https://cassini-hungry-zakaz-somsaaa.vercel.app
AquaGuard is a satellite-based software platform built to stop water waste and manage the extreme weather hitting Hungary. The project was inspired by the death of the Aral Sea and the fact that Hungary is losing billions of euros to climate-driven drought and floods.
Problem
Invisible Crisis: Water loss often goes unnoticed until crops die or damage reaches billions of euros.
Desertification: Regions like the Homokhátság are drying out because water use isn't being tracked properly.
Management Gaps: Authorities can’t manually visit every farm, and many current systems focus on draining water away rather than saving it.
Solution
The Samsa Engine combines satellite data with official government records to track water use automatically.
Sentinel-2 Satellites: Tracks crop health and water needs via NDVI analysis.
Sentinel-1 Satellites: Checks if soil is already wet to catch farmers who irrigate unnecessarily.
Galileo OSNMA: Stamps water meters with unhackable GPS locations and times so data can't be faked.
Registry Integration: Plugs into the Hungarian Water and Farm registries for total transparency.
Key features
Waste Score: Subtracts "needed water" from "actual water used" to flag high-waste farms.
Inspector Dashboard: A color-coded map that tells officials exactly which farm to inspect today.
Auto Alerts: Sends an email the moment a farm's waste score crosses a dangerous limit.
Business Model
The project sells "Software as a Service" (SaaS) to Hungary's 12 VIZIG (regional water) authorities.
For Authorities: €4,200/year to manage 500+ farms remotely and generate legal reports.
For Farmers: €29/year to stay compliant, avoid fines, and get irrigation advice.
Market Size: Targeting a global smart water metering market worth approximately €5.9 billion by 2035.
Timeline
2026: Pilot program in Hungary with 3 VIZIGs and 2,500 fields.
2027: Expansion into Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Serbia.
2028-2029: Moving into the rest of the EU, Central Asia, and eventually global markets.