KEYSTONE project consortium takes stock at the halfway point of its development
Screenshot from the Technical Journal of the Spanish Road Association (AEC)
A new meeting of the KEYSTONE project consortium, in which the Spanish Road Association (AEC) participates, was held in Athens from 2 to 4 December.
Lourdes Díaz, Engineer of the Technical Department of the AEC, was the representative of the Association at this event, which was held with the aim of updating the status of the initiative as it reaches the halfway point of its development.
The meeting began with a workshop focused on the digitisation of transport and logistics in Europe, highlighting the importance of seeking synergies with other initiatives led by the European Union in the fields of interoperability and digitisation and within the framework of the Community guidelines in this area.
The second day featured a KEYSTONE Steering Committee meeting, where each project work package leader presented their progress and described the next steps to be taken. At this stage, KEYSTONE has already developed a Plug & Play framework based on lessons learned through cutting-edge research.
The UI/UX design for the solution developed by the project is the next challenge, aimed at creating an intuitive and user-friendly interface for the Plug & Play framework. Developing and conceptualising a sustainable, efficient and safe transport system that enables law enforcement authorities to access data for controls is the main objective of the Keystone Project, which started on 1 June 2023 and will run until 31 May 2026. It is funded by both the European Commission (just over €3,500,000) and the UK Department for Research and Innovation (UKRI) (£401,904.00).
Other milestones of the initiative are:
Adapting standardised digital solutions from several existing use cases to the transport system.
Demonstrate the validity of a proposed web application solution through 2 real-world pilots.
Develop a seamless, interoperable and intermodal digital transport ecosystem for replication.
Define the API standard for data and information exchange between operators and authorities.
Respect and integrate cost and CO2 footprint reduction, increase data consolidation and security conditions and further promote the uptake of CCAM technologies.