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Interview Guide
Interview Guide
Interview Guide
04.03.2020
Christian Wullems
1. Introduction
What is GNSS in simple words? Global Navigation Satellite Systems
Are there any substitutes to this technology for navigation? Is GNSS superior to its
substitutes, and why?
Is there more that can be achieved with GNSS? Is there a big road for potential
developments in GNSS technology or has it reached its potential?
What does your job consist in within the organization?
2. Railway Industry specific questions
a. What has been done already with the railway industry
Are you working with other industries than the railway sector? If so, are there lessons
to be learned from those other industries?
How are you working with the railway industry right now?
o Which kind of actors in the industry?
o Which persons (job titles, division)
o What is their feedback?
Do you see a larger potential for GNSS in passenger rail or freight?
b. Who are the decision-makers and the dynamics between the different stakeholders ?
- Do you see rail actors more open to innovation or more willing to cooperate with
the space industry? Who are the most reluctant?
- In the railway industry and then inside of one company, who is deciding on
investing in space-based technologies?
- What is the role of authorities or the European Union in adopting or not those
technologies?
c. Challenges and resistance to the adoption of space-based technologies
- What are the main resistances to the adoption of space-based technologies by the
railway industry?
o Cost? Trust? They don’t see the added-value? It takes too much time to be
developed? Regulation?
o How to overcome them?
- What are the existing alternatives to space-technologies for the railway industry?
What advantages do those alternatives offer?
3. Additional questions
- How could we help you? What is important to know for you?
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