🇫🇮 Norwegian Water and Energy Authority selects ICEYE to deliver nationwide satellite monitoring
HELSINKI, Finland (June 18, 2026) — ICEYE, the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, today announced that the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) has selected ICEYE to provide a nationwide satellite-based flood monitoring service. This initiative is designed to strengthen hazard mapping, improve emergency response, and enhance situational awareness during severe weather events across mainland Norway and Svalbard.
Awarded through a competitive tender process, the contract will provide NVE with near real-time flood intelligence powered by ICEYE’s advanced SAR satellite constellation and analytics capabilities. The service will help the agency better monitor and document flood events, evaluate impacts, and support decision-making before, during, and after storms.
The project officially commenced in February 2026 and will run for one year, with an option to extend the agreement for an additional two years. NVE has also indicated it will enable data-sharing collaboration with other Norwegian authorities and municipalities as results become available.
Under the agreement, ICEYE will deliver two complementary capabilities. Flood Rapid Impact (FRI) provides automated flood extent updates as frequently as every six hours during active events, while Flood Insights (FI) delivers detailed analyses, including water depth and impact assessments, updated every 24 hours throughout the duration of an event.
With revisit rates above ICEYE’s global average of 12 times per day available over Norway, ICEYE’s system enables continuous monitoring of flood development, delivering actionable insights even in rapidly evolving situations.
“Our always-on SAR monitoring gives NVE a persistent, all-conditions view of flood impacts across Norway, delivering continuous, actionable intelligence that protects people and critical infrastructure,” said Andy Read, VP of Global Government Solutions, ICEYE.
“It will be interesting to see what results this service can provide for flood warning and documentation in Norway. This will be an important basis for improving our flood hazard maps in the years to come,” said Torsten Starkloff, Flood Discipline Group Leader at NVE.
The service will support NVE’s efforts to monitor and document significant water-related events across Norway’s river systems while improving forecasting, planning, and response capabilities. It will also aid in the calibration and improvement of hydraulic models, general documentation of flood extent, evaluation of flood forecasts, and operational emergency response during major and long-lasting flood events.
The award expands ICEYE’s growing role in supporting governments and public agencies with persistent satellite intelligence for disaster preparedness, infrastructure resilience, and environmental monitoring.
For more information, visit the ICEYE website.
Originally published on June 18, 2026 by ICEYE.
