The presentation is a summary presentation from a study Situational Awareness Solutions which collects together use cases for situational awareness capabilities and prioritizes these in context of user perception and readiness, availability and accessibility of technology, ease and likelihood of adoption, as well as regulations and competing substitutes. Finally it analyzes the relevance of assessed use cases to United States, Germany and Japan. The application areas discussed cover, amongst other, ecology and environment, disaster management, logistics and transport as well as critical infrastructure management.
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Agenda
Project Introduction: Scope, Objectives, and Methodology
Market Overview
Country Analysis: Japan
Country Analysis: United States
Country Analysis: Germany
Database: Applications and Use Cases
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4. • Frost & Sullivan research approach includes the following:
Strategic Imperative: Help Business Finland drive greater export success
Context
• Business Finland aspires to strengthen
Finland’s position as an exporter of
products, solutions and services for a
range of sectors and segments.
• Dynamic expansions in scale and
enhancements of modus operandi across
most sectors is driving demand for
enhanced situational awareness. Real-
time situational awareness capabilities
empowered by advances in satellite and
UAS technologies is enabling
stakeholders to make tactical and
strategic decisions delivering efficient
operations.
• In this regard, Business Finland tasked
Frost & Sullivan to gather market
intelligence on the topic of ‘Situational
Awareness’.
Objectives
• Collate a compendium of use cases for in-scope situational
awareness capabilities
• Prioritize use cases in context of user perception and readiness,
availability and accessibility of technology, ease and likelihood of
adoption, regulations and competing substitutes
• Analyze relevance of assessed use cases to specific geographies
in scope (Japan, Germany and the US).
Approach
Capability
Profiling
Modes
Functionality
User
Applications
Features
Needs
Use Cases
Prioritisation
Relevance
Probability
Perception
Country
Alignment
Adoption
Probability
1 2
3 4
Source: Frost & Sullivan
5. Products, Platforms &
Services
Application Segments
Asia Pacific - Japan
North America - United
States
Markets
Europe - Germany
Study Scope
Disaster Management
Situational Awareness Products &
Services
First Responder
Logistics & Transport
Critical Infrastructure Management
Supranational Organisations
Ecology & Environment
Other Private
Government
Source: Frost & Sullivan
6. Research Coverage
Dual
17%
Satellite
61%
UAS
22%
Percentage Split of Situational Awareness
Solutions
No Ground
Sensor
Component
62%
Ground
Sensor
Component
Present
38%
Percentage of Situational Awareness
Solutions with Ground Based Sensor
Components
Frost & Sullivan has researched 160 companies, 397 applications, identifying 485 use cases* for this analysis. Majority market solutions
are stand alone satellite based solutions. UAS and Dual (Satellite and UAS) solutions make up 22% and 17% of the sample set,
respectively. Note that 38% of the solutions (~ 60 examples) have ground based sensors in the solution mix.
* An exhaustive coverage of the companies are found in the appendix or the excel model. Source: Frost & Sullivan
8. Application Addressability and Use Case Prioritization
Addressability parameters identified for each target
market
Expected Adoption Rate Score for each Use Case within
each Application per Target Market.
Segment Competition and Demand Capability Fit
Scores specific to each Application in the target market
Ease of Doing Business and Regulatory Environment
Score for Target Market (not application specific)
Average intra market (country) application specific Scores
to get Application Addressability metrics.
Average inter market (country) use case adoption
potential scores for Use Case Prioritization
Applicatio
n
Use Cases
United
States
Japan Germany
Ecology
and
Environme
nt
Precision
Agriculture
Wildlife Monitoring
Ecological
Monitoring
Target Markets - SA Solution Adoption Levels
Application Addressability Potential
Parameter Score
Expected Adoption Rate
Segment Competition
Ease of doing business and
regulatory environment
Demand-Supply Capability Fit
Overall Addressability Score
Average inter country values for
overall use case prioritization
High to Low – 7 pointer scale
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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Market Overview
Enabling technologies growing in the ICT segment are driving the entry of new customers and development of new domain awareness
capabilities
SA Capabilities
END USERS
• Government
• Commercial
Requirements
Value Chain
Relationship
Current State
New members entering the
market
Fast Evolving with Diverse
solutions
Enabling Technology Service providers
• Big Data
• Cloud
• AI & M/L
Data Service Providers
• Satellite imagery
• Drone based imagery
• Ground sensor data
• Other relevant data
ICT
Diverse Data
Enabling closure of demand and supply
gap
Fast Growing with low cost
SA Solution
Providers
Integrated domain
awareness
Dependent on new data and ICT
Fragmented due to increased competition
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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• End-user requirements are growing rapidly but customers are not entirely aware of specific situational awareness requirements. This means the situational awareness solution
providers have to make more efforts to educate their customers and end-users moving forward.
• The enabling technology service providers and data providers are key players in the value chain as they are not only enabling the situational awareness solution providers but also
are bringing in new customers for the market.
• The situational awareness solution providers are increasingly focusing on developing domain level awareness in integrated formats to cater to a diverse audience while also
delivering forward looking actionable intelligence.
• While satellite data products are increasingly becoming a core component of most situational awareness capabilities, the use of UAS capabilities is on the rise owing to high needs
for final pin-point investigations.
• At a solution level, the integration of ground sensor data is also becoming critical when it comes to establishing a comprehensive domain awareness capability for the end-users
across government and commercial domains.
• For Business Finland, Logistics and Transport and Critical infrastructure Management are the most promising sectors with respect to addressability from a supply-demand
perspective. First Responder, Ecology & Environment, Government and Disaster Management are the next best sectors for future expansion.
United States
Germany
Japan
Highly competitive market by virtue of too many players
competing in the market across application segments like
disaster management, first responders etc. Applications
like ecological monitoring have lower competition.
Very flexible and accommodative regulations but
elaborate processes for regulatory compliance
Free availability of NASA data and presence of many
established incumbents make it difficult for new players
to capture market share quickly in the existing use cases
Fairly competitive market in the commercial sector but
fewer solution providers work with government and
government driven programs deliver recurring demand for
services
Government involvement is significantly high and
strict regulatory requirements pose an entry challenge
Significant (high) in the government sector as very few
players are engaged with the government.
Relatively fewer number of players makes it easy for
new players to enter and capture market share
Government involvement is more enabling to the market
participants from a regulatory perspective
A local presence via suitable partnership to ensure
specific local expertise will be required for a successful
entry into the market
Existing Competition Regulatory Environment Market Opportunities
Market Overview - Continued
High to Low – 7 pointer scale
High Low
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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Market Overview – Application Market Addressability
Government
Supranational
Logistics and Transport
Disaster Management
First Responder
Ecology and Environment
Other Private
Critical Infrastructure
Management
High to Low – 7 pointer scale
High Addressability Low Addressability
Source: Frost & Sullivan
Situational
Awareness
Solutions
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Situational Awareness in Japan – Current State
Analysis
Application Current approach towards SA Current levels of adoption of Satellite/ UAS based SA solutions
First
Responder
• Currently, legacy surveillance and monitoring solutions are used alongwith some
newer automated surveillance systems.
• Panasonic provides police forces with surveillance and data analysis oriented value-
adds such as facial recognition, people counting, vehicle incident monitoring.
Downstream Artificial Intelligence enhancements used towards this end.
• Bespoke solutions developed by companies such as NEC are used for different
applications such as city surveillance and law enforcement.
• The shift from routine surveillance to advanced visual data analysis can be seen in
many fronts. For example, the Tokyo International Airport has started using facial
recognition for personnel identity verification.
• UAS based solutions are at early adaptation stage, currently they are being tested with limited
implementation.
• Companies such as Hitachi, NTT East and others are collaborating to develop bespoke solutions with
the intent of pitching to first responders in the near future.
• The fire departments have started adopting UAS based situational awareness solutions faster than
other responders. Fire departments such as the one in Chiba city have already initiated a phased plan
of acquisition for UAS solutions and plans to train about 135 fire-fighters in operating UAS based
situational awareness solutions by 2023.
• Stand alone satellite solutions or ground based sensor networks (save for CCTV camera systems) are
not currently used as much; first responders in Japan seem to be deficient in the adoption of
command and control solutions vis-à-vis other developed countries.
Disaster
Management
• As Japan is an earthquake prone area, monitoring systems, forecast models and
response models are for improving awareness and post disaster recovery are
extensively used.
• Currently, situational awareness elements operate on a “silo” like model comprised
of a number of stand-alone solutions. Japan plans to adopt more advanced
technology based solutions in the future to make situational awareness more
integrated and holistic. The establishment is also well disposed towards increasing
levels of automation in this segment.
• Japan is extensively using satellite and ground sensor based data for timely emergency response, flood
forecasting, early earthquake detection, emergency warning broadcast systems and information
management.
• Active monitoring systems that monitor S and P waves on the land and seafloor using ground based
motion sensor networks, ICT based dedicated disaster management solutions and remotely operated
equipment are also key contemporary elements of the nation’s disaster management framework.
• UAS adoption for disaster management applications is in the testing phase with the New Energy and
Industrial Technology Development Organization leading the research on how to effectively use UAS
for situational awareness in disaster management operations.
• Certain city administrations, such as Sendai, have started exploring the use of UAS based wireless
connected networks for tsunami evacuation alerts and situation monitoring.
Logistics &
Transport
• Currently, logistics operators use RFID, IoT based sensory and GPS based solutions
for cargo tracking. The sensor and GIS combine is the favored product mix in Japan.
• The Japanese establishment is focused on increasing the use of UAS in delivery applications and supply
chain enhancements. The regulations for this are at the formulation stage and more clarity can be
expected in the short term. Future adoption outlook looks very favorable.
• Current focus of R&D is on the traffic/ flight management system to build turn key automated
solutions.
• Indigenous company Hitachi is working towards developing solutions in logistics and transport.
• UAS is gaining traction in improving Japan’s supply chain as well: Chinese retail giant JD.com is working
with Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten to use UAS and autonomous delivery robots to deliver
products to remote and mountainous areas.
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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Application Current approach towards SA Current levels of adoption of Satellite/ UAS based SA solutions
Ecology &
Environment
Related
• Current major focus is on weather monitoring: active systems include the Asia-Pacific
Climate Change Adaptation Information Platform (for climate response), which is a
collaborative effort by Japan and other Asia Pacific countries to create climate change
dataset projections based on global and regional climate models.
• Use of technology based situational awareness solutions is also on the rise for
environment impact assessment.
• Satellite data is being used currently across environment monitoring and weather
forecasting applications.
• UAS systems are extensively used in agriculture for both planning, monitoring and agriculture
oriented interventions.
• Satellite based imagery solutions are being utilized for wildlife monitoring, mineral prospecting,
ecological monitoring applications. However, the usage is limited for these applications when
compared to weather forecasting applications.
Government • Mostly technology oriented, however with limited downstream analytics. • The government extensively uses using satellite and UAS based solutions for terrain mapping for
town planning.
• Most solutions provide imagery based outputs with limited automated downstream analytics.
• UAS are utilized for access to remote and inaccessible sites for monitoring.
Critical
Infrastructure
Management
• Extensive reliance on ground based sensor technology for monitoring and control. • Limited use of satellite data for critical infrastructure management except for GIS overlays used in
associated command and control of Critical National Infrastructure (CNI).
• UAS adoption is expected to go up in CNI monitoring, especially for power line surveillance. It bodes
well for Japan, with its high rates of disaster incidents, to use UAS and satellite solutions to track and
assess effects on disasters on CNI and to help in the associated post-disaster planning/ decision-
making.
Other Private • Other private entities mostly use situational awareness for security. Primarily
localized ground based sensors are currently used.
• Companies are collaboratively developing bespoke solutions to pitch to private entities.
• A case in point is Terra Drone, KIDDI Corporation and SECOM Co. Ltd coming together to develop a
smart AI based “human detecting” solution for stadiums using both UAS and satellite solutions.
• Given the Japanese establishment’s openness and thrust towards adoption of UAS and satellite based
situational awareness solutions widespread market adoption can be expected in the short term.
Situational Awareness in Japan – Current State
Analysis
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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First Responder
Disaster
Management
Logistics and
Transport
Ecology and
Environment
Critical
Infrastructure
Management
Government
Japan – Market Summary
Fire Control
Ecological Monitoring Soil Health Monitoring Weather Forecasting
Stand Alone Surveillance
Surveillance
Transport Tracking
Precision Agriculture
Power Line Monitoring
Terrain Mapping
Surveillance & Detection
Damage Assessment
Drones
Wild Life Monitoring
Oil Pipeline Monitoring
Crowd Control
Damage Assessment
and Insurance Estimation
Surveillance, Detection &
Tracking
Radiation Monitoring
Mineral Prospecting
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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Japan – Market Summary and Conclusions
Japan is set to become a high potential market because of two major reasons : a major government push towards technology
enabled SA solution adoption and a genuine market requirement for more effective solutions. Overall demand growth will
increase manifold once BVR regulations are finalized. Finnish companies must start potential engagements early but at the
same time be prepared to realize major revenues only after a few years.
Final Recommendations/ Market Considerations
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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2
3
4
The Japanese market is culturally contained and market engagement will require the employment of dedicated local resources
to speed up approvals and authority engagements.
The main competitors in the short term will be Japanese companies, however considering Japan’s high market potential, it is
plausible that international competition within the Japanese market may go up in the medium term. Finnish companies must
therefore create strong value propositions to be differentiated.
Awareness at the end user side in some segments seem to be limited. Improving awareness through protracted engagements
and demonstrations could potentially result in future sales. Improving market presence by participating in expos and events
hosted by agencies such as Japan UAS Industrial Development Association – JUIDA is suggested to improve visibility and create
market pull factors for Finnish solutions.
Addressability
Approach/Business Model
Applications of Relevance
Market Entry Barriers
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An addressability score for the Japanese situational awareness market for each
application segment based on the evaluation of each of the use cases for which the
solution is likely to be used that fall under the application segments.
An addressability score for each of the situational awareness use cases that fall under
the listed application segments for the respective country.
Japan Addressability Score
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1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
Critical Infrastructure
Management
Disaster Management
Ecology and Environment
First Responder
Government
Logistics and Transport
Other Private
Supranational
Japan
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00
Crowd Control
Supranational Surveillance,…
Supranational Surveillance &…
Supranational Stand Alone…
Wild Life Monitoring
Soil Health Monitoring
Power Line Monitoring
Consulting
Drones
Ecological Monitoring
Mineral Prospecting
Weather Forecasting
Surveillance
Fire Control
Surveillance & Detection
Oil Pipeline Monitoring
Surveillance, Detection &…
Stand Alone Surveillance
Terrain Mapping
Precision Agriculture
Transport Tracking
Damage Assessment and…
Damage Assessment
Radiation Monitoring
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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Situational Awareness in Germany – Current
State Analysis
Application Current Approach towards SA Current levels of adoption of Satellite/ UAS based SA solutions
First Responder • German First Responders are some of the earliest adopters of technology
enabled situational awareness solutions, and today, situational awareness
products are becoming increasingly ubiquitous among first responder
organizations. For example, many states in Germany have enacted legislation
mandating all law enforcement officers to wear body cameras.
• Federal agencies are currently looking for solutions that use advanced analytics,
machine-learning and artificial intelligence to enable better decision-making.
• In many cases, communication networks of first responders are being upgraded
to allow transmission of bigger data packets at faster speeds. Today, most
German agencies are emphasizing on high levels of encryption and on secure
storage of data in order to comply with stringent data protection standards.
• State police in Germany exhibit considerable diversity in their usage of satellite/ UAS/ ground based
sensors. States such as Bavaria and Saxony started using SA solutions in policing many years ago whilst
others such as Hesse have recently initiated tests to better understand drone use for SA and its
associated value addition.
• New UAS used by larger police departments carry sophisticated multi-mission payloads whilst new
adopters – smaller police departments, are looking at simpler UAS solutions. Some police
departments, such as that of Bavaria, use advanced GIS for specific law enforcement related activities
– profiling, crime analysis, tracking and resource allocation.
• However, majority of police departments currently use only limited specialized satellite based
downstream solutions. Ground based sensor systems used for law enforcement are mainly video
cameras for surveillance. Fire Brigades have also started using UAS and satellite based SA solutions.
Logistics &
Transport
Germany is an evolved market with respect to logistics and more than 50,000
logistics companies in Germany are focused on sustainable logistics. German
Partnership for Sustainable Mobility is a collaborative effort aiming to access and
enhance sustainable logistics across the value chain. This indicates a high demand
for enhanced situational awareness in this market segment.
Logistics Alliance Germany, a Public-Private Partnership between the Federal
Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure and the German logistics industry
enables industry participants expand into the European market via Germany by
means of suitable partnerships with:
• Logistics Service Providers
• Logistics networks, initiatives and regions
• Logistics associations
• R&D partners
• Germany's logistics sector employs more than 2.8 million people and observes an annual turnover of
more than EUR 220 billion.
Top focus areas within this market are:
1. Fleet management
2. Warehousing and handling
3. Supply chain management
4. Facility management
• Telematics driven operational decision making is already established in this market and the increased
use of sensors for data collection, along with suitable transmission mechanisms, support seamless
data dissemination, integration and distribution across the network. Satellite based truck toll
collection capability is already in use.
• The German logistics market is a more mature market where satellite based services are already in
place especially with respect to situational awareness. The increasing usage of such mechanisms only
indicate the suitability of future plausible enhancements through relevant UAS applications. While
imagery based capabilities are increasingly used, navigation satellite based services and satellite based
connectivity services are also becoming apart of the situational awareness ecosystem in this market.
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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Situational Awareness in Germany – Current
State Analysis
Application Current Approach towards SA Current levels of adoption of Satellite/ UAS based SA solutions
Disaster
Management &
Supranational
Disaster management in Germany is largely under government control, but the
execution and delivery is shared by both government and non-government entities.
National Disaster Management System
The federal states (16 in number) are primarily responsible for the design, delivery
and upkeep of disaster management services. The primary organization in charge of
disaster management is The Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and
Community (BMI). The BMI is comprised of the following 2 divisions:
GO: The Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK)
NGO: The Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW)
Germany has 2 government and 5 non-government organizations primarily
responsible for the medical side of disaster management and related relief measure
delivery. 80% of rescue services and 95% of disaster medical relief services are
delivered by NGO's.
National Disaster Management System
The existing infrastructure aims to have a persistent monitoring approach in this regard and as a
consequence has dedicated agencies collectively sharing the responsibility of monitoring across broad
disaster segments. The organizations reporting to the state and federal agencies have established
necessary infrastructure to execute their operations. Early warning capabilities are included in the mix.
Early Warning Capabilities:
• National Meteorological Service (Deutscher Wetterdienst, DWD): Weather Forecasting
• Flood Forecasting and Control Centres and Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration: Flood
forecasts and assessments
• Federal Institute of Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR): Seismological monitoring
• Federal Radiological Situation Centre (GRS): Radiological emergency monitoring
Information Collection, Analysis and Distribution
The German Joint Information and Situation Centre (GMLZ) controlled by the Federal Office of Civil
Protection and Disaster Assistance connects the states with the federal administration and is primarily
responsible for forward looking assessment of risks and overall situational awareness and executes
procedures developed by the Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance agency.
Germany has multiple bilateral agreements with its neighbour/EU states and the Federal Office of Civil
Protection and Disaster Assistance and the Federal Agency for Technical Relief are responsible for the
enhancement of the civil protection capabilities in the partner states.
As per the diverse hazards documented under the Joint Hazard Estimation list pertaining to the
operations controlled by BBK, it is evident that the relevant situational awareness capabilities will remain
strongly dependent on satellite based services and aided by UAS for further enhancement and pin point
investigation. The current capability is called Modular Warning System (MoWaS) and it is expected to be
an early iteration of Satellite based Warning System (SatWaS). SatWaS is expected to be resilient with
respect to power and data connectivity failures and this indicates the strong commitment of the end-user
towards utilising satellite based capabilities.
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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First Responder
Disaster
Management
Logistics and
Transport
Ecology and
Environment
Critical
Infrastructure
Management
Government
Germany – Market Summary
Fire Control
Ecological Monitoring Soil Health Monitoring Weather Forecasting
Stand Alone Surveillance
Surveillance
Transport Tracking
Precision Agriculture
Power Line Monitoring
Terrain Mapping
Surveillance & Detection
Damage Assessment
Drones
Wild Life Monitoring
Oil Pipeline Monitoring
Crowd Control
Damage Assessment
and Insurance Estimation
Surveillance, Detection &
Tracking
Radiation Monitoring
Mineral Prospecting
Supranational
Stand Alone Surveillance Surveillance & Detection
Surveillance, Detection &
Tracking
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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Germany – Market Summary
Situational awareness for civil law enforcement agencies will remain a source of recurring high demand
Situational awareness for the civil aviation customers with respect to airspace monitoring will remain a strong growth area in the
mid and long terms
Compliance with local/regional regulations with respect to personal data privacy will remain priority for the solution providers.
Enabling regional cooperative data-sharing capabilities will be a key requirement
Final Recommendations/ Market Considerations
Integrated domain awareness solutions providing holistic coverage of systems will be expected by the customers who are already
using fairly advanced capabilities. High accuracy and comprehensive coverage will remain key parameters driving customer choice
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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2
3
4
Addressability
Approach/Business Model
Applications of Relevance
Market Entry Barriers
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An addressability score for the German situational awareness market for each
application segment based on the evaluation of each of the use cases for which the
solution is likely to be used that fall under the application segments.
An addressability score for each of the situational awareness use cases that fall under
the listed application segments for the respective country.
Germany Addressability Scores
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0.50
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1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
4.00
4.50
5.00
Critical Infrastructure
Management
Disaster Management
Ecology and Environment
First Responder
Government
Logistics and Transport
Other Private
Supranational
Germany
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00
Radiation Monitoring
Stand Alone Surveillance
Consulting
Surveillance & Detection
Transport Tracking
Terrain Mapping
Weather Forecasting
Precision Agriculture
Ecological Monitoring
Damage Assessment and…
Supranational Surveillance &…
Supranational Stand Alone…
Damage Assessment
Crowd Control
Supranational Surveillance,…
Fire Control
Mineral Prospecting
Oil Pipeline Monitoring
Surveillance, Detection &…
Power Line Monitoring
Drones
Wild Life Monitoring
Soil Health Monitoring
Surveillance
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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Situational Awareness in USA – Current State
Analysis
Application Current approach towards SA Current levels of adoption of Satellite/ UAS based SA solutions
First Responder • US first responders are composed of a mix of advanced SA solution adopters
and laggards. First responders in major cities, as well as federal agencies,
having higher capital budgets, are rapidly adopting both upstream and
downstream solutions whilst smaller local first responder agencies are procuring
lower end, more economical solutions.
• A key theme related to situational awareness in this segment is proliferation of
sensors - especially of body cameras and tracking systems. This in turn is driving
the adoption of downstream analytics and command and control elements.
• Solution mixes being sought after are multi domain sensor systems, low latency
portable communication networks and actionable intelligence oriented
downstream analytics.
• End users are moving towards adoption of more autonomous and AI based
systems.
• UAS have been used by first responders in US since 2015. Today, fire-fighters, disaster response forces
and law enforcement officers extensively use UAS solutions.
• Multiple commercial service providers provide analytics solutions using satellite imagery for
surveillance, detection and tracking.
• Companies such as Phirst Technologies Inc. provides services to the first responders by deploying
autonomous UAS systems that use computer aided dispatch in case of 911 emergencies. This, in turn
enables the first responders to be aware of the situation at the location prior to deploying squads to
take action, resulting in better decision-making.
• Companies such as Flymotion are already working with the New York Police Department (NYPD) for
UAS deployment to obtain video surveillance and imagery of remote and inaccessible locations. In
addition to cameras, these UAS also carry CBRN sensors to monitor the level other non visual data.
Disaster
Management
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is the key agency which
allocates Federal Coordinating Officers who plan disaster response in
accordance with the National Disaster Recovery Framework. The first step in
this process is enhanced situational awareness.
• Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs), Integrated Public Alert Warning system
(PAWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather
radio are the alert systems utilized to inform the citizens to be affected by a
predicted disaster. FEMA is responsible for national Emergency Alert System
tests and exercises.
• USA extensively uses satellite images for weather monitoring and disaster preparedness. National
Hurricane Centre-NOAA uses Geospatial Operational Environment Satellite (GOES) images to monitor
and track the hurricane in case a storm is observed in Atlantic and eastern pacific regions.
• Insurers are already using satellite imagery for damage assessment.
• Aerial imagery using UAS is being used for disaster response operations.
Logistics &
Transport
• This is a mature application segment with multiple stakeholders in the market
for transport tracking and fleet management.
• Satellite based tracking is used for fleet management applications along with use of Global Positioning
System (GPS) receivers attached on vehicles.
• UAS Traffic Management (UTM) systems are currently undergoing development and these solutions
have a potentially high possibility of future adoption as airspace management is a key capability that
the government and other operators seek.
• Special case approvals for automated operations has been given to certain service providers such as
UPS.
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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Application Current approach towards SA Current levels of adoption of Satellite/ UAS based SA solutions
Ecology & Environment Related • The approach towards situational awareness is becoming more
technology-intensive , especially with a rise in use of such solutions
for environment impact assessment.
• Satellite based solutions are currently at higher adoption levels vis-à-vis UAS applications. However,
adoption of UAS systems in certain segments such as weather monitoring is expected to grow as
the use of UAS based data increases the lead time between prediction to occurrence of the disaster,
thereby allowing time for people to move to safer locations.
• Satellite based imagery solutions are being utilized for wildlife monitoring, mineral prospecting and
ecological monitoring applications. However, usage for these applications is limited when compared
to weather forecasting.
Government • Mostly technology oriented, however with limited downstream
analytics.
• The government extensively uses satellite and UAS based solutions for terrain mapping.
Critical Infrastructure
Management
• Current solutions use satellite based imagery in conjunction with
installed ground based sensors on critical infrastructure.
• UAS adoption is currently in a nascent stage , but is expected to go up, especially for oil and gas
pipeline monitoring applications. Adoption of UAS for power-line monitoring in areas susceptible to
hurricanes and tornadoes for post-disaster damage assessments also seems plausible in the future.
Pre-commercialization testing is underway within these application segments in many cases.
• Satellite based solutions are also being increasingly used in asset monitoring and critical
infrastructure planning/ risk assessment.
Supra-national • High adoption of satellite imagery for SA solutions . • Companies are developing bespoke solutions for the government using satellite data, data analytics
(with AI &ML) and cloud computing.
Other Private • Other private entities mostly use situational awareness for security
Primarily, localized ground based sensors are used.
• Companies are collaboratively developing bespoke solutions to pitch to private entities.
• Given USA’s openness to commercial UAS/ satellite usage (adoption rates showed a large increase
within 4 years of legalizing UAS usage for commercial applications), this growth trajectory is expected
be steep.
Situational Awareness in USA – Current State
Analysis
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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First Responder
Disaster
Management
Logistics and
Transport
Ecology and
Environment
Critical
Infrastructure
Management
Government
USA – Market Summary
Fire Control
Ecological Monitoring Soil Health Monitoring Weather Forecasting
Stand Alone Surveillance
Surveillance
Transport Tracking
Precision Agriculture
Power Line Monitoring
Terrain Mapping
Surveillance & Detection
Damage Assessment
Drones
Wild Life Monitoring
Oil Pipeline Monitoring
Crowd Control
Damage Assessment
and Insurance Estimation
Surveillance, Detection &
Tracking
Radiation Monitoring
Mineral Prospecting
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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USA – Market Summary
First responders, government and critical infrastructure monitoring applications are the key target application segments for Finnish
companies.
Situational awareness for UAS Traffic management and airspace monitoring will evolve as a strong growth area in short term.
Compliance with local/regional regulations with respect to UAS and satellite imagery is key requirement. National security will
remain a priority to formulate new laws, despite the fact that commercial adoption drives current amendment of related laws. This
indicates that regulatory authorities are trying to balance public safety and commercial interests.
Final Recommendations/ Market Considerations
Integrated situational awareness solutions with high accuracy data sources and reliable predictive models, automation and flexible
pricing options will drive the end users to adopt SA solutions.
Finnish companies need to apply for exemption under part 107 in case the UAS is weighing less than 55 pounds; in case UAS weigh
greater than 55 pounds the exemption needs to be obtained under section 333 which is being replaced by Special Authority for
Unmanned Systems (49 U.S.C. §44807)
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2
3
4
5
Addressability
Approach/Business Model
Applications of Relevance
Market Entry Barriers
30. 30
An addressability score for the American situational awareness market for each
application segment based on the evaluation of each of the use cases for which the
solution is likely to be used that fall under the application segments.
An addressability score for each of the situational awareness use cases that fall under
the listed application segments for the respective country.
USA Addressability Score
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
Critical Infrastructure
Management
Disaster Management
Ecology and Environment
First Responder
Government
Logistics and Transport
Other Private
Supranational
USA
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00
Supranational Stand Alone…
Supranational Surveillance,…
Supranational Surveillance &…
Radiation Monitoring
Crowd Control
Ecological Monitoring
Mineral Prospecting
Damage Assessment and…
Precision Agriculture
Power Line Monitoring
Soil Health Monitoring
Fire Control
Drones
Surveillance
Weather Forecasting
Terrain Mapping
Stand Alone Surveillance
Surveillance & Detection
Consulting
Surveillance, Detection &…
Damage Assessment
Oil Pipeline Monitoring
Transport Tracking
Wild Life Monitoring
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Situational Awareness, Evolving Applications and Use Cases:
First Responder
First Responder
Surveillance
Detection &
Tracking
Advanced analytics
along with air, space
and ground sensor
data
Near real-time situational
awareness video; hyper
and multi spectral, VIS,
thermal maps, 3D re-
construction
Near real-time
surveillance with
threat detection and
tracking based on
command.
Fire Control
Near real-time air
and space data
Visual, Thermal,
Lidar, Multispectral
and Hyperspectral
Maps
Near real-time SA of
the affected area for
the fire fighters to
plan the fire control
strategy.
Surveillance &
Detection
Near real-time air
data
Near real-time
situational
awareness video
Surveillance of the
domestic territories
aiding law
enforcement through
anomaly detection.
Current State: The need for
enhanced domain awareness
with respect to civil law
enforcement and disaster
management is on the rise and
government agencies are
increasingly focused on
realizing suitable
comprehensive situational
awareness capabilities.
Demand: Near real time SA
aided by satellite and UAS
capabilities is an established
and high demand capability.
While the market has multiple
segment specialists, the
customer need is increasingly
focused on the integrated
domain awareness.
Supply: Solution providers
who deliver value in this
regard will have better
opportunities moving forward.
Associated
Capabilities
Associated
Product Features
and Outputs
Delivered Value
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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Situational Awareness, Evolving Applications, and Use Cases :
Disaster Management
Disaster
Management
Damage
Assessment
Detailed surveillance
covering data from
sensor payloads
across air, space
and ground segment
Multi-sensor platforms
covering air, space and
ground segments,
advanced analytics for
estimation
Detailed intelligence
of crisis situation tor
future planning and
relief measures
Surveillance
Multi-faceted
surveillance
covering data from
satellite, UAS and
ground sensors
Multi-sensor platforms
covering air, space and
ground segments,
frequent updates (near-
real time)
Persistent
assessment of crisis
situation and status
of relief measures
Radiation
Monitoring
Integrated domain
awareness covering
ground sensor and
satellite data
Persistent
surveillance,
predictive analytics,
early warning
systems
Combination of
persistent system
health assessment
and infrastructure
monitoring
Current State: Surveillance to
keep track of disaster
management and subsequent
post-event damage
assessment are gaining
prominence globally. However,
heavy government
involvement renders most of
the activity handled by
government agencies.
Demand: The rising need for
near real time surveillance will
create opportunities for
satellite based situational
awareness capabilities aided
by UAS capabilities.
Supply: While radiation
monitoring is a critical activity,
its presence is limited to few
organizations which are
already investing in relevant
situational awareness
capabilities. The need for
integrated domain awareness
will be growing creating more
opportunities.
Associated
Capabilities
Associated
Product Features
and Outputs
Delivered Value
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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Situational Awareness, Evolving Applications,
and Use Cases : Logistics and Transport
Logistics and
Transport
Transport
Tracking
Near real time
tracking data,
analytics solutions
for optimizing
operations
Images and Video,
Maps, Analytics
Position of the
vehicles using GPS
tracking to optimize
fleet operations
Drones
Near real time
satellite, ground and
air data, platform for
UAS traffic
management
Airspace Intelligence
Airspace
management system
with inclusion of UAS
flight plans and
current flights
Current State: Logistics and transport industry already has a
strong dependency on situational awareness capabilities
and the fast growing telematics industry is increasingly
migrating the key customer groups to more advanced
segments of tracking capabilities.
Demand: However, owing to the nature of the industry and
the presence of large number of participants, the demand
for comprehensive situational awareness is live and growing.
The inclusion of satellite imagery based analytics is
increasingly being responsible for evolution of the
situational awareness capabilities. The application of UAS
capabilities is adding value to existing mechanisms but the
deployment remains ad-hoc and limited by scope and
sometimes regulation. The demand for enhanced airspace
management is on the rise and the automation of airport
operations is only driving it further.
Supply: The inclusion and growth of commercial drones is a
key driver for the need for enhanced situational awareness
of the domestic airspace. Advanced airspace management
will remain a key source of opportunities moving forward
and advanced telematics will continue to grow. The need for
integrated domain awareness will be on the rise in this
segment.
Associated
Capabilities
Associated
Product Features
and Outputs
Delivered Value
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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Situational Awareness, Evolving Applications,
and Use Cases: Ecology & Environment
Ecology &
Environment
Damage
Assessment &
Insurance
Estimation
Air, ground and
space sensor
data
Advanced analytics
platform for computation
of risk factors and
estimation of impacts
Detailed
assessment of risk
and impact for
financial decision
making
Ecological
Monitoring
Air, ground and
space sensor
data
Advanced integration
platform, predictive
analytics, warning
system
Persistent
monitoring of natural
resources and
enhanced
agricultural practices
Wildlife
Monitoring
Air, ground and
space sensor
data
Advanced integration
platform, analytics for
processing and
estimation,
comprehensive
reporting
Detailed intelligence
of forest animal life
(population,
migration etc.)
Associated
Capabilities
Associated
Product Features
and Outputs
Delivered Value
Current State: Government
involvement in this regard is
growing and multiple
commercial agencies are
already supporting this effort.
Demand: With increasing
concerns of economic
consequence of pollution
impacting environment, the
need for enhanced intelligence
with respect to ecological
monitoring and damage
assessment of natural
disasters is on the rise.
Supply: Moving forward, these
trends will create more
opportunities for situational
awareness capabilities that can
help government and
commercial organizations
closely watch and understand
the impact of natural disasters
and pollution.
Source: Frost & Sullivan
Precision
Agriculture
Air, ground and
space sensor
data
Advanced
integration platform,
predictive analytics,
Precise yield
assessment, guided
operations and
enhanced
agricultural
practices
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Situational Awareness, Evolving Applications,
and Use Cases : Government
Government
Satellite and air data
High resolution satellite
data collection and
Development of
interactive maps, using
GIS applications based
on Web Services
3D Terrain maps to
be integrated with
other information as
the base for town
planning
Terrain Mapping
Current State: Urban town planners and civil administration
stakeholders are responding to evolving regulatory
frameworks concerning safety and disaster management
and their efforts are expected to create significant amount
of opportunities for enhanced situational awareness
capabilities moving forward.
Demand: Increasing focus on infrastructure development by
governments is resulting in the rise in need for enhanced
situational awareness of the terrain and related
infrastructure parameters. However, the investment on
relevant capabilities have largely been controlled by the
private infrastructure developer organizations. Satellite
based imagery is key in this segment but UAS capabilities,
enabling more flexibility, are increasingly being deployed for
the same.
Supply: While the inclusive format, covering satellite and
UAS capabilities will deliver most value, the demand for the
same is not high in terms of value. Given the changing civil
administration needs especially within the fast evolving
urban landscape, the need for a comprehensive situational
awareness of existing structures and related intelligence is
on the rise.
Associated
Capabilities
Associated
Product Features
and Outputs
Delivered Value
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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Situational Awareness, Evolving Applications,
and Use Cases: Supranational
Supranational
Surveillance,
Detection &
Tracking
Advanced analytics
along with air,
space and ground
sensor data
Integrated domain
awareness platform,
automated integration,
warning system and
processing
Persistent intelligence
of operational status
and units deployed,
predictive analytics
Surveillance &
Detection
Air, Ground and
Satellite based
sensor data critical
Integrated domain
awareness
platform, warning
system
Close observation
of relief operations
and crisis situation
analysis
Stand-alone
Surveillance
Ground and air
based sensor data
are critical, satellite
data for
enhancement
Frequent status
updates, warning
systems
Visibility of relief
operations and
assets involved
Current State: Collaborative
efforts involving multiple
countries to support disaster
relief support measures is on
the rise.
Demand: Increasing
involvement of these
organizations in relief
measures will create
opportunities for commercial
situational awareness
solutions but they will remain
restricted to the responsible
organizations within the key
contributing countries.
Supply: However, the
supranational organizations
lack sufficient funding to have
all the capabilities internalized.
Their capabilities depend on
the participating nations and
the capabilities of their
respective contributing
organizations.
Associated
Capabilities
Associated
Product Features
and Outputs
Delivered Value
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Situational Awareness, Evolving Applications,
and Use Cases : Critical Infrastructure Management
Critical Infrastructure
Management
Oil pipeline
monitoring
Satellite data, near
real-time
monitoring using
UAS
GIS system for pipeline
visualization, UAS based
real-time monitoring,
early warning alerts,
analytics of damage
assessment
Detection of
leakage, theft of oil
and impact on the
pipelines based in
case of disaster
Power line
monitoring
Satellite data, near
real-time
monitoring using
UAS
GIS system for powerline
visualization, UAS based
real-time monitoring,
early warning alerts,
analytics of damage
assessment
Reduction in
inspection cost,
monitoring solution
with insights on
fallen power lines
Current State: Ageing oil well and distribution
infrastructure is driving the investment towards
enhanced monitoring capabilities which is
translating into the rising need for integrated
domain awareness capabilities involving both
satellite and UAS capabilities.
Demand: The need for enhanced health
monitoring with respect to power grid upkeep is
on the rise and this is driving the integration of
more ground based sensor data along with other
data sets. With the power infrastructure
expanding, the need for enhanced situational
awareness will rise and create more
opportunities for players who specialize in
advanced integration platforms that can include
diverse data sets.
Supply: While satellite based capabilities enable
the early detection of anomalies, UAS capabilities
are heavily utilized to conduct pin-point
investigation to confirm and assess the state of
the infrastructure before necessary recovery or
support measures are taken.
Associated
Capabilities
Associated
Product Features
and Outputs
Delivered Value
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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Situational Awareness, Evolving Applications,
and Use Cases : Other Private
Other Private
Geospatial data
services and
analytics solutions
Visual,
Multispectral and
Hyperspectral
Maps
Knowledge of key
data sets with
frequent updates
including diverse
data segments
Consulting Current State: Consulting organizations involved in large
scale implementation assignments are increasingly
investing in geospatial capabilities. However, this trend is
still in its nascence and growing steadily. The entry of
cheaper imagery based analytics is a key driver.
Demand: The need however, remains, demanding
actionable insights out of relevant analytics algorithms
as this customer group is more involved in delivering
operational value to existing installations. This means,
moving forward, situational awareness capabilities in
this segment will be required to deliver data-driven
actionable insights that can aid key operational and
financial decision making.
Supply: While existing geospatial solutions can aid this
effort, the inclusion of diverse satellite data along
ground and UAS sensor data will add value to the overall
insight delivered to the customer. This segment
represents, to a large proportion, the new customers
entering the geospatial value added services market.
Associated
Capabilities
Associated
Product Features
and Outputs
Delivered Value
Source: Frost & Sullivan
Editor's Notes
First Responder Disaster Management Logistics and Transport Ecology and Environment Related Government Critical Infrastructure Management Other Private
Current State Analysis - What is the current state of situational awareness in the market? How is each segment going about the process? What is the current level of adoption of satellite, UAS and dual solutions?
Current State Analysis - What is the current state of situational awareness in the market? How is each segment going about the process? What is the current level of adoption of satellite, UAS and dual solutions?
Within each application segment what is the nature of requirements and features and how they are evolving – how should the product portfolio look like and how will it evolve? Maybe an evolution diagram
Current State Analysis - What is the current state of situational awareness in the market? How is each segment going about the process? What is the current level of adoption of satellite, UAS and dual solutions?
Current State Analysis - What is the current state of situational awareness in the market? How is each segment going about the process? What is the current level of adoption of satellite, UAS and dual solutions?
Within each application segment what is the nature of requirements and features and how they are evolving – how should the product portfolio look like and how will it evolve? Maybe an evolution diagram
Within each application segment what is the nature of requirements and features and how they are evolving – how should the product portfolio look like and how will it evolve? Maybe an evolution diagram
Current State Analysis - What is the current state of situational awareness in the market? How is each segment going about the process? What is the current level of adoption of satellite, UAS and dual solutions?
Current State Analysis - What is the current state of situational awareness in the market? How is each segment going about the process? What is the current level of adoption of satellite, UAS and dual solutions?
Within each application segment what is the nature of requirements and features and how they are evolving – how should the product portfolio look like and how will it evolve? Maybe an evolution diagram
Within each application segment what is the nature of requirements and features and how they are evolving – how should the product portfolio look like and how will it evolve? Maybe an evolution diagram
Introduce the subject and use the Excel sheet for this analysis – Brief on
1. What’s driving the adoption of UAS and Sat based SA systems
2. What is the nature of the market – in terms of market concentration, type of companies (established well entrenched firms, newer competitors, start ups,
Who are major participants in the market? Few company names? Level of innovation required
Application -> Utility -> Capabilities sought after ->
Introduce the subject and use the Excel sheet for this analysis – Brief on
1. What’s driving the adoption of UAS and Sat based SA systems
2. What is the nature of the market – in terms of market concentration, type of companies (established well entrenched firms, newer competitors, start ups,
Who are major participants in the market? Few company names? Level of innovation required
Application -> Utility -> Capabilities sought after ->
Introduce the subject and use the Excel sheet for this analysis – Brief on
1. What’s driving the adoption of UAS and Sat based SA systems
2. What is the nature of the market – in terms of market concentration, type of companies (established well entrenched firms, newer competitors, start ups,
Who are major participants in the market? Few company names? Level of innovation required
Application -> Utility -> Capabilities sought after ->
Introduce the subject and use the Excel sheet for this analysis – Brief on
1. What’s driving the adoption of UAS and Sat based SA systems
2. What is the nature of the market – in terms of market concentration, type of companies (established well entrenched firms, newer competitors, start ups,
Who are major participants in the market? Few company names? Level of innovation required
Application -> Utility -> Capabilities sought after ->
Introduce the subject and use the Excel sheet for this analysis – Brief on
1. What’s driving the adoption of UAS and Sat based SA systems
2. What is the nature of the market – in terms of market concentration, type of companies (established well entrenched firms, newer competitors, start ups,
Who are major participants in the market? Few company names? Level of innovation required
Application -> Utility -> Capabilities sought after ->
Introduce the subject and use the Excel sheet for this analysis – Brief on
1. What’s driving the adoption of UAS and Sat based SA systems
2. What is the nature of the market – in terms of market concentration, type of companies (established well entrenched firms, newer competitors, start ups,
Who are major participants in the market? Few company names? Level of innovation required
Application -> Utility -> Capabilities sought after ->
Introduce the subject and use the Excel sheet for this analysis – Brief on
1. What’s driving the adoption of UAS and Sat based SA systems
2. What is the nature of the market – in terms of market concentration, type of companies (established well entrenched firms, newer competitors, start ups,
Who are major participants in the market? Few company names? Level of innovation required
Application -> Utility -> Capabilities sought after ->
Introduce the subject and use the Excel sheet for this analysis – Brief on
1. What’s driving the adoption of UAS and Sat based SA systems
2. What is the nature of the market – in terms of market concentration, type of companies (established well entrenched firms, newer competitors, start ups,
Who are major participants in the market? Few company names? Level of innovation required
Application -> Utility -> Capabilities sought after ->