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Munich has European Space Solutions!

10 July 2013
Munich will be the place to be for the European space community in early November. The Bavarian capital will host the European Space Solutions conference from 5 to 7 November: an event that includes the Awards Ceremony for the European Satellite Navigation Competition 2013. The city will also be visited by the European Space Expo at the same time.

Version 2.0 of the EGNOS Safety of Life Service Definition released

04 July 2013
The European Commission has released a new version of the EGNOS Safety of life Service Definition Document (SoL SDD) updating the previous one from 2011.

Dubrovnik kicks off concrete cooperation within Road Tolling community

03 July 2013
The 41st annual ASECAP Study and Information Days were held in the Croatian coastal city of Dubrovnik on 26 to 28 May. The event explored the role of toll roads in promoting sustainable growth in Europe and had a particular focus on how Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) could contribute. GNSS is a leading enabler of ITS and the European GNSS Agency (GSA) played a prominent role in proceedings.

Still time to answer the EGNOS Open Service Users and Stakeholders survey !

03 July 2013
The deadline for answering the satisfaction survey for EGNOS Open Service Users and Stakeholders has been extended till July 12th.

Long-term stability for EGNOS secured

27 June 2013
Today, in the presence of the Vice President Tajani, the European GNSS Agency (GSA) and the European Satellites Services Provider (ESSP SAS) signed a €450 million contract for the provision of EGNOS services until 2021.

Research supports ITS Deployment

17 June 2013
During the recent Ninth Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) European Congress organised by ERTICO – the network of Intelligent Transport Systems and Services stakeholder in Europe – at the Dublin Convention Centre the European GNSS Agency (GSA) highlighted the role of its portfolio of FP7 research projects in the real-world deployment of ITS solutions. This significant contribution was outlined through two technical sessions on 5 June.

The Galileo Security Monitoring Centre on his way to France

13 June 2013
The hosting agreement on the GSMC has been signed yesterday at the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Paris

Safe Pilot: GNSS based Piloting Software for iPad / Tablets

12 June 2013
Nobody knows the challenges and work procedures of navigation and piloting better than the pilots themselves. Therefore, leading manufacturer of navigation and piloting systems Marimatech decided to develop their new tablet and iPad-based platform for navigation and piloting in close cooperation with pilots from all over the world.

Galileo PRS: opportunities for Critical Communications Networks

12 June 2013
The Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) offers the opportunity to integrate highly secure Global Satellite Navigation System (GNSS) signals within the mission-critical communication systems of civil authorities throughout Europe and beyond.

European Space Expo inspires 30 000 in Dublin

11 June 2013
The latest destination for the European Space Expo (ESE) was Dublin. This spectacular exhibition made its most recent landing between 4 and 9 June in the centre of the Irish capital at the Trinity College Dublin. The ESE has been a massive hit across Europe and Dublin was no exception with plenty of activities for all ages during its week in the Emerald Isle.

Satellite navigation expands its horizons

10 June 2013
The need for expanded horizons was a central theme of the recent European Navigation Conference in Vienna, with sessions across the three days of the conference dedicated to various Galileo and EGNOS based applications for which markets can be developed.

Space Expo docks in Dublin!

30 May 2013
The latest destination for the European Space Expo (ESE) is Dublin. This spectacular exhibition makes its latest landing from 4 to 9 June in the centre of the Irish capital at Trinity College. The ESE has been a massive hit across Europe and Dublin will not be an exception with plenty of activities planned for young and old during its week in the Emerald Isle. And, as ever, admission is free!

2013: launch of EU-Japan industrial cooperation in downstream GNSS

29 May 2013
The week of 13 May 2013 was the opportunity to explore EU-Japan industrial cooperation in downstream GNSS markets, with the opening of the first GNSS.Asia Japan workshop held in Tokyo, which gathered over 70 participants from the Japanese industry and academia in discussions with European counterparts.

The European Commission and the GSA are meeting the European GNSS stakeholders in Brussels

27 May 2013
The workshop enabled the European Commission, the GSA and the stakeholders to exchange their viewpoints and experience about the European GNSS downstream applications sector.

The European GNSS Service Centre is open to help users

17 May 2013
On the 14th of May 2013, Antonio Tajani, the Vice- President of the European Commission, responsible for enterprise and industry policy, and Ana Pastor, Spanish Minister of Transport, inaugurated the European GNSS Service Centre in the Loyola de Palacio building in Spain.