EOMAP

EOMAP is an Earth observation company that turns satellite data into information about coastal and inland waters. Operating as EOMAP GmbH & Co. KG from Schlosshof 4a in Seefeld, Germany, and identifying itself on its site as a Fugro company, it runs offices covering Germany, Australia and APAC, the Americas, and the Middle East and India. Its own framing is that it translates rocket science into real-world solutions, and it marks 20 years of advancing remote sensing technology. The portfolio has six operational service lines plus a research arm. Bathymetry provides satellite-based insight into shallow water depth, morphology and shoreline changes. Water Quality delivers information on key parameters and potential emerging dangers in water bodies. Digital Elevation Models supply DSM and DTM products intended to be combined with satellite-derived bathymetry for coastal digital twins. Seafloor Classification maps benthic habitats from space. Hydrology gives space-based insight for monitoring entire catchment areas. Land Cover classifies land use patterns and change. Research & Innovation covers collaborative work to advance the underlying technology. Alongside project services, EOMAP sells online applications under the eoapp name, positioned as quick access to key insights on dashboards for industry and authority clients. eoapp AQUA is the web app for water quality information, eoapp SDB-ONLINE the web app for satellite-derived bathymetry, eoapp HYPOS is aimed at hydropower projects, and eoapp AQUAFARM at seaweed, shellfish and finfish farming. WATCOR-X is the software for satellite-derived bathymetry, promoted in particular to navies and hydrographic offices. The markets named are coastal zone management, engineering and surveying, environment and resources, water management, hydrography and navigation, energy and infrastructure, and aquaculture, with users including coastal managers, engineers, ecologists, infrastructure managers, surveyors, hydrographic and marine authorities, and seaweed, shellfish and finfish farmers. Work is grouped under climate change, biodiversity and security themes, with the company citing the UN 1.5 degree target and support for governments, researchers and nature protection agencies. Published use cases show what that means in practice: SmartCoast, a coastal management digital twin pilot in Torres Strait developed with James Cook University and Fugro; water monitoring along the Zambezi under an ESA-funded nature-based solutions project; the Advice4COASTS service platform for coastal decision makers; kelp monitoring for the US ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles; SnowPower, an EOMAP-led project providing snow information for remote mountainous areas; REMAP, an R&D project on using multispectral drone data to map very shallow waters; work on impact factors of oxygen loss on the Elbe River; the COASTS project on coastal resilience and blue carbon; mangrove mapping in Madagascar and Australia; and seagrass mapping along the Italian coastline. Milestones the company highlights include becoming the UK Hydrographic Office's highest-ranked satellite-derived bathymetry provider, mapping the Great Barrier Reef and Ningaloo Reef, and dredge plume monitoring using satellite-based turbidity mapping.