 is Europe’s leading innovation competition for Earth Observation, searching for outstanding applications, solutions, and services from future-oriented SMEs, startups, universities and individuals in the fields of business, research, and higher education that tackle important challenges faced by business and society. Expedite your submissions for Copernicus Masters until June 30, 2020! Key […]
June 8, 2020 / Last updated : June 8, 2020 Johanna Aaltonen Innovation Events

BalticSatApps Online Hackathon June 18–24, 2020 – great test for new ideas for short-term events!

Satellite Data Hackathon online? Never gonna happen, except now it will! A hackathon has be considered as an event of any duration where people come together and form groups for problem solving. And where the getting-together has been an important source of that special positive energy. The Covid-19 pandemic of the spring 2020 made it […]