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The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is looking for experts with a high level of expertise and professional experience in navigation satellite systems to assist it with tasks related to the implementation of the Fundamental Elements funding mechanism.

The Agency is interested in experts with professional experience in specific market segments such as aviation, location-based services, agriculture, surveying, rail, road, maritime, and timing and synchronisation and/or with hi-tech business building skills.
Specifically, the GSA would like to involve business and technical experts with proven experience in one or more of the following areas:

• E-GNSS signal processing;
• Development (hardware, software/firmware algorithms etc.) of E-GNSS receivers and antennas;
• Applications, services and products in the area of E-GNSS;
• E-GNSS technologies state of the art boosting, particularly E-GNSS differentiators.

No deadline, but apply early

The call for expression of interest is permanently open, so there is no application deadline. However, early application is encouraged since the first experts should be appointed in the third quarter of 2019. If you are interested in this opportunity, you can register here.

Experts who have already registered in the Participant Portal expert database are invited to log-on here to declare their interest in Fundamental Elements assignments and to update their area(s) of expertise.

For more information and to download the call click here.

About Fundamental Elements

Fundamental Elements is an EU R&D funding mechanism supporting the development of EGNSS-enabled chipsets, receivers and antennas. Fundamental Elements projects are part of the overall European GNSS strategy for market uptake, led by the GSA. The objectives of the programme can be summarised as follows:

• Facilitate the adoption of EGNSS, building on innovative services and differentiators;
• Improve the competitiveness of EU industry ;
• Address user needs in priority market segments ;
• Maximise benefits to European citizens.

The total budget for projects to be carried out in 2015-2020 is EUR 111.5 million.

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Austrian air navigation services provider Austro Control is in charge of implementing EGNOS-based procedures at the country’s airports. So far, EGNOS-based approach procedures, including rotorcraft procedures, have been implemented at seven airports/heliports and there are plans to make this implementation more widespread in the future.

The Austrian ANSP was an early adopter of Europe’s SBAS system EGNOS. The first LPV approach procedures for Linz and Graz airports were published in 2014, as part of the GSA-funded FP7 ACCEPTA project, providing Austro Control’s Instrument Flight Procedures team with some valuable early experience. A key pre-requisite for successful implementation was the involvement of all stakeholders from the very beginning of the process.

Buchmann noted that a big advantage for Austria is the fact that the country is located inside the core EGNOS coverage area. Following the initial successful implementation at Linz and Graz, Austro Control has continued to roll-out LPV approaches throughout the country, with a view to increasing operational safety and all-weather accessibility of airports.

Read this: EGNOS Service Provider call is now open

“We will finish EGNOS implementation at the main airports in Austria by the end of this year or next year, but then we will extend it to rotorcraft operations, serving Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) bases or hospitals. The first of these approach procedures were implemented in February this year as part of the GSA co-funded project PIONEERS 2 within the Aviation Grant Programme,” Buchmann said. “In the future we will also look into low-level routes for helicopters as well as serving smaller airfields,” he said. In total, three helicopter approaches were designed and validated under the PIONEERS 2 project in Austria - at Oberwart, Bad Vöslay and Allentsteig.

Positive response

When it comes to rotorcraft operators, the Austro Control representative noted that the best way forward is a coordinated approach at European level. He said that in Austria some operational issues had to be resolved at the national level, but overall the process had been straightforward and the feedback from operators had been extremely positive.

Florian Buchmann, Head of Instrument Flight Procedures at Austro Control

And this: Flying green with airBaltic

“The response from general aviation and business aircraft operators has been positive, thanks to the increased accessibility and the high-quality vertical guidance provided by EGNOS. In particular, for HEMS rotorcraft the main benefit is the safe flight operation in adverse weather conditions. If you can keep operations open regardless of the weather, this has a major positive impact in terms of service delivery and medical assistance,” Buchmann said.

Media note: This feature can be republished without charge provided the European GNSS Agency (GSA) is acknowledged as the source at the top or the bottom of the story. You must request permission before you use any of the photographs on the site. If you republish, we would be grateful if you could link back to the GSA website (http://www.gsa.europa.eu).

Austrian air navigation services provider Austro Control is in charge of implementing EGNOS-based procedures at the country’s airports. So far, EGNOS-based approach procedures, including rotorcraft procedures, have been implemented at seven airports/heliports and there are plans to make this implementation more widespread in the future.

The Austrian ANSP was an early adopter of Europe’s SBAS system EGNOS. The first LPV approach procedures for Linz and Graz airports were published in 2014, as part of the GSA-funded FP7 ACCEPTA project, providing Austro Control’s Instrument Flight Procedures team with some valuable early experience. A key pre-requisite for successful implementation was the involvement of all stakeholders from the very beginning of the process.

Stakeholder involvement

“We organized a workshop a couple of years ago with the European Satellite Services Provider (ESSP) in which we involved all stakeholders, including representatives from the state and from operators, in order to assist us in defining the implementation process and setting our final goals. This was key to ensuring successful implementation, and as a result the process went quite smoothly,” said Florian Buchmann, Head of Instrument Flight Procedures at Austro Control.

Read this: EGNOS Service Provider call is now open

Buchmann noted that a big advantage for Austria is the fact that the country is located inside the core EGNOS coverage area. Following the initial successful implementation at Linz and Graz, Austro Control has continued to roll-out LPV approaches throughout the country, with a view to increasing operational safety and all-weather accessibility of airports.

Florian Buchmann, Head of Instrument Flight Procedures at Austro Control

“We will finish EGNOS implementation at the main airports in Austria by the end of this year or next year, but then we will extend it to rotorcraft operations, serving Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) bases or hospitals. The first of these approach procedures were implemented in February this year as part of the GSA co-funded project PIONEERS 2 within the Aviation Grant Programme,” Buchmann said. “In the future we will also look into low-level routes for helicopters as well as serving smaller airfields,” he said.

Positive response

When it comes to rotorcraft operators, the Austro Control representative noted that the best way forward is a coordinated approach at European level. He said that in Austria some operational issues had to be resolved at the national level, but overall the process had been straightforward and the feedback from operators had been extremely positive.

And this: Flying green with airBaltic

“The response from general aviation and business aircraft operators has been positive, thanks to the increased accessibility and the high-quality vertical guidance provided by EGNOS. In particular, for HEMS rotorcraft the main benefit is the safe flight operation in adverse weather conditions. If you can keep operations open regardless of the weather, this has a major positive impact in terms of service delivery and medical assistance,” Buchmann said.

Media note: This feature can be republished without charge provided the European GNSS Agency (GSA) is acknowledged as the source at the top or the bottom of the story. You must request permission before you use any of the photographs on the site. If you republish, we would be grateful if you could link back to the GSA website (http://www.gsa.europa.eu).

Austrian air navigation services provider Austro Control is in charge of implementing EGNOS-based procedures at the country’s airports. So far, EGNOS-based approach procedures, including rotorcraft procedures, have been implemented at seven airports/heliports and there are plans to make this implementation more widespread in the future.

The Austrian ANSP was an early adopter of Europe’s SBAS system EGNOS. The first LPV approach procedures for Linz and Graz airports were published in 2014, as part of the GSA-funded FP7 ACCEPTA project, providing Austro Control’s Instrument Flight Procedures team with some valuable early experience. A key pre-requisite for successful implementation was the involvement of all stakeholders from the very beginning of the process.

Stakeholder involvement

“We organized a workshop a couple of years ago with the European Satellite Services Provider (ESSP) in which we involved all stakeholders, including representatives from the state and from operators, in order to assist us in defining the implementation process and setting our final goals. This was key to ensuring successful implementation, and as a result the process went quite smoothly,” said Florian Buchmann, Head of Instrument Flight Procedures at Austro Control.

Read this: EGNOS Service Provider call is now open

Buchmann noted that a big advantage for Austria is the fact that the country is located inside the core EGNOS coverage area. Following the initial successful implementation at Linz and Graz, Austro Control has continued to roll-out LPV approaches throughout the country, with a view to increasing operational safety and all-weather accessibility of airports.

Florian Buchmann, Head of Instrument Flight Procedures at Austro Control

“We will finish EGNOS implementation at the main airports in Austria by the end of this year or next year, but then we will extend it to rotorcraft operations, serving Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) bases or hospitals. The first of these approach procedures were implemented in February this year as part of the GSA co-funded project PIONEERS 2 within the Aviation Grant Programme,” Buchmann said. “In the future we will also look into low-level routes for helicopters as well as serving smaller airfields,” he said.

Positive response

When it comes to rotorcraft operators, the Austro Control representative noted that the best way forward is a coordinated approach at European level. He said that in Austria some operational issues had to be resolved at the national level, but overall the process had been straightforward and the feedback from operators had been extremely positive.

And this: Flying green with airBaltic

“The response from general aviation and business aircraft operators has been positive, thanks to the increased accessibility and the high-quality vertical guidance provided by EGNOS. In particular, for HEMS rotorcraft the main benefit is the safe flight operation in adverse weather conditions. If you can keep operations open regardless of the weather, this has a major positive impact in terms of service delivery and medical assistance,” Buchmann said.

Media note: This feature can be republished without charge provided the European GNSS Agency (GSA) is acknowledged as the source at the top or the bottom of the story. You must request permission before you use any of the photographs on the site. If you republish, we would be grateful if you could link back to the GSA website (http://www.gsa.europa.eu).