EGNOS and Galileo are essential to Europe?s national interests in satellite navigation technologies, according to speakers at the ENC-GNSS 2009 conference.
The EU-funded TIGER project is developing a security token with an in-built satellite navigation receiver that allows access to information based on location.
The winner of the GSA?s Special Topic Prize of 2008 is using the award to complete the design of an EGNOS-enabled system to rescue persons lost overboard at sea.
EGNOS provides the accuracy needed for a wide range of precision agriculture applications at an affordable cost and can help farmers meet the information requirements under the EU?s CAP.
EGNOS and Galileo will play a major role in the development of commercial location-based services in Europe, according to entrepreneurs vying for a piece of the growing market.
The outcome of the GSA?s first call for FP7 funding yields lessons for those who want to participate in developing Europe's satellite navigation market.