Warsaw, Poland, November 12th / PRNewswire / -- ICEYE and the Space Research Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences ( CBK PAN ) announced the signing of a contract. ICEYE will provide flood, wildfire, and river ice monitoring services for the Polish Civil Defense Hub Civil Security Hub Poland ( CS Hub PL ). CS Hub PL is one of the nodes in Poland's participation in the European Space Agency's ( ESA ) "Space Resilience Nodes" initiative. This agreement enables CS Hub PL to continuously access disaster monitoring services from ICEYE through a subscription model, without having to initiate the services separately for each event that occurs. The contract is part of ESA's "European Space Resilience for Earth Observation" ( ERS-EO ) initiative, aimed at providing Europe with reliable, secure, timely, and continuously online independent space information during natural disasters and other crises.
Spatial resilience nodes provide national crisis management and civil defense agencies with the capability to quickly access spatial data and services, and they integrate this information directly into the tools and work processes that these agencies are already using. In Poland, such a node is CS Hub PL, which is led by the Crisis Information Center of CBK PAN; ICEYE is one of its partners. This hub combines satellite data, drone imagery, and expert knowledge into crisis response information that can be directly utilized for public services, and its experience is also serving as a reference for nodes that other European countries are in the process of establishing.
According to the contract, ICEYE will provide CS Hub PL with a complete flood solution package, offering intelligence support throughout the entire flood cycle. Flood Early Warning can predict large-scale floods up to four days in advance; as the event develops, Flood Rapid Impact can map the flood area within hours, with updates as frequent as every three hours; Flood Insights will provide more detailed flood observation data within 24 hours after the peak of the flood, including the affected area, water depth, and the impact on buildings, with updates made daily as circumstances change.
ICEYE will also provide a wildfire pilot service that combines the thermal detection capabilities of OroraTech with radar and optical satellite data to track active fire points, assess building damage through smoke and darkness, and map the affected areas after the fires have subsided. During winter and spring, ICEYE will also offer a river ice monitoring service to Poland for verification purposes, tracking the formation and movement of ice layers so that Polish authorities can be better informed about situations that may lead to ice jam floods.
This contract is established on the basis of previous cooperation among ICEYE, CBK PAN, and ESA. It includes operational support during the storm in September 2024, identified as Boris, for which actions taken at that time were reported to the public under the name of Civil Security Hub. ICEYE provides flood data to the CBK PAN Crisis Information Center every 24 hours, and the latter then disseminates this data to the national fire service, regional and local crisis management teams, as well as hydrological service agencies. According to the Crisis Information Center, Flood Rapid Impact was the primary source of flood information in the four days prior to the event. ICEYE developed and improved these flood and wildfire services in collaboration with ESA and CBK PAN through the COSMOS project under the initiative of ESA called "Civil Defense from Space." The flood monitoring capabilities of ICEYE have also been further developed for Polish end-users through CS Hub PL's Innovation Pipeline - as-a-Service.
The flood intelligence provided by ICEYE has been utilized by governments and emergency management agencies around the world, and the company has identified and analyzed over 600 flood incidents globally. The synthetic aperture radar satellites of ICEYE are capable of penetrating clouds, rain, smoke, and darkness to image the ground, which is helpful in providing timely disaster information when the capabilities of aircraft and optical satellites are limited. To date, ICEYE has launched more than 80 satellites.
ICEYE, Vice President of Government Solutions, stated: "Poland, in collaboration with ESA, has demonstrated how space resilience nodes can function in practice, and Civil Security Hub Poland is a strong example of these nodes that are being built across Europe. The European Space Agency has set clear goals: to establish a resilient, sovereign, and rapidly responsive European capability to provide credible information at the times and places where it is most needed. When floods or wildfires strike, civil defense teams need to be able to see what is happening on the ground within hours, through clouds and smoke, using systems that they are already accustomed to using. As more European countries build their own space resilience nodes, we look forward to supporting them together with CS Hub PL."
The person in charge of the CBK PAN Crisis Information Center, Civil Security Hub Poland said: "During the storm Boris, the flood data from ICEYE was delivered to our crisis management partners within a few hours during the most critical initial days of the event. Now that ICEYE services are provided through Civil Security Hub Poland, we are able to offer this capability to the national fire service, regional crisis teams, and hydrological service agencies before, during, and after an event occurs."
According to the agreement, the Polish Space Resilience Node team can support partner countries upon request, thereby extending the value of Poland's national capabilities throughout the region. The broader Space Resilience Node initiative aims to facilitate the sharing of interoperable capabilities among nodes from various countries, including during cross-border and multi-agency disaster responses. As this broader framework develops, ICEYE will continue to cooperate with ESA and CS Hub PL.
About ICEYE
ICEYE is a leader in the field of global space sovereignty intelligence. The company provides continuous monitoring capabilities to detect and respond to changes anywhere on Earth.
ICEYE owns the world's largest and most advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite constellation (SAR). The company provides its customers with intelligence of unparalleled quality, timeliness, and revisit frequency under any weather conditions, day or night. For governments that choose to operate their own constellations, ICEYE offers this proven capability as a sovereign system.
The constellations built by ICEYE serve customers in national defense and intelligence, environmental monitoring, insurance, and emergency management. The company helps to make faster decisions and contributes to a safer future.
ICEYE is headquartered in Finland and has a European presence, with over 1,500 employees worldwide.
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About Civil Security Hub Poland
Civil Security Hub Poland ( CS Hub PL ) integrates satellite data, drone technology, innovative solutions, and expert knowledge into directly usable tools to help public services respond to crises quickly, efficiently, and securely. As part of the European Space Agency's "Space Resilience Nodes" initiative, this hub collaborates with public administrative departments and emergency services to respond more swiftly and effectively to threats such as floods and fires. It also works with technology providers to develop products that can enhance civil defense capabilities. Its Innovation Pipeline - as-a-Service model provides a platform for testing new solutions and deploying them in real operational contexts, and it enhances user skills through training and drills based on real scenarios. CS Hub PL is initiated and operated by the Crisis Information Center of the Space Research Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences ( CIK CBK PAN ), with partners including CloudFerro , ICEYE , Warsaw University of Technology, and the European Space Foundation. For more information and to subscribe to the newsletter, please visit www.cshub.pl .
About the Crisis Information Center of the Space Research Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences ( CIK CBK PAN )
The Crisis Information Center (CIK) originated from the work of remote sensing experts (CBK PAN) during the floods in 2010, when they collected images from the European Copernicus satellite system, which was still in its early stages of development at that time. As the initiator and operator of (Civil Security Hub Poland), (CIK) is responsible for verifying the quality of products and services developed within the hub and supporting end-users. It also collaborates with the European Space Agency to promote the application of satellite technology in civil defense. During the floods in September 2024, (CIK) activated specialized satellite monitoring and provided data and reports to the National Fire Service, Crisis Management Center, and (IMGW-PIB) every few hours. (CIK) is affiliated with the Space Research Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CBK PAN). With its headquarters in Warsaw, (CBK PAN) has been in operation since 1977, utilizing space and satellite technology to study near-Earth space, the solar system, and the Earth. The center has developed over 90 research instruments for space, including Poland's first scientific satellites (Lem and (Heweliusz). For more information, please visit (https):// cbkpan.pl / en /.
