Hana protects against forest fires

SAP together with the European Space Agency (ESA) the Earth Observation Analysis Service presented, a Cloud-Service powered by Hana.

Together, they are developing new business in Earth observation data by leveraging the power of Hana with the precise, always up-to-date and easily accessible satellite data of the ESA - especially from the Copernicus program - combine.

At the SAP TechEd technology conference in Barcelona The reinsurer presented Munich Re, like the Earth Observation Analysis service is used within the company to gain simplified information and, based on historical and current Data Predict potential future wildfire trends.

As Cloud-Service powered by Hana offers the Earth Observation Analysis service provides a standardized interface for quick, easy use of detailed Analyses.

Carsten Linz, Business Development Officer and Global Head of the Center for Digital Leadership at SAP:

"Our partnership with ESA paves the way to a new breed of geospatial business applications that can bridge the gap between traditional Earth observation and a digitized business world" "One of the biggest challenges is to make these fantastic Data into customer-specific information. The comprehensive hosted processing of these Data is the next step in meeting this challenge, ultimately bringing the right users to the relevant Data Instead of the other way around."

ESA benefits from the in-memory platform and the Hana, to Data from earth observation, both via the new Earth Observation Analysis service as well as in areas of urban planning, environmental protection or even beyond in the future.