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Currently most transport companies, e.g. freight forwarding businesses, rely on a variety of different positioning or telematic systems. These include preinstalled systems ex factory as well as systems...

The TIGER project represents the development of a highly innovative security platform and target application exploiting current and future GNSS, as...

We know that inappropriate speed kills. Conversely, lower speeds contribute significantly to greater road safety and a reduction in road deaths. Research has demonstrated that 7 out of 10 pedestrians who...

The Galileo programme has been facing a very intense period during FP6 with more than 70 R&D projects being funded. Moreover a significant number of issues have been addressed through the setting up...

E.ON Ruhrgas, a large player in the European energy industry, recently decided to tackle safety and security-related risks and the negative economic impact from accidents. Excavation works threaten to...

Information on rail-based modes of transportation is usually available online, or may be supplied by the local operator. Timetables for each station are available on a regular basis...

Europe’s transport policy has been characterised by liberalisation and harmonisation over the years, which has shaped the current transport system. Globalisation and the concept of a wider Europe create...

The European Union has already established a number of regulations requiring precise, reliable and up-to-date knowledge of geographic positions. In the near future, present policies may evolve towards new...

New ways of getting information are beginning to be available for the nature lover and hiker. Location-based information about the landscape, history and culture can be received on the spot with the help of...

The initial application of precise time came from the telecommunication industry. The basic concept was a hierarchical architecture with a central point a centralised Master Clock that distributed the time...