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  • From Lab to Life: Ground Demonstration Brings Airborne Railway Monitoring System into Focus

    Following the successful flight campaign earlier in 2025, the next step in the project focused on demonstrating the system in a controlled laboratory environment—bringing complex airborne technology down to earth for closer inspection. For this phase, the full system was…

  • Showcasing EO-Based Railway Monitoring at CogMob2025

    We’re proud to share that NIS contributed to the global research community by presenting the paper “Recent Advancements in EO-based Monitoring of Railway Infrastructure” at the 4th International Conference on Cognitive Mobility (CogMob2025), held at the Bosch Budapest Innovation Campus…

  • 🎤 Keynote Highlight at CogMob2025

    We are proud to share that Prof. Milan Banić (NIS) delivered a keynote talk at the 4th International Conference on Cognitive Mobility (CogMob2025), held at the Bosch Budapest Innovation Campus in Budapest, Hungary. Taking place in October 2–3, 2025, the…

  • Advancing Airborne EO: IIMEO at ESA Living Planet Symposium 2025

    The IIMEO project was featured at the Living Planet Symposium 2025, organized by the European Space Agency (ESA), where OHB Digital Connect (OHB DC) presented a dedicated poster on the airborne demonstrator. Taking place from 23 to 27 June 2025…

  • Earth Talks: Project IIMEO Presented at GEO Global Forum 2025

    IIMEO proudly took part in the GEO Global Forum 2025, which took place in Rome, Italy from May 5 to 9 under the inspiring theme “The Earth Talks.” The event brought together leaders, experts, and citizens to explore how Earth…

  • Smart Skies, Safer Tracks: Airborne Innovation Takes Railway Safety to New Heights

    In April 2025, an exciting milestone was reached as a live flight campaign took place over a museum railway line between Dornum and Norden in northern Germany, marking a major step forward in smarter railway monitoring. Unlike controlled test environments, this demonstration…

  • New Scientific Publication on Railway Monitoring!

    We’re excited to share a recent publication by NIS contributing to advancements in smarter and safer railway systems. A new journal article titled “The Use of Earth Observation Data for Railway Infrastructure Monitoring—A Review” has been published in Infrastructures (March…

  • IIMEO Presented at EC/HaDEA Workshop on Earth Observation Technologies

    We are pleased to share that the IIMEO project was presented at the European Commission / HaDEA workshop on EU-funded Research & Innovation for Earth Observation Technologies (2025). Bringing together the EU project community, the workshop provided a valuable platform…

  • Innovation on Track: IIMEO Shines at XXI RAILCON ‘24 in Niš

    The XXI RAILCON ‘24 Conference, held in Niš on October 10–11, 2024, brought together leading experts and innovators from across Europe in the fields of railway technology and transportation. The conference provided a valuable platform for presenting the latest milestones…

  • 🎬 urbanCLIM Recap – IIMEO

    How can critical infrastructures be monitored in real time using earth observation data in order to be able to react as quickly as possible? 🛰️ This is exactly what the IIMEO project revolves around 🛤️In this video, Dr Felix Wenk…

  • Visualization Takes Center Stage at General Assembly in Serbia

    As the IIMEO project moves into its final stretch, the team gathered for the General Assembly in Serbia to discuss progress and plan upcoming milestones. By the end of the project, we will demonstrate the performance of an on-board data…

  • 🎬 urbanCLIM Recap – Reimagine Spaces

    How can urban spaces be designed sustainably? 🌱 At the urbanCLIM Workshop, Carolin Johannsen presented her passion project ‚Reimagine Spaces‘. The idea is to promote sustainable urban development by visualising examples that have already been successfully implemented 💡The motto is:…

  • 🎬 urbanCLIM Recap – Motivation

    About 3 months ago, our urbanCLIM workshop took place at 📍OHB SE in Bremen.We were very pleased that so many different people came together and had an exciting exchange about climate adaptation strategies in urban areas. In the video, Dr.…

  • IIMEO Poster Draws Interest at SPIE Conference

    The Project IIMEO poster was successfully presented at the recent Artificial Intelligence and Image and Signal Processing for Remote Sensing XXX Conference, capturing the attention of attendees with its innovative insights. The contribution prepared by Stephan, Massimo and Francesca, highlighted…

  • Exciting Insights: Discover Our Pilot Use Case in Serbia!

    IIMEO is mainly focusing on railway failures caused by extreme weather situations (e.g. landslide, flood, fallen trees etc.). In this post, we discuss the pilot use case of Serbian Railway Infrastructure Monitoring with Serbian Railway as the end user. Reliable…

  • IIMEO Solutions to meet the Challenge

    We at IIMEO are committed to addressing the challenges outlined in our recent blog by offering solutions that ensure fast and reliable monitoring of critical infrastructure, anytime.  Our goal is to meet the following requirements:  To meet our goals, we have developed…

  • Understanding the Purpose and Challenges of Monitoring Critical Infrastructure

    Climate change can cause extreme weather events and natural disasters, affecting many people. These events can disrupt important infrastructures such as energy supply, communication, and transport, which can seriously impact daily life. To quickly restore critical infrastructure after an incident, it…

  • IIMEO project showcased at Wachtberg Forum

    The exhibition/conference “Wachtberg Forum” was held in Villip, Wachtberg, Germany on June 27th, 2024 at Fraunhofer FHR. The main aim was to discuss civil high-frequency sensors and applications for industry. In addition to IIMEO, various other current research highlights and…

  • urbanCLIM Workshop

    Learn more about the world of urban climate adaptation and take part in the workshop „urbanCLIM: Climate Adaptation Strategies in Urban Areas“ on June 4 and 5, 2024 in Bremen, where we will discuss innovative solutions and strengthen networks. Find…

  • IIMEO on Tour at Miniatur Wunderland

    A key aspect of IIMEO is the AI-assisted detection of obstacles on the tracks. To achieve this, the AI model must be trained to recognise tracks in image data. A flight campaign had originally been planned for the autumn, but…

  • Von oben betrachtet: Umweltmonitoring im Zeitalter des Klimawandels

    In einer Welt, die von sich wandelnden Umweltbedingungen geprägt ist, wird die Bedeutung aktueller und möglichst genauer Zustandsbeschreibungen verschiedener Ökosysteme immer wichtiger. Um effektive Anpassungsstrategien entwickeln zu können, müssen wir technische Lösungen bereit stellen, die informierte Entscheidungen vorbereiten.In diesem Vortrag…

  • IIMEO on Tour at Space Tech Expo Europe 💼!

    We are delighted to have the opportunity to present IIMEO at the OHB booth. We had many fruitful discussions and were able to gain additional stakeholders for the project. We wish everyone a successful Space Tech Expo Europe.

  • General Assembly in Trento

    Two days of full speed! After two days, the IIMEO General Assembly came to an end today. We look back on two varied as well as intense days. Thanks again Matteo Gerosa for the introduction of Fondazione Bruno Kessler –…

  • Last day at the INTERGEO Expo and Conference 🥹!

    After two days filled with inspiring, productive, and lively discussions on Climate Transition, Digital Twins, and Infrastructure Monitoring, we will have the last day at INTERGEO 2023 today. We are pleased to have been able to introduce IIMEO to so…