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PROPRIETARY MATERIAL BELONGING TO ESA AND SKYFLOX MAY 2019

USING CIVIL AIRCRAFT FOR EARTH OBSERVATION AND TELECOMMUNICATION

SFX-00-02-181004-IAC 1 4 OCT 2018

ORCA INTRODUCTION EARTH OBSERVATION USING AIRLINER FLEETS

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KEY ISSUES:

Manufacturing, launch &

• perational costs

SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS ALTERNATIVE PLATFORMS

KEY ISSUES:

Capital intensive, local/regional coverage, regulatory issues

IMMENSE NEED FOR EARTH OBSERVATION DATA AND TELECOM SERVICES REGULATORY ISSUES FACED DUE TO VERY BUSY AIRSPACE

CURRENT & PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS FACE SEVERAL DRAWBACKS

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MORE THAN 30,000 FLIGHTS PER DAY OVER EUROPE

AIR PASSENGERS EXPECTED TO DOUBLE IN NEXT 20 YEARS

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SOLUTION: CREATE CONSTELLATIONS USING AIRPLANES

PATENTED BY LICENSED TO

ORCA

OPTICAL AND RF CONSTELLATIONS ON AIRCRAFT

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PAYLOAD INITIAL DESIGN AND INSTALLATION

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Using EUROCONTROL data

• btained under NDA

ORCA COVERAGE FORECAST FOR 2024: EUROPE

± 300 AIRCRAFT (1-2 FLEETS)

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Using EUROCONTROL data

• btained under NDA

ORCA COVERAGE FORECAST FOR 2024: BARCELONA

± 300 AIRCRAFT (1-2 FLEETS)

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INITIAL TARGET APPLICATION: INFRASTRUCTURE MONITORING

PIPELINE MONITORING

• Assess and manage threats around critical

infrastructure (e.g. pipelines)

• Activity-based intelligence
• Pipeline health status monitoring
• Change detection

Need high resolution data Metric Need high frequency of observation At least daily imaging inputs received from Main current solution: use fleet

• f helicopters or vehicles

Alternative solutions envisaged: Drones and satellites (see next slides for drawbacks)

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Cover entire German pipeline infrastructure in single day

ORCA Solution

• Single RPAS covers 1000KM

pipeline per week

• Covering German Pipeline

Infrastructure (35,000km) would take 9 months, or you need 245 drones &

• perators to map in single

day

• Serious regulatory issues to

gain flight clearance

Current RPAS solution

German Pipeline Infrastructure (35,000 km)

OUTLINE

EXAMPLE OF CURRENT DRONE PERFORMANCE: IMAGING GERMAN PIPELINES

DRONES HAVE LIMITED COVERAGE DUE TO LOW ALTITUDE AND SHORT FLIGHT TIMES

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FIRST USABLE IMAGE AVAILABLE: 98 DAYS AGO (2018-10-03) (GEOEYE-1) €10.99

EXAMPLES WITH BIG AND SMALL SATELLITES (UP TO DATE ON 9 JAN 2019)

RESOLUTION

0.4M

• Good resolution (can

distinguish items of interest)

• Data extremely outdated to be

useful for most applications

EXAMPLE OF CURRENT SATELLITE PERFORMANCE: IMAGING SCHIPHOL

RESOLUTION

4M

FIRST USABLE IMAGE AVAILABLE: 27 DAYS AGO (2018-12-13) (Planet Doves) €899,99

• Low resolution (cannot

distinguish items of interest)

• Data too outdated to be useful

for most applications

RESOLUTION

1M

• Good resolution (can distinguish

items of interest) & data up-to-date

• Very expensive
• In practice not feasible to task/claim

satellite every day TASKING SATELLITE $2,700 PER IMAGE PER DAY $985,500 PER YEAR (Triple-Sat - cheapest) Big Satellites Small Satellites Big Satellites

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ORCA SOLUTION: HIGH FREQUENCY, HIGH RESOLUTION

AFFORDABLE SOLUTION FOR MULTIPLE DAILY IMAGE ACQUISITION

EXAMPLE ORCA INTERFACE WITH FLIGHT TEST DATA

• SUBSCRIPTION BASED
• SUB-METER RESOLUTION
• ACCESS TO ALL ORCA DATA

OVER YOUR AREA OF INTEREST (e.g. 10X10KM)

• (MULTIPLE) DAILY
• €180,000 PER YEAR

ORCA

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PR VALUE: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING MONITOR POLLUTION & AIR QUALITY

MONITOR AIR QUALITY, CLIMATE PARAMETERS, DETECT FOREST FIRES, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

EARLY FOREST FIRE DETECTION EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

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SKYFLOX ROADMAP

SKYFLOX FOUNDED & LICENSED ESA FILES PATENT (GRANTED) PHASE 1 TECH, BUSINESS, LEGAL

EVALUATIONS & FLIGHT TESTS

2015 2016 2017 / 2018 Q2 2019

PHASE 2 PILOT PROJECT

2021

PILOT SERVICE

END 2020

FULL COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENT EASA CERTIFICATION

Q4 2020

INSTALLATIONS

Q3 2020

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ORCA DEVELOPMENT STATUS

INITIAL PAYLOAD DESIGN FINALISED, FLIGHT TESTS PERFORMED ON GA AIRCRAFT

CONNECTIVITY FLIGHT TESTS IMAGING FLIGHT TESTS INITIAL DESIGN

Collaboration with Mobile Network Operators T- Mobile and Tele 2 (providing confidential network information under NDA) Performed with TNO – Connectivity Sub-Contractor Key issue: 25-50GB per plane/flight to upload to the processing facility Validating simulations model for in-flight connectivity (with terrestrial mobile network) Performed with VITO – Remote Sensing Partner / VITO and SkyfloX made processing Main purpose to evaluate optical and thermal imaging/operations with low-cost COTS equipment Initial evaluation processing and fusion of thermal/optical data Baseline installation/design beside tail skid of B738 Design and placement of payload are the result of extensive evaluations (payload performance & certification related trade-offs) - performed by SkyfloX & Aircraft Design and Certification gmbh, in close cooperation with TUIfly The Netherlands

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AIRLINER BENEFITS

ANCILLARY REVENUES AND PR VALUE

GAIN ANCILLARY REVENUES The Airliner is paid to carry ORCA equipment, and can increase free cash flows by full percentage points PR VALUE Differentiate the Airliner brand by taking very clear action in the battle against climate change

TURNKEY SOLUTION Fully EASA certified equipment installed by an MRO of Airliner choosing MINIMAL INVESTMENT After the pilot, the cost of ORCA equipment, delivery and installation is covered by SkyfloX & partners MINIMAL AIRCRAFT INTERFACE The equipment is a stand alone plug- and-play system, requiring only power from the aircraft

ORCA TAKE-AWAYS

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ORCA THE MISSING LAYER