People Mobility
Funds feasibility studies for satellite-enabled urban mobility services.
People Mobility is a European Space Agency Kick-start Activity that funds feasibility studies for satellite-enabled urban mobility services that cut congestion, accidents and pollution, for local authorities, road operators, public transport operators, drivers, insurers, pedestrians, cyclists, and fleet operators β covering integration platforms for people-mobility services, rural mobility serviceβ¦
ESA wants satellite-enabled services that improve urban mobility while cutting congestion, accidents and pollution -- named examples are integration platforms for people-mobility services, rural mobility services, urban logistics, and decision-support systems built from big-data analytics. Services can target local authorities, road operators, public transport operators, drivers, insurers, pedestrians, cyclists, or fleet operators.
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