Virtual Infoshare 2020: EGNSS at the core of the space-tech entrepreneurship

Infoshare, the biggest tech conference in Central and Eastern Europe went virtual and global this year, with more than 7500 participants joining the online streaming. The GSA joined both the virtual exhibition and the start-up expo, together with eight European start-ups showcasing their innovative EGNSS-based solutions

With a long track record of boosting entrepreneurship and space-tech innovation, the GSA selected eight GNSS-enthusiast start-ups to join the exhibition and to promote their Galileo solutions. The eight European businesses harnessing EGNSS in agriculture, safety at work, localization, aviation, high accuracy, maritime and rail were offered to present their solutions to companies and investors during the two last weeks of September 2020.

With a line-up of 191 speakers, thought-leaders, innovators and business-disrupters, the global conference showcased next-gen technologies, produced 8 300 minutes of content and connected hundreds of companies, investors and start-ups from 71 countries. Six days of live streaming included a rich agenda featuring project presentations, matchmaking sessions, workshops and lectures for developers, marketers, executives, investors and more. The programme was divided into several stages on various topics, such as business leadership, marketing strategies, apps development, and success stories including solutions using space synergies.

EGNSS solutions in bloom

Companies and projects like 3daerospace, MSDK research, Argeo, GroundEye, Flamingo GNSS, Galileonaut, Delate and PRNS, all featured at this year’s Infoshare, showing how EUspace can ignite business and entrepreneurship. 

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3daerospace: through its business solution DeVines, the startup addresses common problems for winemakers and vineyards. The solution combines the assets of Galileo for precise geolocation and artificial intelligence for precise monitoring. Grape growers and winemakers will be able to use a mobile app or a web-based map to visualise the digital vineyard map, assisting producers in their winemaking management at different stages: workforce management, vines supervision and vineyard management.

MSDK research’s LifeGuard is an end-to-end, modular solution for worker safety. It consists of an AI-powered analytics platform and a wearable sensor-kit that warns workers of any potential dangers and notifies the monitoring team should any accidents happen. This Galileo-enabled app also assists with contact tracing, aid management, or hazard interpolation. 

ARGEO is a proximity marketing mobile app which merges the powerful technologies of augmented reality and Galileo’s added value in geolocation. ARGEO generates a drive-to-store flow combining gamification and online interaction with an offline finish.

GroundEye by Blue Dot Solutions is a technology platform to monitor mobile ground infrastructure at airports. The system is characterized by Galileo’s added precision, fast and reliable data transmission, a wide range of data analysis together with a collision and threat detection system, and the highest level of security.

FLAMINGO GNSS is a direct response to the emerging trend for higher accuracy positioning on mass market devices. FLAMINGO Project has created a positioning service with enhanced accuracy for smartphones, lowering accuracy from approximately 3 to 10 metres down to 0.5 to 1 metre, enhancing user experience and creating new and improved features in location-based apps, while allowing the development of next-gen location-based apps. 

GalileoNaut is a mobile application that helps sailors find their way inside a port or a marina. It allows the harbour master's office to assign a docking place to a boat entering the harbour, and, by combining Galileo’s positioning and mapping, the sailor can be safely guided to the docking place without any assistance from the harbour master’s office. GalileoNaut considers the location given by the smartphone and uses a surface algorithm to compute the trajectory to the docking place. Thus, sailors can be reassured in their boating practices and particularly in the approach phase of a port, which is the most delicate phase.

Delate is the first app that uses Galileo to turn train delays into discounts on products and services. The App offer benefits for train commuters, and at the same time, it functions as a marketing tool for the brands present on the app's marketplace.

PRNS (Precision Navigation Systems) has recently launched Stargate RTK worldwide GNSS correction service that provides access to tailored GNSS correction streams in real-time for precise positioning, tracking, and navigation to unlimited devices.

The GSA goes virtual 

Before the end of the year, there is one more opportunity to learn, exchange and network with EUSpace leaders and innovators. That’s right, the #EUSpaceWeek 2020, December 7-11, the biggest space event of the year, is going virtual and global, connecting all key EUSpace actors, stakeholders, decision-makers, industry and user-communities. The programme is packed with key notes, programme updates, user consultations, investors fora, and networking opportunities, to join pre-register here. 

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