20 %
of Europe’s land area is affected by water stress each year, along with 30 percent of the population. Climate change is deepening the scarcity.
Project · Horizon Europe
SWIM Extensions
Horizon Europe Space Programme · five partners · technical coordination at e.Ray
Horizon EuropeSpace Programme
5partners in the consortium
18 monthsduration · November 2024 to April 2026
€1.0 millionEU contribution, rounded
Starting point
What the 2024 EEA report shows.
The European Environment Agency compiled the state of Europe’s waters in 2024. Its findings outline why the project exists.
37 %
of surface waters reach good ecological status. Only 29 percent meet the chemical standards.
Floods
are occurring more often and more intensely – with consequences for ecosystems and for drinking water supply.
Standing waters are particularly sensitive – lakes, wetlands and reservoirs. They store carbon, serve as water reserves and carry habitats, yet they respond far more slowly to countermeasures than running waters do.
What the project set out to do
The objectives of SWIM Extensions.
Real-time monitoring
Capture water quality and water levels continuously, so that cyanobacteria, pollution and critical level changes can be answered sooner.
AI-supported analysis
Derive management strategies from the data – grounded in observation rather than in rules of thumb.
International cooperation
Develop solutions that also hold up in water-scarce regions in Europe and worldwide.
Vulnerable regions
Support communities that are particularly exposed to water scarcity and environmental pressure.
Consortium
Who worked on SWIM Extensions.
The undertaking was funded under the Horizon Europe Space Programme. Administrative coordination sat with O.M. Offshore Monitoring, technical coordination with e.Ray.
- O.M. Offshore Monitoring Limited
- e.Ray Europa GmbH
- Rayner Software
- IHCantabria
- Fundación Con Vida
The lever
Use less water, bring back wetlands, measure better. The EEA names all three – we work on the third.
Context
How the project relates to the product.
SWIM is the platform, SWIM Extensions was the European research undertaking around it, and the ESA demonstration project is the ongoing field test in German operation. Anyone wanting to know what the software does today will find it on the product page.
