LiveEO Secures ESA Funding for Satellite System to Monitor Pipelines

LiveEO has secured funding from the European Space Agency to develop a satellite system designed to monitor pipelines and detect risks such as construction activity and vegetation threats.

(P&GJ) — LiveEO has secured funding from the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a satellite-based monitoring system designed to track risks along infrastructure corridors, including pipelines.

The funding, awarded through ESA’s InCubed program, will support development of the company’s Twinspector satellite constellation, which is designed to deliver high-resolution imagery for monitoring linear infrastructure such as pipelines, railways and power lines.

The system is being developed to detect potential threats along pipeline routes, including unauthorized construction activity, excavation and vegetation encroachment. By identifying these risks early, operators can take preventive action before they impact operations.

Unlike traditional satellite systems, Twinspector is designed specifically for long, narrow infrastructure corridors and will use a dual-satellite configuration to capture three-dimensional data for more detailed analysis.

LiveEO said the data will integrate with its existing analytics platforms used by infrastructure operators to monitor assets and improve maintenance planning.

Nora Meyer zu Erpen, head of Earth observation data at LiveEO, said the system is intended to expand the use of satellite monitoring for infrastructure management.

“Twinspector will help scale the use of satellite-based insights for infrastructure operators,” she said.

The project is being developed with European partners and is part of a broader effort to expand commercial Earth observation capabilities for infrastructure monitoring.