Berlin, 23 October 2014 – Four Greek teams distinguished themselves in the International Space Applications Competition organized every year under the auspices of ESA (European Space Agency), creating a special sensation in the Organizers and attendees, as Greece officially participated in the competition for the first time.
An important distinction in the applications that utilize satellite navigation technologies was the proposal “yor – Exchanging Experiences”, with the creators Philip Beverato and Jean-Robert Malandra, an application on mobile devices, for information and communication of sailors, tourists and sea travelers, which aims to highlight the interesting small sea destinations in Greece and the entire Mediterranean.
This proposal was qualified among the Greek entries of the ESNC 2014 competition organized by SEKEE, in collaboration with the Union of Greek Space Technology Industries & Applications (EBIDITE), the National Research and Technology Network (EDET), which coordinates the initiative within the framework of the LDA project, the National Observatory of Athens (EAA), the National Land Registry and Mapping S.A. (EKXA) and the Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens (TECHNOPOLIS), with the aim of awarding the best products, services and business innovations based on the use of satellite navigation technologies in everyday life.
First prize for the best operating service was awarded to the fire-warning platform for fires “FireHub” developed by the team of Dr. Hari Kontoe at the National Observatory of Athens (EAA), which received the relevant award.
Another Greek proposal entitled“seagrass in hd> from the Institute of Marine Sciences “Archipelagos” by Demosthenes Traganos and Samuel Matthews, an application for marine ecosystem management.
Another special Greek presence was that of SBOING with“sbCliMate”, which took 4th place in the “T-Systems Big Data Challenge” category.
As stated by Yiannis Kotsis-Giannarakis, General Manager of SEKEE, who organized the Greek part of the competition: “The Greek applications that were awarded record a dynamic appearance of Greek innovators in an important field where technology comes into our daily lives. It shows that it has know-how and remarkable human resources, and made its presence felt in this first international appearance, submitting a total of 18 proposals”.
The award-winning proposals will be presented at the event:“Bringing Space Down to Earth – Smart Cities Services” which will take place onThursday 30 October 2014 at 10.00 at the Innovation and Entrepreneurship hub of the Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens – InnovAthens.
They wrote about it:
tovima.gr – Greek Apps from space technologies
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