Imagine if city deliveries worked like Uber, where the demand for a package is instantly matched with the nearest available delivery space and vehicle. Instead of every company having its own separate warehouse and trucks, they share a digital map of available space and capacity. This stops trucks from driving empty and helps cities use their land more efficiently.
Urban delivery is currently fragmented, relying on expensive private platforms and inefficient land use. This leads to congestion and high operational costs for last-mile providers.
An Urban Freight Data Space for trusted data sharing and a Meta Model Suite consisting of 5 specific tools (DISCOCURB, DISCOESTATE, DISCOBAY, DISCOLLECTION, DISCOPROXI) to optimize city logistics.
If you are a delivery provider dealing with inefficient route planning and high costs — this project developed an Urban Freight Data Space that allows you to register capacities and synchronize real-time demand with supply. This reduces dependence on expensive global digital platforms.
If you are a city planner dealing with traffic congestion and poor land use — this project developed a Meta Model Suite with 5 innovations to transform logistics operations. This helps you move from traditional mobility plans to data-driven logistics planning across 8 Living Labs.
If you are a warehouse operator dealing with underused assets and empty spaces — this project developed tools to exploit underused lands based on actual throughput demands. This allows for dynamic space re-allocation to increase revenue from existing assets.
Based on available project data, the specific pricing is not mentioned, but the Urban Freight Data Space is described as a voluntary and incentivized open framework.
The project is being demonstrated across 12 pilot sites and 8 Living Labs involving 11 different European countries.
Based on available project data, the IP details are not specified, but the project focuses on reducing dependence from private digital platforms owned by large global providers.
It converts Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) into data-driven Sustainable Urban Logistics Planning (SULPs) that extend beyond city boundaries into rural areas and suburbs.
The project period runs from 2023-05-01 to 2026-10-31.
The consortium is highly diversified with 48 partners across 11 countries, showing strong European integration. With a 29% industry ratio (14 companies) and 9 SMEs, the project balances academic research (18 entities) with practical commercial application, ensuring the tools are built for real-world logistics operations rather than just theoretical study.
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