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Crowdsourcing elevation data to prevent flood damage
Flood prediction relies on knowing how high each and every spot within a country is. The better the so called “elevation data”, the better people and property can be protected from spring tides and flooding rivers. Unfortunately, most developing countries can’t afford...
ESNC opens doors for innovative entrepreneurs
The European Satellite Navigation Competition is an excellent starting point for aspiring entrepreneurs. This is not just an empty slogan, as evidenced by the number of winners that have founded successful businesses based on their idea. Two such companies are...
Green, Smart, Social Charging
In the week that ESA BIC is receiving new applications, the incubation program also has to say goodbye to one of its ‘graduating’ incubatees. Social Charging is leaving the program with a large network of clients and a business model with a lot of potential for...
ESNC: The Road To ESA BIC
The European Satellite Navigation Competition is an excellent starting point for aspiring entrepreneurs. This is not just an empty slogan, as evidenced by the number of winners that have founded successful businesses based on their idea. Two such companies are...
Collaboration with Leiden Instrument Makers School
SBIC Noordwijk has entered into a new collaboration with the Leiden Instrument Makers School (Leidse instrumentmakers School, LiS). LiS is a highly acclaimed vocational school (in Dutch: mbo) that teaches students to craft high tech precision instrumentation. Part of...
Readar: Inspecting Roofs from Space
Our new incubatee Readar is a good example of an established company that is using the opportunity of ESA BIC to expand its service range. Readar develops datamining algorithms to inspect real estate from aerial photos. One of Readar’s most successful use cases is...
