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Thursday, January 7, 2021
The EGNOS App has just been updated to version 2.2.0! This recent release comes with a brand new functionality: Satellite finder.
Within this new feature, we place at your disposal all the information concerning EGNOS and GPS satellites at your current location. Just point with your camera to the sky and get the different...
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
According to Europarc, the representative body of Europe’s Protected Areas, EGNOS can support these sites by providing more accurate positioning data in typical GNSS field operations related to conservation of their ecosystems and management of their infrastructures.
One of these examples is the Alt Pirineu Natural Park,...
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
The European GNSS Agency (GSA) and the European Satellite Services Provider (ESSP) have launched the 2020 edition of its EGNOS User Satisfaction Survey. This survey will provide a better understanding of the value of EGNOS to end users and help ensure that future evolutions of the system continue to meet users’ needs.
Users...
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Graniot, a team from Spain, has won this year’s 1st Farming by Satellite Prize. The winning team developed a web application that uses European satellite technologies to help agronomists and farmers monitor crops, reduce water waste and avoid poor fertilisation practices. The Farming by Satellite Prize promotes the use of GNSS and Earth...
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Earlier in November, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) approved new Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) paving the way for the development of new Dual Frequency Multi-Constellation Satellite Based Augmentation Systems (DFMC SBAS).
The ICAO SARPs are technical specifications that constitute the basis...
Monday, November 30, 2020
The 3rd edition of the User Consultation Platform (UCP) for the European Space Programme will take place on 1-2 December, ahead of European Space Week 2020. This is a unique opportunity for the rapidly expanding community of space tech users to inform the organisations and institutions that oversee the programme of their experience and...
Monday, November 30, 2020
Eight teams have been selected for the Grand Finale of the 5th Farming by Satellite Prize, which aims to promote the use of EGNSS and Earth Observation in sustainable agriculture in Europe and Africa.
This year, the competition has challenged teams from across Europe and Africa to use Satellite Technologies to improve...
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Before the end of the year, there is one more opportunity to learn, exchange and network with EU Space leaders and innovators: we are pleased to announce the EGNOS SERVICE STATUS SESSION 2020, the annual meeting for EGNOS stakeholders, decision-makers, industry and users, as well as application developers. This year, the EGNOS meeting...
Friday, November 20, 2020
The EGNOS Autumn Bulletin edition is now available with the latest and most interesting contributions on EGNOS implementation in different sectors such as aviation, agriculture and maritime. This edition also includes the presentation of new examples of EGNOS implementation success stories, of companies such as Finnair and their...
Friday, November 6, 2020
Trigger Systems is a Portuguese start-up founded in 2017. They design the software and manufacture the hardware to automate weather-based precision predictive irrigation. One of its uniquenesses is the virtual sensor probes, relieving costs with infrastructure, while improving accuracy and feedback to its intelligent controller. The...