NOMOKO AG

Their core work

NOMOKO AG is a Swiss technology SME developing large-scale, high-resolution 3D digital representations of the physical world — essentially building a detailed, navigable digital copy of Earth's surface and urban environments. Their core work involves capturing, processing, and delivering photorealistic 3D spatial data at city scale, enabling applications in urban planning, construction, real estate, simulation, and autonomous systems. They progressed through the EU SME Instrument from a Phase 1 feasibility study in 2018 to a full Phase 2 commercial development project from 2019 to 2021, indicating a technology that moved from validated concept to market-ready product. As a Zurich-based company, they operate at the intersection of computer vision, geospatial technology, and digital twin infrastructure.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

NOMOKO's H2020 trajectory is a textbook SME Instrument arc: they entered the programme in 2018 with a Phase 1 feasibility grant (€50,000) to validate the technical and commercial viability of their digital Earth concept, then secured a Phase 2 development grant (€2,379,724) in 2019 to build and commercialize the full product. Because both projects share the same title, there is no observable pivot in research direction — the focus remained squarely on large-scale 3D digital replication throughout. The evolution is therefore not thematic but developmental: from concept validation to product delivery.

NOMOKO appears to be a product company, not a research organization — their H2020 engagement was a commercial development vehicle, and any future collaboration would most likely involve technology licensing, data provision, or integration into larger smart-city or digital-twin consortia rather than joint research.

How they like to work

NOMOKO coordinated both of their H2020 projects independently, with no recorded consortium partners, which is typical of SME Instrument projects where the funding goes directly to a single company to develop and commercialize its own technology. This means they have no demonstrated track record of multi-partner EU project collaboration. Any future consortium involvement would likely see them in a specialist technology provider role rather than a research coordination role.

NOMOKO has no documented H2020 consortium partners — both projects were executed as sole-beneficiary SME Instrument grants. Their collaboration network within the EU research ecosystem is therefore not visible from this data, though as a Zurich-based company they likely engage with Swiss research institutions and the Swiss innovation agency Innosuisse outside the H2020 framework.

What sets them apart

NOMOKO's differentiation lies in the ambition and specificity of their proposition: not just 3D modeling of individual buildings or sites, but a scalable system for capturing entire urban environments at high resolution — a "digital copy of the Earth." As a Swiss SME that successfully competed for both phases of the EU SME Instrument, they have demonstrated both technical credibility and commercial maturity. For a consortium building in smart cities, autonomous mobility, or urban digital twins, NOMOKO would bring a proprietary spatial data asset rather than a research methodology.

Highlights from their portfolio

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  The Phase 2 project (2019–2021) secured €2,379,724 in EC funding — one of the larger SME Instrument Phase 2 awards — reflecting strong evaluator confidence in both the technology and the commercial plan for large-scale 3D digital Earth replication.
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  The Phase 1 project (2018) served as the gateway feasibility study that unlocked Phase 2, demonstrating NOMOKO's ability to navigate the competitive two-stage EU SME funding pathway from concept to funded development within a single year.