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AskEarth is a geospatial intelligence platform that delivers real-time and accurate geospatial information to help users predict future environmental changes. Originating as a spin-off from the University of Zurich, ETH, and EPFL, AskEarth specializes in providing unique insights derived from daily satellite images. Its platform includes features that comply with the EU Deforestation Regulation, offering tools for exposure assessment, automatic deforestation monitoring, and reporting. Users can monitor various environmental phenomena, such as coastline changes, deforestation, glacier melting, and transportation patterns. Additionally, the platform serves as an accessible resource for verifying news articles and obtaining essential earth observation data, enabling clients to explore and understand the planet effortlessly.

SwissInspect is a platform for traceable digital twins of infrastructure and buildings.

KickTheMap provides a new photogrammetry service for mobile, based on an application, that simplifies and hastens the capturing and processing of georeferenced data, whilst lowering the cost of it.

Avertu is a Zurich-based company that has developed a mobile application aimed at enhancing road safety by providing users with in-vehicle warnings. The app utilizes historic traffic accident data combined with crowd-sourced information from users' driving experiences to identify and predict hazardous locations on the road. By analyzing this data, Avertu's application helps prevent incidents at dangerous sites, allowing drivers to remain focused and drive more safely. Through its innovative approach, Avertu seeks to reduce the risk of accidents and improve overall road safety for its users.

Fixposition AG is a Swiss company founded in 2014, specializing in advanced navigation solutions for autonomous systems. Based in Zurich, it focuses on enhancing the reliability and availability of precise positioning through a combination of cutting-edge computer vision techniques and satellite navigation expertise. The company offers products such as NAV-RTK, designed for industrial and commercial drones, and VISION RTK, tailored for autonomous robots and vehicles. Fixposition's technology enables centimeter-level positioning accuracy in challenging environments, including urban canyons and forests, where satellite signals are often obstructed. This capability supports a wide range of applications, from off-road autonomous robots to industrial drone inspections and high-precision control of various autonomous machines.

Fixposition AG is a Swiss company founded in 2014, specializing in advanced navigation solutions for autonomous systems. Based in Zurich, it focuses on enhancing the reliability and availability of precise positioning through a combination of cutting-edge computer vision techniques and satellite navigation expertise. The company offers products such as NAV-RTK, designed for industrial and commercial drones, and VISION RTK, tailored for autonomous robots and vehicles. Fixposition's technology enables centimeter-level positioning accuracy in challenging environments, including urban canyons and forests, where satellite signals are often obstructed. This capability supports a wide range of applications, from off-road autonomous robots to industrial drone inspections and high-precision control of various autonomous machines.

Ultra Low Power GPS improves the power consumption of GPS by orders of magnitude. It allows for satellite navigation technology to be applied in energy restricted situations such as wearable devices. Ultra Low Power GPS is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

INVOLI specializes in air traffic awareness systems aimed at enhancing safety and efficiency in drone operations. The company provides real-time monitoring solutions for low-altitude airspace, crucial for the safe integration of drones, including drone taxis, into busy environments. Its technology enables autonomous drone flights and supports advanced applications by alerting pilots to nearby air traffic and potential collision risks. By collaborating with community and industry partners, INVOLI ensures comprehensive coverage that facilitates the widespread adoption of drones across various sectors, aligning with evolving regulations that promote integrated airspace solutions.

Haelixa LLC specializes in DNA-based tracing and tagging technology aimed at enhancing supply chain transparency and integrity across various industries. Founded in 2012 and based in Zürich, Switzerland, the company offers solutions for tracking and monitoring fluids in the energy sector, including water and oil tracers that can characterize oil or geothermal reservoirs. Additionally, Haelixa provides customized solutions for groundwater tracing and product authentication, which help in identifying and preventing counterfeiting and other irregularities. Their technology can be applied to a range of products, such as textiles, gold, and diamonds, allowing clients to protect their brands by ensuring proof of authenticity from production to retail.

Haelixa LLC specializes in DNA-based tracing and tagging technology aimed at enhancing supply chain transparency and integrity across various industries. Founded in 2012 and based in Zürich, Switzerland, the company offers solutions for tracking and monitoring fluids in the energy sector, including water and oil tracers that can characterize oil or geothermal reservoirs. Additionally, Haelixa provides customized solutions for groundwater tracing and product authentication, which help in identifying and preventing counterfeiting and other irregularities. Their technology can be applied to a range of products, such as textiles, gold, and diamonds, allowing clients to protect their brands by ensuring proof of authenticity from production to retail.

Gamaya is a company focused on enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of both large-scale and small-holder farming through advanced farmland mapping and diagnostics solutions. It employs patented hyperspectral imaging technology, embedded cameras, and analytical software to convert raw hyperspectral and satellite data into actionable insights for farmers. This innovative approach enables farmers to optimize their use of water, fertilizers, chemicals, and fuel, ultimately improving the quality and quantity of their agricultural production. By facilitating better decision-making, Gamaya's solutions contribute to increased crop yields while minimizing environmental impact, thereby supporting sustainable agriculture and global food security.

Gamaya is a company focused on enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of both large-scale and small-holder farming through advanced farmland mapping and diagnostics solutions. It employs patented hyperspectral imaging technology, embedded cameras, and analytical software to convert raw hyperspectral and satellite data into actionable insights for farmers. This innovative approach enables farmers to optimize their use of water, fertilizers, chemicals, and fuel, ultimately improving the quality and quantity of their agricultural production. By facilitating better decision-making, Gamaya's solutions contribute to increased crop yields while minimizing environmental impact, thereby supporting sustainable agriculture and global food security.

4D Geosystem aims the geo-data processing for the study of geological systems.

Pix4D is a software company specializing in aerial image processing, offering solutions that transform standard photographs into professional, geo-referenced images and three-dimensional models. Founded in 2011 as a spinoff of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, Pix4D leverages years of academic research to deliver advanced mapping technology. Their software suite allows users to combine multiple aerial images captured by drones or mobile cameras, facilitating the creation of detailed two-dimensional and three-dimensional environment models. These models serve various applications, including urban planning and environmental monitoring, making Pix4D a leader in photogrammetry and innovative mapping solutions.

LocalUncle is an iPhone app that provides crowdsourced, location-specific information for real-time questions. LocalUncle gives a user the ability to ask another user questions city, its neighborhoods, and places and get real-time responses from people who are there right now. The company is headquartered in Zollikon, Switzerland.

LocalUncle is an iPhone app that provides crowdsourced, location-specific information for real-time questions. LocalUncle gives a user the ability to ask another user questions city, its neighborhoods, and places and get real-time responses from people who are there right now. The company is headquartered in Zollikon, Switzerland.

Citiviz creates smart urban mobility applications & ecosystems for citizens, experts and stakeholders. They like sharing ideas about innovative transportation solutions and sustainable cities! They develop computing and geo-visualization solutions for urban intelligence, spatio-temporal monitoring and decision making. Citiviz is specialized on urban transportation and innovative mobility for sustainable cities. Three products are commercialized: Parking Monitoring, Shared Mobility Monitoring, and Advanced Graph/Spatial Computing Platform. They are a team of experienced and quick study engineers! Citiviz is delivering consulting and business intelligence product for urban mobility, contributing to the next generation of intelligent cities. Their solutions and expertise are used by multinationals, enterprises, SMEs, public institutions, professionals and experts, academics, and R&D groups. Their clients are mainly located in Switzerland, France, Scotland and United Kingdom. Citiviz’ ecosystem and knowledge help them in solving complex problems and in answering urgent needs related to transportation, urban & regional planning, architecture and environmental engineering. Founded in August 2012, Citiviz Sàrl (Citiviz) is a spin-off from Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the Geographic Information Systems Laboratory (LASIG) leaded by Prof. François Golay. Over last 10 years, Citiviz and its international R&D partners have completed different projects in various countries: Québec City, Barcelona, Genève, Portugal, Bagdad, Winterthur, Ljubljana, Nice Côte d'Azur. Based on their solutions, these projects were looking on building better knowledge for actions related to transportation, economic development & management, urban planning and humanitarian crisis analysis.

Pix4D is a software company specializing in aerial image processing, offering solutions that transform standard photographs into professional, geo-referenced images and three-dimensional models. Founded in 2011 as a spinoff of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, Pix4D leverages years of academic research to deliver advanced mapping technology. Their software suite allows users to combine multiple aerial images captured by drones or mobile cameras, facilitating the creation of detailed two-dimensional and three-dimensional environment models. These models serve various applications, including urban planning and environmental monitoring, making Pix4D a leader in photogrammetry and innovative mapping solutions.

Marmota Engineering is a Swiss company focusing on fiber-optic sensing solutions for geotechnical applications. They provide top quality through a creative and committed team of highly qualified young engineers.

At senseFly they develop and produce aerial imaging drones for professional applications. Safe, ultra-light and easy to use, these highly automated data collection tools are employed by customers around the world in fields such as surveying, agriculture, GIS, industrial inspection, mining and humanitarian aid. senseFly was founded in 2009 by a team of robotics researchers and quickly became the industry leader in mapping drones. Today they continue to lead the way in developing situationally aware systems that help professionals make better decisions. senseFly is a Parrot company and a member of the Small UAV Coalition.

Marmota Engineering is a Swiss company focusing on fiber-optic sensing solutions for geotechnical applications. They provide top quality through a creative and committed team of highly qualified young engineers.

At senseFly they develop and produce aerial imaging drones for professional applications. Safe, ultra-light and easy to use, these highly automated data collection tools are employed by customers around the world in fields such as surveying, agriculture, GIS, industrial inspection, mining and humanitarian aid. senseFly was founded in 2009 by a team of robotics researchers and quickly became the industry leader in mapping drones. Today they continue to lead the way in developing situationally aware systems that help professionals make better decisions. senseFly is a Parrot company and a member of the Small UAV Coalition.

At senseFly they develop and produce aerial imaging drones for professional applications. Safe, ultra-light and easy to use, these highly automated data collection tools are employed by customers around the world in fields such as surveying, agriculture, GIS, industrial inspection, mining and humanitarian aid. senseFly was founded in 2009 by a team of robotics researchers and quickly became the industry leader in mapping drones. Today they continue to lead the way in developing situationally aware systems that help professionals make better decisions. senseFly is a Parrot company and a member of the Small UAV Coalition.

Bmob is a young company headquartered in Lugano (Switzerland). It was founded in May 2010 with the idea that dynamic parking information is the missing piece of the mobility puzzle. They are focusing their efforts on providing parking information to the largest possible user base, using novel architecture that mixes dedicated sensors with data mining. Bmob co-founders are coming from both industry and academics, with literally decades of experience in mobile navigation, wireless networking and data mining. They share a common vision and they are strongly committed to become “the parking oracle”.

routeRANK provides a software solution for travel planning. Unlike other solutions that consider only one means of transport at a time, routeRANK addresses the entire travel route by integrating rail, road and air connections. In a single search, routeRANK's patent-pending technology finds and ranks the best possible travel routes, allowing users to sort them according to their priorities such as price, travel time and CO2 emissions. Custom developed versions of the proprietary software are offered to corporate customers and organizations, for their internal use or use on their own website, in both travel and logistics. For example, the Travel Helper developed for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the integration with Nokia's Green Explorer and the internal version for the Swiss government. Having won the Swiss National Venture Leaders and Venture Kick competitions, in September 2008 routeRANK was selected as one of the four finalists in the PICNIC Green Challenge, and in November, it was the laureate of the 2008 KPMG Tomorrow's Market Award. It has since been nominated as a Red Herring 100 Europe, for the Green IT Innovation Award and the TechCrunch Europas Awards 2009. More recently, It won bronze in the Best of Swiss Web Awards and was named a TR35 by MIT's Technology Review Magazine. The WWF has approved routeRANK's CO2 methodology, and Dr Klaus Toepfer, former Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), endorses routeRANK as 'a system [that] will make informed travel choices possible which are not only cost- and time-efficient but also benefit the environment'.

routeRANK provides a software solution for travel planning. Unlike other solutions that consider only one means of transport at a time, routeRANK addresses the entire travel route by integrating rail, road and air connections. In a single search, routeRANK's patent-pending technology finds and ranks the best possible travel routes, allowing users to sort them according to their priorities such as price, travel time and CO2 emissions. Custom developed versions of the proprietary software are offered to corporate customers and organizations, for their internal use or use on their own website, in both travel and logistics. For example, the Travel Helper developed for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the integration with Nokia's Green Explorer and the internal version for the Swiss government. Having won the Swiss National Venture Leaders and Venture Kick competitions, in September 2008 routeRANK was selected as one of the four finalists in the PICNIC Green Challenge, and in November, it was the laureate of the 2008 KPMG Tomorrow's Market Award. It has since been nominated as a Red Herring 100 Europe, for the Green IT Innovation Award and the TechCrunch Europas Awards 2009. More recently, It won bronze in the Best of Swiss Web Awards and was named a TR35 by MIT's Technology Review Magazine. The WWF has approved routeRANK's CO2 methodology, and Dr Klaus Toepfer, former Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), endorses routeRANK as 'a system [that] will make informed travel choices possible which are not only cost- and time-efficient but also benefit the environment'.

routeRANK provides a software solution for travel planning. Unlike other solutions that consider only one means of transport at a time, routeRANK addresses the entire travel route by integrating rail, road and air connections. In a single search, routeRANK's patent-pending technology finds and ranks the best possible travel routes, allowing users to sort them according to their priorities such as price, travel time and CO2 emissions. Custom developed versions of the proprietary software are offered to corporate customers and organizations, for their internal use or use on their own website, in both travel and logistics. For example, the Travel Helper developed for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the integration with Nokia's Green Explorer and the internal version for the Swiss government. Having won the Swiss National Venture Leaders and Venture Kick competitions, in September 2008 routeRANK was selected as one of the four finalists in the PICNIC Green Challenge, and in November, it was the laureate of the 2008 KPMG Tomorrow's Market Award. It has since been nominated as a Red Herring 100 Europe, for the Green IT Innovation Award and the TechCrunch Europas Awards 2009. More recently, It won bronze in the Best of Swiss Web Awards and was named a TR35 by MIT's Technology Review Magazine. The WWF has approved routeRANK's CO2 methodology, and Dr Klaus Toepfer, former Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), endorses routeRANK as 'a system [that] will make informed travel choices possible which are not only cost- and time-efficient but also benefit the environment'.