The call Services & Data coming from satellites (HORIZON-EUSPA-2026-SPACE) covers the following topics:
- HORIZON-EUSPA-2026-SPACE-02-51 Space Data Economy
Topic Description: This topic aims at supporting activities that are enabling or contributing to overcoming sectorial demand fragmentation and support scale up of the space data use, increasing the wider uptake and mass adoption of the EU space data in selected priority areas that are strategic for Europe. To that end, proposals under this topic should aim to deliver results that are directed, tailored towards and contributing to some or all of the following expected outcomes:
- Foster the development and prepare for the commercialisation of innovative space-based solutions that supports an informed decision making of relevant stakeholders (e.g. energy operators, city and regional authorities, financial institutions, insurance companies, corporations, food/industrial manufacturing etc.);
- Leverage EGNSS-based and Copernicus-based capabilities to modernize and increase the efficiency and resilience of energy infrastructure and/or urban environment, and/or support the use of green financing schemes addressing environmental challenges as well as implementing climate resilient practices in the downstream sector;
- Analyse and support the consolidation of the sectorial demand for solutions based on EGNSS and Copernicus services and data, possibly also exploring the synergies with EU space based secure communication and surveillance, addressing the challenges identified in priority areas and leveraging the relevant regulatory environment.
Topic Description: Projects’ results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following outcomes:
- Foster the development and validation of integrated synergistic space technologies that support the operational work of crisis and security practitioners (e.g. law enforcement, customs, first/second responders, critical infrastructure operators, border or coast guards, civil protection authorities etc);
- Improve, operationalize and mainstream EGNSS-based and possibly Earth observation-based services that enhance the resiliency and security (including cybersecurity) of the EU, reinforcing their acceptance, adoption and usage of the developed solution(s) among practitioners. Synergies with secure satellite communications can also be explored;
- Improve the wide uptake and penetration of EU Space Programme data and services, and in particular EGNSS differentiators (OSNMA - Open Service Navigation Message Authentication, HAS - High Accuracy Service, RLS - Return Link Service, EWSS – Emergency Warning Satellite Service etc.), in the everyday operations and tasks of crisis and security practitioners, increasing their awareness and ability to operate efficiently and with safety;
- Identify new, and analyse existing, capability gaps of security practitioners, that space technologies can bridge, demonstrating on the field innovative solutions based on EGNSS and possibly other EU Space Programme components such as Copernicus;
- Create new space-based commercial opportunities for innovative businesses serving practitioner organisations.
Submission deadline for proposals: 24 February 2026
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