Commission Challenge 2021 – Space for Infrastructure and Building Monitoring

Commission Challenge 2021 – Space for Infrastructure and Building Monitoring

Details

Applications are open for Commission Challenge 2021 – Space for Arrangement and Building Monitoring. The European Commission is looking for submissions that demonstrate the added value that both Copernicus and Galileo data can bring to monitoring systems.

The Challenge

The amount of major infrastructure such as bridges, dams, highways, and buildings that shows signs of climate- or material-based deterioration is rapidly increasing. In most cases, the dangerous impacts of this development are not visible or difficult to restrict with traditional methods. Unluckily, the damage is often only recognized when it results in major accidents.

Against this experience, this Commission Challenge inspires the submission of concrete solutions that use both Copernicus and EGNSS to enable smart monitoring of infrastructures and buildings. The key requirements are that these novelty solutions demonstrate added value in the use of Copernicus and Galileo/EGNOS data and signals for their development. The use of Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, the Internet of Things, Machine Learning, and Cloud Computing as supporting technologies is recommended.

Eligibility

• Natural or a legal person of an EU Member State or European Economic Area (EEA), European Neighbouring Countries (ENP), South/East countries or other countries with which the EU has space dialogues and cooperation: USA, Canada, Latin America, Africa, Gulf Cooperation Countries, Kazahstan, Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand.

Prizes

• A cash prize of EUR 10,000.
• Possibility to access EUR 10,000 worth of commercial datasets from the Copernicus Contributing Missions in the Copernicus Data Warehouse
• Copernicus Masters 2021 Overall Winner will receive EUR 10,000.

Commission Challenge 2021 – Space for Infrastructure and Building Monitoring