Design to Deliver: Space-Enabled Information for a Thriving World

The lead organisation must be a UK-registered SME.

Technologies submitted must be of TRL (Technology Readiness Level) 5 or above, with demonstrable alignment to your chosen challenge, and you must be able to test and or trial in locations across the UK.

The lead organisation must have the capacity and resources to deliver in the assigned period – January to March 2025.

Some travel to meetings and events may be required; if you require reasonable adjustments this will be supported.

The scale and quality of commercially available space-enabled data and services has risen exponentially in the past decade, driven largely by new satellites being launched, new services being available and more advanced technologies being developed. The resulting volume of already very technical datasets makes them even more complex and difficult to comprehend and action or combine with other technologies.

Possible solutions could include (but are not limited to) one of the following themes:

Biodiversity Recovery: Combine Earth observation data and sensors on the ground to measure habitat condition and monitor biodiversity abundance.

Land Management and Agriculture: Bring space-enabled data and services into decision-making tools that help farmers and land managers care for the long-term health of soil, water quality and flood mitigation.

Communities and Businesses Commitments: Engage with communities and businesses to gather data on the ground that complements monitoring of nature from space, to better inform local decision making and regulatory compliance.

Location partners will give the successful SMEs on Design to Deliver access to communities and places where they can consider the practical implementation of their solution. The location partner for this challenge is Sussex Bay, Sussex.

Sussex Bay spans 100 miles of coastline along Sussex, encompassing over one million residents from Selsey to Camber Sands, as well as the intertidal zones of Sussex’s rivers and inshore waters. Sussex Bay is a collaborative, regional project, driven by partnerships with hundred of organisations and communities over the past five years.

It is hosted by Adur & Worthing Councils but operates independently, acting as a national leader in developing high-integrity blended finance models to support community-driven conservation efforts. Funded by private foundations (Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and Rewilding Britain) rather than public funds, Sussex Bay represents a high-profile model for seascape restoration and ecosystem regeneration.

• Secure up to £50,000 to accelerate your solution’s development and design in a 3-month programme
• Work with a design consultancy who will champion design and help you embed it in your strategy
• Collaborate with a dedicated location partner to develop and test your solution in a real-world environment
• Receive support in advancing the development of your solution and gain opportunities to showcase your innovation
• Access sector-specific and technical support from the experienced Catapult team

On Wednesday 25 September at 10am the Catapults will host an application support webinar. This will offer an overview of the programme, the funding process and give all SMEs the chance to ask any questions. Click here to register for a webinar place.

There are additional virtual support sessions available that will focus in more detail on each challenge. The Satellite Applications drop-in session will be held on Thursday 10 October at 2pm. Click here to register for the drop-in sessions.

If you have any questions about the programme or your application, please contact: Design2deliver@cp.catapult.org.uk