Consortium 

Founded in 2001, Pildo Labs is an engineering company specialized in delivering top of the edge technology and services within the aeronautics and aerospace sectors. Pildo's team is multicultural, young, creative, energetic, interdisciplinary and with a solid background in technology.

The operation of Pildo Labs is structured in three main areas:

• Navigation services, in charge of delivering GNSS services to aeronautical sector;

• Software services, in charge of providing software development support to the other areas of the company and also directly to clients that need critical software such as Space sector and Finance clients;

• R&D services, responsible for developing new services and products that provide the company with a strategic position.

Pildo Labs main activity is focused within the Aeronautical sector, in which they are recognized as experts in GNSS applied to air navigation within EU market thanks to their leadership since the very beginning in the most strategic projects for the main European bodies in this field.

FuVeX, founded in 2013, is a Navarre-based start-up that aims to lead the current unmanned aviation revolution by replacing manned helicopters with long-range drones and having 80 times more range than conventional UAVs.  Established as a pioneering firm in the aerospace sector, its activities have focused on the energy sector, using drones for the inspection of power lines with no emissions nor human risks.

To this end, its team, made up of executives from industrial corporations, university professors and engineers, has developed patented technology that allows drones to fly safely, legally and environmentally friendly. 

Sateliot is the first satellite operator to offer IoT connectivity over standard 5G NB-IoT. Their constellation serves as cell towers in space, expanding mobile operator coverage and providing global connectivity to unmodified commercial terrestrial devices wherever they are. 

Sateliot’s mission is to enable digitalization everywhere, allowing everyone to optimize their activities in the easiest way possible, improving the quality of life for everyone and fostering innovation for tomorrow.

Connectivity is implemented and offered based on a standard protocol. Sateliot's global connectivity surpasses current offerings by being the first LEO satellite connectivity provider to operate under the 3GPP Standard, developed by the existing telecom ecosystem. This implementation allows standard NB-IoT devices to connect to the satellite constellation anywhere on Earth. As a result, Sateliot can provide services at costs comparable to those of terrestrial cellular networks. This innovation is expected to enable the widespread adoption of IoT in traditional out-of-coverage areas.

The Andalusian Foundation for Aerospace Development (FADA) is a non-profit organisation that takes care of the management of CATEC research centre. The main goal is R&D on aerospace related technologies in coordination with industries, universities and other research centres.

FADA-CATEC has currently 45 researchers and was awarded with a 21 Million Euros Grant for laboratories and equipment in 2008. The Avionics and Systems Division will be the one involved in this project. This Division includes more than 20 researchers working on drones and aerial robotics technologies having a large experience developing autonomous functionalities for aerial systems. Also, FADA-CATEC has an important experience in the integration of drones into the airspace having participated in three SESAR projects. On the other hand, it is deeply involved in the development of the drone regulation and standardization activities, both at national and European level, being a member of the: Informal Drone Expert group of the European Commission, WG-105 at EUROCAE, RPAS Advisory Committee of AESA.

Finally, FADA-CATEC has a wide experience participating in European projects; having participated in 9 FP7 projects (coordinating 3 of them) and already participating in 8 H2020 projects in the last 10 years.

TECNALIA is the largest applied research and technological development centre in Spain, a benchmark in Europe and a member of the Basque Research and Technology Alliance. We collaborate with companies and institutions to improve their competitiveness, people's quality of life and achieve sustainable growth. We do this thanks to people who are passionate about technology and committed to building a better society.

Its Mission: To transform technological research into prosperity.

Its Vision: To be agents of transformation for companies and society in order to adapt to the challenges of a continuously evolving future.

Our Values: We are a team of people who act with honesty, transparency and coherence, in accordance with the following values of our organisation, generating trust inside and outside TECNALIA: the customer at the centre, collaboration, social commitment, excellence and innovation.