Domino-E at IWPSS 2025: Driving the Future of Earth Observation Planning

Clean conceptual illustration of a Domino-based GsaaS; created with DALL·E 2025.

The International Workshop on Planning and Scheduling for Space is the place to be for breakthroughs in AI-powered satellite operations — and this year, Domino-E is front and center.

With three scientific papers directly emerging from the project and two more featuring Domino-E researchers, the initiative is clearly influencing how we approach modular, intelligent, and scalable ground segment architectures for Earth observation.

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Recap: Domino-E Webinar Session #3

Date: March 29, 2025 Title: The Domino Ecosystem: Business Opportunities for SME’s Speakers: Amaya-Atenica Yepes (GMV), Grzegorz Taberski (ITTI), Daniel Novak (ADS), Stéphane Derrien (Capgemini), Jean-Francois Vinuesa (ADS) Host(s): Thomas Stollenwerk (Oikoplus), Michael Anranter (Oikoplus) The final session of the Domino-E webinar series took a deep dive into the business opportunities and ecosystem dynamics that…

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Recap: Domino-E Webinar Session #2

Date: March 26, 2025 Title: Developing within Domino: Examples from Domino-E Speakers: Philippe Pavero (ADS), Jakub Rezler (ITTI), Marie Devant (Capgemini), Cédric Pralet (ONERA), Cyrille de Lussy (ADS), and Raivis Skadins (Tilde) Host(s): Thomas Stollenwerk (Oikoplus), Michael Anranter (Oikoplus) In the second session of the Domino-E webinar series, we moved from theory to practice: three…

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Recap: Domino-E Webinar Session #1

Date: March 19, 2025, 10:30-12:00 CET Title: Understanding the Domino Architecture – A New Era of Earth Observation Speakers: Jean-François Vinuesa (ADS), Daniel Novak (ADS), Michael Anranter (Oikoplus) Hosts: Thomas Stollenwerk (Oikoplus), Michael Anranter (Oikoplus) The first session of the Domino-E webinar series commenced with a thorough exploration of the history, challenges, and innovations in…

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Reinventing Satellite Communication: Domino’s Quest for Scalability and Cost-Efficiency

Philippe Pavero, an engineer at Airbus Defence and Space, is part of the Mission Algorithms for Earth Observation team, focusing on optimizing satellite communications in the groundbreaking Domino-E project. He shares insights into how Domino’s scalable, cloud-based approach revolutionizes Earth observation and satellite communications, allowing more efficient data management and cost reduction. By linking multiple satellite constellations and ground stations, Domino-E enhances reactivity, making it a game-changer for space communication systems.

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One Domino at a Time: Daniel Novak (ADS) on the Future of the Earth Observation Architecture

The Domino architecture is a groundbreaking approach in Earth observation, focused on standardizing ground segments for satellite missions. By introducing modular, autonomous components called “Dominos,” it simplifies system integration, reduces development time, and lowers costs. This innovative framework allows different companies, including SMEs, to specialize in creating specific, standardized modules that seamlessly fit together. Similar to how the USB standard transformed IT, Domino enables greater collaboration across the space industry, fostering efficiency and innovation in Earth observation projects.

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Fostering Collaboration in Earth Observation: Introducing the Domino Architecture

Domino-E contributes to the Domino architecture, creating a novel way of cooperation in European Earth observation.   The Domino framework presents a groundbreaking approach to Earth observation (EO) by fostering a collaborative environment where industry and science work together throughout the entire development lifecycle, from initial concept to final validation of modular EO building blocks.…

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Domino-E at the 23rd International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent System

ONERA’s Gauthier Picard presented his work at the AAMAS’24 in Auckland, New Zealand. Agent-based and multi-agent systems (MAS) in space offer a promising approach for modeling and solving distributed, complex and dynamic problems. Sample applications include multiple spacecraft operations and maintenance, onboard-ground coordination, mission simulation, multi-mission operation, autonomous navigation, and collective robotics. The Domino-E project…

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Applying Earth Observation: Energy Poverty

The 3,5-year project EnergyMeasures is wrapping up in Brussels. The EU-funded project was launched to identify households affected by energy poverty, to develop strategies that would  support them in adopting less energy-intensive behaviours, and to provide decision-makers of all levels with evidence-based policy recommendations to tackle energy poverty. As the project winds down, one of the key conclusions was to…

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