The European Space Agency (ESA)’s Navigation Innovation and Support Program (NAVISP) is a key enabler for innovation and competitiveness and a strategic tool of ESA to support and develop the overall European positioning, navigation and timing landscape. NAVISP is structured into three programmatic elements, each targeting different aspects of the PNT ecosystem. NAVISP aims to cultivate competitive industrial capacities while pioneering the advancement of novel technologies to augment, supplement and even replace current PNT systems.

Prerequisites:

• Understand PNT needs cross sectorally in the nation/region

• Evaluate current technological capabilities and identify areas that require development.

• Procurement pathway

• Partner support as needed

Cost:

• Ballpark: USD 50k–250k

• Includes: literature review and baseline study, stakeholder consultations, expert advisory, report drafting and validation

Timeframe:

• Overall: 12–24 mo

• Phase: scoping & consultations (3–6 mo), draft policy/legal review (4–8 mo), approval & adoption (5–10 mo)

Pros:

• Budget Efficiency - Redistribution leverages the existing budget while allowing for efficient allocation of funds.

Considerations:

• Expert Involvement - Activities need to involve experts and relevant stakeholders, which can be time consuming.