Φ-lab is an open laboratory that collaborates with people, academia and companies from all around the world, aiming to become, by virtue of its reputation and authoritative position, a key influencer for transformational innovation in the Earth observation (EO) ecosystem.
At Φ-lab, we explore the world of innovation possibilities and host people from our global ecosystem to work together. Knowing that innovation largely takes place outside our lab, we work very hard to stimulate it throughout our community. We have an extensive set of collaborations and partnerships that fuel everything we do. We strongly believe in the power of compelling partnerships to accelerate the future of Earth observation.
If you have a bright idea to develop and are interested in becoming part of Φ-lab, please contact us at phi-lab@esa.int
Contact UsWe build and grow the Φ-lab community via a suite of events, workshops, summer schools, hackathons, challenges, camps and exploratory and demonstration activities.
The Φ-lab community leverages and develops innovative drivers such as Artificial Intelligence, Quantum and Edge Computing, Big Data Science, unconventional computing platforms, new and richer sensors, Web 3, blockchain, and IoT.
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ESA Φ-lab has established the Φ-lab Collaborative Innovation Network (CIN) as a dynamic community that brings together leading researchers and innovative talents to harness transformative technologies and accelerate the future of Earth Observation.
The ESA Φ-lab CIN aims to establish a global network where researchers and innovators can collaborate with each other and with ESA, sharing knowledge and developing groundbreaking EO solutions. By fostering cross-disciplinary partnerships, CIN enhances the impact of ESA Φ-lab's innovation efforts and drives advancements in EO technology and its applications.
Follow our Φ-lab CIN Follow our Φ-lab CIN LinkedIn pageCollaborating with Φ-lab and InCubed via a contract gives you privileged access to products and services enabling your development, including EO data and cloud computing, with an ever-broader range of offerings to be added in the future.
OVHcloud is the leading European cloud provider, delivering public and private cloud services in 140 countries. In an agreement signed between OVHcloud and the ESA Directorate of Earth Observation, in conjunction with the Directorate of Commercialisation, Industry and Procurement, any company granted a contract as part of ESA Φ-lab, ESA InCubed, the ESA Business Incubation Centres (ESA BICs) or ESA Spark Funding from an ESA Technology Broker, will have access to several benefits free of charge. These include a minimum of €10 000 (and up to €100 000) of free credits for OVHcloud products and up to 20 hours of specific support from technical experts.
ICEYE delivers unmatched persistent monitoring capabilities for any location on Earth. Owning the world’s largest synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation, the company enables objective, data-driven decisions for its customers in sectors such as insurance, security, maritime monitoring and finance. ICEYE’s data can be collected day or night, and even through cloud cover, rain, fog, and smoke.
ICEYE is also working with ESA to provide access to SAR data for scientific research and Copernicus services via the Earthnet Third Party Missions (TPM) and Copernicus Contributing Missions (CCM) programmes.
ICEYE operates the largest commercial SAR satellite constellation in the world and is offering discounted data access to companies funded through the ESA InCubed programme.
Offer for InCubed-funded companies
For more information, or to discuss your project requirements, please contact Tom Greenwood – Strategic Account Manager, Government Solutions Europe, ICEYE – tom.greenwood@iceye.com
Planet provides daily satellite data that helps businesses, governments, researchers and journalists understand the physical world and take action. To that end, Planet provides a web-geo platform with the highest frequency satellite data available and foundational analytics to derive insights.
The companies granted a contract with ESA InCubed and/or others within ESA Φ-lab @ESRIN will benefit from the following preferential offer:
Preferential R&D data vouchers to be used by companies’ developments for non-commercial purposes.
Planet technical support
Planet support for each company using Planet data in business planning, including data pricing and a licencing plan for the service commercialisation phase.
Common marketing/promotion campaigns agreed with ESA.
Sinergise Ltd has extensive expertise in developing advanced geospatial information systems (GISs) based on cloud and web technologies. Established in 2008, the company focuses on high-impact fields such as Earth observation, making it easy for individuals, institutions and companies to retrieve actionable insights.
ESA Φ-lab-supported companies are granted a free one-year enterprise-level subscription for Sinergise’s Sentinel Hub, an award-winning satellite imagery archiving, processing and distribution service. Located either in a cloud-based GIS or within the client environment, Sentinel Hub provides easy access to satellite data from missions such as Sentinel, Landsat, Planet, Pleiades and WorldView, and can help both space and non-space players leverage a wealth of EO-powered information.
Further details on the collaboration and how to take advantage of the Sentinel Hub offer are available in the attached brochure, or by contacting the InCubed team on incubed@esa.int.
