New funding for innovative space tech to help solve problems on Earth gov.uk

The five new SPRINT project collaborations, supported by the UK Space Agency funding, are:

ArchAI Ltd – University of Southampton

This project will use AI to automatically detect archaeology on Earth observation data. This means that ArchAI will lower the cost of construction and ensure that vital historical sites are preserved.

Absolar Solutions Ltd – University of Southampton

Absolar’s Carbon Action Planning Tool will integrate satellite images, solar radiation and LiDAR with other data sources to provide organisations with a clear view of a building’s energy performance.

XCAM – University of Leicester

This project uses a novel machine learning solution to improve the accuracy of clean room monitoring, and monitor potential contamination of sensitive equipment during the launch of spacecraft.

Redshift Associates Ltd – University of Leicester

This collaboration will develop analytics to track the carbon and pollution emissions of ships, with a new approach to establish emission audits of shipping fleets and their individual vessels.

Trade in Space – University of Edinburgh

The project will support the generation of a land use classification map of key agricultural production regions of Malawi.