Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
SpaceX recently signed an agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) to launch four Galileo satellites on its Falcon 9 rocket next year.
By Inside GNSS
Following on from the GEODE project, NAVGUARD is the EU’s 56-million-euro initiative aimed at providing a space- and ground-based surveillance system, as well as mobile PRS receivers and other innovative technologies to improve the integrity and resilience of the Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS).
By Peter Gutierrez
Managed by FDC under the aegis of the Belgian, French, German, Italian and Spanish ministries of defence, GEODE the largest and one of the most ambitious defence cooperation projects launched under the umbrella of the European Commission’s European Defence Industrial Development Program (EDIDP).
By Peter Gutierrez
EUSPA has published a new report, EU Space for Green Transformation, aimed at helping companies assess their own environmental performance and take actions in line with EU Green Deal targets.
By Peter Gutierrez
The CDTI has awarded GMV a new contract as part of the collision avoidance service provided by the Spanish (S3TOC) and French (COO) operations centers within the EU SST system.
By Inside GNSS
Though the United States has been working on a backup for GPS for years, and was actually close to completing an equipment update to that end in 2009, Europe may be the first to put in place a fully independent alternative for positioning and timing data — an economic insurance policy against satellite navigation signals being jammed or disrupted.
By Dee Ann Divis
Yesterday (April 14, 2016) the European Parliament approved new rules on personal data — including geolocation — that create a high, uniform level of data protection across the European Union. The measure also sets minimum standards on use of data for policing and judicial purposes.
By Inside GNSS
Russia’s involvement in the Ukraine crisis has turned much of public opinion in the West against that country, in particular souring the relationship between the European Union (EU) and Russia. And, while the ceasefire signed in September technically is still in force, the EU-Russia rift is far from smoothed over.
By Peter Gutierrez
