News

E.g., 02/10/2023
E.g., 02/10/2023

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.

New EGNOS-based landing procedure for Le Bourget Airport

23 August 2011
ESA, the European Commission and EUROCONTROL celebrate the publication of a new EGNOS landing procedure.

EGNOS gains ground at AERO Friedrichshafen 2011

23 August 2011
Pilots at AERO 2011 in Friedrichshafen said they want more EGNOS landing approaches.

'Accepta' project calling for new aviation partners

08 July 2011
The EU-funded Accepta project calls for new partners in the push for EGNOS in European aviation.

Discussing EGNOS for intelligent mobility

08 July 2011
The GSA presented several EU-supported projects at this year's ITS in Europe conference in Lyon, France.