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  • Check UseGalileo.eu to see if your sports wearable benefits from Galileo’s accuracy
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    Get the most out of summer with Galileo

    As Europe cautiously emerges from lockdown, people are eager to stretch their limbs and engage in summer activities – from running and hiking to biking and sailing. With Galileo as your training partner, you can improve your performance and get the most from all of these activities. What’s more, in the unlikely event that you have an accident while engaging in your chosen activity, Galileo will ensure that help reaches you as quickly as possible.

  • Vilnius Airport is the first of 3 airports in the country to upgrade to EGNOS by the end of the year
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    EGNOS procedures implemented in Vilnius

    EGNOS procedures were launched at Vilnius Airport in Lithuania on 18 June 2020 as part of the EGNOS Lithuania project. Funded under the European GNSS Agency’s (GSA) Aviation Grant Programme, EGNOS Lithuania aims to implement 5 LPV approach procedures at the three biggest airports in Lithuania: Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga.

  • Under what conditions would it be beneficial to implement an EGNOS service for payment and liability-critical road applications in 2025-2035?
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    EC launches study on EGNOS integrity concept for road applications

    The European Commission, with the support of the GSA, has launched a new project using EGNOS, the European satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS), with the aim of developing a tailored integrity concept for payment and liability critical applications in the road sector such as road tolling or pay-as-you-drive insurance in the 2025-2035 timeframe.

  • Teams should submit their initial ideas by 31 August 2020.
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    MyGalileoDrone contest open for submissions!

    The European GNSS Agency (GSA), the operational agency of the European Commission for Galileo and EGNOS, is launching its MyGalileoDrone competition on July 17. This contest is targeting the design and development of drone-based applications or services, using a Galileo/EGNOS-enabled receiver, that address the EU’s key priorities such as the Green Deal, and support the EU Recovery Plan for Europe. Initial ideas should be submitted by 31 August. A wide participation from all Member States is expected.

  • A Logo Design Contest is launched for EUSPA.
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    Will your design be our future? EUSPA logo design contest is open. The evaluation of the submitted proposals is ongoing. Its estimated completion is foreseen by October 2020.

    The European GNSS Agency, operational arm of the European Commission for the EU Space Programme, is on the hunt for forward thinking graphic designers and visual artists from across the EU to craft its new EUSPA logo. Five finalists, one winner and up to €15k! Ready to break the mould? Proposals should be submitted by 14 August.

    The evaluation of the submitted proposals is ongoing. Its estimated completion is foreseen by October 2020.

  • A survey has been launched to assess the needs of urban mobility stakeholders.
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    GSA initiative targets post-COVID urban sustainability: we want to hear from cities

    The GSA aims to help cities emerge stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic by leveraging EGNSS (Galileo and EGNOS) and Copernicus synergies to make urban mobility more sustainable, as well as boost innovation and economic growth. To do this, the GSA is creating a network of cities that have decided to build better, more sustainable and efficient transport systems to support the recovery phase. With this in mind, a survey has been launched to understand the needs and develop tailored awareness-raising and support actions on space for cities. The Horizon 2020 Ariadna project will take this further with dedicated support to facilitate the use of space for sustainable cities and its integration into new urban mobility schemes.

  • Innovative solutions will help unblock GNSS potential for the Internet of Things.
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    IoT positioning in the spotlight at GSA webinar

    Over 100 participants came together online on 18 June to discuss power-efficient positioning for the Internet of Things at a webinar organised by the European GNSS Agency (GSA). At the webinar, which featured input from innovation projects and major chipset manufacturers in the IoT domain, the European GNSS Agency (GSA) presented its recent White Paper on the topic.

  • The future is bright for the European space programme and for the GSA.
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    We are writing an extraordinary chapter in the history of space

    At the 45th meeting of the European GNSS Agency’s (GSA) Administrative Board back in July 2016, Jean-Yves Le Gall, President of CNES, the French space agency, and France’s interministerial coordinator for European satellite navigation programmes, was elected as Chair. European GNSS has gone from strength to strength in the four years since then. As his term draws to an end, he looks back at what has been achieved.

  • 97% of new tractors in Europe using GNSS are equipped with EGNOS, the preferred low-cost entry technology for precision farming in Europe
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    A “Cerealist’s Diary”, the testimony of a wheat farmer

    A cereal farmer in Salamanca, Spain, explains how satellite navigation systems help farmers to reduce CO2 emissions and save time and money, and demonstrates how EGNOS currently plays an important role in European agriculture, helping farms to improve crop yields while reducing their environmental footprint.

  • Both the Open Service and the SAR/Galileo Service performance figures generally exceed the MPL targets in Q1-2020.
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    First Galileo Performance Reports of 2020 now available

    Galileo Initial Services Open Service and SAR/Galileo Enhanced Services Performance Reports covering the first quarter of 2020 are available in the Electronic Library of the European GNSS Service Centre web portal.