Why TerraScope Exists Europe needs an autonomous, ground-based environmental intelligence layer that complements—not competes with—LEO missions. TerraScope delivers resilient, emission-free observation through a terrestrial optical mesh, enabling real-time insight into climate, agriculture, biodiversity, and crisis situations.

Decentralised Optical & Sensor Network A continental mesh of ground nodes, each capturing high-resolution optical and environmental data. Nodes communicate via secure ground-to-ground links and an optional GEO relay. Edge-processing reduces bandwidth, produces local alerts, and ensures operation even during communication outages.

Four Strategic Phases 1. Field Integration – Early prototypes, agricultural pilots, and partner validation. 2. Network Formation – Regional optical and radio linking of nodes. 3. Rollout – Continental coverage, early-warning capabilities, agri-intelligence, climate monitoring. 4. GEO Layer (Optional) – Precision calibration, sky-mapping, large-scale 3D reconstruction.

Real-Time Insights for Soil, Crops & Ecosystems Nodes collect long-interval image sequences and sensor data to analyse soil structure, crop performance, water dynamics, biodiversity patterns, and field variability. Designed to help farmers, researchers, and agencies optimise interventions and track environmental change.

Opportunities for Technical, Scientific & Policy Actors TerraScope offers integration points for photonics, edge-AI, hydrology, biodiversity science, manufacturing, logistics, governance, and EU knowledge hubs. The system is designed for joint development, shared indicators, and coordinated validation.

Climate, Biodiversity & Hydrology Alignment Supports predictive modelling, anomaly detection, long-term datasets, and multi-site observation campaigns. Enables harmonised protocols and cross-border collaboration across academic and institutional partners.

Legal Compliance, Data Stewardship & Cybersecurity Framework for GDPR alignment, transparent data handling, secure telemetry, ethical AI integration, and environmental-risk protocols. Ensures responsible management of decentralised environmental networks.

Societal Value, Public Engagement & Knowledge Transfer Transforms complex observations into accessible tools for communities, farmers, decision-makers, and educators. Encourages citizen involvement and strengthens environmental literacy and policy impact across EU regions.

Scalable Production, Operations & Field Management Covers manufacturing pathways, circular-economy principles, installation logistics, multi-site coordination, QA procedures, and operational risk monitoring. Ensures robust deployment at continental scale with long-term maintainability.