Catapult is a Technology Strategy Board programme

The Satellite Applications Catapult

ECIT12 September 2012

Paul FebvreSatellite Applications Catapult Programme Director

2Purpose - provide information about the Satellite Applications Catapult

Strategic AspectsAims and Approach

Practical AspectsTypes of Activity

Community BenefitsEngagement Process

  Satellite technology

  Data Downlink & Processing

  Data Exploitation

& Application

  Satellite Operations

Satellite Applications Catapult centre

Upstream Downstream

Capturing newdata

Connecting with new markets

Data management and integration

In orbit demonstration

Challenges for Satellite Applications

The industrial community identified two “valleys of death” where good ideas fail to become commercial successes:• “Failure to industrialise” Technologies where high entry barriers make demonstration and proving the new technology impossible

• “Failure to commercialise” Applications where access to space derived services or data is limited or distracts from focus on customer requirements

Failure to Industrialise (Technology Research)

Failure to Commercialise (Application Development)

Registrations of Interest from the UK Space Community  Satcoms EO GNSSDistance learning and telemedicine 2 2 1

E‐commerce, incl. home and remote working 4 0 0

Entertainment 1 1 0

Location‐based consumer services 0 0 1

Traffic management, incl. fleet management 6 12 10

Natural resources management, incl. energy, farming, food and fisheries

5 21 11

Urban planning 2 6 2

Disaster prevention and management 3 11 1

Meteorology and climate change 1 17 3

Security 3 7 3

Financial services and insurance 0 2 2

Traffic Management Markets

Space technologies are fundamental within all areas of traffic management: Satellite communication services provide

seamless connectivity between aircraft and vessels with traffic control centres.

Satellite navigation provides global, real-time position, velocity and timing information for all modes of transport.

EO services can deliver timely information on transport infrastructures and routes, weather and emissions.

The UK has industrial strength and interest in all areas. The key challenge is to optimise the utilisation

of the existing transport networks through better use of satellite-based services.

Natural Resources Management MarketsThe UK has strong capability in the development and use of EO satellite systems capable of making the unique measurements required for precision farming and in monitoring forest degradation. Commercial precision agriculture Climate change

GNSS and satcom are used in fisheries to provide vessel monitoring services.

A current challenge is to exploit GNSS potential to support tidal and wave energy.

Disaster Prevention and Relief

Satellite applications have the potential to dramatically influence the ability of international communities to predict and respond to natural disasters. Markets exist in the public sector and also

in the private sector, providing valuable information to the insurance community - New GNSS signals and services will spark new applications in assurance and liability (insurance sector).

Key challenges include the sporadic nature of the requirements and then the conflicting demands for communications by multiple sectors in response to disaster situations.

Security and Civil Protection Markets

Particular application areas, such as maritime surveillance and border control, offer good opportunities for the exploitation of data from current and future enhanced EO and communications systems.

Applications exist within civil protection, law enforcement, border control, critical national infrastructure, rescue forces and emergency services for exploiting the Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) as well as satellite comms.

Challenges include: Difficulty of market access Partnership requirements between satellite community and

downstream industry in the various sectors Engagement with global institutions and realisation of the

potential and capability of satellite EO Inter-networking of existing communication systems National licensing and procurement regimes for civil sector

comms services such as Tetra networks.

The Mission for Catapult

Innovate•Idea creation•Cross-fertilisation•Investigation & Analysis •Business Modelling

Industrialise & Commercialise•Market Focus •Technology Research •Products & Services•Applications

Growth•Deployment•Sustainability•Export Potential•UK Jobs & GDP

enhancement

11Catapult Concepts

Commercial Projects

Strategic Programmes

Facilities

People, Skills

Incremental Innovation Exploiting existing assets

Business Creation Organic Growth

Disruptive Innovation, Addressing Barriers,

Horizon Scanning

EnablersEnablers

12Programmes and Facilities

In-Orbit Demonstrator

Airborne Demonstrator

Apps Test Facility

Downstream MarketsDownstream

Upstream

= Example Facilities

= Market Led Programmes

= Underpinning Programmes

Drive Demand

Lower barriers of learning and costs of innovation

137.1 Candidate Facilities

Mission Platforms

Bench Platforms

Airborne Platforms

In-orbit platform

Application Development and

Test Platforms

EO

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Other Key Facilities

Operations Centre

SRU

Market Led Programmes

PRS

14Strategic / Disruptive TechnologiesInforming investigations/ collaborations...

Inform policy & Business directions

Undertake Research

Strategic Programmes

SatApps Advisory PanelsFormation orbits, fractionated spacecraft

High Altitude Platforms

Technologies for Q and V band operation

Interference cancellation technologies

4G network technologies – space diversity

Consumer Femto-cell technologies

Integrated chipsets

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15Commercial Projects:Market led collaborative activities

Exploitation Roadmap

Prototyping &

Validation

Feasibility

Idea Creation

Investor Engagement

End-user Engagement and Trials

SME/ Industry Collaboration

Market Engagement

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Tools &UtilitiesControls & Services

Policies

Data AccessReporting

Legal DocsTs & Cs

Feedback Control

FAQCollaboration

CommunicationUpdates

App Store Front

Quality Control

Example of Catapult support for SMEs undertaking Application Development

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ADE

Technical & Mgmt Support

Equipment and Test Facilities

Satellite Resources

& DataBid support

Simulate / Prototype

Domain Experts

Ideation, Rapid Prototyping

Design, Develop & Test

Demonstrate and Operate

Application Concept

VerifiedApplication

ValidatedApplication

Funding Profile for Catapult Activities

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Satellite Applications Catapult

Application Development Programmes

Applied Research

Facilities & Services 

Administration: 15%Premises, Personnel, Legal,

Comms, Management

Facilities & technical support: 25%

Applied Research: 10%Research grant funding

Programmes: 50%Industry + Competitive

Awards

18Leveraging the Core Grant – responding to industry needs

Core GrantCollaborative Work AwardsContract Research

Space Industry

Other Industries

UK Space Agency

ESA ARTES

Non-EU

EU FP7, H2020

US, China, Korea...

UK National Programmes

Other Government

Space Industry

Academia + Research Institutes

Non-space Industry + SMEs

TSB

Other Catapults

19Indicative Competencies at capacity

Radio Eng8%

Network Eng13%

Information Eng8%

App Software31%

App Platforms8%

Deployment/ Trials/Ops

8%

Programme management

7%

Non-Tech Expertise

7%

Admin5%

Bus Dev3%

Exec Mgment3%

20Indicative Staffing Profile

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140Mgmt + Bus DevOps + SupportDevelopersSpecialists

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CapabilityCredibility Capacity

Catapult Strategic Plan

• Goals& plans• Location• Core Competencies• Pilot Programmes• Procurement

Create

• Key Facilities• Development Teams• Relationships• Programme Portfolio

Establish • Applications• Technologies• Collaborations

Deliver

• Contract Portfolio• Spin-outs, IPR• Education, • Inform Policy

Growth

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Satellite Applications Catapult Approach to Innovation

Research

Satellite Technology + Existing & Future Satellite Technologies

SatApps CatapultWorld-leading facilities for satellite data

processing, scientific support and product and service development

PositioningComms Earth Observation

End users

Niche Markets & customer needs

Product & servicedelivery

Applications & Services in Niche Markets

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23Satellite Applications Catapult: SummaryThe Satellite Applications Catapult will:

Be a RESEARCH and TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION;Have the capacity to DO WORK;Support technology innovations through access to test facilities;Support market-led innovations through provision of: Conceptualisation, development, test and trial capabilitiesAggregation and supply of resources and skillsCollaborate with Research Institutes and Centres of Excellence;Provide career path potential for researchers in industryIncrease skills reservoir and capacity for innovation in UKAccelerate growth in the UK space sector!

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Catapult is a Technology Strategy Board programme

Satellite Applications Catapult

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A topic for Discussion:

What does this all mean for Northern Ireland, the industry and the research community and

ECIT?