Company Profile & History



Company Profile

Sapienza Consulting is a leading supplier of space project control, configuration and risk management, quality and product assurance software and services to the European space industry. Our solutions have helped our customers to:

  • Reduce cost through improved efficiency
  • Increase the collaboration between dispersed teams located anywhere in the world
  • Re-engineer and standardise work practices across multiple projects
  • Distribute information and data in a secure environment

 

Key Dates

1994 Sapienza founded to provide project management and IT consultancy support and secures contracts Metier Plancon for European Space Agency HQ, in Paris.
1996 Development of Internet based document management system for ESA.
2001 Development of PRISMA project management applications for ESA Science Directorate.
2002 Development of the Science and Technology website – flagship website for ESA science missions.
2003 EADS Astrium signs multi-year agreement for the use of RID system in commercial projects. Secure in open tender frame contracts with ESA for the provision of specialist personnel in a number of directorates.
2004 Awarded multi-year contract to provide website design and development services for ESA Earth Observations Directorate.
2004 Awarded multi-year contract with Galileo for the implementation and maintenance of PRISMA for the whole project.
2006 Awarded contract to launch the GEOportal, a key component of the GEOSS 10 year architecture implementation.
2006 Awarded contract for the implementation of a Secure Network for the management of classified information in the Galileo Project.
2006Awarded the contract for the launch of the GSA website, the official European Union Regulatory Authority website managing all public interests related to European GNSS programmes.
2007 Awarded 5 year contracts with D/SRE and D/HSF for the provision of Space ICT services and manpower.
2007Awarded the contract for the launch of the GMES Space Component (GSC) Data Access portal, the interface for accessing the Earth Observation products from the GMES Space Component.
2007Awarded the contract for the Launch of the International Disaster Charter portal aims at providing a unified system of space data acquisition and delivery to those affected by natural or man-made disasters through Authorized Users. Each member agency has committed resources to support the provisions of the Charter and thus is helping to mitigate the effects of disasters on human life and property.
2008Awarded contract with Galileo for the provision of Space ICT services and the maintenance of the PRISMA suite.
2009Signed multi-year contract with OHB System AG for the use of NCTS and RID, two of Sapienza's leading PA products. OHB System is a space technology enterprise specializing in: low-orbit and geostationary small satellites for scientific research communications and Earth observation; leading-edge technologies for manned space flight; models and studies for exploring our Solar System; and reconnaissance satellites and instruments for broadband wireless transmission of reconnaissance image data.
2009Awarded contract with the World Meteorological Organisations for the provision of internet services.
2009 Launch of ECLIPSE product suite - a new ECSS compliant toolset for Information and Projects Support of Enterprises in Space.
 

UK Office

5 Birtley Courtyard
Birtley Road, Bramley
Surrey GU5 0LA

phone
+44(0)1483 890 298

NL Office

Rijnstraat 3
2223 EG
Katwijk

phone
+31(0)71 407 6518

IT Office

Via del Gazometro 50
00154
Roma

phone
+39 06 578 0926