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ALL YOUR DATA. ONE SHARED LANGUAGE. REAL-TIME.

ALL YOUR DATA. ONE SHARED LANGUAGE. REAL-TIME.

Data locked in silos, incompatible formats, and integrations that break with every update. 

Vela Context Data Hub is a pre-configured platform built on the ETSI NGSI-LD open standard - one real-time API for all your data sources, deployed in hours, with full ownership of your infrastructure.

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  BUILT ON ETSI NGSI-LD · EU OPEN STANDARD · ADOPTED ACROSS EU DATA SPACES

 

YOUR DATA, YOUR RULES



BUILT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT RUN ON DATA

City data is scattered across departments, vendors, and procurement cycles - every project rebuilds integrations from scratch and open data sits in raw CSVs nobody can use. Vela Context Data Hub acts as the context backbone: traffic, energy, water, environment, buildings, and mobility - all in one real-time NGSI-LD layer, all accessible through one API. New services connect through one shared model, cross-department insight stops requiring custom projects, and EU Open Data Directive publication comes built in.

Factory data lives in MES, ERP, sensor gateways, and Excel sheets that never talk to each other. Vela Context Data Hub acts as the context backbone: machine telemetry, production environment data, utility meters, and quality data - all in one place, all accessible through one API. OEE foundations, ESG reconciliation, and Digital Product Passport readiness run on the same data layer, with no replacement of the systems you already have.

Every client starts from scratch. Different data sources, different formats, same integration headaches, every time. Vela Context Data Hub gives you a reusable platform: deploy client instances, plug in their data sources, deliver a working context layer - without rebuilding the stack for each project.

Water utilities operate at the crossroads of NIS2, the Water Framework Directive, leakage cost, and citizen scrutiny - with operational data scattered across SCADA, smart meters, pressure sensors, lab results, and effluent monitoring. Vela Context Data Hub acts as the context backbone: telemetry, consumption, network state, and quality data - all in one real-time NGSI-LD layer on your own infrastructure, all accessible through one API. The audit trail your regulator expects and your IT security team requires comes built in.

Ports run on dozens of disconnected systems - terminal operations, customs, vessel tracking, ferry scheduling, gate traffic, and partner logistics - that were never built to share. Vela Context Data Hub acts as the context backbone: berth status, container movements, ferry arrival predictions, customs events, and trucking flows - all in one real-time NGSI-LD layer, all accessible through one API. Sovereignty, audit trails, and the readiness for EU Maritime Single Window and e-FTI publication that critical-infrastructure operators need come built in.


Interested in ferry performance monitoring specifically? See Vela Pulse - maritime delay analytics as a service.

Defence and security operations run on data fragmented across surveillance feeds, asset trackers, communication systems, and mission-specific tooling much of it never designed to interoperate. Vela Context Data Hub acts as the context backbone: sensor telemetry, asset state, environmental data, and event streams - all in one real-time NGSI-LD layer, all accessible through one API. Sovereign deployment, full audit trails, and EU open standards come built in - no hyperscaler dependency, no foreign jurisdiction over your data.

Buildings generate data across BMS, HVAC controllers, energy meters, occupancy sensors, and asset registers that were procured separately and rarely share a common model. Vela Context Data Hub acts as the context backbone: energy, climate, occupancy, asset state, and compliance data - all in one real-time NGSI-LD layer, all accessible through one API. Energy efficiency reporting, CSRD evidence, and operational dashboards run on the same data foundation, without replacing what you already have.

Research pilots stall when integration eats the grant  every new sensor, every new partner, every new dataset starts from a blank page. Vela Context Data Hub acts as the context backbone: sensor streams, partner feeds, synthetic data, and experimental datasets - all in one real-time NGSI-LD layer, all accessible through one API. Built on SandBoxOS with 130+ open-source packages pre-installed, your team starts experimenting on day one instead of integrating for six months.

Every client starts from scratch. Different data sources, different formats, same integration headaches, every time. Vela Context Data Hub gives you a reusable platform: deploy client instances, plug in their data sources, deliver a working context layer - without rebuilding the stack for each project.

Sensors and systems unified in one queryable graph. The same standard your EU partners are moving to.

WHAT CHANGES WHEN YOUR DATA SPEAKS ONE LANGUAGE

ORGANIZATIONS WITHOUT NGSI-LD

  • EVERY PROJECT STARTS FROM ZERO
  • DATA SILOS MULTIPLY
  • VENDOR LOCK-IN CREEPS IN
  • SCALING BREAKS EVERYTHING
  • COMPLIANCE IS MANUAL
  • TYPICAL TIMELINE: 4-8 MO




Organizations without NGSI-LD face challenges with data silos, fragmentation, vendor lock-in, and scaling.


ORGANIZATIONS WITH NGSI-LD

  • integrate ONCE, REUSE EVERYWHERE
  • ALL DATA IN ONE CONTEXT MODEL
  • OPEN STANDARDS, ZERO LOCK-IN
  • BUILD TO SCALE
  • COMPLIANCE BY DESIGN
  • TYPICAL TIMELINE: SAME DAY




NGSI-LD gives you two concrete things. First: a single semantic vocabulary that every system in the organisation can read and write, so your sensors, ERP, dashboards and partners stop translating data between each other. Second: a clean exit if any vendor disappoints, because your data is in an open EU standard you can move.

Vela Context Data Hub is a ready-to-deploy data platform built around the NGSI-LD Context Broker. It comes pre-installed with all the components you need to collect, transform, publish, and manage real-time context data - from any source, in any domain. Dashboards, developer tools, connectors, and security are included. You click install, and it works. Vela Context Data Hub is a ready-to-deploy data platform built around the NGSI-LD Context Broker. It comes pre-installed with all the components you need to collect, transform, publish, and manage real-time context data - from any source, in any domain. Dashboards, developer tools, connectors, and security are included. You click install, and it works.

The Vela Context Data Hub operations dashboard - real-time status of every module, every data flow, and every connected system at a glance. This is your starting point; custom dashboards for your specific domain are built on top. 

WHAT’S INSIDE 

10+ Default modules + approx. 30 Optional, 20+ node-red dataflows, 100+ supported sensors and devices, 20 starter packs, 2 default dashboards and dashboard builder, 50+ examples with documentation

​10+

Default modules + 
approx. 30 optional

20+

 dataflows
100+
Supported sensors,  devices, and external services

30

starter packs

2

Default dashboards and Dashboard builder

50+

Examples with documentation

Want the full technical breakdown? See the platform architecture.

PLATFORM & INFRASTRUCTURE

DEDICATED CLOUD SERVER

Your own instance in one of 9 global locations. 16 GB RAM, 6 CPU, 1 TB NVMe. Migrate to your own infrastructure whenever you want. 

CONTEXT BROKER + SANDBOXOS

The NGSI-LD Context Broker at the heart of your data platform, running on our custom IoT OS with 130+ pre-loaded packages. 

SCALABILITY AND HIGH AVAILABILITY

Upgrade resources as your project grows. Options for automatic failover and redundancy. 

SECURITY & COMPLIANCE

Integrated firewall, encryption, automatic security updates. GDPR and HIPAA compliant. 



Your own instance in one of 9 global locations. 16 GB RAM, 6 CPU, 1 TB NVMe. Migrate to your own infrastructure whenever you want.



The NGSI-LD Context Broker at the heart of your data platform, running on our custom IoT OS with 130+ pre-loaded packages.



Upgrade resources as your project grows. Options for automatic failover and redundancy. 



Integrated firewall, encryption, automatic security updates. GDPR and HIPAA compliant.

DATA SERVICES & INTEGRATION

CASSIOPEIA DATA TRANSFORMATION

Adaptive pipeline that maps any source to validated NGSI-LD Smart Data Models - automatically.

Source formats: CSV, Excel, JSON, REST API, MQTT, OPC-UA.

LIBRA API GATEWAY

Policy enforcement, rate limiting, access control, and routing for all your NGSI-LD APIs. The security layer your data deserves. 

SCRIPT LIBRARY & TEMPLATES

20+ Node-RED flows, 50+ documented examples, and production-ready templates for Smart City, Industry, and IoT use cases. 

ANALYTICS & DASHBOARDS

Grafana dashboards, time-series processing, custom dashboard builder, and real-time monitoring of all data flows. 



No-code engine that maps any data source to NGSI-LD Smart Data Models. CSV, Excel, JSON, API, MQTT, OPC-UA - all handled.



Policy enforcement, rate limiting, access control, and routing for all your NGSI-LD APIs. The security layer your data deserves.



20+ Node-RED flows, 50+ documented examples, and production-ready templates for Smart City, Industry, and IoT use cases.



Grafana dashboards, time-series processing, custom dashboard builder, and real-time monitoring of all data flows.

SUPPORT & COMMUNITY


Guided setup sessions, monthly webinars, and personalized training for your team. 


Included with every Professional plan. NGSI-LD, Data Spaces strategy, custom development, and IoT/digitalization consulting. Direct access via Slack, email, and task manager. 


Real-time health monitoring of every module and data flow in your Vela Context Data Hub instance. Automated alerts for critical events, performance thresholds, and connection failures - so issues are caught before they affect your operations. 


Access to the global NGSI-LD ecosystem, 24/7 documentation library, tutorials, and use-case specific guides. 

10 HOURS MONTHLY CONSULTING

Included with every Professional plan. NGSI-LD, Data Spaces strategy, custom development, and IoT/digitalization consulting. Direct access via Slack, email, and shared ClickUp.

MONITORING & ALERTS

Real-time health monitoring of every module and data flow in your Vela Context Data Hub instance. Automated alerts for critical events, performance thresholds, and connection failures - so issues are caught before they affect your operations. 

NGSI-LD COMMUNITY & KNOWLEDGE BASE

Access to the global NGSI-LD ecosystem, 24/7 documentation library, tutorials, and use-case specific guides. 

ONBOARDING & TRAINING

Guided setup sessions, monthly webinars, and personalized training for your team. 

vela tools

Open-core infrastructure for the NGSI-LD e​cosystem

Every Vela Tool solves a distinct challenge in working with NGSI-LD at production scale - and every tool is open core. Use the FOSS version free. Upgrade to Pro for advanced features. Or get the full suite, managed and integrated, as part of Vela Context Data Hub.

Data Pipeline

Transform, model, and manage data across its lifecycle. 

Featured: CASSIOPEIA 

No-code data transformation to NGSI-LD Smart Data Models.

Security & Compliance

Protect APIs, enforce policies, govern data sharing.

Featured: LIBRA

Production-ready API gateway and policy enforcement for NGSI-LD.  

Monitoring & Response

Browse, query, alert, detect, and auto-heal your platform.

Featured: TELESCOPIUM

The context broker viewer built for humans and AI agents.

Scale & Twins

Digital twins, multi-tenancy, and deployment at scale.

Featured: CARINA

Lightweight smart city digital twin for municipalities.



Transform, model, and manage data across its lifecycle. 

Featured: CASSIOPEIA 

No-code data transformation to NGSI-LD Smart Data Models.



Protect APIs, enforce policies, govern data sharing.

Featured: LIBRA

Production-ready API gateway and policy enforcement for NGSI-LD. 



Browse, query, alert, detect, and auto-heal your platform.

Featured: TELESCOPIUM

The context broker viewer built for humans and AI agents.



Digital twins, multi-tenancy, and deployment at scale.

Featured: CARINA

Lightweight smart city digital twin for municipalities.


16 tools across 4 clusters. Vote for what we build next.

how it works

FROM SCATTERED DATA TO UNIFIED CONTEXT IN FIVE STEPS.

1

SIGN UP


Choose your plan and get your Vela Context Data Hub instance provisioned in minutes. No hardware, no procurement, no waiting.

2

ONBOARD YOUR DATA


Connect your sensors, databases, APIs, and files. CASSIOPEIA maps any source to NGSI-LD Smart Data Models - no custom code required.

3

DEFINE ACCESS & GOVERNANCE


Set who sees what. LIBRA enforces authentication, tenant-scoped permissions, and access policies across every API.  

4

PUBLISH, SHARE & COLLABORATE


Expose your unified context through one NGSI-LD API. Share with internal teams, external partners, or open data portals - on your terms.

5

SCALE


Add more data sources, more domains, more organizations. The platform grows with you, with no redesign.  

  For the detailed architecture behind these steps, read the platform architecture.

starter packs

From zero to a working data layer in 60-120 days

Traditional smart city and industrial data projects stall in procurement and eat months before delivering anything. Vela Starter Packs flip this: pick a domain, deploy a working MVP in 60-120 days, scale only when it proves value. Each pack includes standardized NGSI-LD data models, ready-to-use connectors, dashboards, and example datasets. 

Smart City

Cities, municipalities, and public operators.

10 packs available.

Industry  

Factories and industrial operators.

10 packs available.

  Mobility 

Supply chain, fleet, warehousing.

Coming soon - tell us your use case.

  Logistics

Supply chain, fleet, warehousing.

Coming soon - tell us your use case.

Defence & Security

Sovereign data fusion and operational picture. 

Coming soon - tell us your use case.

Property & Facilities

Hospitals, real estate, campus operators. 

Coming soon - tell us your use case.

Your Vertical?

Energy, agriculture, healthcare, retail, maritime, something else? 

Tell us what you'd build and we'll consider it for the next release.

Not sure which pack fits? The free strategy call includes a pack recommendation based on your data sources.

PRICING

FREE CONSULTATION​

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30-minute strategy call. We assess your data landscape, identify quick wins, and show you what Vela Context Data Hub looks like with your data.



STARTER - €850/Month

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Shared Vela Context Data Hub instance. All platform modules and connectors included. Email support. Guided onboarding session to get you started.

PROFESSIONAL - from €1,999/moNTH

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Your dedicated Vela Context Data Hub instance  hosted or on your infrastructure. All modules, all connectors, consulting hours included. Scales with your needs: custom integrations, white-label branding, high availability, SLA, and compliance options available. 



NEED TRANSIT ANALYTICS OR MOBILITY DATA WITHOUT THE FULL PLATFORM?


Vela Pulse - multi-modal delay dashboards for operators, authorities, and airports. From €299/month. See pricing.


Vela Transit - worldwide transit, maritime, and aviation data API. Free for academics. From €99/month. See pricing.

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Three ways to explore Vela Context Data Hub on your terms.

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SMART CITY BROCHURE


Two domain brochures: cities & municipalities, or industrial operators. Pick the one that fits your context.

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Integration partners and value-added resellers. 

Building context data solutions for your own clients? Join our partner network. We handle the platform - you deliver the vertical expertise.

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Vela Context Data Hub is powered by SandBoxOS - a versatile IoT operating system with 130+ open-source packages.