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EGNOS winning hearts and minds in Cannes

05 March 2012
The GSA brings EGNOS to this year's Business Airport World Expo in Cannes.

EGNOS ideas can win the 2012 Galileo Masters

01 March 2012
Since 2004, the European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) has been identifying and rewarding the best ideas in satellite navigation applications. And ESNC 2012, with some new sponsors and increased European Commission support, will be no exception.

'Satloc' project launches satellite positioning for rail transport

23 February 2012
The EU-funded Satloc project will demonstrate satellite-based train control for low-traffic railways on the Brasov-Zarnesti line in Romania.

Precision salt spreading demonstrated in Prague

11 January 2012
'Golden Ice' project demonstrates EGNOS-guided salt distribution on winter roads.

EGNOS now approved for aviation in Germany

23 December 2011
From 15 December 2011, aircraft may fly approach procedures with vertical guidance provided by EGNOS.

EGNOS for aviation comes a step closer

19 December 2011
Aurigny Air Services has completed the testing of a new EGNOS-based system that could greatly improve landing capabilities at small airports.

Experts consider impact of Europe’s GNSS programmes

07 December 2011
Leading authorities discuss Galileo, emphasising prospects for international co-operation, business opportunities and other benefits.

Cars with foresight … enter the world of enhanced satellite-based driver assistance

05 December 2011
EU-funded 'Geneva' project uses EGNOS to warn drivers of impending collision

'CoVeL' project demonstrates lane-level road navigation system

25 November 2011
The EU-funded CoVel project has demonstrated the smarter road navigation system of the future, bringing in-car navigation to road lane-level, using EGNOS EDAS data.

EU and partners express strong support for Europe in space

16 November 2011
At the European Parliament in Brussels, EU leaders have put their full weight behind flagship EU space initiatives Galileo, EGNOS and GMES. Still to be resolved are key governance issues, including the role of the GSA.

New free software 'Toolkits' bring EGNOS accuracy and integrity to smart phones

15 November 2011
The European Commission has introduced free, downloadable and ready-to-use Toolkits to help anyone develop enhanced location and timing applications that harness the power of Europe’s EGNOS satellite-based augmentation system.

Galileo Masters 2011 – and the winners are…

27 October 2011
The Galileo Masters grand prize has gone to an in-car navigation system that projects non-distracting images onto the windscreen.

GSA sat-nav Prize winner creating system for Mini-UAVs in controlled airspace

18 October 2011
This year's European Satellite Navigation Competition ‘GSA Special Topic Prize’ for EGNOS goes to CATUAV, a small company in Catalonia that is developing a Mini-UAV Traffic Collision Avoidance System, harnessing the power of EGNOS to bring mini-UAVs into their own in civil aviation.

Weather forecasting project breaking ground

05 September 2011
Innovative developers are working to combine vehicle tracking and mobile meteorological observation systems.

Scutum 'Think Tank' on GNSS for dangerous goods

05 September 2011
'Scutum' project holds its first project event at ITS in Europe 2011 in Lyon, France.