10th CASSINI Hackathon: EU Space for Consumer Experience: Rethinking Solutions for Everyday Consumer Challenges.
The 10th CASSINI Hackathon: EU Space for Consumer Experience has presented Europe’s brightest talents, bringing forward innovative solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in the area of consumer experience. This edition’s winning teams — from Bulgaria, Finland and Italy — have once more demonstrated exceptional creativity, technical expertise, and a shared vision for improving the experiences made by different types of consumers in their everyday life.
This edition of the hackathon saw an impressive turnout, highlighting the growing interest in EU space technologies for consumer applications. With almost 1,200 registrations the event gathered young innovators resulting in 88 submitted projects. The hackathon was supported by more than 100 expert mentors guiding teams through the competition. Across 10 hackathon locations across Europe and beyond, innovators collaborated to leverage EU space data for security and defence, competing for a prize pool of over €37,000 in local prizes.
The CASSINI Hackathons & Mentoring action provides a platform for problem solvers, technologists, and entrepreneurs to develop solutions using open EU space data. Over three intensive days from 7-9 November 2025, participants build prototypes addressing real-world challenges, supported by expert mentorship. The 10th edition focused on Consumer experience, tackling three key challenges:
- Challenge 1: Immersive Gameplay with Space Technology & Data: Unleash the potential of space technologies to revolutionise the gaming world.
- Challenge 2: Space-Powered Performance – Transforming Sports: Leverage EU Space technology and data to push the boundaries of sports performance and fan engagement.
- Challenge 3: Beyond Horizons – Redefining Travel with Space Innovation: Use space technologies to transform how we explore and experience the world.
Outstanding ideas took centre stage, yet the responsibility fell on local jurors to narrow them into the best solution from each location. These ten selected teams then faced one last final pitching round during the Demo Day & Awards Ceremony on 12 November 2025.
Want to find out more about the top 10 finalists’ ideas? Read more about the local winning projects on our portfolio page.
At the Demo Day, the ten local winners had three minutes to pitch their ideas to a panel of experts, followed by a round of questions. In the end, three teams were selected as the overall winners, earning a combined of €9,000 in prize money and 100 hours of mentoring each.
We are delighted to announce the winning trio of the 10th CASSINI Hackathon:
1st Place: Avalanche Detectors (Bulgaria)
Avalanche Detectors is using Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data to detect snowfall and combining it with real-time weather information to calculate the precise probability of an avalanche occurring at any location.
Watch their pitch here.
2nd Place: TrailRadar (Finland)
TrailRadar uses Galileo and Copernicus data to track athletes in real time during sport events. The mobile app allows spectators to see their favourite athletes by simply following them on a live map using an AR camera view.
Watch their pitch here.
3rd Place: GlideBuddy (Italy)
GlideBuddy makes paragliding safer by using weather and terrain data to plan flights and, through AR glasses, showing wind, safe landings, no-fly zones, plus sensor-based proximity alerts.
Watch their pitch here.
All three winning teams will continue to develop their solutions as they enter the CASSINI Mentoring Programme, receiving expert guidance to refine their prototypes and explore real-world applications.
As Avalanche Detectors, TrailRadar, and GlideBuddy refine their prototypes, their solutions could play a pivotal role in advancing space technology for tourism and sports, and therefore, deliver value to the consumers directly. The CASSINI Hackathon is not just a competition - it is an opportunity to create real-world applications that strengthen Europe's strategic capabilities in space.
A heartfelt thank you to all participants, mentors, and organisers who made this edition a success. Stay tuned for the next CASSINI Hackathon and continue pushing the boundaries of innovation!
