FutureSonar.

The digital location memory for your region

For economic development agencies, chambers of commerce, districts and municipalities. FutureSonar shows, backed by evidence, what the companies at your location can do, which patterns emerge and which future fields they can connect to.

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Location profileLauterhain district · fictitious
Precision sensors6 companies
Plastics processing5 companies
Fire protection technology4 companies
Contract manufacturing of cosmetics4 companies

120

Companies

494

Capabilities

12

Patterns

Demo data set, pattern names for illustration

The starting point

Imagine an economic developer who, for twenty years, has spoken every three months with each of the 10,000 companies at her location. She would see the patterns behind the individual cases.

No human can do that. FutureSonar builds this knowledge, verifiable down to the quote. Because a number on the wall only ends a political debate if nobody can refute it.

Use cases

What regions use FutureSonar for

Economic development

Prove your profile

  • Location profile for investment attraction and marketing
  • Fact base for cluster and innovation strategies
  • Evidence for funding applications and committees

Chambers and associations

Connect members

  • Who can do what, across industries
  • Find partners for projects and networks
  • Topics for advisory services and events

Districts and municipalities

Decide based on facts

  • Develop commercial land to match the profile
  • Compare strengths and gaps between municipalities
  • Justify economic policy transparently

Regions in transition

Shape structural change

  • Transferable competences of threatened industries
  • New fields for existing capabilities
  • Attract missing building blocks in a targeted way

From today to tomorrow

Which future fits your location?

The second layer breaks down future topics, new regulation and funding programs into the capabilities they require and matches them with the competences of your region.

Today with three future models: the EU Taxonomy, the European Commission's megatrends (JRC) and, with a license, megatrend frameworks with subtrends.

FutureSonar does not predict the future. It makes options visible, shows missing building blocks and openly states where the data is thin.

More on the future models

TODAY

What is verifiably in place?

Capabilities, competence fields, location patterns

TOMORROW

What will be needed in the future?

Requirements from regulation, standards, funding and markets

PATH

What is missing to connect?

Gaps, partners and development paths with evidence status

See your region with new eyes

We show you FutureSonar using the demo district and clarify what an analysis can do for your location.

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