Are you a student or young farmer in Europe or Africa with an idea for using satellite technology in agriculture to improve production and efficiency and reduce environmental impact?
If so, register your idea for the €13,000 Farming by Satellite Prize. The prize is an initiative of the European GNSS Agency (GSA) and is aimed at promoting the use of satellite navigation in agriculture and its benefits to end users. Registrations must be received by 28 February 2014. Read more…
The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is inviting European industries and Member State Competent Public Regulated Service (PRS) Authorities to share their views and ideas in support of the adoption of the PRS. In particular, industries with potential interests and capabilities to support the development of such Galileo PRS user segment technologies as receivers, security modules, dedicated infrastructure, market enablers, etc., are encouraged to join the discussion.
The GSA is seeking your input in drafting a roadmap for developing the necessary secure technologies. It is expected that industry will provide additional inputs and ideas for exploration during the Horizon 2020 period, which will be used in planning long-term activities in support of PRS adoption, with a focus on market preparation. Read more…
The first Horizon 2020 (H2020) call for Applications in Satellite Navigation is officially open. With a budget of EUR 38 million for the 2014 call, the deadline for submitting proposals is 3 April 2014.
It is dedicated to provide opportunities for the development of applications for use with EGNOS and Galileo Early Services. The overall budget for the period 2014-2020 is EUR 70 billion. The programme’s objective is to facilitate the creation of innovative applications, products, feasibility studies and market tests that can have a substantial impact on the European innovation know-how and economy. Read more…
Regulation (EU) 1285/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council lays down the rules in relation to the implementation and exploitation of European Satellite Navigation Systems, applicable since 1 January 2014, has been published in the official journal of the European Union. Read more…
On 18 Dec 2013 Switzerland signed a cooperation agreement to participate in the Galileo and EGNOS programmes. Switzerland will now fully financially participate in the programmes, and will retroactively contribute €80 million for the period 2008-2013.
The agreement, signed in Brussels, also covers cooperation in areas such as security, export control, standards, certification and industrial cooperation. Read more…
@GalileoGNSS is soon visiting one of the most exciting sites for people who love space related projects in general and Galileo in particular: the European Space Centre in Kourou (French Guiana).
This is the place were the Galileo satellites are launched inside a Soyuz rocket. At our return, we hope to provide all our readers a complete photo-report of the mission, for which we kindly ask for your collaboration. If you are specially interested in knowing a specific department/building in the Space Centre, please, leave a comment below and we will do our best to satisfy all of our proposals. Read more…
The French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean, which hosts a set of Galileo remote antennas (TTCF, ULS and GSS), was battered last thursday 2 January by tropical cyclone Bejisa with winds up to 200 kilometres per hour. Fortunately the Galileo site and antennas did not suffer any damage at all. Read more…