General information
Oil spills in the sea are detected from space using satellites.
Main products and services
- Proactive 24/7 monitoring of oil spills across large areas.
- Emergency activation for accidents or attacks.
- Water quality detection.
- Detection of leaks in marine and land gas pipelines.
Key to success
The company's founders worked for 15 years on maritime rescue aircraft and realized that it is much cheaper to monitor from a satellite than from an aircraft.
Growth
Last year they had a turnover of 3.5 million euros, and this year 3.9 million euros.
Future plans
Win UK and CleanSeaNet public tenders and competitions in Europe for monitoring British and European waters. CleanSeaNet is a service provided by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) that uses satellites to detect oil spills and pollution at sea.
Data used
- Data sources: public administrations and national and international public bodies.
- Open data used: meteorological data, cartography, maritime data, and satellite images from public Earth observation programs.
- Type of data sources: public.
Clients
SIRC, SAIL (Saudi Arabia), Repsol, ARAMCO
Marketing model
Monthly payment for monitoring service or activation fee for emergency service. They bill both through partners and directly.
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