The Swedish Board of Radio Navigation (RNN) hosted a seminar on what Sweden is doing in preparation for the declaration of Galileo Initial Services, with the participation of the European GNSS Agency (GSA) and representatives of the various end-users groups.

At this year’s ITS World Congress in Melbourne, Australia, the European GNSS Agency (GSA) demonstrated the added value that Galileo will bring to intelligent transport systems, starting with the declaration of Galileo Initial Services later this year.

The third Horizon 2020 (H2020) call for Applications in Satellite Navigation, managed by the European GNSS Agency (GSA) under the delegation from European Commission is officially open. With a budget of EUR 33 million for the 2017 call, the deadline for submitting proposals is 1 March 2017.

The first ever European GNSS Agency (GSA) Galileo Hackathon brought together teams of passionate coders and geo enthusiasts from around the world to compete for some impressive prizes. The venue was Berlin’s Beuth University of Applied Sciences on 3 and 4 November during the sixth WhereCamp ‘unconference’ dedicated to geolocation enthusiasts and professionals. All the Hackathon competitors received a Galileo-ready BQ Smartphone and a certificate, while the two winning teams also each collected a €500 cash prize.

With the Declaration of Galileo Initial Services coming soon, the first European Galileo-ready smartphone is now operational.

26 October was a momentous day for the European space sector with the adoption of the first truly comprehensive Space Strategy for Europe by the European Commission. The strategy sets out an ambitious vison for the future of space activities in Europe with its underlining message that ‘Space matters for Europe’. To celebrate this event a launch ceremony was held in the European Space Expo in Brussels, which has just completed a four-year tour around Europe.

On Friday, December 8th and Saturday 9th, the GSA Headquarters in Prague will be open to the public for the 3rd year in a row, and give an unique opportunity to get an inside look at European GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) services and the people behind them.