Golden Twins

The Golden Twins project is developing a system-agnostic, multi-mission Earth Observation platform tailored to the operational needs of Greece’s islands. Funded under ESA’s InCubed programme, the platform is designed to provide high-resolution, near real-time geospatial intelligence that supports preparedness, monitoring, response, and post-event assessment across high-priority island use cases.

Golden Twins brings together satellite data, AI-powered analytics, and advanced geospatial technologies in a single operational environment. The platform is built to address critical environmental, safety, and maritime challenges while creating a commercially deployable EO solution for Greece and other island and coastal markets.

A Platform Built for Operational Decision-Making

Island environments require fast, accurate, and location-specific information. Golden Twins responds to this need by delivering actionable insights that help users detect risks earlier, understand evolving situations more clearly, and improve the effectiveness of response and recovery actions.

The platform focuses on three core application areas:

• Fire Monitoring
• Extreme Precipitation and Flood Monitoring
• Vessel Monitoring

These services are designed for real operational value, supporting both public and commercial stakeholders that depend on timely and reliable Earth Observation data.

Fire Monitoring

Golden Twins supports the full wildfire management cycle, from risk awareness to post-fire assessment. The service is designed to improve early detection, strengthen preparedness, and support faster situational understanding during and after fire events.

Key capabilities include:

• early wildfire detection
• fire risk assessment
• burned area mapping
• post-event damage assessment
• monitoring of affected zones and exposed assets

This service can support authorities and organizations responsible for civil protection, land management, infrastructure protection, and environmental monitoring.

Extreme Precipitation and Flood Monitoring

The platform also addresses the growing impact of extreme rainfall and flood events in island and coastal environments. It provides timely information to support early warning, event monitoring, and post-event analysis.

Key capabilities include:

• monitoring of extreme precipitation events
• flood extent assessment
• post-event damage mapping
• debris accumulation monitoring
• impact analysis for infrastructure, assets, and vulnerable areas

This service is particularly relevant for civil protection authorities, municipalities, utilities, insurers, and infrastructure operators that require rapid and location-specific flood intelligence.

Vessel Monitoring

Golden Twins enhances maritime awareness through a dedicated Vessel Monitoring service designed to support reliable tracking and improved situational awareness, including in maritime areas where AIS data may be limited, incomplete, or unavailable.

Key capabilities include:

• vessel detection and monitoring
• complementary tracking beyond AIS-only coverage
• maritime situational awareness
• support for safety, surveillance, and operational monitoring use cases

This service creates value for maritime authorities, coast-related services, port stakeholders, insurers, and maritime operators.

Powered by Multi-Mission Satellite Data and AI Analytics

Golden Twins integrates data from:

• Greek CubeSat missions
• Sentinel satellites
• Copernicus Contributing Missions

By combining these data sources with AI analytics and geospatial intelligence tools, the platform transforms raw Earth Observation data into meaningful operational information. This enables users to move from data access to informed action more quickly and efficiently.

Open, Scalable and Future-Ready Architecture

A major strength of Golden Twins is its open and scalable system architecture. The platform is designed to support current and future LEO satellite missions, ensuring long-term adaptability as new missions, sensors, and market needs emerge.

Its architecture is built to deliver:

• scalability for future service growth
• interoperability across multiple missions and data sources
• flexibility for evolving market and operational needs
• alignment with international standards
• accurate, location-specific insights for island and coastal environments

This future-ready design strengthens the platform’s long-term commercial potential and supports broader use across environmental, maritime, and safety applications.

Market Applications

Golden Twins is designed to deliver value across multiple sectors that depend on timely Earth Observation intelligence. Core target markets include:

• Civil Protection
• Maritime Operations
• Tourism
• Insurance

By supporting faster detection, better situational awareness, and improved post-event assessment, the platform helps organizations reduce uncertainty and improve operational readiness.

The Role of Geosystems Hellas S.A.

Geosystems Hellas S.A. leads the overall coordination and management of the Golden Twins project. The company ensures that all technical, operational, and business activities remain aligned with project goals, deliverables, and timelines.

Geosystems Hellas also leads the development of the Vessel Monitoring service and contributes its expertise in:

• Earth Observation
• geospatial technologies
• satellite data exploitation
• decision-support systems
• platform design and integration

In addition, the company is responsible for the marketing, commercialization, and market positioning of Golden Twins and is the sole owner of the final product. This creates a clear route from innovation to market and supports the development of a practical, commercially viable Earth Observation platform for Greece and beyond.

Why Golden Twins?

Golden Twins combines multi-mission EO data, AI-powered analytics, and operational geospatial intelligence in a single platform designed for the real challenges of island environments. It is a product-oriented solution that supports preparedness, improves response, and strengthens resilience across environmental, maritime, and safety domains.