{"id":32887,"date":"2025-01-15T15:44:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T14:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ieec.cat\/?p=32887"},"modified":"2025-02-04T12:55:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T11:55:23","slug":"second-earth-observation-use-case-ideas-competition-for-the-private-sector-is-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ieec.cat\/en\/second-earth-observation-use-case-ideas-competition-for-the-private-sector-is-now-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Earth Observation Use Case Ideas Competition for the Private Sector is now open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.ieec.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/slider-comunicacio.jpg&#8221; max_height=&#8221;130px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;24px||11px|||&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700||on|||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;28px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;26px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoiY3VzdG9tX21ldGFfb3JnYW5pemFjaW9uZXMiLCJzZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJiZWZvcmUiOiIiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsImVuYWJsZV9odG1sIjoib2ZmIn19@[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_post_title author=&#8221;off&#8221; categories=&#8221;off&#8221; comments=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; module_class=&#8221;ieec-title et_pb_text_align_center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Cairo|300|||||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; meta_font=&#8221;||on||||||&#8221; meta_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; meta_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; title_font_size_tablet=&#8221;35px&#8221; title_font_size_phone=&#8221;30px&#8221; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_post_title title=&#8221;off&#8221; meta=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; border_color_top=&#8221;#406fda&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|700|||on||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The call to participate in the second edition of the Earth Observation Use Case Ideas Competition for the Private Sector is now open. The initiative seeks to obtain innovative proposals for Earth observation use cases that the NewSpace ecosystem can offer to the Catalan private business sector in the form of services based on information obtained from satellites. This call, coordinated by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ieec.cat\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (IEEC), is part of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/politiquesdigitals.gencat.cat\/ca\/economia\/estrategia-new-space-catalunya\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NewSpace Strategy of Catalonia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> promoted by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.gencat.cat\/ca\/inici\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Government of Catalonia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the participation of the IEEC, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icgc.cat\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ICGC) and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i2cat.net\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">i2CAT Foundation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The competition will choose and finance three Earth observation use cases applicable to the Catalan territory <\/span><b>to promote the use of satellite data.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To this end, data from the first Catalan Earth observation nanosatellite, <\/span><b>Menut,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will be offered for demonstration purposes, in order to give visibility to the benefits that companies can obtain by incorporating this type of data into their operations.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;5px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|700|||on||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of the call is to improve the competitiveness of private sector companies through the incorporation of satellite data technology, fostering the development of solutions and business for the NewSpace sector companies.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this second edition, and as a new feature, the winning use cases will be part of ESA Phi-LabNET Spain&#8217;s project portfolio. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/esaphilabnet-spain.ieec.cat\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ESA Phi-LabNET Spain<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, co-funded by the Government<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of Catalonia through the NewSpace Strategy and coordinated by a consortium led by IEEC, is framed within the ScaleUp Program of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">European Space Agency<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ESA). Focused on promoting research and transfer to the market of space solutions that improve climate resilience and sustainability, its main mission is to accelerate the future of the space sector, both upstream and downstream, through innovative projects with high commercial potential.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Deadlines<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|700|||on||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The deadline to apply for this call is <\/span><b>Monday 24 February 2025 at 2.00 p.m.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Funding<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|700|||on||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The three chosen use cases will be awarded a <\/span><b>financial prize of 2,500 euros<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and will be eligible for a <\/span><b>subsequent service contract of 47,500 euros<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> each.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Participation<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|700|||on||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To participate it is required to submit a technical report in PDF format which clearly sets out: the definition of the challenge and the goals of the proposed use case; the working methodology; an implementation schedule; the working team organisation; the targeted users and their degree of involvement in the proposal. 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The start date of the project may be different from the contract signature date in case the use case needs to be executed on specific dates during the year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They must present an active end-user involvement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They must be innovative use cases. Those proposals presenting solutions based on a new product and those based on an existing product but incorporating enough changes and adjustments to configure an innovative solution or one adapted to the use case in question will be considered eligible.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both the tenderer and the end user agree to participate in different communicative actions during the 3 months following the end of the project execution.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The winning projects will be included in the ESA Phi-LabNET Spain portfolio, where they will be presented as services \/ projects \/ solutions with information of the developing company, facilitating contact, collaboration and contracting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project duration will be 9 months distributed as follows: 6 months of project execution (design, validation and implementation works) and 3 months of dissemination (implementation of the communicative actions plan previously validated by the IEEC and the Generalitat de Catalunya).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Evaluation criteria<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|700|||on||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among all eligible solutions, the jury will choose the three use cases which will be awarded. 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