EGNOS Open Service (OS)
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What is the EGNOS Open Service?
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What does it do?
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Where can it be used?
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EUSPA’s role
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Facts and figures
What is the EGNOS Open Service?
The EGNOS Open Service (OS) is a free and open service that provides consistent accuracy to your GNSS-enabled device. This service works by correcting any positioning errors that may arise, providing consistency and accuracy to your GNSS device. It is used across a wide range of sectors and situations.
Launch
The EGNOS OS was launched in 2009.
Sectors
The Open Service is freely available to any user.
Purpose
To enhance the performance of GNSS for general-purpose applications.
Corrects errors affecting GNSS signals.
Addresses issues from satellite clocks, satellite positioning, and ionospheric effects.
Detects and prevents tracking of unhealthy or misleading signals.
Where can it be used?
EGNOS OS is used in various sectors, but mainly in:
Agriculture
Improves precision agriculture by providing more accurate and reliable location data for farming.
Mapping and surveying
Supports high-accuracy GNSS by improving positioning precision in real-time.
Outdoor recreation
Enables more accurate positioning for recreational activities, enhancing safety, navigation, and experience.
Fleet management
Aids fleet management systems by enhancing driver safety and route optimisation.
Mobile applications
Enhances GNSS on mobile devices, improving accuracy from 5 m to 1–2 m for maps, ride-hailing, and travel apps.
EUSPA’s role
EUSPA maintains, promotes, and monitors the EGNOS Open Service (OS), ensuring its compliance with performance standards and continuous support for users:
- Promotes the adoption of EGNOS OS across industries.
- Ensures compliance with service performance standards and Service Definition Document (SDD).
- Provides user support and system updates.
Facts and figures
- Improves the accuracy of GNSS to within 1 – 2 metres and is available 99% of the time.
- Free, open-access service for users across Europe.
- Mitigates common GNSS errors for improved reliability.
- Widely compatible with standard GNSS receivers.