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Galileo Open Service (OS)

  • What is the Galileo Open Service?
    What is the Galileo Open Service?
  •  What does it do?
    What does it do?
  • How does it work?
    How does it work?
  • EUSPA’s role
    EUSPA’s role
  • Facts & Figures
    Facts & Figures

What is the Galileo Open Service?

The Galileo Open Service (OS) provides free global positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) information and data accessible to anyone with a Galileo-enabled receiver, such as a smartphone or in-vehicle navigation system.

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Launch

The Galileo OS was launched in December 2016.

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Sectors

Galileo OS supports the Mobility, Consumer solutions and Environment sectors.

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Purpose

To provide EU autonomy in positioning services and enhance accuracy when combined with other GNSS.