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The <\/span>Phi-Lab Spain<\/span><\/a> programme of the<\/span> European Space Agency<\/span><\/a> (ESA) aims to <\/span>drive innovation for the commercialisation of space technologies to enhance climate resilience.<\/b> The initiative is supported by the<\/span> Spanish Space Agency<\/span><\/a> (AEE) and the <\/span>Government of Catalonia<\/span><\/a> through the Secretariat for Digital Policies in the framework of the <\/span>Catalonia Space 2030 Strategy<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n ESA Phi-Lab Spain, located in Barcelona, is part of the ESA\u2019s <\/span>ScaleUp Programme<\/span><\/a> and supports <\/span>innovative and disruptive projects focused on improving climate resilience<\/b> through its continuously open funding call, managed by the coordinating consortium, led by the <\/span>Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia<\/span><\/a> (IEEC).<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>second cut-off date<\/b> was announced on October 28th, 2025, and remained open to companies, research organisations, and startups until February 24th, 2026. <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” link_font=”|700|||on||||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Following the evaluation and selection process carried out by the Phi-Lab Spain\u2019s Evaluation Board, these are the <\/span>six projects selected<\/b> in this second cut-off date<\/span>, <\/b>which has assigned just over <\/span>\u20ac2 million<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>\n With these new projects, <\/span>the number of <\/b>ESA-funded projects<\/b><\/a> within the Phi-Lab Spain portfolio has grown to ten<\/b>, following the four projects selected in the first cut-off date. Together, these projects contribute to <\/span>strengthening climate resilience through innovative space-based technologies.<\/b><\/p>\n The Phi-Lab Spain consortium, led by the IEEC, is formed by the\u00a0<\/span>i2CAT Foundation<\/span><\/a>, the<\/span> Cartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia<\/span><\/a> (ICGC), the\u00a0<\/span>Fundaci\u00f3n General CSIC<\/span><\/a>, the<\/span> KIMbcn Foundation<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Arribes Enlightenment<\/span><\/a>, the\u00a0<\/span>Universitat de Val\u00e8ncia<\/span><\/a> (UVEG), the\u00a0<\/span>Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Catalunya<\/span><\/a> (UPC), the\u00a0<\/span>Barcelona Supercomputing Center<\/span><\/a> (BSC-CNS), the\u00a0<\/span>Ricardo Valle Institute of Innovation Foundation<\/span><\/a> (INNOVA IRV), the ESA MELiSSA Pilot Plant of the\u00a0<\/span>Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona<\/span><\/a> (UAB), and the\u00a0<\/span>Institute of Photonic Sciences<\/span><\/a> (ICFO).<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_class=”section-title” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”25px” header_2_font_size_tablet=”23px” header_2_font_size_phone=”23px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” link_font=”|700|||on||||” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n The following section provides an overview of the six selected projects and the solutions they will develop to address climate resilience challenges:<\/span><\/p>\n AETHER \u2013 Advanced air quality services for holistic urban management and resilience<\/b><\/p>\n AETHER combines satellite observations with hyperlocal modelling to deliver street-level air quality forecasts and health risk indicators. This cloud platform empowers cities to comply with EU directives and proactively protect vulnerable populations.<\/span><\/p>\n The project is led by <\/span>Hydrometeorological Innovative Solutions S.L.<\/span><\/a> in collaboration with <\/span>Meteosim S.L.<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>GRASP SPAIN S.L.<\/span><\/a>, the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC) and <\/span>Ajuntament de Sant Boi de Llobregat<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n GOSHAWK \u2013 Satellite-based Water Leak Detection for Climate Resilience<\/b><\/p>\n GOSHAWK fuses multi-frequency satellite radar with physics-informed AI to detect hidden water leaks across urban networks. This approach delivers continuous, city-scale leak detection at low cost, helping utilities cut Non-Revenue Water and strengthen climate resilience.<\/span><\/p>\n The project is led by <\/span>Kimedes Artificial Intelligence S.L.<\/span><\/a> in collaboration with the <\/span>Centre Tecnol\u00f2gic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n HYBRID-LINK MCX<\/b><\/p>\n HYBRID-LINK MCX develops and validates a hybrid NTN\/TN connectivity solution for seamless communications during climate disaster operations by introducing new Mission Critical Services (MCX) capabilities, including a predictive soft-handover mechanism and managing communications with application-aware traffic prioritization.<\/span><\/p>\n The project is led by <\/span>Nemergent Solutions S.L.<\/span><\/a> in collaboration with <\/span>Fundaci\u00f3n Vicomtech<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n SHERPA \u2013 Shared High-Efficiency Resilience Platform on-board AI<\/b><\/p>\n SHERPA improves climate disaster monitoring by processing satellite imagery directly in space using on-board artificial intelligence. By developing a multi-tenant satellite platform, it makes advanced space-based prevention financially affordable and accessible for local institutions and public administrations, delivering critical early warnings to emergency teams in minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n The project is led by <\/span>FENTISS<\/span><\/a> in collaboration with <\/span>Klepsydra<\/span><\/a>, KPSR-CH and <\/span>Barcelona Supercomputing Center<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n JUPITER \u2013 AI-Enhanced Satellite Monitoring of Climate-Driven Geohazards<\/b><\/p>\n JUPITER aims to develop AI-enhanced satellite services for climate-driven geohazard monitoring. By combining Sentinel-1 InSAR and AI models, the project will deliver three operational capabilities: continuous monitoring of active deformation areas and their impact areas; automatic classification and hazard mapping of ground deformation, and rapid detection of collapses and fast landslides for emergency response.<\/span><\/p>\n The project is led by <\/span>GeoKinesia<\/span><\/a> in collaboration with the <\/span>Centre Tecnol\u00f2gic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n ORBITA TETRA \u2013 LEO Satellite Channel for Resilient Critical Communications in Emergency Situations<\/b><\/p>\n ORBITA TETRA keeps emergency teams connected when terrestrial communication networks go down, enabling existing radio TETRA terminals to communicate via satellite without needing to change the equipment. Its solution provides firefighters, police and other responders with communication services during wildfires, floods and other disasters.<\/span><\/p>\n The project is led by <\/span>AD Telecom S.L.<\/span><\/a> in collaboration with the <\/span>Fundaci\u00f3 i2CAT<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" These innovative projects will advance space-based technologies for climate resilience, addressing challenges ranging from air quality and water management to disaster response and critical communications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":48517,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"1080","footnotes":""},"categories":[71,159,111,133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","category-calls","category-highlighted-news-small","category-newspace-en-2"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
Six projects focused on improving climate resilience<\/h2>\n