IoT Space Challenge with ESA
Program Kick-off in Krakow
Participants of IoT Space Challenge
hubraum x European Space Agency
hubraum  and the European Space Agency  are collaborating on an out-of-this-world opportunity: a joint prototyping program combining IoT technology with Earth Observation (EO) data. Both partners bring their strengths to this program: the European Space Agency contributing its expertise in EO and space-based telecommunications, while hubraum deploys its extensive experience in working with startups as well as Deutsche Telekom’s IoT connectivity networks.
Together, we hope to inspire startups to dizzy new heights of innovation, supporting them with access the European Space Agency’s data, the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem, hubraum’s campus spaces in Berlin and Krakow for workshops and prototyping, and a prize pool of up to 60,000 euros to sponsor the building of selected use cases as PoCs — along with many more benefits.
IoT Space Challenge
This is an eight-month joint prototyping program for startups, companies or developer teams who are building IoT or Earth Observation solutions, or who create products or services which cover both sectors. We aim to explore innovation opportunities offered by the European Earth Observation Programmes and Systems (such as Sentinel Satellites) and Future Connectivity infrastructure (terrestrial and non-terrestrial IoT communication networks).
The participants of the IoT Space Challenge will have the opportunity to participate in structured learning and development under the guidance of hubraum and ESA. You will carry out proofs of concept of use cases where combining EO with IoT data and systems could result in incredible new products or services, and determine whether your product is of interest to a given target market. Our goal is to identify new commercially-viable IoT use cases utilizing Earth Observation data and services, identify new use cases leveraging IoT for EO operations, and to explore the abilities of additional third-party platforms offering space-based IoT solutions.