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NordicWay 3 - Cross-Border Traffic Safety Collaboration

We participated in NordicWay 3, an innovation collaboration project exploring cross-border data sharing for traffic safety and efficiency across Nordic countries. By integrating our platform with NordicWay's network node, we demonstrated how real-time safety warnings could be provided to users across Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark.

This cross-border innovation project demonstrated how international data sharing can create unified safety networks that benefit citizens across multiple countries. The collaboration showed how small investments in cross-border data sharing can yield significant safety benefits and establish foundations for future international deployments.

Reality represented

Cross-border traffic safety through real-time data sharing: train positions, safety warnings, and traffic information shared seamlessly across Nordic countries. This creates a unified safety network where users in any Nordic country can receive warnings about approaching trains at unguarded level crossings, regardless of which country the train originates from.

Situation​

Traffic safety challenges don't respect national borders. With increasing cross-border rail traffic and shared infrastructure, there was a need for coordinated safety systems that could provide warnings and information across Nordic countries. Traditional approaches were limited by national boundaries and incompatible systems.

Client​

NordicWay 3 - Innovation collaboration project (2015-2023) involving public and private partners across Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark, supported by the Connecting Europe Facility program.

Challenge​

The Nordic countries needed a unified approach to traffic safety that could:

  • Share safety-critical information across national borders
  • Provide real-time warnings to users regardless of their location
  • Integrate with existing national systems and infrastructure
  • Ensure data security and compliance across different jurisdictions
  • Create a scalable platform for future safety innovations

What we did​

We integrated our platform with NordicWay's interchange node, a cloud-based network where different parties share and exchange traffic-related information. This integration enables:

Cross-border data sharing:

  • Real-time train position data from multiple Nordic countries
  • Unified safety warnings for unguarded level crossings
  • Seamless information exchange across national systems

Technical integration:

  • Connected our platform to NordicWay's network infrastructure
  • Ensured data compatibility across different national systems
  • Implemented secure data sharing protocols

User experience:

  • Users in any Nordic country can receive warnings about approaching trains
  • Warnings work regardless of which country the train originates from
  • Consistent safety information across all participating countries

Results​

  • Unified safety network: Created seamless cross-border safety warnings across Nordic countries
  • International recognition: Demonstrated value of cross-border data sharing for traffic safety
  • Scalable platform: Established foundation for future international safety collaborations
  • User benefit: Citizens across Nordic countries now receive consistent safety warnings
  • Technical proof: Validated approach for international data sharing in safety-critical applications

Impact​

The NordicWay 3 collaboration demonstrates how data sharing, technology, and methodology can achieve significant results with relatively small investments. By enabling cross-border safety information sharing, we've created new value through collaborative capabilities that benefit citizens across multiple countries.

Key insights:

  • Cross-border data sharing requires careful attention to security and compliance
  • User experience must be consistent regardless of data origin
  • Technical integration is crucial for successful international collaboration
  • Small investments in data sharing can yield significant safety benefits
  • Scaling out these solutions takes a very long time due to complex regulatory, technical, and organizational requirements, as well as the need to align multiple stakeholders with different interests and priorities