EOPLUG-IN launch

Amanda Regan (centre left), head of ESA’s ɸ -lab invest office, kicks off Earth Observation PLUG-IN with GeoVille’s commercial director Andreas Walli (centre right), project manager Eva Haas (right), and software engineer Philip Krauss (left).

EO PLUG-IN, launched through ESA’s new innovation hub – the ɸ-lab, is funded by the InCubed scheme and will enable easy, fast access to continuous business intelligence data streams for industry via machine-based technologies.

This system will provide the means to integrate Earth observation data and other information streams directly within existing industry workflows in a business-friendly format. This will inform the agrofood industry, for example, about the impact of ongoing droughts, crop failures and diseases, helping users to save money, get better prices, and as a result, also support European consumers.