in action

Custom text

Satellite navigation development essential for Europe

10 February 2010
EGNOS and Galileo are essential to Europe?s national interests in satellite navigation technologies, according to speakers at the ENC-GNSS 2009 conference.

Harvesting EGNOS and Galileo for use in agriculture

10 February 2010
The FieldFact project, which held its conference in Brussels on 10 March, demonstrated how EGNOS and Galileo can help Europe's farmers save on costs.

Protecting sensitive data with EGNOS and Galileo

10 February 2010
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.

Leveraging EGNOS to rescue people lost at sea

10 February 2010
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 for agriculture: providing high precision at a low cost

10 February 2010
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.

Location-based services market ready for takeoff

10 February 2010
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.

Europe officially launches EGNOS as open and free service

10 February 2010
The European Commission launches EGNOS as open and free satellite navigation service.

Historical data available through EDAS

10 February 2010
Users of the EGNOS Data Access System (EDAS) can access historical data.

Innovative projects receive funding under EU's Framework Programme

10 February 2010
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.

EGNOS handover a milestone for European satellite navigation services

10 February 2010
The European Commission took over ownership of EGNOS on 1 April, paving the way for formal operations to begin later this year.

EGNOS increases airport safety, Casablanca event demonstrates

09 February 2010
A live demonstration of EGNOS at Casablanca?s airport shows how precise and reliable navigation could be used to improve safety at airports.

Innovation highlighted at 2009 European Satellite Navigation Competition

09 February 2010
A system to help canine rescue teams search an area won the top prize at this year?s European Satellite Navigation Competition.

Project conducts successful flight landings using EGNOS

09 February 2010
METIS conducted successful flight demonstrations using EGNOS at airports in Turkey and Italy.

IEGLO project a big hit at regional trade fair

09 February 2010
The EU-funded IEGLO project drew public and media attention at this year's Intersana trade fair in Augsburg, Germany.

Airport Exchange conference hears EGNOS "good for airports"

09 February 2010
EGNOS was presented to top executives at the Airports Council International's annual conference in Europe.