Space for Intermodal Transport
Space For Intermodal Transport
Amount not specified
12/09/2025
Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution
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What is the Space for Intermodal Transport Call?
Expected Outcomes
• Demonstrable reductions in urban congestion, vehicle emissions and modal shift to greener transport modes.
• Operational prototypes of demand-responsive and real-time tracking systems ensuring seamless multimodal transfers and enhanced passenger/goods safety.
• Pre-operational demonstration of continuous connectivity solutions in low-coverage areas and adverse weather adaptation.
• Digital Twins or other planning tools for infrastructure feasibility studies supporting new or upgraded intermodal nodes.
• Contributions to EU TEN-T corridor efficiency and Green Deal decarbonisation targets.
• Strengthened industry collaboration, standardisation frameworks and stakeholder networks for intermodal transport integration.
Scope Requirements
• Eligible geographies: entities located in ESA Member States (Austria; Belgium; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Ireland; Italy; Hungary; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom; Lithuania; Slovakia).
• Service focus: sustainable intermodal transport covering both passenger and freight modes, integrating at least two transport modes without handling goods during transfers.
• Value from space: clear use of satellite positioning/timing (GNSS), satellite communications, Earth observation data, or other space technologies to enable tracking, connectivity, environmental monitoring or route optimisation.
• Thematic alignment: environmental sustainability (emission reduction, congestion mitigation), efficiency and flexibility (real-time tracking, demand-responsive transport, Digital Twins), safety (continuous monitoring, secure handling, low-connectivity communication, weather adaptation).
• Regulatory alignment: support EU TEN-T objectives and Green Deal targets.
• Business viability: demonstrated market need, commercial feasibility, viable business model, stakeholder engagement.
• Compliance: GDPR and relevant safety/security regulations.
Special Conditions
• Ineligible geographies: teams entirely outside the listed ESA Member States are not eligible. Companies based in Greece, Spain or Canada are eligible only if the proposal includes a significant 5G component or addresses Safety and Security.
• Submission process: three sequential steps via the Open Space Innovation Platform (OSIP) and ESA-STAR: Activity Pitch Questionnaire; Outline Proposal (within 2 months of APQ acceptance); Full Proposal (within 4 months of OP invitation).
• Deadlines: Call opens 17 March 2025; Call closes 12 September 2025; proposals reviewed periodically—early submission encouraged.
Open from: 17/03/2025
Deadline:12/09/2025
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