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  • 095 - Exploitation of Geo-spatial Data for Automated Vehicles

    095 - Exploitation of Geo-spatial Data for Automated Vehicles

    Element 1 - Innovation in satellite Navigation
    Start date: 20/11/2025
    Duration: 24 Months
    GNSS technologies typically suffer significant accuracy issues in urban environments due to signal degradation caused by obstacles like buildings which block and reflects GNSS signals leading to big positioning errors. The most dangerous impairments are due to specularly reflected Non-Line-Of-Sight (srNLOS) signals. Such errors can be attenuated through the application of the Intelligent Urban…

    Prime contractor

    Intecs S.p.A.

    Name: Intecs S.p.A.

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.intecs.it/

  • 077 - Technological Enablers of Cellular Networks for PVT Assurance

    077 - Technological Enablers of Cellular Networks for PVT Assurance

    Element 1 - Innovation in satellite Navigation
    Start date: 04/09/2025
    Duration: 12 Months
    ESA's NAVISP-EL1-077 project aims to develop a prototype Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) system, focusing on secure positioning through GNSS and 5G encrypted signals. The initiative includes creating two emulators: a User Terminal Emulator (UTE) and a Service Provider Emulator (SPE). Qascom and the consortium have two main objectives: developing a testbed and a prototype User Terminal.…

    Prime contractor

    Qascom

    Name: Qascom

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.qascom.com/

    Subcontractors

    University of Patras  (UPAT)

    Name: University of Patras (UPAT)

    Country: Greece

    Website: https://ics.ece.upatras.gr/

    LOCTIO

    Name: LOCTIO

    Country: Greece

    Website: https://www.loctio.com/

  • 097 - Use of ML Tech. to Optimize the Adaptive beam-Steering Capabilities of CRPAs for GNSS Receiver

    097 - Use of ML Tech. to Optimize the Adaptive beam-Steering Capabilities of CRPAs for GNSS Receiver

    Element 1 - Innovation in satellite Navigation
    Start date: 16/06/2025
    Duration: 24 Months
    Scope of the project is to perform activities and provide deliverables in relation to Use of ML techniques to optimize the adaptive beam-steering capabilities of CRPAs for GNSS user receivers. The core objectives of the project are: • Identify the best ML algorithm for adaptive null-steering beamformer with a compact antenna (elements spacing <λ/2) • Develop and evaluate the real-time…

    Prime contractor

    LEONARDO

    Name: LEONARDO

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.leonardo.com/it/

    Subcontractors

    Elettronica S.p.A.

    Name: Elettronica S.p.A.

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.eltgroup.net/

  • 200  - Precise & Resilient critical infrastructure Operations Through spacE & Underwater pnt Solutions (PROTEUS)

    200 - Precise & Resilient critical infrastructure Operations Through spacE & Underwater pnt Solutions (PROTEUS)

    Element 2 - Competitiveness in PNT
    Start date: 11/06/2025
    Duration: 18 Months
    The growing demand for autonomous solutions in underwater critical infrastructure operations is driving the subsea market toward more advanced and reliable technologies avoiding a strict dependence from manned vessels.  Innovative solutions should aim not only to reduce lower operational costs, but also to minimize risks to infrastructure and involved personnel, allowing more frequent and…

    Prime contractor

    Telespazio S.p.A.

    Name: Telespazio S.p.A.

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.telespazio.com/it/home

    Subcontractors

    Spaceexe SRL

    Name: Spaceexe SRL

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.spaceexe.com/en/home-page/

    SAIPEM SpA

    Name: SAIPEM SpA

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.saipem.com/it

    DRASS GALEAZZI S.r.l.

    Name: DRASS GALEAZZI S.r.l.

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.drass.tech/

  • 096 - Advanced visual INS for high-end handheld device

    096 - Advanced visual INS for high-end handheld device

    Element 1 - Innovation in satellite Navigation
    Start date: 19/05/2025
    Duration: 15 Months
    The main objective of this activity begins with a Technology Review and Use Case Definition, focusing on analysing state-of-the-art VINS and SLAM techniques for handheld devices and identifying key use cases and performance metrics. The next phase involves Solution Trade-Off, Design, and Integration, where a proof-of-concept navigation engine is developed by adapting technologies from the…

    Prime contractor

    Qascom

    Name: Qascom

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.qascom.com/

    Subcontractors

    Hightek S.R.L

    Name: Hightek S.R.L

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.hightek.it/en/

    La Sapienza University

    Name: La Sapienza University

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina-strutturale/home

  • 098 - Metrics to Assess the Performance of GNSS Authentication Schemes (PEGASO)

    098 - Metrics to Assess the Performance of GNSS Authentication Schemes (PEGASO)

    Element 1 - Innovation in satellite Navigation
    Start date: 21/03/2025
    Duration: 18 Months
    The core objective of the project PEGASO (PErformance of GNSS Auth Schemes by IndicatOrs) is to develop and validate a standardized methodology for evaluating GNSS anti-spoofing mechanisms and receiver implementations. This involves the realization of an end-to-end testbed that contains real and SDR receivers and a versatile simulation engine capable of generating navigations signals in realistic…

    Prime contractor

    Qascom

    Name: Qascom

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.qascom.com/

    Subcontractors

    Romanian InSpace Engineering S.R.L.

    Name: Romanian InSpace Engineering S.R.L.

    Country: Romania

    Website: https://roinspace.com/

  • 091 - Proof-of-concept of SOOP with broadband satcom signals in Ku/Ka-band

    091 - Proof-of-concept of SOOP with broadband satcom signals in Ku/Ka-band

    Element 1 - Innovation in satellite Navigation
    Start date: 28/01/2025
    Duration: 24 Months
    Currently, satellite navigation mainly relies on dedicated GNSS constellations in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO).  With the increasing demand for resilient and ubiquitous Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT), several initiatives are underway to diversify the orbits and frequencies for GNSS.  However, the rise of mega-constellations in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for global telecommunication…

    Prime contractor

    Thales Alenia Space France SAS

    Name: Thales Alenia Space France SAS

    Country: France

    Website: https://www.thalesaleniaspace.com/fr

    Subcontractors

    Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile (ENAC)

    Name: Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile (ENAC)

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.enac.gov.it/

    Fondazione LINKs

    Name: Fondazione LINKs

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://linksfoundation.com/en/

    ABZero Srl

    Name: ABZero Srl

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.abzero.it/en/

    LEAT Universite Côte d’Azur

    Name: LEAT Universite Côte d’Azur

    Country: France

    Website: https://univ-cotedazur.fr/

    Helios Technology

    Name: Helios Technology

    Country: United Kingdom

    Website: https://www.egis-group.com/projects?sector=Aviation

  • 199  - MALCO: Monitoring of Activities in Large COnstruction Projects

    199 - MALCO: Monitoring of Activities in Large COnstruction Projects

    Element 2 - Competitiveness in PNT
    Start date: 31/12/2024
    Duration: 18 Months
    The proposed activity’s main objective is to develop an innovative solution for monitoring the construction processes of large infrastructures by using cutting-edge technologies such as GNSS (global navigation satellite systems), satellite EO (Earth observation), drones and wearable devices to guarantee a safe work environment for the construction workers and avoid delays in the construction…

    Prime contractor

    Nimbus

    Name: Nimbus

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.nimbus.aero/

    Subcontractors

    Axipiter

    Name: Axipiter

    Country: Italy

    Website: http://www.axipiter.space.it/

    ACCA

    Name: ACCA

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.acca.it/

    Gisky

    Name: Gisky

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.giskysrl.com/

    Peopletrust

    Name: Peopletrust

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.peopletrust.it/

  • 194 - MultifrEquency Digital bEAmforming

    194 - MultifrEquency Digital bEAmforming

    Element 2 - Competitiveness in PNT
    Start date: 25/10/2024
    Duration: 14 Months
    MEDEA is an EGNSS/INMARSAT Rx multiband digital array antenna that covers the two bandwidths from 1150 up to 1290 MHz and from 1539 to 1610 MHz. MEDEA can be considered a sort of “applique equipment” for any standard GNSS receivers because of, in addition to gather RF signal from the outside space, it embeds a few features to improve the integrity of the receiver operations to which it is…

    Prime contractor

    ST4I - Space Technologies for Innovation

    Name: ST4I - Space Technologies for Innovation

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://st4in.com/

    Subcontractors

    RadioPoints srl

    Name: RadioPoints srl

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.radiopoints.it/

    Consortium ULISSE

    Name: Consortium ULISSE

    Country: Italy

    Website: http://consorzioulisse.it/it/

  • 086 - Instantaneous High-Accuracy Positioning based on Hybrid-Meta-Signal Solutions (INSPIRE)

    086 - Instantaneous High-Accuracy Positioning based on Hybrid-Meta-Signal Solutions (INSPIRE)

    Element 1 - Innovation in satellite Navigation
    Start date: 17/10/2024
    Duration: 18 Months
    The INSPIRE project aims to design, develop, and validate a novel GNSS-based positioning architecture tailored for challenging environments such as urban canyons and deep-urban areas. The project leverages meta-signal processing, peer-to-peer ranging, and hybrid positioning to improve accuracy, robustness, and availability of GNSS-based solutions in scenarios where traditional positioning systems…

    Prime contractor

    IGASPIN GmbH

    Name: IGASPIN GmbH

    Country: Austria

    Website: http://www.igaspin.at/

    Subcontractors

    Universität der Bundeswehr München (UniBw M)

    Name: Universität der Bundeswehr München (UniBw M)

    Country: Germany

    Website: https://www.unibw.de/lrt9

    Politecnico di Torino

    Name: Politecnico di Torino

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.polito.it/

    Famidat Kft

    Name: Famidat Kft

    Country: Hungary

    Website: https://flowide.net/

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