General overview of the project

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General overview of the project

• Objective
• To create the necessary conditions for
  utilizing the existing and emerging space
  (technology) potential in Estonia (ET), Latvia
  (LV), Lithuania (LT) and Poland (PL) for a
  continous and sustainable contribution to
  European space programs and activities.
• Partners
• Invent Baltics (ET),
• Ventspils High Tech Park (LV),
• Kaunas University of Technology (LT)
• Wasat (PL)
• Swedish Space Corporation, OHB Sweden (S)
• Inernational Space University (FR)
• Enterprise Estonia (ET)
  - Coordinator
• Project period 01.03.2010 29.02.2012

Partners in target countries
Facilitating partners
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General overview of the countries
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Expected outcomes of NordicBaltSat project
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Survey questions
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Survey analysis Estonia

• Large number of Estonian organisations see
  themselves as potential suppliers to space
  segment while second largest number is
  downstream data distributing users
• Notably some Estonian organisations show interest
  in all the categories
• Technology
• Ground segment There are active suppliers of
  equipment for ground stations. Products range
  from antennas, amplifiers and filters to full
  systems
• Space segment The interest of becoming a
  supplier of products and services for the space
  segment is focussed on electrical components,
  coding and electrical testing. One or two
  organisations show interest in payload sensors.
• Manned Spaceflight Interestingly, 5
  organisations consider manned spaceflight to be a
  possible area of activity mostly in the field of
  human health monitoring but also in the field of
  Human machine Interaction.
• Downstream
• Interactive - dominated by the institutional
  users studying climate, the Baltic Sea or asking
  to perform microgravity experiments.
• Distribution - a large group focused on
  repackaging space data into refined products for
  the commercial market. Main applications are GIS
  and positioning

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Survey analysis Latvia

• Large number of Latvian organisations see
  themselves as potential suppliers to space
  segment while second largest number is
  downstream data distributing users, the dominant
  application being Earth observation
• Technology
• Ground segment Orbit determination via laser
  ranging is focus
• Space segment Optics for Earth observation or
  astronomy stand out together with sensor
  technology, electronics, power components,
  sensors and materials for coating. Further fields
  of interest are structure, insulation, and EMC
  and dynamic structural testing
• Manned Spaceflight One organisation identified
  health monitoring device as product for manned
  spaceflight
• Downstream
• Interactive Main applications forestry
  monitoring and cartography
• Distribution Most activities identified as Earth
  mapping, environmental monitoring, and using
  EO-data for outreach and educational purposes

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Survey analysis Lithuania

• Majority of responding Lithuanian organisations
  public institutions, reflected in emphasis on
  research and pure science
• Lasers not represented corresponding to
  Lithuanian strength in laser world market
• Large majority of organisations in Technology
  with focus on space segment
• Technology
• Ground segment Three organisations, one with
  capability of precise 3D measurement of parabolic
  antennas, another operating a ground station, and
  the third engaged in space law
• Space segment Weighted toward analysis,
  modelling and metrology, tribology. Lasers and
  ultrasound techniques also represented
• Manned Spaceflight Health monitoring, life
  sciences modelling, space fitness research, food
  storage and smart foods for space use
• Downstream
• Interactive Wide variety of research
  disciplines, with interest in doing science in
  space, from cosmology to life sciences and
  astronautic medicine. Public institutions
  influence reflected in large fraction of
  interactive organisations
• Distribution Dominated by Geographical
  Information Systems (GIS) applications

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Survey analysis Poland

• Polish industry already has established
  connections to European and US space sectors,
  notably to DLR, EADS and NASA
• Overwhelming dominance of Space segment on
  technology side
• Distribution users dominate Downstream, and there
  is good understanding of existing space
  programmes
• Technology
• Ground segment One public organisation
  specialising in telecommunications
• Space segment Wide range of technologies
  represented, from robotics, autonomy, material
  sciences, R/F technology, optics, components, and
  propulsion, to units such as sensors and power
  supplies, harnesses and possibly subsystems and
  algorithms. EMC testing and structural testing
  facilities available if not yet qualified. No
  organisation suggests software as a proposed area
• Manned Spaceflight No representation
• Downstream
• Interactive Environmental forecasting and
  modelling, including SAR data
• Distribution Participation in several space
  systems. Main interest is in GIS and positioning

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Sunergies between ELLP
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Expected participation in space activities in
the future
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Next step TRL desiganiton
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Tool for today
310 pages General country overview Space related
history Space governance system 191 companies and
RD institutions
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Why space awareness?
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How space awareness?
If you are big and rich
If your country is small
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New paradigm?!
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• Viral networks

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We are not only
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Google Bernard Zufferey
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Create your personal info-field(Interactive
mind-map)
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Info-field for entrepreneur
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