News
Successful FP7 Project Kick Off in Brussels
Brussels, BE 10.01.2012
Today we succesfully kicked off our FP7 / OCD project at GSA premisses in Brussels. The project will be coordinated by doss bv and co-managed by the European GNSS Agency. OCD was the first project to kick of within the 3rd Galileo Call.
Present in the meeting were, on behalf of the GSA, Mr Reinhard Blasi (Project officer) accompanied by Giammetta Diani & Justyna Redelkiewicz. Consortium side were present: Stef & Selene Kolman (doss / coordinator), Martin Grzebelus & Andreas Kahmann (NavCert / TUV sud), Wiliam Robert (NSL) & Ken Izomoh (DKE).
OpenCarData FP7 Consortium Invited For Negotiation
Brussels, BE 22.08.2011
Today we received message of the European Commission to meet for negotiations in the FP7 Programme. FP7 is the short name for the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. This is the EU's main instrument for funding research in Europe and it will run from 2007-2013. FP7 is also designed to respond to Europe's employment needs, competitiveness and quality of life.
The overall purpose of the negotiation process is to agree on the scientific-technical details of the project and to collect financial and legal information needed for preparing a Grant Agreement as well as for the project management and reporting on the project execution.
Our partners in the consortium are:
NavCert, Germany who will lead the certification process
Nottingham Science Ltd, UK who will offer their Matchbox Road matching technology & EGNOS experience
DKE, LUX who will offer business development & project management &
doss BV who will be product strategical lead and project coordinator.
Living Lab Reality Check With GAIA - Spain Kicked Off
Munchen, DE 24.05.2011
Today the Living Lab reality check kicked off in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. The trial contract has been granted to GAIA Spain who will test our innovation with 60-100 vehicles in their Mobility Lab in San Sebastian, Gipuzkoa (in the Basque Country, North of Spain).
The two objectives of the trial are:
1. calibration & validation of our emission calculations
2. demonstrate that the innovation has a positive effect on a drivers behavior
Emission Metering Shows Radical Results Towards Reduction
Amsterdam, NL 19.11.2010
During the State of Social Media Summit a drastic reduction of a vehicles emission have been proven to be possible. Our competition showed that a same car, driven over the same city track, packed in a competitive "good driver - bad driver" game, can make a 65% difference in emissions.
From the 18 drivers, sourced from the public, the winner steered the Volkswagen Polo toward a perfect 166gCO2/km | D label, while the least efficient driver scored a meager 274gCO2/km | G label. An absolute difference of 108gCO2/km or 65%.
Download the a comprehensive presentation of the results here
OpenCarData winner of GNSS Living Lab Prize in European Satellite Navigation Competition
Oberpfaffenhofen, DE 19.10.2010
Last night OpenCarData was awarded the GNSS Living Lab Prize during the European Satellite Navigation Competition in Munchen, Germany. During the ceremony in the superb Allerheiligenhof Kirche in the Munich Residence, Stef Kolman received the Galileo Masters Award, a check and the knowlegde that the project will find continuation in one of the 220 European Living Labs.
Take a look at the ceremony pictures and read more about it at the Galileo Masters website
OpenCarData presentation at State of Social Media Summit
Amsterdam, NL 15.10.2010
OpenCarData will be presenting at the State of Social Media Summit. The Summit explores the state of social innovation on the Internet on 28-29 October 2010 in Trouw Amsterdam (Wibautstraat 127, Amsterdam), organized and hosted by the ever excellent Digital Pioniers.
While you're there don't miss the opportunity to test your personal EmissionProfile on the OCD Test Circuit and compete with all the other Stig's out there.
Take a look a the presentation programe
OpenCarData | EmissionProfiles shortlisted for GNSS Living Lab prize
Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany 07.10.2010
The GNSS Living Lab Prize is part of the project GAINS (Galileo Advanced INnovation Services), which is funded under the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). Living Labs are user-driven open innovation platforms organized within the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL).
