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Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 23.03.2023

Satellite technology is revolutionising the way local governments manage infrastructure, and Estonian IT company Datel AS is at the forefront of this innovation.
Its early warning system, Sille.Space, uses data collected from satellites of the European Space Agency (ESA) to detect ground and infrastructure shifts and subsidences of up to 2-millimetre, providing accurate and timely information for decision-makers.

Tallinn city-planning office’s engineering department has successfully used Sille.Space to analyse its network of height benchmarks, identifying 13 out of 116 benchmarks that require re-leveling, and 6 unstable areas. This has enabled the Geodesy and Land Management Unit in Tallinn’s Urban Planning Department to make well-informed decisions about which parts of the height benchmarks need re-levelling, avoiding unnecessary and large-scale engineering tasks and saving hundreds of thousands of euros in costs.

This week, Tõnis Oja, AS Datel Space team InSAR specialist is gaining new knowledge at a remote sensing workshop on the geodetic applications of synthetic aperture radar in Espoo, Finland. The workshop is sponsored by the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), International Associations of Geodesy (IAG), and Seismology and Physics of Earth's Interior (IASPEI) within IUGG.
The week continues with Working group meetings of the Nordic Geodetic Commission (NKG), the Working Group of Geodynamics and Earth Observations (WGGEO), and the Working Group for Height and Geoid (WGHG).

A project covering the entire Estonian school network was successfully completed at the end of last week. During the project, Datel's ICT department delivered and installed local area network devices for over 300 schools.

More than 8,000 different local area network devices were installed during the project, and more than two million meters of cables were laid. The majority of local area networks are managed locally, but the central administration system also allows all school LANs to be administered centrally. With nearly 5,500 Wi-Fi base stations, this makes the network the largest of its kind in Northern Europe.

More about project (in Estonian) : Seitsme aastaga said kiire veebiühenduse ligi 330 kooli (postimees.ee)

"If you imagine what can be done in the country, a wide field of work for simplifying and optimizing the functions of the state opens up.
How can we achieve that the long-term development strategy is not a place for political rivalry, but a plan put together by experts?"

AS Datel as a member of the Estonian ICT Cluster had the opportunity to participate in the 5th Conference of Partnerships between German and African Municipalities in Dresden from 20 to 22 September 2022.
At the geographic information systems (GIS) workshop Aimo Kõva from AS Datel introduced the fields where geodata could be used and beneficial – cadastre, utilities, statistics, tourism, disaster prevention, etc. The workshop was carried out in cooperation with Patrick Bühler from geoinformation department in Sindelfingen municipality, Germany. 

As an independent company, Value Space started operations in June 2022. AS Datel is involved in the company as an investor.
Value. Space uses the same technology as Sille. Space, Value. Space has chosen the UK as its base for global expansion.

"Datel is always open to new ideas that grow and develop within the company. We have been delighted to support Value Space with our knowledge and technology to develop and deliver a unique service to insurers. We are excited that we can continue to contribute to the activities of Value Space and we are convinced that they will fulfill their ambition to support insurers, governments, and international organizations around the world," said Urmas Kõlli, chairman of the board of AS Datel.

Oliver Stimmer, AS Datel Head of Space Domain, participated Estonian space industry delegation study trip to Norway. The purpose of the visit was to hear about the developments in the Norwegian space industry, exchange experience, expertise, and knowledge on the space industry in each country, and boost cooperation.

Tallinn is one of the six most innovative cities in Europe, which will showcase its solutions for sustainable development in the Urban Brilliance exhibition. We are honored to be among the 10 companies presenting their innovative solutions in the City of Tallinn pavilion, in Helsingborg from 30 May to 2 June.   We will be explaining how cities can benefit from the use of satellite data.