The User Consultation Platform (UCP) is a forum for interaction between users of position, navigation and time solutions and the organizations and institutions dealing, directly and indirectly, with Galileo and EGNOS. The participants are actual users of the systems, representatives of user associations (such as standardisation bodies and industry groups), regulatory bodies, and members of the value chain such as receiver and chipset manufacturers and application developers who, with their developments, influence the technologies used in the solutions.

The main work of the UCP are carried out in eight parallel panel sessions grouping users by market segment: Mass Market, Road Transport, Aviation, Rail, Maritime, Agriculture, Surveying & Mapping, and Timing & Synchronisation.

The topics tackled by each group include user requirements on PNT solutions, inputs to enhance EGNSS services both in general and specifically in their area, providing feedback on user support, identifying specific R&D priorities by market segment. The results of the 2017 edition of the UCP are listed below.

Introduction

European GNSS Status Update

UCP panels

UCP Plenary

The User Consultation Platform (UCP) is a forum for interaction between users of position, navigation and time solutions and the organizations and institutions dealing, directly and indirectly, with Galileo and EGNOS. The participants are actual users of the systems, representatives of user associations (such as standardisation bodies and industry groups), regulatory bodies, and members of the value chain such as receiver and chipset manufacturers and application developers who, with their developments, influence the technologies used in the solutions.

The main work of the UCP are carried out in eight parallel panel sessions grouping users by market segment: Mass Market, Road Transport, Aviation, Rail, Maritime, Agriculture, Surveying & Mapping, and Timing & Synchronisation.

The topics tackled by each group include user requirements on PNT solutions, inputs to enhance EGNSS services both in general and specifically in their area, providing feedback on user support, identifying specific R&D priorities by market segment. The results of the 2018 edition of the UCP are listed below.

EGNSS User Consultation Platform Plenary

• Plenary Session Minutes of Meeting

UCP Results

UCP 2018 Forum minutes

The annual EUSPA User Consultation Platform (UCP) is a space where users from a range of market segments present their needs and requirements and help shape the evolution of the EU Space Programme and its services. New entry for the 2022 edition, the UCP included other Copernicus users in addition to the classic EGNSS and GOVSATCOM Governmental Satellite Communications ones.

This year users from 7 different market segments meet to discuss their needs for applications relying on Location, Navigation, Timing and Earth Observation. 

The Consultation is engaging with user communities, industries, service providers and R&D, bringing together expertise and insights from different applications, sharing experiences, and strengthening a EU network of innovators that can strive only by working together. Most of the work of the UCP was carried out during 3-4 October, in 7 parallel panel sessions grouping users by market segment: Aviation & Drones, Renewable Energy and Raw Materials, Consumer Solutions (Health and Tourism), Infrastructure, Maritime & Fisheries, Emergency Management and Humanitarian Aid, Insurance & Finance. During these sessions several topics were addressed including an update on the user requirements, synergies with Copernicus, testing campaigns, main market trends, evolution of Galileo, EGNOS, Copernicus and R&D. Here below you can find the results of the 2022 edition of the UCP, which were presented during the 2022 European Space Week, and will feed the future release of the Reports on User needs and Requirements.

Plenary

• Minutes of Meeting Plenary

 Aviation & Drones

• Minutes of Meeting
• Welcome and Introduction
• Overview of EO requirements for drone flight planning and safety assessment
• Opportunities of EO for manned aviation
• EGNSS Services for Aviation and Drones
• Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service for Aviation and Drones segment
• Copernicus Land Monitoring Service
• EASA - The EU Drone Regulation
• FlyingBasket - Copernicus contributions to safe and efficient drone operations
• DroneRadar - Three reasons for using Copernicus EO data in Aviation industry
• RNP concepts applied to UAS
• EUROCAE - Multi-GNSS solutions for UAS specific category: an overview of ED-301
• Abionica - Reliable Navigation Systems for UAS
• EUGENE: An EGNSS Service Provision Model for UAS
• TopView - Accuracy and authentication needs for drone operations
• EUROCONTROL - GNSS Resilience for PBN and New GNSS short-medium term requirements
• ERA - Opportunities and challenges of preparing for the full PBN environment in 2030
• SDM - User needs for space, the implementation perspective
• EUROCONTROL - Examples of EO use cases for European aviation
• SATAVIA - Contrail prevention through flight plan modification
• ENAV - Earth Observation needs from ENAV perspective

  Consumer Solutions, Tourism and Health

• Minutes of Meeting
• C3S and CAMS contribution to Consumer Solutions, Tourism and Health
• Copernicus Land Monitoring Service
• EO Platforms & Consumer Solutions
• Copernicus Marine Service
• Consumer Solutions, Tourism and Health: User Needs and Requirements
• The European EO Platform Ecosystem
• Consumer Solutions - EO Platforms
• Success Story: The future of women's safety
• Success Story: Monitoring the Transparent and Near-Shallow Waters
• Success Story: Sinergise
• Success Story: Tourism4.0

  Emergency Management and Humanitarian Aid

• Minutes of Meeting
• Welcome & Introduction
• Copernicus Emergency Management Service: an overview
• Overview of the Galileo service portfolio
• Disaster management: the Union Civil Protection Mechanism and its evolving needs
• Market Status
• EUCENTRE Foundation: Post-event technical support
• Landslide monitoring and hazard assessment: satellite EO and GNSS inputs
• Humanitarian Asset Management
• Geographic information in humanitarian response
• Applications Overview
• Panel Results Summary

  Energy and Raw Materials

• Minutes of Meeting - Energy
• Minutes of Meeting - Raw Materials
• Energy User Needs and Requirements
• Digitalisation of Energy Action Plan
• Copernicus Land Monitoring Service
• Copernicus atmosphere and climate services in support of Renewable energy sector
• Copernicus Marine Service
• Enabling seamless modeling of wind resources from hours to decades using EO data
• TotalEnergies: the company and some challenges
• Panel Results Summary
• Raw Materials User Needs and Requirements
• Raw Materials Roadmap and role of EO
• Copernicus Land Monitoring Service
• C3S and CAMS contribution to Raw Material segment
• Siilinjärvi mine slope monitoring methods
• GoldenEye: an EU H2020 Funded Project
• EO Solutions for the mine life cycle
• Panel Results Summary

  Infrastructure

• Minutes of Meeting
• Copernicus Land Monitoring Service
• Copernicus Climate Change Service in support of Infrastructure segment
• Copernicus for 5G cross-border corridors
• 5G Corridor Munich - Prague
• EO-related User needs and requirements
• Discussions: requirements, barriers and R&D gaps
• Use cases and discussions EO
• EGNSS for Infrastructure
• Galileo OSNMA for 5G: The ROOT Project
• Panel Results Summary

  Insurance and Finance

• Minutes of Meeting
• Overview of applications and market trends
• Copernicus Land Monitoring Service
• Copernicus Climate Change Service in support of Insurance and Banking segment
• Canola EO: Solving European and Brazilian supply chain challenges
• Earth Observation and Machine Learning to support Cargo Port Analysis
• Geospatial data: real-time signals that lead the metals and minerals markets
• Riscognition - Analysis Ready Location Intelligence
• AgroSuite - Geodata Products for Agricultural Insurance Value Chain based on Spatial Analytics and Earth Observation
• SpaceKnow - Unlocking the Power of Data from Space
• Panel Results Summary

  Maritime, Inland Waterways, Fisheries and Aquaculture

• Minutes of Meeting
• Copernicus Marine Service
• EGNOS L1 maritime service
• Galileo HAS and OSNMA Services
• Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS)
• Hull to Hull (H2H) H2020 project - needs for GNSS in combination with 3D vessel models for close proximity navigation
• Prepare Ships Project: Requirements identified
• The impact of emerging space technologies on ship routing and other leisure navigation applications
• Why weather matters to us
• MASS GNSS User Requirements
• Discussion on GNSS & EO (Copernicus) requirements per application - Ship route optimisation
• Trelleborg PPUs (HAS, SBAS)
• Pilotage Operations
• High Precision 3D Positioning on IWW - Research Project LAESSI
• Bathymetry & EO
• Discussion on GNSS & EO (Copernicus) requirements per application - Inland waterways navigation
• Surveillance technologies in fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance
• Map2Fish - Fish stock service for tourism
• Blue Box Porbeagle Requirements
• Discussion on GNSS & EO (Copernicus) requirements per application - Fish stock detection
• GAMBAS - Galileo Advanced features for the Maritime domain: Breakthrough Applications for Safety and Security
• AQUASAFE for Aquaculture
• EO for algae blooming
• Sustainable maritime spatial planning activities
• Discussion on GNSS & EO (Copernicus) requirements per application - Aquaculture site selection
• Gaia: first high-performance algorithm for oil spill detection in Sentinel 1 data
• Offshore Floating Wind and Wave platforms: Space solutions for marine site selection, installation, operation and maintenance
• Floating Offshore Wind
• Discussion on GNSS & EO (Copernicus) requirements per application - MetOcean
• Panel Results Summary

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