Call: Modern methodologies and verifications for GNSS in Railways and virtual test environment

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Programme	Horizon 2020
Acronym	H2020
Type of Fund	Action programme
Description of programme "Horizon 2020"	Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme with nearly 80 billion € of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020). Apart from classic research projects, Horizon 2020 also funds innovation projects and pilot-projects in different fields. The programme is divided into three different sections: Excellent Science Industrial Leadership Societal Challenges
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Description of programme "Shift2Rail "	Shift2Rail fosters the introduction of better trains to the market, which operate on an innovative rail network infrastructure at a lower life-cycle cost, with more capacity to cope with growing passenger and freight mobility demand. All this are developed by European companies, thereby increasing their competitiveness in the global marketplace. Shift2Rail also contributes to the paradigm for the modal shift to attract users to rail. For EU passengers, this represents more travel options, more comfort and improved punctuality. For freight forwarder/shippers, rail freight offers a more cost-effective, punctual and traceable shipment option. Shift2Rail contributes to: Cutting the life-cycle cost of railway transports by as much as 50% Doubling railway capacity Increasing reliability and punctuality by as much as 50%
Call	Modern methodologies and verifications for GNSS in Railways and virtual test environment
Description of call "Modern methodologies and verifications for GNSS in Railways and virtual test environment"	The application of the new technologies for train localisation using GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) are seen being one of the most promising technologies able to increase line capacity reducing the trackside life cycle costs. The main challenge is to identify and assembly the basic data necessary to accomplish and apply the GNSS in the Railway environment. The call also aims to study new methodologies and assessment procedures for maintaining the simulation environment. The focus of related activities is to achieve a realistic characterization of the environment, in terms of railway and GNSS infrastructures, able to evaluate performances and properties of some Fail-Safe Train Positioning components with respect to normal and specific failure conditions.
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Thematic Focus	Research & Innovation, Technology Transfer & Exchange
Funding area	EU Member States Albania / Shqipëria Bosnia and Herzegovina Iceland / Ísland Moldova Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора North Macedonia / Северна Македонија Norway / Norge Serbia / Сpбија Switzerland / Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera Turkey / Türkiye Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna Others
Origin of Applicant	EU Member States Albania / Shqipëria Bosnia and Herzegovina Iceland / Ísland Moldova Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора North Macedonia / Северна Македонија Norway / Norge Serbia / Сpбија Switzerland / Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera Turkey / Türkiye Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna Others
Eligible applicants	Research Institution, International Organization, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), NGO / NPO, Start Up Company, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined)
Applicant details	This call is addressed only to entities that are not Members of the S2R JU (founding or associated), nor constituent entities of Members in the form of consortia or groupings, nor affiliated entities either to the S2R JU Members or to the constituent entities of Members in the form of consortia or groupings.
Project Partner	Yes
Project Partner Details	Projects must comprise at least 3 partners from at least 3 EU Member States or other eligible countries.
Type of Funding	Grants
Financial details	Budget: 1,02 mio. € Co-funding: max. 100%
Submission	Participant Portal
Contact Details	SANDOR Dusan Policy Analyst Dusan.SANDOR@ec.europa.eu Link to the National Contact Point Finder.