CONSORTIUM

BEE2FIRE is an R&D company for Digital Products, with includes IoT solutions across several markets. At New Space Portugal it will participate in the development of a solution, based on satellite images and computer vision technology that allows, with high granularity, to detect and monitor the evolution of forest fires with built-in AI algorithms.

DSTelecom's role in the New Space Portugal project involves developing a satellite-based LoRa IoT system, which includes antennas, front-ends and an SDR. Communication is carried out directly between the IoT sensors and the satellite, i.e. without using an aggregator, and the data downlink is carried out by the same uplink antenna, which communicates with a ground station developed for the purpose.

EVOLEO Technologies is a Portuguese SME that invests in competences related to the design of critical and highly complex electronic systems. EVOLEO covers five areas of activity: Space, Transport, Energy, Health and Industry. In this Agenda, Evoleo will contribute to the Atlantic High Resolution Constellation through the development of an EPC system, a set of EGSEs (focused on energy systems) and OBC units (including hardware and firmware).

FHP has more than 15 years of activities in the space sector, mainly in studies the European Space Agency, as development and supply of flight hardware for ESA science missions, namely, ExoMars 2016, Euclid, JUICE and PLATO. Within the scope of the VHR Atlantic satellite constellation, it will work on the thermal system, with the development and supply of thermal insulation, such as Multi-Layer Insulation, on the development of COPVs and, lastly, on the Very High-Resolution Constellation central tube. Within the VDES Constellation it will support the development, production and industrialisation of the VDES antenna.

GEOSAT is an Earth Observation company that owns and operates its own high and very high-resolution satellites for collecting images and data about the Earth from space. As one of the two operators of very high-resolution satellites in Europe, GEOSAT brings the potential of EO from space to People, Companies and Institutions worldwide in its daily operations. With over a decade of experience and the adaptability to meet customer needs, GEOSAT maximises third-party value, delivering bespoke solutions while addressing global challenges from the vantage point of space. Leveraging its fleet of satellites orbiting the planet multiple times a day, GEOSAT provides high-quality images and analyses, generating impactful information for informed decision-making. This unique capability positions GEOSAT to utilize space and technology to enhance life on Earth. As the leader of the New Space Portugal agenda, GEOSAT serves as the operator for the Atlantic Satellite Constellation on the Portuguese side. Additionally, the company is tasked with the management of the agenda and the implementation of the Digital Planet project.

GMV develops solutions, integrated systems, specialised products and services with high technological content. It designs for a wide variety of space missions ground and flight systems that provide positioning, navigation, communication, security, science, exploration and climatology information. In this project it will contribute to the development of the PDGS system for the very high-resolution constellation and in the Digital Planet, in the implementation of services linked to climate and emergencies.

idD – Portugal Defence, SA is a Public Limited Company with exclusively public capital, owned by the Portuguese State, and its mission is to execute sectorial policies for Defence. In this Agenda it will be Leader and responsible for the development of the SAR - Synthetic Aperture Radar Constellation.

LusoSpace is a high-tech engineering solutions company with a multidisciplinary team of top-level engineers that designs, develops, prototypes, integrates and tests the most advanced and innovative technological systems and components, as it has developed state-of-the-art technological expertise in the most demanding sector there is: the Space Industry. Leader of WP 11, LusoSpace is responsible for the definition of the constellation and its several segments and systems, development of the constellation (through a process of technology transfer), production and operation of the VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) Constellation.

Neadvance is a Machine Vision Intelligent Engine company that develops computer vision and artificial intelligence solutions for digital transformation. It will contribute to the development of a solution, based on satellite images and computer vision technology that allows, with high granularity and embedded AI algorithms, to manage and monitor a set of programmed activities (road works, events) as well as to detect and monitor a set of non-planned occurrences on land or sea (such as fires, floods, traffic accidents and catastrophes) or at sea (unauthorised vessels, disasters).

NOS is among the Portuguese companies with the highest investment in Research and Development (R&D) and holds a record number of patent applications. Within the framework of the New Space Portugal agenda, NOS is actively engaged in the development of highly optimised 5G trackers, 5G environmental noise solutions, and 5G telemetry within the context of the Internet of Things (IoT). These advancements include the capability to communicate with both terrestrial and space infrastructure, particularly in maritime or remote scenarios.