Beyond open data.
Europe leads in open Earth observation; the data space adds a reliable framework to share private and commercial data.
Project · Space
Space Data Space
Exploring the conditions for a data ecosystem in the space sector.
Lay the foundations before deploying.
Space Data Space Next is the European Space Agency’s 2024-2025 preliminary study on how data spaces can serve the space sector. Led by Onecub and Space Cooperative Europe with input from more than 60 partners, it maps the sector’s initiatives to the European data space landscape.
It delivers a blueprint: governance, business model and technical architecture for a future European Space Data Space.
Read the blueprint (PDF)What next?
After the study, Onecub helps the Space Data Space Next community develop and connect concrete space data-sharing initiatives from 2026, through national and EU calls for proposals.
The blueprint in six ideas.
Use case driven.
Two initial civil security from space use cases, and a pattern for many more.
Trust and collaboration.
Business, legal and ethical requirements balanced and anchored in recognised trust frameworks.
Interoperability first.
A federated architecture building on DSSC, iSHARE, Simpl, Gaia-X, IDSA and FIWARE.
Governance that scales.
A sectoral coordinating authority, strong roles for Member States and thematic initiatives.
A phased rollout.
Initial use cases, hybrid governance, legal and business models, technical roadmap.
- Space Cooperative Europe
- ESA
- European Defence Agency
- EU SatCen
- EARSC
- ESPI
- Airbus Defence and Space
- CS Group
- Deutsche Telekom
- Eutelsat
- GMV
- Open Cosmos
- SES
- Vodafone
Onecub’s role.
- Coordination of the Space Data Space Next blueprint.
- Community of practice animation and engagement.
- Data space standards expertise.
- Coordination of proposals in calls for tenders and proposals.
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