SpaceForScience aims to facilitate the
scientific cooperation in Europe, especially in Southern
and Eastern Europe, by providing virtual, collaborative
working and education applications for research
institutions, via either fast academic networks or bidirectional
satellite links. The goal of SpaceForScience is
to enable distant centres all over Europe to connect,
meet, work, teach and learn wherever their
geographical position, thus enabling isolated institutes
to enter into the cooperative research, education and
technology transfer networks.

Phase 3 of the REMSAT II program
expands the capabilities of the system developed and
deployed under the preceding REMSAT II program
phases. The primary area of development is the
monitoring and surveillance capabilities required for
checking rivers that are prone to flooding. The system
consists of a portable weather station, a system for flow
monitoring and a series of surveillance cameras
deployed along the river to monitor the rise. The current
methods of measuring snow pack melt rates and snow
cover will be further developed using satellite images to
improve prediction of potential flood prone areas.

The project aims at the development of a
unique software tool, based on INNOVIS' BizSmart"
workflow and Enterprise Application Integration platform
and utilising satellite communication technologies. The
new tool allows the execution of tasks and process steps
anywhere in the world, irrespective of the
communications device the task assignee has access to.
The BizSmart SAT system will be targeted at large
corporations and organisations, willing to set-up their
own workflow and integration suite and will practically
allow them to 'satellite-enable' all of their existing
software applications.

The objective of the project is to provide a
reporting system which will enable the in-flight reporting
of airline operational data over satellite communication
systems. The reporting system will provide the Flight
Crew and Cabin staff with the ability to issue reports
during all phases of flight. A ground based server will
make the reports available to authorised personnel and
legacy airline systems in real time over the Internet.
The ability to transfer important data en route means
the aircraft turnaround cycle will be performed more
efficiently.

The Healthtrack Professional Service
(HPS) is a satellite based broadband network connecting
medical General Practitioners (GPs), hospital consultants
and pharmacies with the pharmaceutical industry and
other service providers in the sector. The service
provides a high-speed channel for the parties to send
and receive large quantities of media rich information in
the form of text, pictures, video and interactive
educational packages.

The European Medical Network (EMN) has
been formed to create a distance-learning service for the medical professions in Europe. The EMN platform includes at its core a menu-driven digital satellite broadcast combined with an Internet service. The Pilot project has been launched in order to assess and verify the acceptance of the proposed service by the target groups, the operational and financial feasibility throughout the entire value chain and prepare for the build-up of an operational service.

The MultiMED project is designed around
the concept of providing remote access to the high
fidelity medical simulation services at the Bristol Medical
Simulation Centre (BMSC). In addition to providing
indirect and direct access to the simulator itself,
MultiMED adds several layers of context-sensitive
information, database and news resources which
combine to provide a high quality education and training
product suite.

The Mobile Web Services Framework plans
to deliver a product prototype comprising a set of
standard web services, which can be deployed on any
type of mobile satellite user terminal. The standard
services include network performance testing services, a
web cam service, a field data retrieval service and a
GPS service. Additional web services can be created
within the framework, using specific APIs for tight
integration with the satellite modem and other devices
deployed. A field validation campaign will be executed
using a mobile web server connected to the Inmarsat RBGAN
terminals.

Health Information Services, brand name Telesana, is a television- and IP-based information platform addressing patients in waiting rooms and doctors in surgeries. Based on two different service
versions (Telesana Live Patients and Telesana
Professional), the Health Information Services use
satellite communication to reach both target groups - patients and doctors - with a mixed content stream of DVB and IP.

The SM@RT project ("Satellite medical
applications for Regional Terminals") aims at promoting
a new interactive telecommunications application
("Video portal"), targeted at the Medical, Scientific and
Pharmaceutical communities. The application was
designed to support satellite-based distribution of highquality
multimedia contents like medical protocol
databases, corporate scientific and pharmaceutical
agent information materials and video
communications.

SKYMED is dedicated to develop and
operate in a pilot service phase an advanced satellite
based eLearning system to support Continuing Medical
Education (CME) services. The final objective of the
project is the set-up and validation of satellite based
high end quality services (not comparable to those
available on Internet) and the definition of CME services
as part of Telbios' spin-off company portfolio.

The objective of this project is to develop
and integrate an airborne user terminal based on
satcom, navigation and computing commercial modules.
The target market is the ultra-light aviation segment
made up of aircraft owners and operators. The terminal
will be tested in a real airborne environment with the
application software needed for new services
provisioning. The produced terminal could also prepare
the ground for applications dedicated to the general and
commercial aviation market and for employment of
other space segments in the airborne environment.

The objective of this project is the definition and development of a universal integrated Ku-band transceiver (CR 1216L), which will be compliant to the Sat Lab specifications.

The SkyLAN concept consists in splitting functions usually performed by a single large telecommunication satellite among a number of co-located and interlinked smaller satellites. In other words, SkyLAN is a cluster of relatively small satellites that perform an integrated function through a coordinated exchange of information via Inter-Satellite links (ISL).

The project objective is to design and manufacture VSAT Waveguide Lens Antennas (WGLA) for the Ku-satellite band, 10.75-14.50 GHz.

The main objective of the project was to perform a Delta Qualification Programme of Axially Grooved Heat Pipes (AGHPs) as requested in the ESA standard PSS-49 (TST-01) Issue 2 (March 2003). The main features of this AGHP technology were transferred from TAIS, Russia to IberEspacio.

The project DELOS intends to develop the IP-core which will offer an excellent opportunity to accelerate DVB-RCS market growth and remove any technological incompatibilities.

The project objectives are to define collocation requirements and station keeping strategies for geostationary satellites, develop a software tool and a GNCDE-compatible template in MATLAB, and to execute simulated test scenarios.

The main objective of the study is to build and test as an EQM, a partial focal array fully representative in terms of RF, mechanical and thermal performances to the selected baseline solution.

The objective of this activity is the definition and development of a universal integrated 2 watt Ku-band transceiver (KR 1216L) which will be compliant to the Sat Lab specifications.

The aim is to develop a new transport protocol for the satellite link, which makes it efficient to use satellites in internet-based networks or multimedia applications while maintaining compatibility with existing applications and networks.

The project aims to address the difficulties of carrying VoIP (Voice over IP) traffic over shared satellite services, especially DVB-RCS. It will result in a commercially saleable device which allows telecom operators to deploy a range of satellite-based commercial services.

Key main expected benefit is to be able to accommodate large propellant tank for heavy missions without the need to use Electric propulsion onboard.

The objective of this project is to develop frequency generating modules to EQM level. Four different Local Oscillator Modules were defined, ranging from 20MHz to 2.4GHz.

Within Step 3 of the project TEDG will improve the existing L-Band tube in the 150 W class which is used for the operational satellite system WORLSTAR. The main objectives are efficiency improvement, extending the power class up to 250 W output power, increase of the bandwidth and development of a radiation cooled version.

The MultiSat system extends ESA's Mission Control system SCOS-2000. It provides the means required to support more than a single spacecraft per computing node at a given time.

The objectives of this activity are to design, develop, and validate a modular and efficient radio access network simulator for third generation mobile satellite systems; to carry out simulation runs with a view to optimise the simulated system; and based on a thorough analysis of the simulation results, to contribute to the standardisation of the higher layer protocols involved.

The objectives of this project are the study and development of a new version of the InfraRed Earth Sensor IRES based on the extensive in flight experience of previous IRES NE ones.

The project objectives are the design, development and qualification of an EQM unit of the APSS -Active Pixel Sun Sensor, together with the definition of flight opportunities for the sensor.

The ADAMv2 project aims to extend the features of key components in DVB-RCS hubs. It also aims to provide a new key component: AMCS, which provides essential management and control functions within the hub.

The scope of the ACCESS 2 project is the enhancement of the system management tools as well as the functional and hardware integration of the DVB-RCS terminal and POP-router, both activities focusing on the cost reduction objective.

This development project envisages evolving the previously developed Burst Mode Demodulator, version 1 (BMD-V1), in order to provide the demodulation of a complete bandwidth of 20 MHz, independent of the configuration of the carriers within that bandwidth.

The purpose of the iSatTV project is to establish solid roots for the development of an operational satellite-based interactive TV solution to be successfully deployed in China.

The objective of the project is to propose different axes to significantly lower the cost of COSPAS SARSAT beacons.

The project objective is to develop an improved version of existing Infrared Earth Sensor (IRES) for GEO multimedia satellite application, named STD15S-mk2.This new IRES will be a variant of an already in flight 1553 version (onboard EUROSTAR3000 and EXPRESS-AM satellites).

The initiative is to deploy an advanced communications system based on a regenerative payload on board the AMAZONAS satellite.

ALUSAT aims to optimise the operation of 2-way satellite networks by enabling maintenance procedures which minimize operational costs caused by service failures. This will maximise network availability and end user satisfaction.

The objective of this project is the development and qualification of a new version of Remote Data and Interface Units (RDIU) enabling to respond to a larger range of telecommunication payloads in a cost effective manner.

The main objective of this project is to validate a new decoding algorithm for the DVB-S standard and to check its practical feasibility and possible implementation alternatives.

The aim is to develop a new transport protocol for the satellite link, which makes it efficient to use satellites in internet-based networks or multimedia applications while maintaining compatibility with existing applications and networks.