SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AS

Their core work

Science and Technology AS (S&T) is a Norwegian technology SME that turns satellite and airborne sensor data into operational monitoring services for the environment, forestry, and land management sectors. Their core capability is fusing Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite imagery with UAV-mounted hyperspectral sensors to detect and map forest disturbances — including specific biotic threats such as pine wilt nematode — at operational scale. Through the FOCUS project they contributed to a commercial-grade forest monitoring service (SilviSense), and in NextLand they extended that expertise toward broader agricultural and forestry land management products co-designed with end users. In practice, they are a commercial Earth Observation (EO) service provider: they take raw geospatial data and deliver actionable intelligence to forest managers, land agencies, and public authorities.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their first H2020 project (FOCUS, 2018), S&T's focus was technically narrow and deep: real-time forest disturbance detection using sensor fusion — specifically the combination of Copernicus Sentinel-2, UAV flights, and hyperspectral analysis for detecting a very specific forest threat (pine wilt nematode). By 2020, with NextLand, the focus broadened significantly: the same EO toolset was redirected toward multi-use land management services spanning agriculture as well as forestry, with explicit attention to co-design with end users and alignment with the SDGs. The shift signals a deliberate move from specialist technical demonstration toward scalable, commercially viable EO services for a wider customer base.

S&T is moving from technically deep niche applications (single-threat forest monitoring) toward broader, co-designed commercial EO services for agriculture and forestry — suggesting they are positioning for wider market uptake rather than deeper specialisation.

How they like to work

S&T participates exclusively as a technical partner — they have not led any H2020 project as coordinator, positioning themselves as specialist contributors brought in for their EO and sensor data expertise. With 14 unique partners across just 2 projects, they engage in medium-to-large consortia (averaging 7 partners per project), typical for Innovation Actions requiring operational pilots and diverse end-user groups. There is no evidence of repeated partnerships, suggesting they are flexible in joining new consortia rather than anchored to a fixed network.

S&T has built a network of 14 unique consortium partners spanning 9 countries across just two projects, indicating broad European reach relative to their project count. Their partnerships likely include forestry agencies, satellite data providers, and land management authorities, reflecting the multi-stakeholder nature of operational EO service projects.

What sets them apart

S&T occupies a specific niche that few SMEs hold: they combine space-derived satellite data (Copernicus) with UAV-mounted hyperspectral sensors to deliver operational — not just research — monitoring services for forests and land. Their Norwegian base gives them natural proximity to Nordic and boreal forestry challenges, and the SilviSense product name suggests a proprietary platform rather than pure consulting. For a consortium needing a commercially-oriented EO technology partner with demonstrated capability in sensor fusion and environmental monitoring, they offer a ready-to-deploy toolset rather than a research prototype.

Highlights from their portfolio

• FOCUS
  Their highest-funded project (EUR 390,585) and technically most distinctive: it combined Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite data with UAV hyperspectral flights to detect pine wilt nematode — a highly specific biotic forest threat — and produced the SilviSense operational monitoring service.
• NextLand
  Signals S&T's strategic pivot toward commercial EO services beyond forestry, explicitly incorporating co-design methodology and SDG alignment — making it the clearest indicator of where the company is headed commercially.