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Mark your calendar for European Space Week 2018, and don’t miss out on the leading European space programmes conference, connecting business, policy-makers, international experts and space application user communities, which will take place in Marseille, France, on 3-6 December 2018.

Beginning with the EGNSS Users Consultation Platform, Copernicus Accelerator and the Galileo Accelerator, EU Space Week will combine several events in a week, in an attempt to respond to the needs of EU space programme users. The event will address how Europe is using space to tackle challenges in areas such as sustainable development, mobility, defence, economic development and the environment.

At a plenary session, participants will learn more about the state of the art of Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus, with input from keynote speakers and high-level officials. This will also be an opportunity to learn about the latest status of the EU space programmes. Other sessions dedicated to Smart Cities, sustainable land management, interconnectivity, infrastructure and marine and maritime issues will examine how European businesses, entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) are already using EU space technologies and can harness the power of space technology to build the innovative applications and services needed in these areas.

Linking space to user needs

On Tuesday 4 December, the awards ceremony for the European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC), known as the “Galileo Masters” and the Copernicus Masters, will take place. This competition was officially launched during the recent inauguration of the Galileo Reference Centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.

Registration for European Space Week has not yet opened, but you can sign up now, and receive notification when registration opens.

For updates, check the event portal regularly.

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).

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) hosted the GNSS Raw Measurements Taskforce workshop “GNSS Raw Measurements: From research to commercial use” on May 30, to share and explore experiences, use cases and opportunities enabled by Android GNSS Raw measurements.

The workshop was attended by over 80 participants from industry and from the academic and research communities and included over 20 presentations and two demonstrations by GEO++ and Spirent. The participants shared their experience with Android raw measurements in three exciting domains: high accuracy applications; scientific, educational and robustness applications; and applications for testing and optimisation.

Promising results arising from the use of raw measurements were presented, both involving the use of raw data for high accuracy techniques and for testing a constellation or combination of constellations. The workshop also took a look into the future, in a session on the outlook for geolocation in the mass market, where participants discussed the increased accuracy, availability and robustness that Galileo will contribute.

Frank van Diggelen, principal software engineer at Google provided a keynote presentation on Android GNSS measurements along with a vision for advanced location services. He spoke in particular about the new Android features to be enabled with new APIs (application programming interfaces) and enhancements of GNSSLogger, Google`s raw measurements analysis tool.

Dual frequency opportunities

Broadcom’s Miguel Torroja stressed how dual frequency will change performance levels in the mass market. “Until today, mass market devices have been single frequency only, but the industry is now moving towards dual frequency, with a resulting increase in accuracy in open environments and more robustness to multipath in urban scenarios,” he said.

Read this: World’s first dual-frequency GNSS smartphone hits the market

Highlighting the role of Galileo within the use of GNSS raw measurements, Airbus’ Moises Navarro Gallardo, said that by including Galileo in the position, velocity and time (PVT) solution through the use of raw measurements, users will easily experience the added accuracy and availability that Galileo provides.

New horizons with Galileo

GSA’s Fiammetta Diani provided a status update on Galileo along with an overview of new services to expect in the near future – specifically high accuracy and authentication.

“Open signal navigation message authentication will help mitigate the vulnerabilities of GNSS and is a clear differentiator of Galileo with respect to other GNSS available to the public,” she said. As regards high accuracy, she said that this would be based on Precise Point Positioning via Galileo E6 without the need for an additional communication channel. This will be gradually implemented between 2018 and 2020.

In particular, three key additions to the integrity navigation (I/NAV) message for OS users on E1B will further increase compliance with the relevant 3GPP standard.

According to GSA’s Flavio Sbardellati: “Reduced clock and ephemeris data (redCED) will enable the computation of coarse position in a faster time to first fix, while secondary synchronisation pattern (SSP) will strengthen synchronisation with mobile networks.” Sbardellati added that additional forward error correction (FEC2) would improve data tracking in difficult environments.

The presentations from the workshop can be downloaded here.

About the GNSS Raw Measurements Task Force

Launched in June 2017 and coordinated by the European GNSS Agency (GSA), the GNSS Raw Measurements Task Force aims to share knowledge and expertise on Android raw measurements and their use, including their potential for high accuracy positioning techniques relevant to mass market applications. The Task Force includes GNSS experts, scientists and market players, all of whom are dedicated to promoting a wider use of these raw measurements.

More information on the Task Force, its members and their work can be found here.

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).

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) hosted the GNSS Raw Measurements Taskforce workshop “GNSS Raw Measurements: From research to commercial use” on May 30, to share and explore experiences, use cases and opportunities enabled by Android GNSS Raw measurements.

The workshop was attended by over 80 participants from industry and from the academic and research communities and included over 20 presentations and two demonstrations by GEO++ and Spirent. The participants shared their experience with Android raw measurements in three exciting domains: high accuracy applications; scientific, educational and robustness applications; and applications for testing and optimisation.

Promising results arising from the use of raw measurements were presented, both involving the use of raw data for high accuracy techniques and for testing a constellation or combination of constellations. The workshop also took a look into the future, in a session on the outlook for geolocation in the mass market, where participants discussed the increased accuracy, availability and robustness that Galileo will contribute.

Frank van Diggelen, principal software engineer at Google provided a keynote presentation on Android GNSS measurements along with a vision for advanced location services. He spoke in particular about the new Android features to be enabled with new APIs (application programming interfaces) and enhancements of GNSSLogger, Google`s raw measurements analysis tool.

Dual frequency opportunities

Broadcom’s Miguel Torroja stressed how dual frequency will change performance levels in the mass market. “Until today, mass market devices have been single frequency only, but the industry is now moving towards dual frequency, with a resulting increase in accuracy in open environments and more robustness to multipath in urban scenarios,” he said.

Read this: World’s first dual-frequency GNSS smartphone hits the market

Highlighting the role of Galileo within the use of GNSS raw measurements, Airbus’ Moises Navarro Gallardo, said that by including Galileo in the position, velocity and time (PVT) solution through the use of raw measurements, users will easily experience the added accuracy and availability that Galileo provides.

New horizons with Galileo

GSA’s Fiammetta Diani provided a status update on Galileo along with an overview of new services to expect in the near future – specifically high accuracy and authentication.

“Open signal navigation message authentication will help mitigate the vulnerabilities of GNSS and is a clear differentiator of Galileo with respect to other GNSS available to the public,” she said. As regards high accuracy, she said that this would be based on Precise Point Positioning via Galileo E6 without the need for an additional communication channel. This will be gradually implemented between 2018 and 2020.

In particular, three key additions to the integrity navigation (I/NAV) message for OS users on E1B will further increase compliance with the relevant 3GPP standard.

According to GSA’s Flavio Sbardellati: “Reduced clock and ephemeris data (redCED) will enable the computation of coarse position in a faster time to first fix, while secondary synchronisation pattern (SSP) will strengthen synchronisation with mobile networks.” Sbardellati added that additional forward error correction (FEC2) would improve data tracking in difficult environments.

The presentations from the workshop can be downloaded here.

About the GNSS Raw Measurements Task Force

Launched in June 2017 and coordinated by the European GNSS Agency (GSA), the GNSS Raw Measurements Task Force aims to share knowledge and expertise on Android raw measurements and their use, including their potential for high accuracy positioning techniques relevant to mass market applications. The Task Force includes GNSS experts, scientists and market players, all of whom are dedicated to promoting a wider use of these raw measurements.

More information on the Task Force, its members and their work can be found here.

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).

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is celebrating 10 years of association with the European Satellite Navigation Competition, looking back on a fruitful alliance and looking forward to this year's batch of Competition entrants.

The 2018 edition of the European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) will see the GSA awarding first-place, second-place and third-place cash prizes on the special topic 'When and Where? – Exact timing and positioning matters'. Judges are expected to be particularly attentive to proposals that leverage specific EGNSS differentiators, such as:

• Multiple frequencies E1, E5 and E6
• Galileo-specific signal modulation, e.g. AltBOC
• Galileo Search and Rescue Service
• Galileo High-Precision and Authentication services, i.e. within the Commercial Service and within the Open Service Authentication (OS NMA)

The first prize winner will also benefit from extensive promotion through GSA marketing channels and at relevant industry events. If eligible, the first prize winner will also receive tailored EGNSS Accelerator business support worth €62,000.

A winning record

As part of its primary mission, the GSA has helped to foster countless innovations, revealing unexpected trends in the burgeoning downstream satellite navigation market. And, for the past 10 years, the ESNC has been a big part of that effort. Under the banner of its GSA ESNC Special Topic Prizes, the Agency has received 811 complete submissions, more than 80 innovative proposals per year, covering new applications across the broad scope of sectors that benefit from Galileo and EGNOS. Among the brand-new and developing fields already addressed by previous participants are:

• Augmented Reality (AR)
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
• e-Mobility
• Location based services
• E-Health
• The Internet of Things (IoT)

Especially outstanding examples of GSA Prize winners include 2010's 'Wikitude Drive', which was also the overall ESNC 2010 winner, representing the first Augmented Reality app in the Competition. Today, this all-in-one AR software development kit for mobile, tablets and smart glasses has been brought to market, is being used in 180 countries and is partnering with Adobe, SAP, Huawei and Porsche.

Another bright light is the 2011 GSA winner, CAT UAV, which put forward the first civilian UAV application in the Competition. It features an innovative traffic collision avoidance system, and the resulting start-up, based in Spain, has since established one of the first drone test and training centers, with a runway and its own segregated airspace.

These and other GSA ESNC prize winners continue to solidify the Competition's role as a positive driver for new, useful and economically viable GNSS applications.

In addition to the GSA Special Topic prize, the has GSA triggered the University Challenge, bridging the gap from GNSS research and academia to entrepreneurship, and the GNSS Living Lab Prize, supporting innovative testing of GNSS-related products.

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).

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is celebrating 10 years of association with the European Satellite Navigation Competition, looking back on a fruitful alliance and looking forward to this year's batch of Competition entrants.

The 2018 edition of the European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) will see the GSA awarding first-place, second-place and third-place cash prizes on the special topic 'When and Where? – Exact timing and positioning matters'. Judges are expected to be particularly attentive to proposals that leverage specific EGNSS differentiators, such as:

• Multiple frequencies E1, E5 and E6
• Galileo-specific signal modulation, e.g. AltBOC
• Galileo Search and Rescue Service
• Galileo High-Precision and Authentication services, i.e. within the Commercial Service and within the Open Service Authentication (OS NMA)

The first prize winner will also benefit from extensive promotion through GSA marketing channels and at relevant industry events. If eligible, the first prize winner will also receive tailored EGNSS Accelerator business support worth €62,000.

A winning record

As part of its primary mission, the GSA has helped to foster countless innovations, revealing unexpected trends in the burgeoning downstream satellite navigation market. And, for the past 10 years, the ESNC has been a big part of that effort. Under the banner of its GSA ESNC Special Topic Prizes, the Agency has received 811 complete submissions, more than 80 innovative proposals per year, covering new applications across the broad scope of sectors that benefit from Galileo and EGNOS. Among the brand-new and developing fields already addressed by previous participants are:

• Augmented Reality (AR)
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
• e-Mobility
• Location based services
• E-Health
• The Internet of Things (IoT)

Especially outstanding examples of GSA Prize winners include 2010's 'Wikitude Drive', which was also the overall ESNC 2010 winner, representing the first Augmented Reality app in the Competition. Today, this all-in-one AR software development kit for mobile, tablets and smart glasses has been brought to market, is being used in 180 countries and is partnering with Adobe, SAP, Huawei and Porsche.

Another bright light is the 2011 GSA winner, CAT UAV, which put forward the first civilian UAV application in the Competition. It features an innovative traffic collision avoidance system, and the resulting start-up, based in Spain, has since established one of the first drone test and training centers, with a runway and its own segregated airspace.

These and other GSA ESNC prize winners continue to solidify the Competition's role as a positive driver for new, useful and economically viable GNSS applications.

In addition to the GSA Special Topic prize, the has GSA triggered the University Challenge, bridging the gap from GNSS research and academia to entrepreneurship, and the GNSS Living Lab Prize, supporting innovative testing of GNSS-related products.

To submit an entry in this year's ESNC, you should first register here.

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).

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is celebrating 10 years of association with the European Satellite Navigation Competition, looking back on a fruitful alliance and looking forward to this year's batch of Competition entrants.

The 2018 edition of the European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) will see the GSA awarding first-place, second-place and third-place cash prizes on the special topic 'When and Where? – Exact timing and positioning matters'. Judges are expected to be particularly attentive to proposals that leverage specific EGNSS differentiators, such as:

• Multiple frequencies E1, E5 and E6
• Galileo-specific signal modulation, e.g. AltBOC
• Galileo Search and Rescue Service
• Galileo High-Precision and Authentication services, i.e. within the Commercial Service and within the Open Service Authentication (OS NMA)

The first prize winner will also benefit from extensive promotion through GSA marketing channels and at relevant industry events. If eligible, the first prize winner will also receive tailored EGNSS Accelerator business support worth €62,000.

A winning record

As part of its primary mission, the GSA has helped to foster countless innovations, revealing unexpected trends in the burgeoning downstream satellite navigation market. And, for the past 10 years, the ESNC has been a big part of that effort. Under the banner of its GSA ESNC Special Topic Prizes, the Agency has received 811 complete submissions, more than 80 innovative proposals per year, covering new applications across the broad scope of sectors that benefit from Galileo and EGNOS. Among the brand-new and developing fields already addressed by previous participants are:

• Augmented Reality (AR)
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
• e-Mobility
• Location based services
• E-Health
• The Internet of Things (IoT)

Especially outstanding examples of GSA Prize winners include 2010's 'Wikitude Drive', which was also the overall ESNC 2010 winner, representing the first Augmented Reality app in the Competition. Today, this all-in-one AR software development kit for mobile, tablets and smart glasses has been brought to market, is being used in 180 countries and is partnering with Adobe, SAP, Huawei and Porsche.

Another bright light is the 2011 GSA winner, CAT UAV, which put forward the first civilian UAV application in the Competition. It features an innovative traffic collision avoidance system, and the resulting start-up, based in Spain, has since established one of the first drone test and training centers, with a runway and its own segregated airspace.

These and other GSA ESNC prize winners continue to solidify the Competition's role as a positive driver for new, useful and economically viable GNSS applications.

In addition to the GSA Special Topic prize, the has GSA triggered the University Challenge, bridging the gap from GNSS research and academia to entrepreneurship, and the GNSS Living Lab Prize, supporting innovative testing of GNSS-related products.

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).

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is celebrating 10 years of association with the European Satellite Navigation Competition, looking back on a fruitful alliance and looking forward to this year's batch of Competition entrants.

The 2018 edition of the European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) will see the GSA awarding first-place, second-place and third-place cash prizes on the special topic 'When and Where? – Exact timing and positioning matters'. Judges are expected to be particularly attentive to proposals that leverage specific EGNSS differentiators, such as:

• Multiple frequencies E1, E5 and E6
• Galileo-specific signal modulation, e.g. AltBOC
• Galileo Search and Rescue Service
• Galileo High-Precision and Authentication services, i.e. within the Commercial Service and within the Open Service Authentication (OS NMA)

The first prize winner will also benefit from extensive promotion through GSA marketing channels and at relevant industry events. If eligible, the first prize winner will also receive tailored EGNSS Accelerator business support worth €62,000.

A winning record

As part of its primary mission, the GSA has helped to foster countless innovations, revealing unexpected trends in the burgeoning downstream satellite navigation market. And, for the past 10 years, the ESNC has been a big part of that effort. Under the banner of its GSA ESNC Special Topic Prizes, the Agency has received 811 complete submissions, more than 80 innovative proposals per year, covering new applications across the broad scope of sectors that benefit from Galileo and EGNOS. Among the brand-new and developing fields already addressed by previous participants are:

• Augmented Reality (AR)
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
• e-Mobility
• Location based services
• E-Health
• The Internet of Things (IoT)

Especially outstanding examples of GSA Prize winners include 2010's 'Wikitude Drive', which was also the overall ESNC 2010 winner, representing the first Augmented Reality app in the Competition. Today, this all-in-one AR software development kit for mobile, tablets and smart glasses has been brought to market, is being used in 180 countries and is partnering with Adobe, SAP, Huawei and Porsche.

Another bright light is the 2011 GSA winner, CAT UAV, which put forward the first civilian UAV application in the Competition. It features an innovative traffic collision avoidance system, and the resulting start-up, based in Spain, has since established one of the first drone test and training centers, with a runway and its own segregated airspace.

These and other GSA ESNC prize winners continue to solidify the Competition's role as a positive driver for new, useful and economically viable GNSS applications.

In addition to the GSA Special Topic prize, the has GSA triggered the University Challenge, bridging the gap from GNSS research and academia to entrepreneurship, and the GNSS Living Lab Prize, supporting innovative testing of GNSS-related products.

To submit an entry in this year's ESNC, you should first register here.

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).

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is celebrating 10 years of association with the European Satellite Navigation Competition, looking back on a fruitful alliance and looking forward to this year's batch of Competition entrants.

The 2018 edition of the European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) will see the GSA awarding first-place, second-place and third-place cash prizes on the special topic 'When and Where? – Exact timing and positioning matters'. Judges are expected to be particularly attentive to proposals that leverage specific EGNSS differentiators, such as:

• Multiple frequencies E1, E5 and E6
• Galileo-specific signal modulation, e.g. AltBOC
• Galileo Search and Rescue Service
• Galileo High-Precision and Authentication services, i.e. within the Commercial Service and within the Open Service Authentication (OS NMA)

The first prize winner will also benefit from extensive promotion through GSA marketing channels and at relevant industry events. If eligible, the first prize winner will also receive tailored EGNSS Accelerator business support worth €62,000.

A winning record

As part of its primary mission, the GSA has helped to foster countless innovations, revealing unexpected trends in the burgeoning downstream satellite navigation market. And, for the past 10 years, the ESNC has been a big part of that effort. Under the banner of its GSA ESNC Special Topic Prizes, the Agency has received 811 complete submissions, more than 80 innovative proposals per year, covering new applications across the broad scope of sectors that benefit from Galileo and EGNOS. Among the brand-new and developing fields already addressed by previous participants are:

• Augmented Reality (AR)
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
• e-Mobility
• Location based services
• E-Health
• The Internet of Things (IoT)

Especially outstanding examples of GSA Prize winners include 2010's 'Wikitude Drive', which was also the overall ESNC 2010 winner, representing the first Augmented Reality app in the Competition. Today, this all-in-one AR software development kit for mobile, tablets and smart glasses has been brought to market, is being used in 180 countries and is partnering with Adobe, SAP, Huawei and Porsche.

Another bright light is the 2011 GSA winner, CAT UAV, which put forward the first civilian UAV application in the Competition. It features an innovative traffic collision avoidance system, and the resulting start-up, based in Spain, has since established one of the first drone test and training centers, with a runway and its own segregated airspace.

These and other GSA ESNC prize winners continue to solidify the Competition's role as a positive driver for new, useful and economically viable GNSS applications.

In addition to the GSA Special Topic prize, the has GSA triggered the University Challenge, bridging the gap from GNSS research and academia to entrepreneurship, and the GNSS Living Lab Prize, supporting innovative testing of GNSS-related products.

To submit an entry in this year's ESNC, you should first register here.

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).

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is celebrating 10 years of association with the European Satellite Navigation Competition, looking back on a fruitful alliance and looking forward to this year's batch of Competition entrants.

The 2018 edition of the European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) will see the GSA awarding first-place, second-place and third-place cash prizes on the special topic 'When and Where? – Exact timing and positioning matters'. Judges are expected to be particularly attentive to proposals that leverage specific EGNSS differentiators, such as:

• Multiple frequencies E1, E5 and E6
• Galileo-specific signal modulation, e.g. AltBOC
• Galileo Search and Rescue Service
• Galileo High-Precision and Authentication services, i.e. within the Commercial Service and within the Open Service Authentication (OS NMA)

The first prize winner will also benefit from extensive promotion through GSA marketing channels and at relevant industry events. If eligible, the first prize winner will also receive tailored EGNSS Accelerator business support worth €62,000.

A winning record

As part of its primary mission, the GSA has helped to foster countless innovations, revealing unexpected trends in the burgeoning downstream satellite navigation market. And, for the past 10 years, the ESNC has been a big part of that effort. Under the banner of its GSA ESNC Special Topic Prizes, the Agency has received 811 complete submissions, more than 80 innovative proposals per year, covering new applications across the broad scope of sectors that benefit from Galileo and EGNOS. Among the brand-new and developing fields already addressed by previous participants are:

• Augmented Reality (AR)
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
• e-Mobility
• Location based services
• E-Health
• The Internet of Things (IoT)

Especially outstanding examples of GSA Prize winners include 2010's 'Wikitude Drive', which was also the overall ESNC 2010 winner, representing the first Augmented Reality app in the Competition. Today, this all-in-one AR software development kit for mobile, tablets and smart glasses has been brought to market, is being used in 180 countries and is partnering with Adobe, SAP, Huawei and Porsche.

Another bright light is the 2011 GSA winner, CAT UAV, which put forward the first civilian UAV application in the Competition. It features an innovative traffic collision avoidance system, and the resulting start-up, based in Spain, has since established one of the first drone test and training centers, with a runway and its own segregated airspace.

These and other GSA ESNC prize winners continue to solidify the Competition's role as a positive driver for new, useful and economically viable GNSS applications.

In addition to the GSA Special Topic prize, the has GSA triggered the University Challenge, bridging the gap from GNSS research and academia to entrepreneurship, and the GNSS Living Lab Prize, supporting innovative testing of GNSS-related products.

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).