Project Overview
Travel Wise, TRansformation of AViation and rAilway soLutions toWards Integration and SynergiEs is an intermodal innovation project for the aviation and railway (and maritime) sectors, focusing on intermodal common situational awareness and increased coordination between air/rail/waterborne transport modes to facilitate multimodal journeys.
Travel Wise shifts traffic management from isolated modes to intermodal orchestration by developing technologies for: i) information sharing across air, rail, maritime, and road operators, ii) intermodal common situational awareness in both normal and disrupted conditions, and iii) increased passenger experience.
It strengthens intermodal situational awareness and coordination, focusing on pre-tactical and tactical horizons. By monitoring traffic and passenger flows, it enables early detection and sharing of issues, minimising disruptions through collaboration. Building on SESAR’s work, it supports initial use cases via intermodal data sharing.
Mission
To develop technological solutions that enable information sharing and intermodal common situational awareness of air and rail (and maritime) operators. To support, share expertise, and bridge knowledge between the air and rail (and maritime) sectors.
Vision
To create a connected, digitalized ecosystem where air and rail (and maritime) share data and work seamlessly together setting the base for informed decision-making and improved passenger experience.
Topic
HORIZON-JU-ER-2023-FA1-SESAR
Duration
36 Months
Coordinator
Deep Blue S.r.l.
Total project revenue
4.999.72,81€
Co-Funding
EU-Rail, SESAR 3 JU
Consortium
37 Partners from 11 countries
Concept & Methodology
Travel Wise combines research and real-world testing to improve air and rail (and maritime) coordination. It engages experts and users from the start, using design thinking to create practical, innovative solutions for seamless travel. A top-down approach analyzes best practices, while a bottom-up approach tests solutions in real conditions. Experts and stakeholders are involved from the start through focus groups, interviews, and demonstrations, ensuring practical, user-focused innovations.
The effectiveness of the Travel Wise solution relies on understanding the needs and expectations of its end users, as their feedback and involvement play a key role in shaping a solution that aligns with real-world requirements.
Understanding operators’ needs through focus groups, interviews, and real-world observations and identifying key challenges in air, rail, and maritime coordination.
Finding innovative solutions for seamless, efficient travel and developing testable solutions for air-rail(-maritime) data sharing, and common situational awareness.
Running real-world demonstrations in Paris, Amsterdam, Athens, and Bologna to refine solutions. Rolling out optimized transport coordination based on test results and continuous improvements.
Project Objectives
Objective 01
Analysis and benchmarking of existing concepts and technologies supporting the integration of the air and rail transport modes
Objective 02
Definition of an air-rail(-maritime) intermodal Concept of Operations and of the high-level architecture of Travel Wise Solution
Objective 03
Fostering of the evolution and adoption of a Common European Mobility Data Space
Objective 04
Creation of a solution for air – rail(-maritime) data sharing and Intermodal Common Situational Awareness (I-CSA)
Objective 05
Passenger experience improvement
Objective 06
Validation and impact assessment of Travel Wise solution.
Scenarios
The project will run two rounds of testing in three key travel scenarios:
City Pair
Paris-Amsterdam: Improving air-rail data sharing, common situational awareness and assistance to Passengers with Reduced Mobility.
Large airports connected with high-speed trains.
International Hub
Athens: Enhancing real-time coordination across air, rail, and maritime transport to optimize passenger flow.
Large Seasonal Airport Hub combining Air, Rail, and Maritime
Regional Airport
Bologna: Streamlining airport-rail connections, improving crowd management, and adjusting schedules dynamically.
Regional airport as future multimodal integrator hub.
