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INFACT Technology Watch INFACT DELIVERABLE D6.15 TECHNOLOGY WATCH REPORT Summary: This report presents a bibliometric study on patents and scientific publications related to the following technologies involved in INFACT: airborne electromagnetic methods, airborne gravity gradiometry, airborne magnetometry and drone-borne hyperspectral imaging. A statistical analysis of the documents reveals the main players, technology trends and collaboration patterns via bibliometric techniques. Authors: Björn Jürgens, Agency of Innovation and Development of Andalucía (IDEA) Stephane Ruiz Coupeau, Agency of Innovation and Development of Andalucía (IDEA) Victor Herrero Solana, University of Granada (UGR) Moritz Kirsch, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO) team This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement nº 776487. INFACT DELIVERABLE 6.15 Title: INFACT TECHNOLOGY WATCH REPORT Lead beneficiary: Agency of Innovation and Development of Andalucía (IDEA) Other beneficiaries: Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO) Due date: 30.09.2020 Nature: Public Diffusion: All partners Status: Final version Document code: INFACT_TECHWATCH-REPORT Revision Author Delivery Summary of changes and comments history date Version 01 Björn Jürgens 11.12.2019 First version Version 02 Björn Jürgens 14.01.2020 Added comments to the patent analysis and Executive Summary Version 03 Björn Jürgens 30.01.2020 Refining graphics for citation & collaboration maps section Version 04 Björn Jürgens 03.02.2020 Adding key players patent listings Adding top patents Version 05 Björn Jürgens 05.02.2020 Re-arranging structure of report, adding scientific publication analysis Version 06 Björn Jürgens 15.02.2020 Finalising comments of analysis, updating Victor Herrero Solana executive summary, adding co-author map Version 07 Stephane Ruiz Coupeau 10.03.2020 Proofreading and minor corrections and Björn Jürgens modifications Version 08 Moritz Kirsch 22.03.2020 Addition of descriptive part of the analysed technologies & references Version 09 Stephane Ruiz Coupeau 10.05.2020 Addition of chapter discussion and conclusion Version 10 Fraunhofer IAO team 18.05.2020 Proofreading and chapter discussion and conclusion Version 11 Stephane Ruiz Coupeau 30.09.2020 Proofreading and minor changes Björn Jürgens Final version All 30.09.2020 Approval status Name Function Date Signature Deliverable responsible Björn Jürgens WP6 member WP leader Stephane Ruiz Coupeau WP6 leader Reviewer Richard Gloaguen HZDR Project Coordinator Leila Ajjabou INFACT coordinator This document reflects only the author’s view and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. INF_IDEA_D6.15 Page 2 / 88 INFACT DELIVERABLE 6.15 Table of contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................ 5 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 10 1.1 Background .......................................................................................................................... 10 1.2 Technology Watch & Competitive Intelligence ................................................................... 10 1.2.1 Patent information .......................................................................................................... 12 1.2.2 Bibliometrics .................................................................................................................... 12 1.3 Analysed Technologies - Key Intelligence Topics ................................................................. 13 1.3.1 Airborne electromagnetics (AEM): transient electromagnetics (TEM) ........................... 13 1.3.2 Airborne gravity gradiometry (AGG): Full Tensor Gravity Gradiometry (FTG) ................ 14 1.3.3 Airborne magnetometry: Full Tensor Magnetic Gradiometry (FTMG) ........................... 14 1.3.4 Drone-borne hyperspectral imaging (HSI): long-wave/thermal infrared, near infrared, short-wave infrared ...................................................................................................................... 15 2 METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................................................... 16 2.1 Workflow .............................................................................................................................. 16 2.2 Needs analysis ...................................................................................................................... 17 2.3 Data sources ......................................................................................................................... 18 2.4 Development of search strategy and data set generation .................................................. 18 2.5 Types of Analysis .................................................................................................................. 19 3 TECHNOLOGY WATCH RESULTS................................................................................................................... 22 3.1 AIRBORNE ELECTROMAGNETIC METHODS .......................................................................... 24 3.1.1 Top key players - Patents ................................................................................................. 24 3.1.2 Top key players – scientific publications ......................................................................... 27 3.1.3 Evolution .......................................................................................................................... 28 3.1.4 Innovation origin – patents ............................................................................................. 29 3.1.5 Innovation origin – scientific publications ....................................................................... 30 3.1.6 Markets ............................................................................................................................ 30 3.1.7 Patent citation & collaboration maps .............................................................................. 31 3.1.8 Top patents ...................................................................................................................... 33 3.1.9 Patent activity of main market players............................................................................ 36 3.2 AIRBORNE GRAVITY GRADIOMETRY .................................................................................... 37 3.2.1 Top key players - patents ................................................................................................. 37 3.2.2 Top key players – scientific publications ......................................................................... 39 3.2.3 Evolution .......................................................................................................................... 40 3.2.4 Innovation origin – patents ............................................................................................. 41 3.2.5 Innovation origin – scientific publications ....................................................................... 42 3.2.6 Markets ............................................................................................................................ 42 3.2.7 Patent citation & collaboration maps .............................................................................. 43 3.2.8 Top patents ...................................................................................................................... 45 3.3 AIRBORNE MAGNETOMETRY ............................................................................................... 47 3.3.1 Top key players - Patents ................................................................................................. 47 3.3.2 Top key players – scientific publications ......................................................................... 49 3.3.3 Evolution .......................................................................................................................... 50 3.3.4 Innovation origin – patents ............................................................................................. 51 3.3.5 Innovation origin – scientific publications ....................................................................... 51 3.3.6 Markets ............................................................................................................................ 52 3.3.7 Patent citation & collaboration maps .............................................................................. 53 3.3.8 Top patents ...................................................................................................................... 54 INF_IDEA_D6.15 Page 3 / 88 INFACT DELIVERABLE 6.15 3.4 DRONE-BORNE HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING ......................................................................... 56 3.4.1 Top key players - patents ................................................................................................. 56 3.4.2 Top key players – scientific publications ......................................................................... 58 3.4.3 Evolution .........................................................................................................................
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