Periodic Reporting for period 1 - DISCO (Data-driven, Integrated, Syncromodal, Collaborative and Optimised urban freight meta model for a new generation of urban logistics and planning with data sharing at European Living Labs)
Reporting period: 2023-05-01 to 2024-10-31
DISCO focuses on upscaling urban logistics and smart planning through 23 measures in 8 Living Lab, accelerating the transition to decarbonized and digital cities by changing the logistics paradigm using a Physical Internet (PI) led approach. To help cities achieve digital transformation and foster an interconnected logistics ecosystem, DISCO focuses on three main actions: (i) Influential market players register last-mile delivery capacities in an Urban Freight Data Space (UFDS) and establish trusted data sharing with planners; (ii) The Meta Model Suite (MMS) is an end-to-end guided process to transform a city's logistics operations through data-driven solutions and it is composed of 5 innovations DISCOCURB, DISCOESTATE, DISCOBAY, DISCOLLECTION and DISCOPROXI. It delineates optimal paths - acting as PI networks - to achieve real twin transition in Living Labs, also supporting urban nodes concept evolution; (iii) all concerned stakeholder can comply with IT standards and protocols.
The DISCO UFDS will support European urban logistics players in reducing economic, societal and technical dependence from private digital platforms owned by large global providers, magnifying the scope of a SUMPs converging to data-driven SULPs, expanding them beyond traditional urban boundaries, to optimally manage, monitor and dynamically predict city freight flows, changing urban nodes accessibility by properly serving Functional Urban Area on a larger, mixed-use, and flexible scale , and deliver advanced and well-informed planning and purpose oriented, optimised land use within a TEN-T and global dimension.
Main DISCO challenge is to realise dynamic and optimal space re-allocation, integrating urban freight within an efficiently operated network-of-networks (PI-led), exploiting underused lands and assets, based on throughput demands. DISCO solutions are designed involving all stakeholders together driving a paradigm change from sprawl to freight-efficient, zero-emission and nearby-delivery-based models.
DISCO is committed to pooling innovation capacity of urban logistics actors, so that the whole sector would be able to untap a huge amount of data-driven efficiency and sustainability potential, thus generating new values for the Community and unbiased regulation. Central to PI vision, is the true and trusted integration of systems and networks, activated / monitored by any city actively shaping its transition, smoothly integrating freight considerations into land-use policy and planning, leading their inclusion as urban nodes in the context of TEN‐T policy.
The DISCO UFDS will support European urban logistics players in reducing economic, societal and technical dependence from private digital platforms owned by large global providers, magnifying the scope of a SUMPs converging to data-driven SULPs, expanding them beyond traditional urban boundaries, to optimally manage, monitor and dynamically predict city freight flows, changing urban nodes accessibility by properly serving Functional Urban Area on a larger, mixed-use, and flexible scale , and deliver advanced and well-informed planning and purpose oriented, optimised land use within a TEN-T and global dimension.
Main DISCO challenge is to realise dynamic and optimal space re-allocation, integrating urban freight within an efficiently operated network-of-networks (PI-led), exploiting underused lands and assets, based on throughput demands. DISCO solutions are designed involving all stakeholders together driving a paradigm change from sprawl to freight-efficient, zero-emission and nearby-delivery-based models.
DISCO is committed to pooling innovation capacity of urban logistics actors, so that the whole sector would be able to untap a huge amount of data-driven efficiency and sustainability potential, thus generating new values for the Community and unbiased regulation. Central to PI vision, is the true and trusted integration of systems and networks, activated / monitored by any city actively shaping its transition, smoothly integrating freight considerations into land-use policy and planning, leading their inclusion as urban nodes in the context of TEN‐T policy.
The project has been executed according to the time plan of the Description of Action. All deliverables until project M18 have been submitted on time (only minor delays to ensure the highest deliverable quality). The public deliverables are available within the project Knowledge Hub which is accessible here https://knowledgeplatform.etp-logistics.eu/course/view.php?id=304(opens in new window)
The implementation of the measures in the fours Starring Living Labs are ongoing at different stages.
The first version of the Meta Model Suite has been released with the integration of the digital assessment model.
The first version of the Urban Freight Data Space has been released and it includes the dataset coming from Thessaloniki and Ghent.
The Knowledge Hub of the project has been launched and integrated in the ALICE platform
The Impact Creation Board for Transformation is active in performing specific activities as mentioned in the DoA
Draft Blueprint for each DISCO-X has been defined
Interactive Evaluation Dashboard has been released and it contains the baseline data of the Starring Living Labs.
The 4 factsheet of the Starring Living Lab have been finalized
The Value Chain and ecosystem analysis has been performed
The list of KERs has been consolidated
The implementation of the measures in the fours Starring Living Labs are ongoing at different stages.
The first version of the Meta Model Suite has been released with the integration of the digital assessment model.
The first version of the Urban Freight Data Space has been released and it includes the dataset coming from Thessaloniki and Ghent.
The Knowledge Hub of the project has been launched and integrated in the ALICE platform
The Impact Creation Board for Transformation is active in performing specific activities as mentioned in the DoA
Draft Blueprint for each DISCO-X has been defined
Interactive Evaluation Dashboard has been released and it contains the baseline data of the Starring Living Labs.
The 4 factsheet of the Starring Living Lab have been finalized
The Value Chain and ecosystem analysis has been performed
The list of KERs has been consolidated
DISCO will drive innovation in urban logistics planning interconnecting logistics networks without asking operators to change the way they perform; rather, they are asked to adhere to interconnection standards and implement physical-equivalent of digital Internet. This is being achieved throughout 4 Game Changers which will contribute to substantial advancement beyond the start of the art:
Empowering end-to-end visibility across the supply chain by integrating, interoperable innovations with enabling technologies, by deploying an online PI-led Meta Model Suite with its five “DISCO-X” innovations
Co-creating an innovative enabling city “cloud” ecosystem for trust and data protection to ensure interoperability and common protocols by deploying a digital Data Space with corresponding services and its Connectors Store
Driving cities in effectively delivering new urban logistics sustainable planning: Poly-parametric city typology as Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) will be adopted to link city centres and peripheries with mixed and optimal space distribution and of lands uses.
Fast-tracking adoption and replication of innovative business models, based on participatory, data driven and sharing principles among private/public players stimulating an active executive collaboration model to generate new market and values.
Empowering end-to-end visibility across the supply chain by integrating, interoperable innovations with enabling technologies, by deploying an online PI-led Meta Model Suite with its five “DISCO-X” innovations
Co-creating an innovative enabling city “cloud” ecosystem for trust and data protection to ensure interoperability and common protocols by deploying a digital Data Space with corresponding services and its Connectors Store
Driving cities in effectively delivering new urban logistics sustainable planning: Poly-parametric city typology as Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) will be adopted to link city centres and peripheries with mixed and optimal space distribution and of lands uses.
Fast-tracking adoption and replication of innovative business models, based on participatory, data driven and sharing principles among private/public players stimulating an active executive collaboration model to generate new market and values.