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Funding Innovation

Funding and investment are key factors to decide which innovation is going to the market, and which innovation is amplified and supported to grow and scale, and which innovation is not. Money is a channel to make impact. Positive or negative impact, this is your choice.

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A curated list of challenges, programs, funding opportunities, academic research and startups that have caught our eye.

CHALLENGE: SUSTAINABLE URBAN PLANNING

The UP42 Airbus Sustainable Urban Planning Challenge aims to develop algorithms or methodologies
that use remote sensing to quantify critical issues emerging from the expansion of historic centres
toward modern suburbs.

Examples:

  • The increasing number of structures that have an impact on non-renewable resources (water,
    vegetation, land)
  • The uneven distribution of green sites
  • Wasted spaces to be repurposed as green or residential areas

We encourage you to consider other use cases that better leverage the most diverse data available on
the UP42 platform.

During the submission phase, you’ll get access to the following:

  • Industry-leading geospatial data
  • Cloud infrastructure
  • Off-the-shelf algorithms

Winners may become official UP42 partners and get their solutions included in our global marketplace.

apply to the challenge
visit our marketplace

ESA Copernicus Frontier Tech Challenge

ESA seeks entries that can demonstrate state-of-the-art technologies in EO, such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, DLT/blockchain, AR/VR/XR, mobile technology, Cybersec and Future of Cloud (hybrid/edge computing, confidential computing, and federated/decentralised computing) for Digital Copernicus. These enable the development of new products and services and address opportunities resulting from the European digital transformation.

Evaluation Criteria
Successful applicants will have identified a promising (possibly not fully developed) frontier technology to be applied to new or yet-to-be-developed products or applications using Copernicus data, or have developed a unique value proposition of frontier technology for Copernicus but not yet created a market-ready product.

Background
Necessary teamwork and skill set and their credibility in selected frontier technology domains. Team composition and demonstrated technical competence balance of EO and other tech domains to achieve desired innovation impact.

Solution Description
Clarity and applicability of the solution to the specific problem to be solved. Relevant market analysis.

Technical Feasibility
Is the solution technically sound and implementable at scale? Is the engineering approach credible?

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