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ESA a evropský průmysl společně patentovaly nový typ antény pro vysílání několika paprsky. Novinka umožňuje dosáhnout vysokého datového toku za nižší cenu, přičemž je využitelná jak pro telekomunikační družice, tak pro mise dálkového průzkumu Země.
ESA a evropský průmysl společně patentovaly nový typ antény pro vysílání několika paprsky. Novinka umožňuje dosáhnout vysokého datového toku za nižší cenu, přičemž je využitelná jak pro telekomunikační družice, tak pro mise dálkového průzkumu Země.
Vydali jsme e-book. Ocení ho jak vlastníci půdy, tak její uživatelé.

Jak vypadá dobrá pachtovní smlouva, jak efektivně nakoupit zemědělskou půdu nebo kdy potřebuji geometrický plán? Tyto a další otázky jsme se snažili objasnit v jednotlivých článcích. Co myslíte, povedlo se nám to?
E-book je volně ke stažení na našich stránkách, přejeme příjemné čtení.
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Vydali jsme e-book. Ocení ho jak vlastníci půdy, tak její uživatelé.

Jak vypadá dobrá pachtovní smlouva, jak efektivně nakoupit zemědělskou půdu nebo kdy potřebuji geometrický plán? Tyto a další otázky jsme se snažili objasnit v jednotlivých článcích. Co myslíte, povedlo se nám to?
E-book je volně ke stažení na našich stránkách, přejeme příjemné čtení.
Tým CleverAssets
Vydali jsme e-book. Ocení ho jak vlastníci půdy, tak její uživatelé.

Jak vypadá dobrá pachtovní smlouva, jak efektivně nakoupit zemědělskou půdu nebo kdy potřebuji geometrický plán? Tyto a další otázky jsme se snažili objasnit v jednotlivých článcích. Co myslíte, povedlo se nám to?
E-book je volně ke stažení na našich stránkách, přejeme příjemné čtení.
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Climate change-driven glacial melt is causing landslides in alpine regions. Data from the Sentinel-1 satellite mission are being inserted into a new cloud computing system to monitor such hazards globally.
Byla vytvořena nová mapová aplikace "Sjednocená vizualizace dat územně analytických podkladů obcí s rozšířenou působností Ústeckého kraje"
Aplikace zobrazuje digitální vektorová data, která jsou shromažďována ve společném datovém skladu, jenž sdílí obce s rozšířenou působností a kraj s využitím sjednocených symbolových sad prezentovaná v tématických výkresech.
Mapovou aplikaci naleznete na úvodní straně a také v sekci MAPY - > Územní plánování - > Sjednocená vizualizace dat územně analytických podkladů obcí s rozšířenou působností Ústeckého kraje.
Matthias Maurer z Německa zahájil základní výcvik v rámci oddílu kosmonautů ESA.
Matthias Maurer z Německa zahájil základní výcvik v rámci oddílu kosmonautů ESA.

Ačkoli není pátek třináctého, rádi bychom Vás informovali o zveřejnění verze 13.13 našich produktů MISYS, MISYS-WEB, KOKEŠ, a PROLAND.… >>
V pátek 3. 3. 2017 se koná další ze seminářů zaměřených na tvorbu widgetů pro Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS. V tomto jednodenním semináři získáte ucelený přehled principů produktu Web AppBuilder, seznámíte se se základy ArcGIS API for JavaScript a dozvíte se, jak jeho prostřednictvím Web AppBuilder rozšiřovat. Budete tak mít možnost nahlédnout pod pokličku našim specialistům z oddělení služeb, kteří vám předají know-how, jež během práce s touto technologií získali.
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Seminář je určen posluchačům, kteří mají znalosti sdílení obsahu GIS pomocí ArcGIS for Server nebo Portal for ArcGIS a základy JavaScriptu a HTML.
Kapacita semináře je omezena, proto neváhejte a přihlaste se ještě dnes.

Manévr mající za cíli vyloučit srážku mise ESA Swarm s kusem kosmické tříště se nakonec minulý týden ukázal jako zbytečný. Blízké setkání ale znovu připomnělo na narůstající riziko od kosmické tříště.
Manévr mající za cíli vyloučit srážku mise ESA Swarm s kusem kosmické tříště se nakonec minulý týden ukázal jako zbytečný. Blízké setkání ale znovu připomnělo na narůstající riziko od kosmické tříště.
Oncor Electric Delivery Company (Oncor) has selected Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure to deliver geospatial data across the company’s operations. Hexagon’s geographic information system (GIS) and network modelling solution will coordinate with other business systems to streamline network design and documentation and asset and project management. The real-time connectivity model will go beyond standard GIS capabilities and will serve as a single source of truth for location-based network information at Oncor.
Oncor distribution engineers will use Hexagon’s software to maintain the electric distribution network model, plus a secondary network and a fiber network, to support the company’s operations. The new system will feature Intergraph G/Technology, which enables operators to maintain a definitive source of reliable, location-based information describing the network and its connectivity. Intergraph G/Technology’s superior network modelling capabilities will provide a data model with rules-based validation for data integrity that will feed operational systems – such as the distribution management system, customer information system and work and asset management system – via industry standard interfaces.
“Data integrity is crucial to our planning and operations,” said Joel Austin, vice president and chief information officer, Oncor. “As a core component of our enterprise information architecture, Hexagon’s systems will help ensure our data is accurate, consistent and available. By leveraging the network model across different business functions, we can deliver better operational efficiency, electric reliability and customer satisfaction.”
Oncor is a regulated electric transmission and distribution service provider that supports 10 million customers via the largest transmission and distribution system in Texas; made up of approximately 121,000 miles of lines and more than 3.3 million advanced meters. Following a rigorous vendor selection process, Oncor selected Hexagon because of the Hexagon software’s network modelling capabilities, open architecture and scalability, plus the established partnership between the two companies. Hexagon’s Intergraph InService outage management system serves as a key component of Oncor’s smart grid capabilities.
The project will also include Intergraph G/Technology Fiber Optic Works, which supports the complete life cycle of fiber network management, and Intergraph NetWorks, which provides secure, real-time access to the network model across different business functions.
“Oncor has been our customer for more than two decades,” said Anna Throneberry, vice president and general manager of U.S. utilities, communications and transportation, Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure. “We’re honored the company again selected us as its vendor of choice for another critical IT initiative. Our systems are the go-to platforms for meeting the rigorous requirements needed to manage utility network models.”
Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure helps utilities and communications companies achieve greater reliability, increase efficiency and fulfill the expectations of customers, shareholders and regulators. A pioneer in the development and application of location-based technology, Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure has provided solutions to hundreds of utilities and communications customers around the globe for 40 years, supporting network engineering, network operations, customer services, sales and marketing and physical security.
Oncor Electric Delivery Company (Oncor) has selected Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure to deliver geospatial data across the company’s operations. Hexagon’s geographic information system (GIS) and network modelling solution will coordinate with other business systems to streamline network design and documentation and asset and project management. The real-time connectivity model will go beyond standard GIS capabilities and will serve as a single source of truth for location-based network information at Oncor.
Oncor distribution engineers will use Hexagon’s software to maintain the electric distribution network model, plus a secondary network and a fiber network, to support the company’s operations. The new system will feature Intergraph G/Technology, which enables operators to maintain a definitive source of reliable, location-based information describing the network and its connectivity. Intergraph G/Technology’s superior network modelling capabilities will provide a data model with rules-based validation for data integrity that will feed operational systems – such as the distribution management system, customer information system and work and asset management system – via industry standard interfaces.
“Data integrity is crucial to our planning and operations,” said Joel Austin, vice president and chief information officer, Oncor. “As a core component of our enterprise information architecture, Hexagon’s systems will help ensure our data is accurate, consistent and available. By leveraging the network model across different business functions, we can deliver better operational efficiency, electric reliability and customer satisfaction.”
Oncor is a regulated electric transmission and distribution service provider that supports 10 million customers via the largest transmission and distribution system in Texas; made up of approximately 121,000 miles of lines and more than 3.3 million advanced meters. Following a rigorous vendor selection process, Oncor selected Hexagon because of the Hexagon software’s network modelling capabilities, open architecture and scalability, plus the established partnership between the two companies. Hexagon’s Intergraph InService outage management system serves as a key component of Oncor’s smart grid capabilities.
The project will also include Intergraph G/Technology Fiber Optic Works, which supports the complete life cycle of fiber network management, and Intergraph NetWorks, which provides secure, real-time access to the network model across different business functions.
“Oncor has been our customer for more than two decades,” said Anna Throneberry, vice president and general manager of U.S. utilities, communications and transportation, Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure. “We’re honored the company again selected us as its vendor of choice for another critical IT initiative. Our systems are the go-to platforms for meeting the rigorous requirements needed to manage utility network models.”
Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure helps utilities and communications companies achieve greater reliability, increase efficiency and fulfill the expectations of customers, shareholders and regulators. A pioneer in the development and application of location-based technology, Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure has provided solutions to hundreds of utilities and communications customers around the globe for 40 years, supporting network engineering, network operations, customer services, sales and marketing and physical security.
Oncor Electric Delivery Company (Oncor) has selected Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure to deliver geospatial data across the company’s operations. Hexagon’s geographic information system (GIS) and network modelling solution will coordinate with other business systems to streamline network design and documentation and asset and project management. The real-time connectivity model will go beyond standard GIS capabilities and will serve as a single source of truth for location-based network information at Oncor.
Oncor distribution engineers will use Hexagon’s software to maintain the electric distribution network model, plus a secondary network and a fiber network, to support the company’s operations. The new system will feature Intergraph G/Technology, which enables operators to maintain a definitive source of reliable, location-based information describing the network and its connectivity. Intergraph G/Technology’s superior network modelling capabilities will provide a data model with rules-based validation for data integrity that will feed operational systems – such as the distribution management system, customer information system and work and asset management system – via industry standard interfaces.
“Data integrity is crucial to our planning and operations,” said Joel Austin, vice president and chief information officer, Oncor. “As a core component of our enterprise information architecture, Hexagon’s systems will help ensure our data is accurate, consistent and available. By leveraging the network model across different business functions, we can deliver better operational efficiency, electric reliability and customer satisfaction.”
Oncor is a regulated electric transmission and distribution service provider that supports 10 million customers via the largest transmission and distribution system in Texas; made up of approximately 121,000 miles of lines and more than 3.3 million advanced meters. Following a rigorous vendor selection process, Oncor selected Hexagon because of the Hexagon software’s network modelling capabilities, open architecture and scalability, plus the established partnership between the two companies. Hexagon’s Intergraph InService outage management system serves as a key component of Oncor’s smart grid capabilities.
The project will also include Intergraph G/Technology Fiber Optic Works, which supports the complete life cycle of fiber network management, and Intergraph NetWorks, which provides secure, real-time access to the network model across different business functions.
“Oncor has been our customer for more than two decades,” said Anna Throneberry, vice president and general manager of U.S. utilities, communications and transportation, Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure. “We’re honored the company again selected us as its vendor of choice for another critical IT initiative. Our systems are the go-to platforms for meeting the rigorous requirements needed to manage utility network models.”
Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure helps utilities and communications companies achieve greater reliability, increase efficiency and fulfill the expectations of customers, shareholders and regulators. A pioneer in the development and application of location-based technology, Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure has provided solutions to hundreds of utilities and communications customers around the globe for 40 years, supporting network engineering, network operations, customer services, sales and marketing and physical security.
Oncor Electric Delivery Company (Oncor) has selected Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure to deliver geospatial data across the company’s operations. Hexagon’s geographic information system (GIS) and network modelling solution will coordinate with other business systems to streamline network design and documentation and asset and project management. The real-time connectivity model will go beyond standard GIS capabilities and will serve as a single source of truth for location-based network information at Oncor.
Oncor distribution engineers will use Hexagon’s software to maintain the electric distribution network model, plus a secondary network and a fiber network, to support the company’s operations. The new system will feature Intergraph G/Technology, which enables operators to maintain a definitive source of reliable, location-based information describing the network and its connectivity. Intergraph G/Technology’s superior network modelling capabilities will provide a data model with rules-based validation for data integrity that will feed operational systems – such as the distribution management system, customer information system and work and asset management system – via industry standard interfaces.
“Data integrity is crucial to our planning and operations,” said Joel Austin, vice president and chief information officer, Oncor. “As a core component of our enterprise information architecture, Hexagon’s systems will help ensure our data is accurate, consistent and available. By leveraging the network model across different business functions, we can deliver better operational efficiency, electric reliability and customer satisfaction.”
Oncor is a regulated electric transmission and distribution service provider that supports 10 million customers via the largest transmission and distribution system in Texas; made up of approximately 121,000 miles of lines and more than 3.3 million advanced meters. Following a rigorous vendor selection process, Oncor selected Hexagon because of the Hexagon software’s network modelling capabilities, open architecture and scalability, plus the established partnership between the two companies. Hexagon’s Intergraph InService outage management system serves as a key component of Oncor’s smart grid capabilities.
The project will also include Intergraph G/Technology Fiber Optic Works, which supports the complete life cycle of fiber network management, and Intergraph NetWorks, which provides secure, real-time access to the network model across different business functions.
“Oncor has been our customer for more than two decades,” said Anna Throneberry, vice president and general manager of U.S. utilities, communications and transportation, Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure. “We’re honored the company again selected us as its vendor of choice for another critical IT initiative. Our systems are the go-to platforms for meeting the rigorous requirements needed to manage utility network models.”
Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure helps utilities and communications companies achieve greater reliability, increase efficiency and fulfill the expectations of customers, shareholders and regulators. A pioneer in the development and application of location-based technology, Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure has provided solutions to hundreds of utilities and communications customers around the globe for 40 years, supporting network engineering, network operations, customer services, sales and marketing and physical security.
Oncor Electric Delivery Company (Oncor) has selected Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure to deliver geospatial data across the company’s operations. Hexagon’s geographic information system (GIS) and network modelling solution will coordinate with other business systems to streamline network design and documentation and asset and project management. The real-time connectivity model will go beyond standard GIS capabilities and will serve as a single source of truth for location-based network information at Oncor.
Oncor distribution engineers will use Hexagon’s software to maintain the electric distribution network model, plus a secondary network and a fiber network, to support the company’s operations. The new system will feature Intergraph G/Technology, which enables operators to maintain a definitive source of reliable, location-based information describing the network and its connectivity. Intergraph G/Technology’s superior network modelling capabilities will provide a data model with rules-based validation for data integrity that will feed operational systems – such as the distribution management system, customer information system and work and asset management system – via industry standard interfaces.
“Data integrity is crucial to our planning and operations,” said Joel Austin, vice president and chief information officer, Oncor. “As a core component of our enterprise information architecture, Hexagon’s systems will help ensure our data is accurate, consistent and available. By leveraging the network model across different business functions, we can deliver better operational efficiency, electric reliability and customer satisfaction.”
Oncor is a regulated electric transmission and distribution service provider that supports 10 million customers via the largest transmission and distribution system in Texas; made up of approximately 121,000 miles of lines and more than 3.3 million advanced meters. Following a rigorous vendor selection process, Oncor selected Hexagon because of the Hexagon software’s network modelling capabilities, open architecture and scalability, plus the established partnership between the two companies. Hexagon’s Intergraph InService outage management system serves as a key component of Oncor’s smart grid capabilities.
The project will also include Intergraph G/Technology Fiber Optic Works, which supports the complete life cycle of fiber network management, and Intergraph NetWorks, which provides secure, real-time access to the network model across different business functions.
“Oncor has been our customer for more than two decades,” said Anna Throneberry, vice president and general manager of U.S. utilities, communications and transportation, Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure. “We’re honored the company again selected us as its vendor of choice for another critical IT initiative. Our systems are the go-to platforms for meeting the rigorous requirements needed to manage utility network models.”
Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure helps utilities and communications companies achieve greater reliability, increase efficiency and fulfill the expectations of customers, shareholders and regulators. A pioneer in the development and application of location-based technology, Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure has provided solutions to hundreds of utilities and communications customers around the globe for 40 years, supporting network engineering, network operations, customer services, sales and marketing and physical security.
Oncor Electric Delivery Company (Oncor) has selected Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure to deliver geospatial data across the company’s operations. Hexagon’s geographic information system (GIS) and network modelling solution will coordinate with other business systems to streamline network design and documentation and asset and project management. The real-time connectivity model will go beyond standard GIS capabilities and will serve as a single source of truth for location-based network information at Oncor.
Oncor distribution engineers will use Hexagon’s software to maintain the electric distribution network model, plus a secondary network and a fiber network, to support the company’s operations. The new system will feature Intergraph G/Technology, which enables operators to maintain a definitive source of reliable, location-based information describing the network and its connectivity. Intergraph G/Technology’s superior network modelling capabilities will provide a data model with rules-based validation for data integrity that will feed operational systems – such as the distribution management system, customer information system and work and asset management system – via industry standard interfaces.
“Data integrity is crucial to our planning and operations,” said Joel Austin, vice president and chief information officer, Oncor. “As a core component of our enterprise information architecture, Hexagon’s systems will help ensure our data is accurate, consistent and available. By leveraging the network model across different business functions, we can deliver better operational efficiency, electric reliability and customer satisfaction.”
Oncor is a regulated electric transmission and distribution service provider that supports 10 million customers via the largest transmission and distribution system in Texas; made up of approximately 121,000 miles of lines and more than 3.3 million advanced meters. Following a rigorous vendor selection process, Oncor selected Hexagon because of the Hexagon software’s network modelling capabilities, open architecture and scalability, plus the established partnership between the two companies. Hexagon’s Intergraph InService outage management system serves as a key component of Oncor’s smart grid capabilities.
The project will also include Intergraph G/Technology Fiber Optic Works, which supports the complete life cycle of fiber network management, and Intergraph NetWorks, which provides secure, real-time access to the network model across different business functions.
“Oncor has been our customer for more than two decades,” said Anna Throneberry, vice president and general manager of U.S. utilities, communications and transportation, Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure. “We’re honored the company again selected us as its vendor of choice for another critical IT initiative. Our systems are the go-to platforms for meeting the rigorous requirements needed to manage utility network models.”
Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure helps utilities and communications companies achieve greater reliability, increase efficiency and fulfill the expectations of customers, shareholders and regulators. A pioneer in the development and application of location-based technology, Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure has provided solutions to hundreds of utilities and communications customers around the globe for 40 years, supporting network engineering, network operations, customer services, sales and marketing and physical security.
Oncor Electric Delivery Company (Oncor) has selected Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure to deliver geospatial data across the company’s operations. Hexagon’s geographic information system (GIS) and network modelling solution will coordinate with other business systems to streamline network design and documentation and asset and project management. The real-time connectivity model will go beyond standard GIS capabilities and will serve as a single source of truth for location-based network information at Oncor.
Oncor distribution engineers will use Hexagon’s software to maintain the electric distribution network model, plus a secondary network and a fiber network, to support the company’s operations. The new system will feature Intergraph G/Technology, which enables operators to maintain a definitive source of reliable, location-based information describing the network and its connectivity. Intergraph G/Technology’s superior network modelling capabilities will provide a data model with rules-based validation for data integrity that will feed operational systems – such as the distribution management system, customer information system and work and asset management system – via industry standard interfaces.
“Data integrity is crucial to our planning and operations,” said Joel Austin, vice president and chief information officer, Oncor. “As a core component of our enterprise information architecture, Hexagon’s systems will help ensure our data is accurate, consistent and available. By leveraging the network model across different business functions, we can deliver better operational efficiency, electric reliability and customer satisfaction.”
Oncor is a regulated electric transmission and distribution service provider that supports 10 million customers via the largest transmission and distribution system in Texas; made up of approximately 121,000 miles of lines and more than 3.3 million advanced meters. Following a rigorous vendor selection process, Oncor selected Hexagon because of the Hexagon software’s network modelling capabilities, open architecture and scalability, plus the established partnership between the two companies. Hexagon’s Intergraph InService outage management system serves as a key component of Oncor’s smart grid capabilities.
The project will also include Intergraph G/Technology Fiber Optic Works, which supports the complete life cycle of fiber network management, and Intergraph NetWorks, which provides secure, real-time access to the network model across different business functions.
“Oncor has been our customer for more than two decades,” said Anna Throneberry, vice president and general manager of U.S. utilities, communications and transportation, Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure. “We’re honored the company again selected us as its vendor of choice for another critical IT initiative. Our systems are the go-to platforms for meeting the rigorous requirements needed to manage utility network models.”
Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure helps utilities and communications companies achieve greater reliability, increase efficiency and fulfill the expectations of customers, shareholders and regulators. A pioneer in the development and application of location-based technology, Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure has provided solutions to hundreds of utilities and communications customers around the globe for 40 years, supporting network engineering, network operations, customer services, sales and marketing and physical security.
Oncor Electric Delivery Company (Oncor) has selected Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure to deliver geospatial data across the company’s operations. Hexagon’s geographic information system (GIS) and network modelling solution will coordinate with other business systems to streamline network design and documentation and asset and project management. The real-time connectivity model will go beyond standard GIS capabilities and will serve as a single source of truth for location-based network information at Oncor.
Oncor distribution engineers will use Hexagon’s software to maintain the electric distribution network model, plus a secondary network and a fiber network, to support the company’s operations. The new system will feature Intergraph G/Technology, which enables operators to maintain a definitive source of reliable, location-based information describing the network and its connectivity. Intergraph G/Technology’s superior network modelling capabilities will provide a data model with rules-based validation for data integrity that will feed operational systems – such as the distribution management system, customer information system and work and asset management system – via industry standard interfaces.
“Data integrity is crucial to our planning and operations,” said Joel Austin, vice president and chief information officer, Oncor. “As a core component of our enterprise information architecture, Hexagon’s systems will help ensure our data is accurate, consistent and available. By leveraging the network model across different business functions, we can deliver better operational efficiency, electric reliability and customer satisfaction.”
Oncor is a regulated electric transmission and distribution service provider that supports 10 million customers via the largest transmission and distribution system in Texas; made up of approximately 121,000 miles of lines and more than 3.3 million advanced meters. Following a rigorous vendor selection process, Oncor selected Hexagon because of the Hexagon software’s network modelling capabilities, open architecture and scalability, plus the established partnership between the two companies. Hexagon’s Intergraph InService outage management system serves as a key component of Oncor’s smart grid capabilities.
The project will also include Intergraph G/Technology Fiber Optic Works, which supports the complete life cycle of fiber network management, and Intergraph NetWorks, which provides secure, real-time access to the network model across different business functions.
“Oncor has been our customer for more than two decades,” said Anna Throneberry, vice president and general manager of U.S. utilities, communications and transportation, Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure. “We’re honored the company again selected us as its vendor of choice for another critical IT initiative. Our systems are the go-to platforms for meeting the rigorous requirements needed to manage utility network models.”
Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure helps utilities and communications companies achieve greater reliability, increase efficiency and fulfill the expectations of customers, shareholders and regulators. A pioneer in the development and application of location-based technology, Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure has provided solutions to hundreds of utilities and communications customers around the globe for 40 years, supporting network engineering, network operations, customer services, sales and marketing and physical security.

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At the 9th Annual Conference on European Space Policy in Brussels, top officials discussed using Galileo, Europe's Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), now delivering initial services, for the betterment of society and the economy.
The new Space Strategy for Europe, unveiled by the European Commission last year, includes a range of actions enabling Europe to respond to growing global competition. One of the Strategy's stated goals is to promote the use of Galileo in mobile devices and critical infrastructures.
Speaking in Brussels at the Conference on European Space Policy,Executive Director of the European GNSS Agency (GSA) Carlo des Dorides said Galileo will be one very important element in a multi-system, multi-technology navigation solution that will also include GNSS augmentation and other systems.
"This is not going to be a GNSS-only solution," des Dorides said. "In the transport sector, for example, we look at autonomous driving applications, and this is now a very popular topic, and it is clear that we will have a combination of solutions."
The emerging paradigm, he said, has a number ofelements: "First is ubiquity, meaning there must be a navigation solution everywhere, wherever you are, from the mountains, in rural areas, to the cities, and inside the car parks. Everywhere you go, everywhere you will be, there must be a way to navigate. GNSS will be a part of this. Then we will have very soon ambient intelligence including user-to-user connectivity, and we will also have a strong focus on robustness and secure positioning data."
For the European GNSS community, des Dorides said, further developments have to push towards a multi-GNSS system, multi-frequency GNSS for accuracy and robustness, and full exploitation of the kind of authentication features that are exclusive to Galileo services.
The 'Internet of things', he said, will also play an important role in future positioning and navigation solutions. "Today there are more connected things than humans," des Dorides said, "and we expect that to double in the next several years."
He also referenced the new frontier represented by 'smart dust', a concept that emerged in the 1990s and is now increasingly being discussed in the context of positioning. "This is essentially where you have a very high number of very small elements for positioning and navigation, and they can be distributed and interconnected. And it is a really exciting concept that could change many things and lead to some very interesting applications."
In response to questions from conference participants, des Dorides cited some of Galileo's key aspects: "Galileo is hosting a search and rescue payload, with whichwe participate in the international Cospas-Sarsat programme. This allows for a distress signal to be sent, but there is also a unique 'back channel' with Galileo, which means itwill providean acknowledgement to the person in distress, to tell them that their call has been received and rescue serves are alerted to the situation."
On a similar subject, des Dorides reminded participants that GNSS and Galileo will play a fundamental role in the new European eCall system, by which emergency serviceswill be alerted automatically in the event of an automobile accident, including precise localisation of the incident. "The eCall regulation is in place," he said, "and so by 2018 all new model of cars to be sold in Europe must beequipped with this system, so this is another example of how we are working to bring this space-based technology to a real application for citizens on the ground."
Joining des Dorides in a discussion on the topic of space services for society and the economy, Lowri Evans, Director-General of the European Commission's DG GROW, commented on the importance of a qualified workforce, suggesting there is still more work to be done in Europe. "We are not necessarily producing the right people to fill the positions where there are needs," she said, "and this at the same time when there is huge unemployment in the EU."
On the minds of both speakers and participants was the question of turning space services into money-making concerns for the European economy. For the GSA and the European Commission, said des Dorides, this continues to be a top priority. "With the Horizon 2020 funding programme, we were the first to introduce a specific requirement for a business plan. So that means when you respond to a call for proposals,you must demonstrate a concrete capacity to build something that can become a product."
In her opening comments to the conference,ElżbietaBieńkowska, European Commissioner for Single Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, expressed confidence in the progress being made on the Galileo system. This came in the wake of the recent setback announced by ESA concerning failed clocks on-board some of the Galileo satellites.
"There are always risks with such a large scale project and Galileo is no exception," Bieńkowska said. However, she added, the inbuilt redundancy of the system, with four clocks on each satellite where only one is needed, meant that all satellites are currently functioning and there are no negative effects on the full constellation or services.
Overall, the 9th Annual Conference on European Space Policy put forward dynamic and positive discussions with major players from the European institutions as well as industry expressing interest and optimism about the future of European GNSS.
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