Introduction: The Transport Thematic in FP7 comprises aeronautics, sustainable surface transport and Galileo. Find out more about Transport in our R&D guide here.
Objective: develop safer, ’greener‘ and ’smarter‘ pan-European transport systems that will benefit all citizens, respect the environment, and increase the competitiveness of European industries in the global market.
Target public: Companies especially SMEs, Universities, Universities of Applied Sciences, Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology (EPFL and ETHZ), PSI.
Calls: You’ll find here all the open calls; expected calls; past calls.
Nb: calls in Transport are initiated by two Directorate Generals: DG TREN (policy oriented, short term) and DG RTD (medium to long term, more research oriented). Both DGs publish independent calls for proposal!
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More external links:
FP7 Transport research website
Aeronautics
In Aeronautics, the technology platform ACARE’s (Advisory Council for Aeronautic Research in Europe) SRA is key. It sets 5 pillars of activities that will contribute to suit policy needs and society.
More on ACARE… (external link)
More on partner search for SME’s (external link) and projects under construction in aeronautics
Entry point Air Transport (European Commission)
Surface Transport in FP7 is covering rail, road and waterborne transport modes. European Commission links:
Entry point Road Transport and Road Safety
Entry Point Rail Transport
Entry Point Water Borne Transport
Technology platforms in Sustainable Surface Transport:
ERTRAC, European Road Transport Research Advisory Council, www.ertrac.org
ERRAC, European Rail Research Advisory Council, www.errac.org
WATERBORNE, Technology Platform for the waterborne (sea & inland) transport sector, www.waterborne-tp.org
Support to Galileo
The European Global Satellite Navigation provides a worldwide positioning and timing infrastructure: Galileo (European Commission page)
More on the GNSS website (Global Navigation Satellite System) Supervisory Authority (implementing Galileo calls) you find on the Commission GNSS page.
An overview about the Galileo Joint undertaking and activities in FP6: http://www.galileoju.com
Other websites of interest:
Europa.eu
European Commission's transport site
SESAR: Single European Sky ATM Research
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