Warsaw – November 12, 2026 -- ICEYE will supply flood, wildfire and river ice monitoring to Civil Security Hub Poland (CS Hub PL) under a subscription contract that replaces event-by-event service activation. The agreement was announced jointly with the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CBK PAN). CS Hub PL is Poland's node in the European Space Agency's (ESA) Space Resilience Nodes initiative.
The contract falls under ESA's European Resilience from Space for Earth Observation (ERS-EO) initiative. ERS-EO aims to give Europe secure, "always on" access to independent space-based information during natural disasters and other crises.
ICEYE delivers its full Flood Solutions Suite across three stages of a flood
Flood Early Warning forecasts large-scale flooding up to four days ahead. Once an event develops, Flood Rapid Impact maps flood extent within hours and can refresh as often as every three hours.
Flood Insights then provides observed extent, water depth and building-level impacts within 24 hours of a flood's peak, with daily updates as conditions change.
Wildfire pilot and river ice service extend coverage beyond floods
The wildfire pilot combines OroraTech's thermal detection with radar and optical satellite data. It tracks active fires, assesses building damage through smoke and darkness, and maps the burned area once a fire is out.
During winter and spring, ICEYE will provide a river ice monitoring service for validation in Poland. The service tracks ice formation and movement to give authorities earlier visibility of conditions that can lead to ice-jam flooding.
Storm Boris operations in September 2024 underpin the contract
During Storm Boris, ICEYE delivered flood data every 24 hours to CBK PAN's Crisis Information Centre. The Centre passed the data to the State Fire Service, regional and local crisis management teams, and hydrological services. According to the Centre, Flood Rapid Impact was the main source of flood information during the first four days of the event.
ICEYE developed the flood and wildfire services with ESA and CBK PAN through the COSMOS project under ESA's Civil Security from Space initiative. Its flood monitoring was further adapted for Polish end users through CS Hub PL's Innovation Pipeline-as-a-Service.
Jakub Ryzenko, Head of CS Hub PL and of the Crisis Information Centre, said the services let the hub offer the State Fire Service, regional crisis teams and hydrological services this capability "before, during, and after an event."
ICEYE cites 600 flood events and 80 satellites launched
ICEYE says it has captured and analyzed more than 600 flood events globally and has launched more than 80 satellites. Its synthetic aperture radar satellites image the ground through clouds, rain, smoke and darkness, which can limit aircraft and optical satellites.
Polish node teams can support partner countries on request
Under the agreement, Polish Space Resilience Node teams can assist partner countries on request. ESA's wider initiative is designed to pool and share interoperable capabilities among national nodes, including during cross-border and multi-agency disaster response. Andy Read, Vice President, Government Solutions at ICEYE, said the company will support other European countries as they build their own nodes alongside CS Hub PL.