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  • 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/

  • 189 - GNSS Interference monitoring and Notification to key Operators from Space-Phase 2 (GINKO-2)

    189 - GNSS Interference monitoring and Notification to key Operators from Space-Phase 2 (GINKO-2)

    Element 2 - Competitiveness in PNT
    Start date: 01/10/2024
    Duration: 36 Months
    Due to the proliferation of jamming sources, localizing the source of RFI is becoming a priority. For GNSS users, especially the ones concerned with safety applications and critical infrastructures, but not limited to, it is imperative to be situationally aware of local GNSS interference.  The GINKO-S Phase 2 product encompasses the minimum system configuration necessary to verify the…

    Prime contractor

    ITALSPAZIO SRL

    Name: ITALSPAZIO SRL

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.italspazio.com/

    Subcontractors

    Telespazio S.p.A.

    Name: Telespazio S.p.A.

    Country: Italy

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

    D-Orbit S.p.A.

    Name: D-Orbit S.p.A.

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.dorbit.space/

    Politecnico di Torino

    Name: Politecnico di Torino

    Country: Italy

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

    Inter-university Consortium of Applied Physical Sciences (CISFA)

    Name: Inter-university Consortium of Applied Physical Sciences (CISFA)

    Country: Italy

    Website: http://cisfa.net/

  • 197 - Marconi New Space GNSS Receiver

    197 - Marconi New Space GNSS Receiver

    Element 2 - Competitiveness in PNT
    Start date: 01/10/2024
    Duration: 16 Months
    The activity aims at developing a new GNSS spaceborne receiver (called MARCONI New Space) to respond to several space market needs: • A Low-Cost GNSS Receiver suitable for large production (Constellations) - use, as much as possible, of selected COTS or low grade components with good radiation robustness and specific protection mechanism; • Compact design, internally redundant; • High…

    Prime contractor

    Thales Alenia Space Italia S.p.A.

    Name: Thales Alenia Space Italia S.p.A.

    Country: Italy

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

  • 087 bis - Verifiable AI/ML techniques for PNT applications

    087 bis - Verifiable AI/ML techniques for PNT applications

    Element 1 - Innovation in satellite Navigation
    Start date: 17/09/2024
    Duration: 18 Months
    The VAIPOSA project aims to develop innovative methodologies for designing and implementing Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) components using AI and machine learning (ML), while ensuring safety, robustness, and resilience. It employs a realistic road environment simulator where an autonomous agent with an AI-based PNT system must adapt to changing conditions. The project enhances…

    Prime contractor

    Fondazione Bruno Kessler

    Name: Fondazione Bruno Kessler

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.fbk.eu/en/

    Subcontractors

    GMV NSL Ltd

    Name: GMV NSL Ltd

    Country: United Kingdom

    Website: https://www.gmv.com/en

  • 157 - Water leak detection through GNSS-R technology

    157 - Water leak detection through GNSS-R technology

    Element 2 - Competitiveness in PNT
    Start date: 03/09/2024
    Duration: 24 Months
    The GNSS-R Technology for Water Leaks Detection project aims to engineer an instrument, which can be installed in any vehicle, capable of pre-localizing water losses using the technique of scatterometry. This technique involves driving a vehicle over the water pipe, identifying the sections with different moisture content than the average measurements. In this way, operators can avoid the…

    Prime contractor

    Cosmic S.r.L

    Name: Cosmic S.r.L

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://cosmicwaterleaks.space/

  • 073 - TrustwOrthy Pnt for unmAnned aerial SystEms - TOPASE

    073 - TrustwOrthy Pnt for unmAnned aerial SystEms - TOPASE

    Element 1 - Innovation in satellite Navigation
    Start date: 30/06/2024
    Duration: 12 Months
    Unmanned Aerial systems (UAS) industry has undergone significant growth, propelled by advancements in miniaturization, cost-effectiveness and sensor fusion frameworks.  However, this market is still lacking trustworthiness as enabler for safety-sensitive operations. To achieve scaled adoption, user acceptance, and compliance to regulatory and standardization ecosystem are key…

    Prime contractor

    Thales Alenia Space France SAS

    Name: Thales Alenia Space France SAS

    Country: France

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

    Subcontractors

    ABZero Srl

    Name: ABZero Srl

    Country: Italy

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

    University Politechnica Timisoara (UPT)

    Name: University Politechnica Timisoara (UPT)

    Country: Romania

    Website: https://www.upt.ro/

    DRONE VOLT

    Name: DRONE VOLT

    Country: France

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

  • 182 - GSAB2 - Grimaldi Satellite Assisted Berthing 2

    182 - GSAB2 - Grimaldi Satellite Assisted Berthing 2

    Element 2 - Competitiveness in PNT
    Start date: 09/05/2024
    Duration: 36 Months
    GSAB2 – Grimaldi Satellite Assisted Berthing 2 is a premiere and flagship project, awarded by ESA – NAVISP 2 program to an international consortium led by Grimaldi in partnership with Kongsberg (Norway), Radiolabs (Italy) and Rina Services S.p.A. (Italy) targeting the assisted berthing operations with big vessels as the PCTC – Pure Car & Truck Carriers. GSAB2, which is the evolution of the…

    Prime contractor

    Grimaldi Deep Sea S.p.A.

    Name: Grimaldi Deep Sea S.p.A.

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.grimaldi.napoli.it/it/index.html

    Subcontractors

    Kongsberg Maritime AS

    Name: Kongsberg Maritime AS

    Country: Norway

    Website: https://www.kongsberg.com/

  • 181 - GLF GeoLive Football

    181 - GLF GeoLive Football

    Element 2 - Competitiveness in PNT
    Start date: 04/04/2024
    Duration: 18 Months
    GLF solution is a GNSS technology downstream application (PNT User Segment) for precise positioning of football players during a match, representing an effective and innovative value-added tool for real time football performance monitoring. Without the installation of infrastructures in the stadium, the GLF device will allow calculation of “live” metrics to be used by the football team…

    Prime contractor

    Spaceexe SRL

    Name: Spaceexe SRL

    Country: Italy

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

    Subcontractors

    SENSOWORKS SRL

    Name: SENSOWORKS SRL

    Country: Italy

    Website: https://www.sensoworks.com/

  • 075 - Bearer independent secure time transfer

    075 - Bearer independent secure time transfer

    Element 1 - Innovation in satellite Navigation
    Start date: 13/03/2024
    Duration: 12 Months
    The objective of the project is to focus on and implement existing time transfer data protocols (NTP, NTS...) and the feasibility of their integration in existing constellations. The scope is to study the overlay of data time transfer protocols (“Data TT”) onto satellite communication protocols. However, the perspective to study 5G NTN frames (“5G TT”) is not left out. The proposed…

    Prime contractor

    Thales Alenia Space France SAS

    Name: Thales Alenia Space France SAS

    Country: France

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

    Subcontractors

    Qascom

    Name: Qascom

    Country: Italy

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

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