Press & Media

A curated overview of media coverage, industry recognitions, and EU project references for Meratch — IoT water management by GOSPACE LABS.

409+

IoT pressure sensors delivered to CHMI

99.8%

System availability in production

Top 10

Worldwide at Water Council BREW

ISO

Certifications (9001, 14001, 45001, 27001)

Selected media coverage

TelecomsPartnership~ 2023

Sateliot and GOSPACE LABS team up on satellite 5G-enabled water contamination monitoring

Sateliot and GOSPACE LABS connect the Meratch IoT solution to 5G satellite networks, enabling early warning for floods and well-water contamination in the US.

MERATCH by GOSPACE LABS: Clean, healthy rivers and lakes through online monitoring - Hopero

WaterTechMedia article~ 2023

MERATCH by GOSPACE LABS: Clean, healthy rivers and lakes through online monitoring - Hopero

GOSPACE LABS s.r.o. is a Slovak company developing complex solutions designed for water monitoring. MERATCH is the company’s brand aiming to democratize aquatic monitoring for municipalities, smart cities, citizens, water companies and legislators.

MERATCH od spoločnosti GOSPACE LABS: Čisté, zdravé rieky a jazerá pomocou online monitorovania. - KInIT

ResearchMedia article~ 2023

MERATCH od spoločnosti GOSPACE LABS: Čisté, zdravé rieky a jazerá pomocou online monitorovania. - KInIT

Slovak article on cooperation with KInIT focused on long-term river and lake water-quality research using Meratch.

Po teple príde ešte extrémnejšie počasie. Zostaňte doma, varuje klimatológ Jozef Pecho

ClimateExpert article~ 2026

Po teple príde ešte extrémnejšie počasie. Zostaňte doma, varuje klimatológ Jozef Pecho

Po teple prídu búrky, ochladenie a ešte horšia vlna horúčav, varuje klimatológ Jozef Pecho zo spoločnosti Gospace Labs. Na Česko už udreli aj

Industry & partner listings

Directory~ 2025

Meratch on Crunchbase

Company/profile listing Meratch as an IoT sensors and software provider for comprehensive water management, based in Bratislava.

Startup profile~ 2023

Meratch on Bounce Watch / F6S

Startup profile documenting Meratch/GOSPACE LABS within water-tech, IoT and digitalization categories.

Video~ 2023

MERATCH IoT water level sensor — YouTube

Official video explaining how Meratch digitizes water management and real-time level monitoring and alerts.

Awards & recognitions

Water Council BREW Accelerator

Selected among global top water-tech innovators in the BREW 2.0 program in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

American Water Council Tech Award

MERATCH recognized as an award-winning IoT smart water-management solution by the Water Council.

Chytré mestá — International Projects

GOSPACE LABS awarded in International Projects category for Meratch deployment.

CASSINI Business Accelerator

Selected for EU's CASSINI Business Accelerator Batch 6 as a promising space/IoT company.

Institutional references

EU Project~ 2023–ongoing

FLOPRES — Flash Flood Prediction System

Meratch provides radar level sensors and digital infrastructure for the Slovak-Polish early-warning FLOPRES system for flash floods.

Institutional~ 2024

409 sensors delivered to CHMI

Deployment of hundreds of Meratch pressure level sensors for Czech Hydrometeorological Institute groundwater monitoring.

EU Project~ 2023

DALIA — Danube Lighthouse pilot

Meratch supports Danube Lighthouse pilot with remote water-discharge monitoring from Kysuce region.

Partnership~ 2023

Sateliot collaboration for US groundwater wells

Satellite-enabled Meratch monitoring targeting 43M Americans relying on private wells, via Sateliot 5G IoT constellation.

Expert & thought-leadership references

Climate~ Floodar~ 2025

Floodar: A new chapter in hyperlocal flash-flood early warning

Jozef Pecho's deep-dive LinkedIn post explaining Floodar architecture, nowcasting stack, and mission to democratize flood safety.

Flood risk~ Analysis~ 2026

Why nonstationary flood models matter for real-world risk

Post discussing modern flood-frequency analysis and implications for infrastructure and water-management decisions, aligned with Floodar positioning.

Ecosystem~ Satellite~ 2025

Seeing through the storm: real-time satellite flood monitoring

Recap of ICEYE webinar on SAR-based flood monitoring and how such data complements solutions like Floodar/Meratch.

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