The SYNCHROMODE partners met in Munich from 30 to 31 October, hosted by Yunex Traffic, for the last General Assembly (GA) meeting. This marked an important milestone in the project’s progress! The two-day meeting provided an opportunity to review ongoing developments, discuss achievements, and plan the next phases as the SYNCHROMODE project is ending soon!
The meeting opened with an update on project management, presented by CERTH, the project coordinator. The overview set the stage for the sessions that followed, focusing on current progress, upcoming deliverables, and key milestones.
Each case study team presented the latest updates on tasks, deliverables, and their connection to the overall SYNCHROMODE framework.
South Holland notably detailed how they dealt with the high season in Keukenhof: monitoring in real-time the traffic conditions, providing notification about congestion, delays and route guidance, and preparing the daily reports which are of high importance for the impact assessment evaluation.
A major highlight of the GA was the demonstration of the SYNCHROMODE Toolbox, showcasing the latest updates and interface improvements since the previous assembly. Partners reviewed the remaining pages and functionalities, addressed technical issues, and discussed the integration and testing of the SYNCHROMODE solution within each case study.
Deployment and testing execution plans were presented, alongside a structured overview of the testing process, assessment methodology, and time plan for finalization.
The consortium also reviewed recent and upcoming dissemination and communication activities, with a focus on strengthening visibility and stakeholder engagement. Planning is underway for the next public webinar and the final project event, which will showcase key results and lessons learned from SYNCHROMODE’s implementation.
The second day began with a session on Exploitation Strategies, led by PNO, outlining approaches to maximize the project’s impact and ensure long-term sustainability of the developed solutions. CERTH followed with a presentation on lessons learnt and policy recommendations, providing valuable insights into how SYNCHROMODE outcomes can inform future transport policies.
The meeting continued with an update on modelling, simulation, and prediction of multimodal solutions, underlining the technical advancements achieved and the collaborative efforts driving the project forward. We notably dived into transport network optimization, user needs, systems requirements definition and governance models.
The Munich GA demonstrated the strong collaboration among partners and the tangible progress across all work packages. With final integration and testing phases approaching, SYNCHROMODE continues to advance toward its goal of delivering innovative tools for real-time, data-driven multimodal transport management across Europe.
