Impact Funding Resources
75% funding by the European Space Agency up to 75k EUR for each selected activity. These activities will establish commercial services integrating metaverse elements with space technologies into existing/new services and applications.
Start Date09 Oct 2025 End Date21 Nov 2025 Funding AmountUp to EUR 75k Funding Resource TypeGrant
Funding ProviderESA Space Solutions
Grant
ESA Space Solutions
Topics of Relevance
• Industry and Manufacturing - Within the digital world, industries, such automotive, manufacturing, supply chain and logistics can test and optimise their systems, processes and infrastructure to identify and address issues for predictive maintenance. Utilities can use the industrial metaverse to repair facilities remotely, slashing emissions-intensive travel. Transport companies can use the technology to better model their network, keeping unnecessary trucks in the garage and planes on the ground.
• Training - The metaverse can replicate firsthand experiences, which have been proven to be more effective for training than content delivered via lectures, text or video. It also allows trainees to repeat a task until they have mastered it with no wasted resources, and it allows workers to revisit training as needed for refreshers or practice. For example, surgeons can use the metaverse to practice complex surgeries before they perform them on actual patients.
• Real Estate - Real estate developers are also investing in virtual real estate within the Metaverse, creating digital properties that can be purchased, sold, and developed. This not only expands investment opportunities but also blurs the line between physical and virtual property ownership. The Metaverse is redefining the way we buy, sell, and experience real estate, making it a dynamic and innovative sector to watch.
• Travel and Tourism - Metaverse can be considered an enabling tool to inspire people and invite them to visit touristic destinations by exploring virtual replicas of destinations before making bookings, providing a more informed and engaging trip-planning process. Virtual travel agents and concierge services have emerged, offering personalized recommendations and immersive travel experiences, reshaping the way we explore the world in the digital age.
• Civil Security and Law Enforcement - The metaverse creates promising opportunities for enhancing situational awareness and preparedness for civil security and law enforcement applications. Immersive simulations using real-time satellite imagery and geospatial intelligence allow to better understand the threats and develop effective responses.
What we look for
We look for promising early-stage service concepts addressing topics of relevance with the following:
• Desirability: service concepts desired by customers, evidenced through customer engagement
• Viability: service concepts that are commercially viable / profitable
• Feasibility: service concepts that are technically feasible
• Motivated teams with business, technical, and financial expertise
• Added value of space data or technology
