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The WhereCamp Berlin ‘unconference’ on 3 and 4 November offered exciting insights on the future of Location Based Services (LBS) and the Geo-IoT (Geolocation - Internet of Things) including some interesting developments around the use of LBS provided by European GNSS. The meeting featured the first ever Galileo Hackathon (link) and a plenary session hosted by the GSA on Technology Trends in Geolocation presented by the global leaders in the field: Qualcomm, Broadcom and Google.

WhereCamp ‘unconferences’ are dedicated to geolocation professionals and students. This sixth European version took place at Berlin’s Beuth University of Applied Sciences. A feature of the WhereCamp is the relative young age of the enthusiastic audience. They were welcomed by Prof. Dr. Sebastian von Klinski, Vice President of the university, who claimed that the advances in location based services in recent years were just the “tip of the iceberg” in terms of expected societal changes. New regulations and economic structures would be needed to cope with the disruptive changes that Geo-IoT technologies would bring.

In an opening panel moderated by Prof. Dr. Roland Wagner of the WhereCamp organisers Association for Geoinformatics, GeoIT and Navigation, some LBS experts considered where the industry was going. Nicholas Goubert, Senior Director Product Management at HERE Open Location Platform talked about the need for “location intelligence”. He thought users were becoming lazier so there was a need to push the right amount of relevant data at the right time to them. “Location is one angle to bring that right data,” he claimed.

Gary Gale of Malstow Geospatial, who described himself as a Geotechnologist and Neogeographer, said that “we should not be surprised when the next disruptive innovation arrives” in location. He agreed that “we are currently drowning in data” and the big change will occur when “services will be created to make sense of all these data.”

Tech Trends in Geo-IoT

Justyna Redelkiewicz from the GSA opened the GNSS-focussed session by presenting the highlights of the recently published GNSS User Technology report. According to the report, five main areas of innovation will drive the future of LBS:

1. connectivity (providing faster fixes in assisted mode and enabling all crowd-sourced apps that include sharing location);
2. indoor usage with the objective of a seamless location everywhere;
3. continuous availability of signal in difficult environments;
4. better accuracy (one metre or less); and
5. power consumption reduction especially with increasing complexity.

Technology Trends in Geolocation, panel discussion, WhereCamp Berlin, 3-4 November 2016

“As connectivity increases, the need for ubiquitous location increases,” she said. “Emerging indoor location technologies and GNSS multi-constellation outdoors will enable this true ubiquity”. At a technical level, the recent decision by Google to allow users to access raw GNSS data in the latest releases of Android software and the advent of dual frequency GNSS signals could both bring enhanced accuracy to mass market applications.

In terms of Geo-IoT, Mrs. Redelkiewicz saw GNSS as a key component. “IoT is driven by a combination of sensors and connectivity that must include GNSS,” she argued.

Hamid Nazeman from Qualcomm Europe described the latest location technology and GNSS innovations in the current generation of Snapdragon processors. He estimated that between 2015 and 2019, some 8.5 billion smartphones would be shipped cumulatively. He argued that while connectivity is the key enabling technology for smartphone users, that location is also increasingly integral to the mobile experience – and that users won’t compromise on experience. Snapdragon processors fully integrate location technologies, leveraging GNSS, cellular, and Wi-Fi signals, as well as other third party sensor inputs. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is rolling out broad support for Galileo this year across its Snapdragon processor and modem portfolios. In July, the first European Galileo-ready smartphone – the BQ Aquaris X5 Plus – was launched with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor.

The opportunities for dual frequency in consumer applications were described by Manuel Del Castillo of another leading chip maker: Broadcom. He saw the main benefit of accessing both L1/E1 and L5/E5 signals in terms of increased accuracy. The inherent improved properties of Galileo E1 and L5/E5 provide better accuracy and allow some mitigation of multipath issues, which would be a benefit for navigation and LBS in urban environments. He also claimed that sensitivity would be improved due to the higher transmission power of the L5/E5 signals.

“In real world testing, Broadcom has already shown four-times more accuracy using dual frequency as compared to single frequency solutions,” claimed Mr. Del Castillo. The company will implement dual frequency with the next generation of Broadcom chips. Despite having dual frequency capability, the new chips will also consume less power due to an advanced manufacturing process.

Android for surveying?

Finally, Ed Parsons from Google explored the developments in Android software that now allow users to access more easily GNSS data, including raw signal measurements, to build innovative applications. He said that “location was an essential element of making contextual applications work” and that “GPS is old school, now we are in the era of multi-constellation GNSS.” This will add new functions: in particular a much quicker time to get a location fix.

He stated that the ability to access and use raw measurements could enable new levels of accuracy – even down to few centimetres. This enhanced sensitivity and precision would make a whole host of new and exciting applications and uses possible in the surveying domain.

Mr. Parsons was asked if Google was considering running its own base station network for precise positioning.  He thought the idea was conceivable, but there might be better ways to reach precise positioning RTK-like solutions, including, for example, the usage of EGNOS.

“As connectivity increases, the need for ubiquitous location increases.”

More information:

WhereCamp
BQ Aquaris X5 Plus smartphone
Qualcomm
Broadcom
Google
Association for Geoinformatics, GeoIT and Navigation
GSA Technology Trends Report

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 WhereCamp Berlin ‘unconference’ on 3 and 4 November offered exciting insights on the future of Location Based Services (LBS) and the Geo-IoT (Geolocation - Internet of Things) including some interesting developments around the use of LBS provided by European GNSS. The meeting featured the first ever Galileo Hackathon (link) and a plenary session hosted by the GSA on Technology Trends in Geolocation presented by the global leaders in the field: Qualcomm, Broadcom and Google.

WhereCamp ‘unconferences’ are dedicated to geolocation professionals and students. This sixth European version took place at Berlin’s Beuth University of Applied Sciences. A feature of the WhereCamp is the relative young age of the enthusiastic audience. They were welcomed by Prof. Dr. Sebastian von Klinski, Vice President of the university, who claimed that the advances in location based services in recent years were just the “tip of the iceberg” in terms of expected societal changes. New regulations and economic structures would be needed to cope with the disruptive changes that Geo-IoT technologies would bring.

In an opening panel moderated by Prof. Dr. Roland Wagner of the WhereCamp organisers Association for Geoinformatics, GeoIT and Navigation, some LBS experts considered where the industry was going. Nicholas Goubert, Senior Director Product Management at HERE Open Location Platform talked about the need for “location intelligence”. He thought users were becoming lazier so there was a need to push the right amount of relevant data at the right time to them. “Location is one angle to bring that right data,” he claimed.

Gary Gale of Malstow Geospatial, who described himself as a Geotechnologist and Neogeographer, said that “we should not be surprised when the next disruptive innovation arrives” in location. He agreed that “we are currently drowning in data” and the big change will occur when “services will be created to make sense of all these data.”

Tech Trends in Geo-IoT

Justyna Redelkiewicz from the GSA opened the GNSS-focussed session by presenting the highlights of the recently published GNSS User Technology report. According to the report, five main areas of innovation will drive the future of LBS:

1. connectivity (providing faster fixes in assisted mode and enabling all crowd-sourced apps that include sharing location);
2. indoor usage with the objective of a seamless location everywhere;
3. continuous availability of signal in difficult environments;
4. better accuracy (one metre or less); and
5. power consumption reduction especially with increasing complexity.

Technology Trends in Geolocation, panel discussion, WhereCamp Berlin, 3-4 November 2016

“As connectivity increases, the need for ubiquitous location increases,” she said. “Emerging indoor location technologies and GNSS multi-constellation outdoors will enable this true ubiquity”. At a technical level, the recent decision by Google to allow users to access raw GNSS data in the latest releases of Android software and the advent of dual frequency GNSS signals could both bring enhanced accuracy to mass market applications.

In terms of Geo-IoT, Mrs. Redelkiewicz saw GNSS as a key component. “IoT is driven by a combination of sensors and connectivity that must include GNSS,” she argued.

Hamid Nazeman from Qualcomm Europe described the latest location technology and GNSS innovations in the current generation of Snapdragon processors. He estimated that between 2015 and 2019, some 8.5 billion smartphones would be shipped cumulatively. He argued that while connectivity is the key enabling technology for smartphone users, that location is also increasingly integral to the mobile experience – and that users won’t compromise on experience. Snapdragon processors fully integrate location technologies, leveraging GNSS, cellular, and Wi-Fi signals, as well as other third party sensor inputs. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is rolling out broad support for Galileo this year across its Snapdragon processor and modem portfolios. In July, the first European Galileo-ready smartphone – the BQ Aquaris X5 Plus – was launched with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor.

The opportunities for dual frequency in consumer applications were described by Manuel Del Castillo of another leading chip maker: Broadcom. He saw the main benefit of accessing both L1/E1 and L5/E5 signals in terms of increased accuracy. The inherent improved properties of Galileo E1 and L5/E5 provide better accuracy and allow some mitigation of multipath issues, which would be a benefit for navigation and LBS in urban environments. He also claimed that sensitivity would be improved due to the higher transmission power of the L5/E5 signals.

“In real world testing, Broadcom has already shown four-times more accuracy using dual frequency as compared to single frequency solutions,” claimed Mr. Del Castillo. The company will implement dual frequency with the next generation of Broadcom chips. Despite having dual frequency capability, the new chips will also consume less power due to an advanced manufacturing process.

Android for surveying?

Finally, Ed Parsons from Google explored the developments in Android software that now allow users to access more easily GNSS data, including raw signal measurements, to build innovative applications. He said that “location was an essential element of making contextual applications work” and that “GPS is old school, now we are in the era of multi-constellation GNSS.” This will add new functions: in particular a much quicker time to get a location fix.

He stated that the ability to access and use raw measurements could enable new levels of accuracy – even down to few centimetres. This enhanced sensitivity and precision would make a whole host of new and exciting applications and uses possible in the surveying domain.

Mr. Parsons was asked if Google was considering running its own base station network for precise positioning.  He thought the idea was conceivable, but there might be better ways to reach precise positioning RTK-like solutions, including, for example, the usage of EGNOS.

“As connectivity increases, the need for ubiquitous location increases.”

More information:

WhereCamp
BQ Aquaris X5 Plus smartphone
Qualcomm
Broadcom
Google
Association for Geoinformatics, GeoIT and Navigation
GSA Technology Trends Report

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 WhereCamp Berlin ‘unconference’ on 3 and 4 November offered exciting insights on the future of Location Based Services (LBS) and the Geo-IoT (Geolocation - Internet of Things) including some interesting developments around the use of LBS provided by European GNSS. The meeting featured the first ever Galileo Hackathon (link) and a plenary session hosted by the GSA on Technology Trends in Geolocation presented by the global leaders in the field: Qualcomm, Broadcom and Google.

WhereCamp ‘unconferences’ are dedicated to geolocation professionals and students. This sixth European version took place at Berlin’s Beuth University of Applied Sciences. A feature of the WhereCamp is the relative young age of the enthusiastic audience. They were welcomed by Prof. Dr. Sebastian von Klinski, Vice President of the university, who claimed that the advances in location based services in recent years were just the “tip of the iceberg” in terms of expected societal changes. New regulations and economic structures would be needed to cope with the disruptive changes that Geo-IoT technologies would bring.

In an opening panel moderated by Prof. Dr. Roland Wagner of the WhereCamp organisers Association for Geoinformatics, GeoIT and Navigation, some LBS experts considered where the industry was going. Nicholas Goubert, Senior Director Product Management at HERE Open Location Platform talked about the need for “location intelligence”. He thought users were becoming lazier so there was a need to push the right amount of relevant data at the right time to them. “Location is one angle to bring that right data,” he claimed.

Gary Gale of Malstow Geospatial, who described himself as a Geotechnologist and Neogeographer, said that “we should not be surprised when the next disruptive innovation arrives” in location. He agreed that “we are currently drowning in data” and the big change will occur when “services will be created to make sense of all these data.”

Tech Trends in Geo-IoT

Justyna Redelkiewicz from the GSA opened the GNSS-focussed session by presenting the highlights of the recently published GNSS User Technology report. According to the report, five main areas of innovation will drive the future of LBS:

1. connectivity (providing faster fixes in assisted mode and enabling all crowd-sourced apps that include sharing location);
2. indoor usage with the objective of a seamless location everywhere;
3. continuous availability of signal in difficult environments;
4. better accuracy (one metre or less); and
5. power consumption reduction especially with increasing complexity.

“As connectivity increases, the need for ubiquitous location increases,” she said. “Emerging indoor location technologies and GNSS multi-constellation outdoors will enable this true ubiquity”. At a technical level, the recent decision by Google to allow users to access raw GNSS data in the latest releases of Android software and the advent of dual frequency GNSS signals could both bring enhanced accuracy to mass market applications.

In terms of Geo-IoT, Mrs. Redelkiewicz saw GNSS as a key component. “IoT is driven by a combination of sensors and connectivity that must include GNSS,” she argued.

Hamid Nazeman from Qualcomm Europe described the latest location technology and GNSS innovations in the current generation of Snapdragon processors. He estimated that between 2015 and 2019, some 8.5 billion smartphones would be shipped cumulatively. He argued that while connectivity is the key enabling technology for smartphone users, that location is also increasingly integral to the mobile experience – and that users won’t compromise on experience. Snapdragon processors fully integrate location technologies, leveraging GNSS, cellular, and Wi-Fi signals, as well as other third party sensor inputs. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is rolling out broad support for Galileo this year across its Snapdragon processor and modem portfolios. In July, the first European Galileo-ready smartphone – the BQ Aquaris X5 Plus – was launched with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor.

The opportunities for dual frequency in consumer applications were described by Manuel Del Castillo of another leading chip maker: Broadcom. He saw the main benefit of accessing both L1/E1 and L5/E5 signals in terms of increased accuracy. The inherent improved properties of Galileo E1 and L5/E5 provide better accuracy and allow some mitigation of multipath issues, which would be a benefit for navigation and LBS in urban environments. He also claimed that sensitivity would be improved due to the higher transmission power of the L5/E5 signals.

“In real world testing, Broadcom has already shown four-times more accuracy using dual frequency as compared to single frequency solutions,” claimed Mr. Del Castillo. The company will implement dual frequency with the next generation of Broadcom chips. Despite having dual frequency capability, the new chips will also consume less power due to an advanced manufacturing process.

Android for surveying?

Finally, Ed Parsons from Google explored the developments in Android software that now allow users to access more easily GNSS data, including raw signal measurements, to build innovative applications. He said that “location was an essential element of making contextual applications work” and that “GPS is old school, now we are in the era of multi-constellation GNSS.” This will add new functions: in particular a much quicker time to get a location fix.

He stated that the ability to access and use raw measurements could enable new levels of accuracy – even down to few centimetres. This enhanced sensitivity and precision would make a whole host of new and exciting applications and uses possible in the surveying domain.

Mr. Parsons was asked if Google was considering running its own base station network for precise positioning.  He thought the idea was conceivable, but there might be better ways to reach precise positioning RTK-like solutions, including, for example, the usage of EGNOS.

“As connectivity increases, the need for ubiquitous location increases.”

More information:

WhereCamp
BQ Aquaris X5 Plus smartphone
Qualcomm
Broadcom
Google
Association for Geoinformatics, GeoIT and Navigation
GSA Technology Trends Report

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 WhereCamp Berlin ‘unconference’ on 3 and 4 November offered exciting insights on the future of Location Based Services (LBS) and the Geo-IoT (Geolocation - Internet of Things) including some interesting developments around the use of LBS provided by European GNSS. The meeting featured the first ever Galileo Hackathon (link) and a plenary session hosted by the GSA on Technology Trends in Geolocation presented by the global leaders in the field: Qualcomm, Broadcom and Google.

WhereCamp ‘unconferences’ are dedicated to geolocation professionals and students. This sixth European version took place at Berlin’s Beuth University of Applied Sciences. A feature of the WhereCamp is the relative young age of the enthusiastic audience. They were welcomed by Prof. Dr. Sebastian von Klinski, Vice President of the university, who claimed that the advances in location based services in recent years were just the “tip of the iceberg” in terms of expected societal changes. New regulations and economic structures would be needed to cope with the disruptive changes that Geo-IoT technologies would bring.

In an opening panel moderated by Prof. Dr. Roland Wagner of the WhereCamp organisers Association for Geoinformatics, GeoIT and Navigation, some LBS experts considered where the industry was going. Nicholas Goubert, Senior Director Product Management at HERE Open Location Platform talked about the need for “location intelligence”. He thought users were becoming lazier so there was a need to push the right amount of relevant data at the right time to them. “Location is one angle to bring that right data,” he claimed.

Gary Gale of Malstow Geospatial, who described himself as a Geotechnologist and Neogeographer, said that “we should not be surprised when the next disruptive innovation arrives” in location. He agreed that “we are currently drowning in data” and the big change will occur when “services will be created to make sense of all these data.”

Tech Trends in Geo-IoT

Justyna Redelkiewicz from the GSA opened the GNSS-focussed session by presenting the highlights of the recently published GNSS User Technology report. According to the report, five main areas of innovation will drive the future of LBS:

1. connectivity (providing faster fixes in assisted mode and enabling all crowd-sourced apps that include sharing location);
2. indoor usage with the objective of a seamless location everywhere;
3. continuous availability of signal in difficult environments;
4. better accuracy (one metre or less); and
5. power consumption reduction especially with increasing complexity.

Technology Trends in Geolocation, panel discussion, WhereCamp Berlin, 3-4 November 2016

“As connectivity increases, the need for ubiquitous location increases,” she said. “Emerging indoor location technologies and GNSS multi-constellation outdoors will enable this true ubiquity”. At a technical level, the recent decision by Google to allow users to access raw GNSS data in the latest releases of Android software and the advent of dual frequency GNSS signals could both bring enhanced accuracy to mass market applications.

In terms of Geo-IoT, Mrs. Redelkiewicz saw GNSS as a key component. “IoT is driven by a combination of sensors and connectivity that must include GNSS,” she argued.

Hamid Nazeman from Qualcomm Europe described the latest location technology and GNSS innovations in the current generation of Snapdragon processors. He estimated that between 2015 and 2019, some 8.5 billion smartphones would be shipped cumulatively. He argued that while connectivity is the key enabling technology for smartphone users, that location is also increasingly integral to the mobile experience – and that users won’t compromise on experience. Snapdragon processors fully integrate location technologies, leveraging GNSS, cellular, and Wi-Fi signals, as well as other third party sensor inputs. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is rolling out broad support for Galileo this year across its Snapdragon processor and modem portfolios. In July, the first European Galileo-ready smartphone – the BQ Aquaris X5 Plus – was launched with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor.

The opportunities for dual frequency in consumer applications were described by Manuel Del Castillo of another leading chip maker: Broadcom. He saw the main benefit of accessing both L1/E1 and L5/E5 signals in terms of increased accuracy. The inherent improved properties of Galileo E1 and L5/E5 provide better accuracy and allow some mitigation of multipath issues, which would be a benefit for navigation and LBS in urban environments. He also claimed that sensitivity would be improved due to the higher transmission power of the L5/E5 signals.

“In real world testing, Broadcom has already shown four-times more accuracy using dual frequency as compared to single frequency solutions,” claimed Mr. Del Castillo. The company will implement dual frequency with the next generation of Broadcom chips. Despite having dual frequency capability, the new chips will also consume less power due to an advanced manufacturing process.

Android for surveying?

Finally, Ed Parsons from Google explored the developments in Android software that now allow users to access more easily GNSS data, including raw signal measurements, to build innovative applications. He said that “location was an essential element of making contextual applications work” and that “GPS is old school, now we are in the era of multi-constellation GNSS.” This will add new functions: in particular a much quicker time to get a location fix.

He stated that the ability to access and use raw measurements could enable new levels of accuracy – even down to few centimetres. This enhanced sensitivity and precision would make a whole host of new and exciting applications and uses possible in the surveying domain.

Mr. Parsons was asked if Google was considering running its own base station network for precise positioning.  He thought the idea was conceivable, but there might be better ways to reach precise positioning RTK-like solutions, including, for example, the usage of EGNOS.

“As connectivity increases, the need for ubiquitous location increases.”

More information:

WhereCamp
BQ Aquaris X5 Plus smartphone
Qualcomm
Broadcom
Google
Association for Geoinformatics, GeoIT and Navigation
GSA Technology Trends Report

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).

In an effort to promote the benefits of Galileo and the imminent declaration of Initial Services to the broader GNSS user community in Sweden, the Swedish Board of Radio Navigation (RNN) recently held a seminar in Stockholm with the participation of the European GNSS Agency (GSA). Entitled How can Galileo contribute to more cost-effective production applications in the PNT field?, the seminar provided an overview of how Sweden is preparing to implement Galileo signals into professional Positioning, Navigation and Time (PNT) applications.

The event brought together over 60 chipset and receiver manufacturers, government authorities and end users who discussed such topics as: the efforts and requirements for implementing Galileo into GNSS-equipment and Network Real Time Kinetic (RTK) platforms, testing and needs, status of Sweden’s national GNSS infrastructure, and an overview of how Galileo is set to enhance PNT services in Sweden.

Infrastructure and Equipment are getting ready

According to a GNSS-user panel, there is an expectation that Galileo will:

• Improve GNSS-measurements
• Allow users to take measurements in environments with limited satellite visibility (i.e., in urban settings and dense tree cover)
• Decrease uncertainty in a signal’s position and time

The panel was comprised of local authorities from Malmö (Sweden’s third largest city), forest administrators from Lidingö, Lantmäteriet (the Swedish Mapping Cadastral and Land Registration Authority), WSP Consultancy Group, the Swedish Maritime Administration, and marine surveying company Clinton Marin Survey and Time Applications. 

The panel members expect that Galileo will improve their GNSS-measurements in environments with limited “satellite visibility” and decrease uncertainty in position and time determination.  Panel members noted that additional field tests showing the benefits of implementing Galileo data and a list of Galileo-enabled equipment would be helpful to them as they make the transition towards Galileo. Here the GSA noted that numerous chipset and receiver manufacturers – including Leica, Topcon and Trimble – are already offering Galileo-enabled equipment, products and applications. In fact, according to the GSA’s GNSS Market Report, almost 60% of all available receivers, chipsets and modules support a minimum of two GNSS constellations. Of these, nearly 40% are Galileo compatible – a figure that is increasing every day. As of December 2016, a full list of Galileo-enabled products, services and devices will be available at www.useGalileo.eu.

The Agency also noted that with the imminent declaration of Initial Services, the Galileo GNSS constellation will become operationally ready to offer its first range of services, including the Open Service, Public Regulated Service (PRS) and Search and Rescue Service (SAR). The Declaration of Galileo Initial Services is the first step towards full operational capability, which will occur when the Galileo constellation is complete in 2020. Between the Declaration of Galileo Initial Services and full operational capability, additional satellites will be added to the constellation, allowing new services to become available. 

Positive Signs in Sweden

According to SWEPOS, the Swedish network of permanent reference stations has Galileo-compatible equipment on all of its 300 stations. The network is now only waiting for the manufacturer to provide a software upgrade so the system can handle Galileo data on its control side. On-going developments on the infrastructure required to use Galileo and EGNOS in professional applications were also reported by representatives of the Swedish Maritime Authority, Luftfartsverket Air Navigation Services and Lantmäteriet.

Likewise, Lantmäteriet and Chalmers University reported on their Galileo field-tests on the ability for GNSS equipment to process Galileo signals. According to the researchers, although the tests show that Galileo can already be used, additional testing is needed in order to demonstrate all the benefits of implementing Galileo capabilities. 

Great Expectations

Many participants left noting that they look forward to a close cooperation between infrastructure providers, the user community, research institutes and equipment manufacturers for a cost-effect and smooth implementation of Galileo into professional GNSS applications in Sweden. And although with the launch of Galileo Initial Services comes great expectations from the end users, as can be seen from this seminar, Sweden is well on its way to meeting them. 

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).

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 transportation systems, starting with the declaration of Galileo Initial Services later this year.

Galileo took to the global stage at the recent World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in Melbourne, Australia. In the lead up to the declaration of Galileo Initial Services later this year, the GSA used the Galileo Village to showcase the programme’s many ITS-related benefits. The stand was organised in conjunction with the Joint European Project for International ITS/EGNSS awareness raising, also known as JUPITER, a Horizon 2020 supported project.

“The goal was to both highlight the many benefits that Galileo will soon offer the ITS sector and to catalyse resources, investments and partnerships, particularly in the Asia Pacific Region, to scale up and really maximise the citizen’s return on investment,” says GSA Officer Alberto Fernández Wyttenbach.

Introducing Galileo to the ITS market

Through project demonstrations and presentations, the GSA showed how public stakeholders and actors in the transportation fields stand to benefit from the improved positioning and navigation performance that Galileo offers. “With the Declaration of Galileo Initial Services just several months away, the Galileo Village is a unique opportunity for the JUPITER Project to truly introduce the programme to the ITS market and the Asia Pacific region,” says project coordinator Hanna-Kaisa Saari. “Through these demonstrations and interactions, we were able to directly show visitors the value that Galileo brings to this sector.”

One SME on display at the Village, M3 Systems, specialises in navigation studies, technologies and applications that require accuracy, availability and integrity. As to Galileo, the company is helping define and study Galileo signals and develop performance enhancing algorithms for receivers. One of these, the GNSS Simulator StellaNGC, allows for accurate testing so a user can easily verify positioning performance under varied conditions – of vital importance for companies looking to bring accurate GNSS products to market.

NSL, another British company exhibiting at the Village, are pioneers in the use of European GNSS technologies within the critical markets that directly affect the safety of citizens, national security and the way business is conducted. The company delivers a range of GNSS-based services, systems, solutions and research to ensure one’s positioning and navigation is accurate, reliable, safe and secure. On display at the Village was the company’s DETECTOR product, a GNSS interference detection and characterisation system. By using DETECTOR, GNSS developers and service regulators can test their systems in the presence of captured interferences.

In addition to JUPITER, two other GSA-supported projects were exhibiting at the Village: GNSS.asia and INLANE. GNSS.asia is dedicated to developing and implementing GNSS industrial cooperation between European and Asia Pacific GNSS industries, with a focus on the downstream sector. “Industrial collaboration within the international context of the GNSS downstream sector is becoming increasingly important, particularly as Galileo moves towards operational readiness,” says project coordinator Rainer Horn. 

The INLANE project, on the other hand, is focusing on the prospective autonomous vehicle industry. According to the project, the launch of Galileo Initial Services will be a major step towards achieving the level of accuracy and reliability needed to make the autonomous vehicle a reality. “Galileo will provide a stronger service that is more resistant to multipath interference in urban canyons, along with an authenticated signal capable of detecting spoofing attacks – both absolute musts for the safe operation of autonomous cars,” says project coordinator Oihana Otaegui. In this line, the project is working to fuse computer vision with GNSS technologies via dynamic maps that are updated in real time via cloud crowdsourcing techniques. The project’s products were also featured at the Honda and TomTom booths.

A ride on the Galileo Bus

Beyond the Galileo Village, the ITS World Congress also featured live demonstrations of Galileo’s improved performance. Delegates were able to catch a ride on the Galileo Bus to shuttle back and forth from the event venue to the Albert Park Demo Precinct. The bus was equipped with a Galileo enabled receiver and a Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna (CRPA) that removes the negative impact that signal reflections has on GNSS positioning within an urban environment. The benefits of using Galileo to determine the position of the bus in real time were experienced by around 500 international delegates.

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).

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 transportation systems, starting with the declaration of Galileo Initial Services later this year.

Galileo took to the global stage at the recent World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in Melbourne, Australia. In the lead up to the declaration of Galileo Initial Services later this year, the GSA used the Galileo Village to showcase the programme’s many ITS-related benefits. The stand was organised in conjunction with the Joint European Project for International ITS/EGNSS awareness raising, also known as JUPITER, a Horizon 2020 supported project.

“The goal was to both highlight the many benefits that Galileo will soon offer the ITS sector and to catalyse resources, investments and partnerships, particularly in the Asia Pacific Region, to scale up and really maximise the citizen’s return on investment,” says GSA Officer Alberto Fernández Wyttenbach.

Introducing Galileo to the ITS market

Through project demonstrations and presentations, the GSA showed how public stakeholders and actors in the transportation fields stand to benefit from the improved positioning and navigation performance that Galileo offers. “With the Declaration of Galileo Initial Services just several months away, the Galileo Village is a unique opportunity for the JUPITER Project to truly introduce the programme to the ITS market and the Asia Pacific region,” says project coordinator Hanna-Kaisa Saari. “Through these demonstrations and interactions, we were able to directly show visitors the value that Galileo brings to this sector.”

One SME on display at the Village, M3 Systems, specialises in navigation studies, technologies and applications that require accuracy, availability and integrity. As to Galileo, the company is helping define and study Galileo signals and develop performance enhancing algorithms for receivers. One of these, the GNSS Simulator StellaNGC, allows for accurate testing so a user can easily verify positioning performance under varied conditions – of vital importance for companies looking to bring accurate GNSS products to market.

NSL, another British company exhibiting at the Village, are pioneers in the use of European GNSS technologies within the critical markets that directly affect the safety of citizens, national security and the way business is conducted. The company delivers a range of GNSS-based services, systems, solutions and research to ensure one’s positioning and navigation is accurate, reliable, safe and secure. On display at the Village was the company’s DETECTOR product, a GNSS interference detection and characterisation system. By using DETECTOR, GNSS developers and service regulators can test their systems in the presence of captured interferences.

In addition to JUPITER, two other GSA-supported projects were exhibiting at the Village: GNSS.asia and INLANE. GNSS.asia is dedicated to developing and implementing GNSS industrial cooperation between European and Asia Pacific GNSS industries, with a focus on the downstream sector. “Industrial collaboration within the international context of the GNSS downstream sector is becoming increasingly important, particularly as Galileo moves towards operational readiness,” says project coordinator Rainer Horn. 

The INLANE project, on the other hand, is focusing on the prospective autonomous vehicle industry. According to the project, the launch of Galileo Initial Services will be a major step towards achieving the level of accuracy and reliability needed to make the autonomous vehicle a reality. “Galileo will provide a stronger service that is more resistant to multipath interference in urban canyons, along with an authenticated signal capable of detecting spoofing attacks – both absolute musts for the safe operation of autonomous cars,” says project coordinator Oihana Otaegui. In this line, the project is working to fuse computer vision with GNSS technologies via dynamic maps that are updated in real time via cloud crowdsourcing techniques. The project’s products were also featured at the Honda and TomTom booths.

A ride on the Galileo Bus

Beyond the Galileo Village, the ITS World Congress also featured live demonstrations of Galileo’s improved performance. Delegates were able to catch a ride on the Galileo Bus to shuttle back and forth from the event venue to the Albert Park Demo Precinct. The bus was equipped with a Galileo enabled receiver and a Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna (CRPA) that removes the negative impact that signal reflections has on GNSS positioning within an urban environment. The benefits of using Galileo to determine the position of the bus in real time were experienced by around 500 international delegates.

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).

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 transportation systems, starting with the declaration of Galileo Initial Services later this year.

Galileo took to the global stage at the recent World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in Melbourne, Australia. In the lead up to the declaration of Galileo Initial Services later this year, the GSA used the Galileo Village to showcase the programme’s many ITS-related benefits. The stand was organised in conjunction with the Joint European Project for International ITS/EGNSS awareness raising, also known as JUPITER, a Horizon 2020 supported project.

“The goal was to both highlight the many benefits that Galileo will soon offer the ITS sector and to catalyse resources, investments and partnerships, particularly in the Asia Pacific Region, to scale up and really maximise the citizen’s return on investment,” says GSA Officer Alberto Fernández Wyttenbach.

Introducing Galileo to the ITS market

Through project demonstrations and presentations, the GSA showed how public stakeholders and actors in the transportation fields stand to benefit from the improved positioning and navigation performance that Galileo offers. “With the Declaration of Galileo Initial Services just several months away, the Galileo Village is a unique opportunity for the JUPITER Project to truly introduce the programme to the ITS market and the Asia Pacific region,” says project coordinator Hanna-Kaisa Saari. “Through these demonstrations and interactions, we were able to directly show visitors the value that Galileo brings to this sector.”

One SME on display at the Village, M3 Systems, specialises in navigation studies, technologies and applications that require accuracy, availability and integrity. As to Galileo, the company is helping define and study Galileo signals and develop performance enhancing algorithms for receivers. One of these, the GNSS Simulator StellaNGC, allows for accurate testing so a user can easily verify positioning performance under varied conditions – of vital importance for companies looking to bring accurate GNSS products to market.

NSL, another British company exhibiting at the Village, are pioneers in the use of European GNSS technologies within the critical markets that directly affect the safety of citizens, national security and the way business is conducted. The company delivers a range of GNSS-based services, systems, solutions and research to ensure one’s positioning and navigation is accurate, reliable, safe and secure. On display at the Village was the company’s DETECTOR product, a GNSS interference detection and characterisation system. By using DETECTOR, GNSS developers and service regulators can test their systems in the presence of captured interferences.

In addition to JUPITER, two other GSA-supported projects were exhibiting at the Village: GNSS.asia and INLANE. GNSS.asia is dedicated to developing and implementing GNSS industrial cooperation between European and Asia Pacific GNSS industries, with a focus on the downstream sector. “Industrial collaboration within the international context of the GNSS downstream sector is becoming increasingly important, particularly as Galileo moves towards operational readiness,” says project coordinator Rainer Horn. 

The INLANE project, on the other hand, is focusing on the prospective autonomous vehicle industry. According to the project, the launch of Galileo Initial Services will be a major step towards achieving the level of accuracy and reliability needed to make the autonomous vehicle a reality. “Galileo will provide a stronger service that is more resistant to multipath interference in urban canyons, along with an authenticated signal capable of detecting spoofing attacks – both absolute musts for the safe operation of autonomous cars,” says project coordinator Oihana Otaegui. In this line, the project is working to fuse computer vision with GNSS technologies via dynamic maps that are updated in real time via cloud crowdsourcing techniques. The project’s products were also featured at the Honda and TomTom booths.

A ride on the Galileo Bus

Beyond the Galileo Village, the ITS World Congress also featured live demonstrations of Galileo’s improved performance. Delegates were able to catch a ride on the Galileo Bus to shuttle back and forth from the event venue to the Albert Park Demo Precinct. The bus was equipped with a Galileo enabled receiver and a Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna (CRPA) that removes the negative impact that signal reflections has on GNSS positioning within an urban environment. The benefits of using Galileo to determine the position of the bus in real time were experienced by around 500 international delegates.

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).