Aegis

Idea

Aegis, one app for every kind of extreme weather.

When a flood or storm hits, regular alerts, like NL-Alert, tell you something is wrong, but not what to actually do, where to go, or how much time you have. Meanwhile, the European weather and satellite services already publish excellent data, but it never reaches the person on the street in a way they can use.

Aegis fixes that. It's one phone-friendly web app with two views built from the same data:

• A citizen's view: shows you a clear warning level, what's happening near you, where to go if you need to evacuate, and an SOS button that pinpoints exactly where you are.
• A responder view: gives firefighters and emergency workers a live map with the same data, so they can coordinate on the ground.

Each disaster type is a "module" you can switch on or off. Storms, wildfires and heatwaves are ready to plug in. The same app, the same screens, just a different data source per disaster.

EU space technologies

Aegis is built directly on top of Copernicus and Galileo. Everything below is actually wired into the code today, not just on a wishlist:

Copernicus

• Rainfall data
• C3S soil moisture
• Sentinel-2 vegetation health
• Sentinel-1 radar
• EFAS (European Flood Awareness System)
• Copernicus DEM

Galileo

• Precise location
• High-accuracy positioning
• Galileo SAR (Search-And-Rescue)
• EGNOS

EU Space for Water

We're solving Challenge #3: Disaster risk monitoring.

The challenge asks for products that monitor extreme water events, give early warnings, and support resilient adaptations, using Copernicus and Galileo. Aegis does all three:

1. Monitoring extreme water events.
Two of the three hazards named in the challenge are already live as Aegis modules. Each module has its own Copernicus data source and its own warning scale built into the app. Torrential rains are the next module to switch on, using the same module standard.

2. Giving early warnings.
Every module has a 5-stage scale that turns satellite-fed conditions into a single, clear alert level on the citizen's home screen. There's a live countdown to the next official update, push-style notifications, and an offline fallback: when the mobile network is down, the alert channel switches to a Galileo broadcast banner, so a warning still reaches people in the worst moments, when they need it the most.

3. Supporting resilient adaptation.
A warning is useless if people don't know what to do. Every Aegis alert leads directly to action: an evacuation route on the map, a one-tap SOS that uses Galileo to pinpoint your exact location for responders, and hazard-specific guidance. Emergency workers get a separate coordinated view of the same data, so citizens and first responders aren't looking at different pictures during an incident.

The bigger contribution:
Aegis is a disaster-agnostic infrastructure. The same app, the same screens, can host any water module an authority needs, and the module standard is open source.

That's how EU space data starts actually reducing risk for food, ecosystems, and people on the ground.

Team

Maurice Boendermaker - Front-end Developer & Business
I’m a full-stack developer and founder focused on building scalable systems and turning complex ideas into practical products. I combine strong technical execution with a business mindset to deliver reliable, real-world solutions like Aegis.

Harika Ireddy - Data Engineer & Business
I'm a computer science bachelor's student with a passion for merging technology and creativity. I've taken business courses to sharpen my entrepreneurial edge, and with my unique blend of skills, I'm ready to turn innovative ideas into real-world solutions.

Mathijs de Niet - Back-end Developer
My name is Mathijs de Niet, an enthusiastic software developer with a passion for backend and app development. Technology and interface design have always fascinated me, and I love creating intuitive and user-friendly digital experiences.

Mark Salloum - Data Engineer & Software developer
I'm a software development student, currently doing a minor about ML and its application in the healthcare domain. I have also experience in ethical hacking.

Thijs van Steenbeek - Full-Stack Developer
I build scalable web applications using modern frontend and backend technologies. I focus on clean architecture, efficient APIs, and creating smooth user experiences.