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European GNSS Agency (GSA)

Galileo satellite performs collision avoidance manoeuvre

Under the management of the European GNSS Agency (GSA), a collision avoidance manoeuvre for satellite GSAT0219 was performed during the first weekend of March. This manoeuvre was conducted following a collision risk alert received from EU Space Surveillance and Tracking (EUSST).

First collision avoidance manoeuvre in the Galileo constellation

First collision avoidance manoeuvre in the Galileo constellation

On 25 February, the Galileo Service Operator (GSOp) received from the EUSST a collision risk alert between GSAT0219 and an inert Ariane 4 upper stage launched in 1989. Following this warning, GSOp started to closely monitor the risk, in close cooperation with EUSST that was refining its predictions. Read more…

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Galileo OSNMA tests underway

Galileo has started testing Open Service Navigation Message Authentication (OSNMA) in the signal-in-space, allowing the first-ever OSNMA-protected position fix to be successfully computed. Testing will continue over the next months, ahead of a so-called “public observation” phase. This is the first-ever transmission of authentication features in open GNSS signals of a global navigation system.

OSNMA test signals are being broadcast by the Galileo constellation

OSNMA test signals are being broadcast by the Galileo constellation

The Galileo OSNMA is an authentication mechanism that allows GNSS receivers to verify the authenticity of GNSS information, making sure that the data they receive are indeed from Galileo and have not been modified in any way. Read more…

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Precise Point Positioning opens up new possibilities for mass market applications

Precise Point Positioning is becoming an attractive alternative technique to RTK, removing GNSS system errors to provide global high accuracy positioning, HERE has recently introduced the service HERE HD GNSS Positioning, a cloud-based service that provides sub-meter positioning for devices equipped with GNSS receivers.

Precise Point Positioning, new possibilities for mass market applications

Precise Point Positioning, new possibilities for mass market applications

Precise Point Positioning (PPP) correction services have been in the market for a long time to either assist vessels maneuver at ports or for measuring instruments for construction and geodesy. Today, highly precise positioning goes beyond industrial use cases and is available to mass market applications and devices. Read more…

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Galileo Ionosphere Prediction Service

Ionospheric effects can be a major source of disruption to GNSS signals, so it is important to be able to predict and compensate for these disturbances. With this in mind, the European Commission-funded Galileo Ionosphere Prediction Service (IPS) monitors ionospheric activity and informs GNSS users in good time of an upcoming event that could disrupt GNSS signals and applications.

Galileo Ionosphere Prediction Service

The IPS anticipates any degradation of performance, allowing operators to put in place mitigation measures in good time

The IPS monitors and forecasts solar and ionospheric activity and predicts its effect on GNSS signals and on the final performance of user applications. The Service makes it possible to anticipate any degradation of performance, allowing operators to put in place mitigation measures in good time. Read more…

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First Galileo Return Link Service PLB to be released in Europe

The first Galileo Return Link Service Personal Location Beacon (PLB) developed under the H2020 funded Helios project will be released in December 2020 across 18 European countries.

The FastFind ReturnLink PLB transmits the user’s unique ID and GNSS location via the global network of Cospas-Sarsat search and rescue satellites

The FastFind ReturnLink PLB transmits the user’s unique ID and GNSS location via the global network of Cospas-Sarsat search and rescue satellites

In close collaboration with the European GNSS Agency and within framework of the H2020 HELIOS project, Orolia has been working to equip SAR beacons with the breakthrough Galileo Return Link Service. Declared operational in January 2020, the Galileo Return Link Service is a unique feature of Galileo – Europe’s Global Navigation Satellite System – it allows people in distress to receive an automatic acknowledgement that their signal has been received and their location is known. Read more…

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Rodrigo da Costa, new Executive Director of the GSA

On 16 October 2020, Rodrigo da Costa took up his duties as Executive Director of the European GNSS Agency (GSA), soon to become the EU Space Programme Agency. He was elected by the GSA Administrative Board on 15 September 2020 and met with the ITRE Committee of the European Parliament on 12 October 2020.

Rodrigo da Costa, Executive Director of the European GNSS Agency

Rodrigo da Costa, Executive Director of the European GNSS Agency

Mr da Costa, a Portuguese national who has worked in a number of EU countries, joined the GSA as the Galileo Services Programme Manager in March 2017. In this position he was responsible for leading Galileo, the European Union global navigation satellite system, in its service provision phase. He has previously held several senior project management, business development, and institutional account management positions in space industry, in the areas of human space flight, exploration, launchers and R&D. Read more…

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Chile’s Galileo Information Centre launches a series of webinars to introduce Galileo in Latin America

The Galileo Information Centres (GIC), an initiative of the European Commission and DG-DEFIS, are facilitating the introduction of EGNSS in Latin America. The recently-established Centre in Chile – providing services to the Galileo user community in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador – is organising a series of webinars to introduce Galileo to the Latin America user community, and showcase the benefits that the European GNSS can bring to the regional markets and stakeholders.

Chile’s Galileo Information Centre launches a series of webinars to introduce Galileo in Latin America

Chile’s Galileo Information Centre launches a series of webinars to introduce Galileo in Latin America

The Galileo Information Centres, funded by the European Commission (EC) and the DG Defence Industry and Space (DG-DEFIS), are of promoting the introduction of the European GNSS (EGNSS) programmes, Galileo and EGNOS, in Latin America. The Centres monitor local and regional satellite navigation initiatives, identifying potential markets and stakeholders, and providing support to users Read more…

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