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NeuraLoc Secures €500k ESA Grant to Advance AI-Driven GNSS Resilience

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We're excited to announce that NeuraLoc has secured a €500k non-dilutive grant under the European Space Agency (ESA) NAVISP Element 2 programme, supported by the Portuguese Delegation. Over the next 12 months, the project will accelerate our development of AI-driven GNSS resilience, integrity, and safe positioning for safety-critical applications.




This is not just another jamming-detection project


It would be easy to frame this as one more effort to detect GNSS jamming and interference. The real challenge is much broader, and far more interesting:


How do autonomous and safety-critical systems continue to operate safely, reliably, and predictably under degraded GNSS conditions?


At NeuraLoc, we are tackling the complete GNSS resilience problem — jamming, interference, and adverse signal conditions encountered during safety-critical operations. Our focus is not simply flagging that "GNSS is bad." It's about understanding why it's degrading, how much we can still trust the position, and what happens next — before an unsafe output ever propagates downstream.



What we're building


We are developing a cloud-integrated integrity architecture designed to:

  • Monitor GNSS signal quality and temporal behaviour in real time

  • Detect degradation mechanisms such as jamming, spoofing, and multipath

  • Predict positioning reliability before unsafe outputs propagate downstream

  • Support resilient, integrity-aware positioning under harsh operational conditions



How the pieces fit together


The project brings together three complementary capabilities into a single, coherent system:

  • Cloud-based GNSS correction services

  • AI-assisted integrity monitoring

  • Resilient RTK positioning and integrity-aware navigation outputs, built for real-world operational validation

Together, these form the foundation for positioning you can act on with confidence — even when the signal environment turns hostile.



Who this is for


The ultimate goal is to help enable the next generation of:

  • Autonomous vehicles

  • Off-road autonomy

  • Dual-use applications

  • Critical infrastructure monitoring

  • Resilient positioning systems operating in demanding real-world environments



Beyond static positioning


A key aspect of the project is moving beyond static positioning architectures toward continuously evolving positioning and integrity services — systems capable of adapting to changing operational environments and operational design domains (ODDs) worldwide. Resilience isn't a fixed property you certify once; it's something the system has to keep earning as conditions change.



Thank you


A sincere thank you to the European Space Agency (ESA), which through its NAVISP programme boosts the competitiveness and innovation of the European and Canadian PNT industry, and to the Portuguese Delegation for their trust and continued support in NeuraLoc.

Exciting times ahead for resilient PNT and safe autonomy.

 
 
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