FACTUAL CONSULTING SL

Their core work

Factual Consulting is a Spanish SME specializing in mobility data analytics, transport digitalization, and location-based services. They help design and evaluate digital transport ecosystems — from MaaS (Mobility as a Service) platforms to privacy-preserving data sharing for multimodal transport. Their work bridges satellite positioning (GALILEO/EGNSS), open data strategies, and inclusive urban mobility solutions, often acting as the consulting layer that translates complex transport data into usable services and policy insights.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Factual's earliest H2020 work (2019-2020) centered on the social and human side of transport digitalization — inclusive design, social cohesion, and user-centered approaches to digital travel ecosystems. By 2020-2023, their focus shifted decisively toward the technical infrastructure: data usage control, privacy-aware analytics, cybersecurity for transport, GALILEO positioning, and open-data governance. This progression suggests a consultancy that started by understanding user needs and then moved upstream into the data platforms and security architectures that serve those needs.

Factual is moving toward privacy-preserving mobility data platforms, combining satellite positioning with secure data-sharing — a growing priority as European MaaS regulations tighten.

How they like to work

Factual balances leadership and partnership nearly evenly, coordinating 2 of their 5 projects. With 49 unique partners across 11 countries from just 5 projects, they work in mid-to-large consortia and connect broadly rather than repeatedly with the same partners. This pattern indicates a well-networked consultancy comfortable both steering projects and contributing specialized expertise within larger teams.

Factual has built a broad network of 49 unique consortium partners spanning 11 countries in just 5 projects. Based near Barcelona, their reach extends across Europe with no visible concentration in a single region beyond Spain.

What sets them apart

Factual occupies an uncommon niche: they combine GALILEO/EGNSS satellite expertise with mobility data consulting and privacy-aware analytics — a combination few SMEs offer. Their dual experience in both the user-facing side (inclusive design, social impact assessment) and the technical backend (data governance, cybersecurity for transport) makes them a versatile partner who can bridge policy requirements and technical implementation. For consortium builders, they bring consulting agility with a genuine technical footprint in transport data systems.

Highlights from their portfolio

• MOLIERE
  Their largest project (EUR 487K) as coordinator, combining GALILEO positioning with blockchain-based MaaS and open data — an unusual and ambitious technology mix.
• E-CORRIDOR
  Their longest-running project (2020-2023) tackling cybersecurity and privacy for multimodal transport, signaling a strategic move into transport data security.
• nuMIDAS
  A dedicated mobility data toolkit project with their highest participant funding (EUR 252K), reflecting strong demand for their data analytics capabilities.