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Pléiades Neo applications campus

Launched by CNES and Airbus, the Pléiades Neo Applications Campus aims to support the emergence of projects using Pléiades Neo data. 

The winning French companies and startups will benefit from support from the two entities to develop space application offerings intended for both national and international markets. 

These business-oriented innovation projects are integrated through three calls for projects in 2024. The second call for innovation projects is open from 04/23/2024 to 06/04/2024.

22.02.2024

Calls for projects are launched by CNES and Airbus through  an application file. Business-oriented innovation projects using Pléiades Neo data are selected by a CNES – Airbus committee. The first call for projects focused on 4 use cases, the following two are open to more themes.

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A tripartite agreement between CNES, Airbus and the project leader will establish the implementation and support arrangements. No financial support is provided, but rather, each selected project will benefit from a Pléiades Neo dataset, open source tools and human, technical and business support. At the end of the support phase, a commercial suite can be studied and implemented with the project leader.

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Pléiades Neo applications campus rules
Project support

• The Agreement is carried out without exchange of funds, each party covering its own costs. 

• CNES and Airbus are committed to supporting the projects selected by: 

  • The provision of means allowing the development of specific solutions or tools, 
  • The access to a Pléiades Neo dataset in the archive through a technical evaluation license,
  • Human, technical and business expertise and support, during the implementation of the innovation project. 

• The duration of support will not exceed one year.

Roles and responsibilities of the selected operator
  • Carrying out the innovation project. 
  • A regular review of progress of results 
  • The development and the delivery of a results report
  • A business plan for the geospatial solution
  • A summary of intellectual property assets existing and  created by the innovation project 
  • A summary of property  and operating rights for CNES, Airbus and the operator
  • Prior signature of a tripartite agreement with CNES and Airbus.
  • Prior signature of the Pléiades Neo image evaluation license technique
Intellectual property
  • The Partners grant the project leader a free and non-exclusive license to use the tools making up the Common Technical Base. This user license is strictly limited to use allowing the realization of the innovation project internally at the project leader.
  • The rights to use Pléiades Neo data are governed by the Technical Evaluation License provided here.
Calls for projects

Second call for projects

  • From April 23rd, 2024 to June 4th, 2024
  • Any French company, including small businesses (SMEs, startups), can submit an application 
  • Five vertical markets for Pléiades Neo:
    • Industrial and natural risks
    • Energy / Infrastructure
    • Urban planning
    • Finance / Geo-economy
    • Natural resources and biodiversity

Selection schedule

  • From April 23rd, 2024 : Launch of Call for Projects No. 1
  • June 4, 2024: Closing date for applications
  • July 5, 2024: Back to the candidates
  • September 15, 2024: Signature of agreements with the selected holders

Selection criteria 

  • Commercial potential of the proposed application
  • Innovative nature of the proposed solution
  • Relevance of Pléiades Néo data for the proposed application 
  • Involvement of the future service operator and end users

How to apply 

  • The application file is available here
  • Applications must be sent to one of the following addresses: CampusApplicationsPleiadesNeo@airbus.com CampusApplicationsPleiadesNeo@cnes.fr 
  • For the second call for projects, applications must be sent no later than June 4th, 2024
  • Please note, one file per project must be presented. Only complete application files will be analyzed.
  • The number of applications submitted per company is not limited.

 

Memo : First call for projects

  • From February 19, 2024 to April 19, 2024
  • Any French company, including small businesses (SMEs, startups), can submit an application 
  • Four use cases for Pléiades Neo: 
    • Detection and characterization of illegal dumps
    • Monitoring forest regeneration (post-fire, replanting) 
    • Monitoring the volume of water in reservoirs and bodies of water
    • Use of images in Large Language Models

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