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The GSA recently joined members of the Dutch General Aviation Community at Lelystad airfield to discuss the safe use of GNSS – including EGNOS – within the context of General Aviation (GA) operations.

According to the GSA, with EGNOS-based approaches and landings, GA will have access to more small and regional airports – such as Lelystad. This is because EGNOS-enabled landings allow for Cat-1 like approaches (RNP APCH down to LPV 200) without the need for the expensive ground infrastructure that many of these small airports simply cannot afford. In other words, when these airports have a published LPV (Localized Performance with Vertical Guidance) procedure, an-aircraft equipped with EGNOS capable avionics and flown by a properly trained pilot can perform a precision approach with a decision height as low as 200 feet – with the entire approach based on GNSS, as opposed to ground-based navigation aids.  

Also Read: EGNOS LPV 200 Enables Safer Aircraft Landings

“RNAV approaches bring a huge benefit to smaller operators and airports,” says presenter Bart Banning of NIN LVNL. “Thanks to its enhanced efficiency and safety, we believe that soon the entire GA community will be using EGNOS-based approaches – and we’re ready to support many more of these approaches starting today.”

The Lelystad event highlighted the use of EGNOS in the Netherlands. Currently, Deventer Teuge (EHTE) has one published procedure and Groningen/Eelde (EHGG) two. The GSA noted that plans are underway to publish an additional seven procedures at four airports over the course of the next two years. These include two at Lelystad (EHLE), one at Maastricht (EHBK), two at Rotterdam (EHRD) and two at Schiphol (EHAM). Once complete, GA pilots operating in the Netherlands will be able to choose from a comprehensive LPV network spread across the country.

Also Read: General Aviation Enthusiastic About EGNOS

Other topics covered during the workshop included Performance Based Navigation (PBN), Area Navigation (RNAV), an array of regulatory aspects and a look at the GSA funded ACCEPTA project. The event, which attracted nearly 100 participants, was jointly organized by the Netherlands Institute for Navigation (NIN), Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and the Royal Dutch Society for Aerospace (KNVvL).

Discover: EGNOS benefits for General Aviation

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 GSA recently joined members of the Dutch General Aviation Community at Lelystad airfield to discuss the safe use of GNSS – including EGNOS – within the context of General Aviation (GA) operations.

According to the GSA, with EGNOS-based approaches and landings, GA will have access to more small and regional airports – such as Lelystad. This is because EGNOS-enabled landings allow for Cat-1 like approaches (RNP APCH down to LPV 200) without the need for the expensive ground infrastructure that many of these small airports simply cannot afford. In other words, when these airports have a published LPV (Localized Performance with Vertical Guidance) procedure, an-aircraft equipped with EGNOS capable avionics and flown by a properly trained pilot can perform a precision approach with a decision height as low as 200 feet – with the entire approach based on GNSS, as opposed to ground-based navigation aids.  

Also Read: EGNOS LPV 200 Enables Safer Aircraft Landings

“RNAV approaches bring a huge benefit to smaller operators and airports,” says presenter Bart Banning of NIN LVNL. “Thanks to its enhanced efficiency and safety, we believe that soon the entire GA community will be using EGNOS-based approaches – and we’re ready to support many more of these approaches starting today.”

The Lelystad event highlighted the use of EGNOS in the Netherlands. Currently, Deventer Teuge (EHTE) has one published procedure and Groningen/Eelde (EHGG) two. The GSA noted that plans are underway to publish an additional seven procedures at four airports over the course of the next two years. These include two at Lelystad (EHLE), one at Maastricht (EHBK), two at Rotterdam (EHRD) and two at Schiphol (EHAM). Once complete, GA pilots operating in the Netherlands will be able to choose from a comprehensive LPV network spread across the country.

Also Read: General Aviation Enthusiastic About EGNOS

Other topics covered during the workshop included Performance Based Navigation (PBN), Area Navigation (RNAV), an array of regulatory aspects and a look at the GSA funded ACCEPTA project. The event, which attracted nearly 100 participants, was jointly organized by the Netherlands Institute for Navigation (NIN), Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and the Royal Dutch Society for Aerospace (KNVvL).

Mark your calendar for the fourth edition of the European Space Solutions conference, 30 May – 3 June 2016 in The Hague, The Netherlands.

The fourth edition of the European Space Solutions conference is set for 30 May through 3 June 2016 in The Hague, The Netherlands. Under the auspices of the 2016 Dutch Presidency of the European Council, this five-day event will highlight how space-based services and technologies are the key to providing the efficient, effective and sustainable services that European society demands.

The conference will bring together leaders and representatives of the public and private sectors from Europe and across the globe, along with users, developers and thought leaders for a wide-array of presentations, panel discussions, workshops and a unique hands-on showcase of innovative space solutions.

Top Five Reasons to Attend

1. Listen to European policy makers discuss how to harness space in tackling Europe’s tough challenges
2. Get inspired by extraordinary speakers from international industry, research and institutional entities.
3. Discover innovative, effective and efficient solutions in the areas of Agriculture and Food, Water, Mobility, Climate Change, Health and Safety, and Energy
4. Meet entrepreneurs, start-ups, industry leaders, space stakeholders, investors, researchers and policy makers and network with more than 2,000 professionals coming from across Europe and beyond.
5. See a showcase of the latest space-based applications in Earth observation, satellite navigation, and European space research

Pre-register Today!

Don’t miss this opportunity for an inside look at the possibilities space applications offer to a wide range of businesses and sectors.

While in The Hague, you can also visit the European Space Expo, which is set to touch down in The Hague’s Old City Centre from 27 May – 5 June. Join the over 900,000 European citizens who have already visited this unique, hands-on showcase of Europe’s space programmes.

More information, preliminary agenda and pre-registration for the European Space Solutions conference is available 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).

Mark your calendar for the fourth edition of the European Space Solutions conference, 30 May – 3 June 2016 in The Hague, The Netherlands.

The fourth edition of the European Space Solutions conference is set for 30 May through 3 June 2016 in The Hague, The Netherlands. Under the auspices of the 2016 Dutch Presidency of the European Council, this five-day event will highlight how space-based services and technologies are the key to providing the efficient, effective and sustainable services that European society demands.

The conference will bring together leaders and representatives of the public and private sectors from Europe and across the globe, along with users, developers and thought leaders for a wide-array of presentations, panel discussions, workshops and a unique hands-on showcase of innovative space solutions.

Top Five Reasons to Attend

1. Listen to European policy makers discuss how to harness space in tackling Europe’s tough challenges
2. Get inspired by extraordinary speakers from international industry, research and institutional entities.
3. Discover innovative, effective and efficient solutions in the areas of Agriculture and Food, Water, Mobility, Climate Change, Health and Safety, and Energy
4. Meet entrepreneurs, start-ups, industry leaders, space stakeholders, investors, researchers and policy makers and network with more than 2,000 professionals coming from across Europe and beyond.
5. See a showcase of the latest space-based applications in Earth observation, satellite navigation, and European space research

Pre-register Today!

Don’t miss this opportunity for an inside look at the possibilities space applications offer to a wide range of businesses and sectors.

While in The Hague, you can also visit the European Space Expo, which is set to touch down in The Hague’s Old City Centre from 27 May – 5 June. Join the over 900,000 European citizens who have already visited this unique, hands-on showcase of Europe’s space programmes.

More information, preliminary agenda and pre-registration for the European Space Solutions conference is available 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 Commission has published a new release 1.2 of the Galileo Open Service Signal In Space Interface Control Document (OS SIS ICD v1.2). The document provides the information needed by receiver and chipset manufacturers, application developers and service providers to process and make use of the open signals generated by the Galileo satellites.

The OS SIS ICD contains the publicly available information on the Galileo Open Service Signal In Space, specifying the interface between the Galileo space and user segments. The Galileo user segment is of particular interest to the European GNSS Agency (GSA), which has been delegated responsibility for the programme’s service provision by the European Commission. In fulfilment of this role, the GSA is well advanced in developing the European GNSS Service Centre (GSC), which provides the single interface for information and help to users of the Galileo Open Service (OS). Once fully developed, the GSC will operate on a 24/7 basis and offer a range of services, including hosting the Galileo User Helpdesk, providing the interfaces between the Galileo System and OS users and hosting a centre of expertise for OS service aspects. 

The OS SIS ICD is a key document as it provides the information required by receiver and chipset manufacturers, application developers and service providers to be able to process the Open Service signals generated by the Galileo satellites. In particular, the document specifies:

• Galileo signal characteristics
• Characteristics of Galileo spreading codes
• Galileo message structure
• Message data contents

The latest version is based on feedback from receiver manufacturers and other stakeholders received during an extensive public consultation in 2014.

The GSA further highlights the importance of this document for the development of receiver technology, which is the key enabler for translating Galileo signals into useful services. Over the past several years, the GSA has been engaged in open dialogue with chipset and receiver manufacturers, paving the way for Galileo to be fully integrated into a new generation of receivers and ensuring its signals will provide a wide array of new applications and services that directly benefit European citizens.

The Details

In addition to a number of minor editorial improvements including corrections and clarifications, an annex with numerical examples of FEC coding and interleaving has been added and the licence agreement has been revised and simplified. The document now refers to a companion document, "Ionospheric Correction Algorithm for Galileo Single Frequency Users", containing details on the ionospheric model used for Galileo. The E1-B, E1-C and E5 Primary Codes in Annex C are no longer included in the paper version, but are available in the electronic version of the ICD.

The Galileo OS SIS ICD v1.2 document can be downloaded here.

The Ionospheric Correction Algorithm for Galileo Single Frequency Users document can be downloaded here.

Paper copies are available on request by contacting the European Commission grow-galileo@ec.europa.eu.

Related links:

• Galileo Programme Reference Documents
• Video: “Message received: Ensuring that navigation devices are ready for Galileo”
• European Commission Galileo

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).