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An excellent opportunity for industrial cooperation in satellite navigation applications, between EU and China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea and Taiwan, arises on 26 September!

Today the European GNSS Agency (GSA) published a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union inviting operators to bid for the provision of EGNOS services over the 2014-2021 period. This contract will consist in operating, maintaining and upgrading the EGNOS system infrastructure, and ensuring the continuous and safe provision of the three
services offered by EGNOS.

A EUR 10,000 cash prize is on offer to agricultural students and young farmers across Europe. The ‘Farming by Satellite’ award, an initiative of the GSA is sponsored by agricultural machinery manufacturer CLAAS and crop science experts Bayer.

A travelling exhibition is showcasing the many ways space applications are improving life on Earth. Opening in Copenhagen, the European Space Expo will tour Europe over the two years.

ESSP, the European Satellite Services Provider, will hold its yearly EGNOS Service Provision Workshop at Barajas Airport in Madrid, on 14 and 15 June.

A EUR 10,000 cash prize is on offer to agricultural students and young farmers across Europe. The ‘Farming by Satellite’ award, an initiative of the GSA is sponsored by agricultural machinery manufacturer CLAAS and crop science experts Bayer.

Citizens across Europe will be able to get close to the space applications and services that are making a major impact on our everyday lives thanks to a new EU travelling exhibition. The show makes its debut in June in Copenhagen and, of course, Galileo and EGNOS will be taking staring roles!

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) has published its second Global Satellite Navigation System (GNSS) Market Report, providing key information in support of entrepreneurship in the satellite navigation sector.

Constructing and maintaining the road network is an expensive endeavour. But with the help of specialised satellite positioning equipment developed under a Galileo FP7 project, the route to optimal road quality and cost saving could now be a matter of course.

At the 20th AERO Friedrichshafen, representatives of the European GNSS Agency (GSA), the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), and Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) highlighted the importance of EGNOS for general aviation and discussed its challenges.