Mobility is an important part of everyone's daily lives. European GNSS, including EGNOS, is making everyone's life on the road easier by significantly reducing congestion and, consequently, CO2 pollution, improving the efficiency of road transportation through navigation, fleet management opportunities and satellite road traffic monitoring.
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03 June 2021From the air we breathe to the water we drink and the land we grow our food on, our ecological footprint and means to minimise it are more in the focus than ever. Innovative technological solutions, including space-based applications, can help to prevent pollution and reduce its negative impacts:... -
17 May 2021The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG-DEFIS) has awarded two new H2020 mission evolution studies to assess how the future evolution of European GNSS (EGNSS) could be beneficial for innovative and demanding autonomous applications. The new service contract... -
12 May 2021The European Union Agency for the Space Programme, EUSPA, is launched today marking the start of a new era for EU Space. Building on the legacy of the European GNSS Agency, EUSPA will take on more responsibilities to create even more opportunities from Space for EU citizens and its economy.
Fast Facts
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15
15
million cars use Galileo worldwide and 9 million are used in Europe
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3
3
million trucks use Galileo and EGNOS in Europe
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94
94
million units of GNSS devices for road applications were shipped in 2018
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50+
50+
car brands already commercialise models with EGNOS and Galileo
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82,000
82,000
km of tolled roads are operated with EGNOS and Galileo on-board units for heavy trucks
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6
6
EU countries have successfully implemented GNSS-based tolling systems
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100+
100+
car models use Galileo and EGNOS
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