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Tuesday, June 05, 2018
Last April, Aero 2018 took place at Friedrichshafen. This is one of the most interesting events for General Aviation (GA) awareness. It was a great opportunity to meet GA stakeholders (manufacturers, operators, pilots, associations), keep raising their interest on EGNOS and inform about the latest initiatives from GSA. EGNOS…
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
In order to disseminate the capabilities of EGNOS for mapping and GIS applications, a webinar has been organised by EuroGeographics and the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA), with the collaboration of ESSP, the EGNOS service provider. The webinar will take place on 20 June 2018 (Wednesday) from 10:30 AM…
Thursday, May 17, 2018
AERO 2018 brought aviation industry stakeholders from Europe and across the world to Friedrichshafen, Germany, in April. At the event, the European GNSS Agency (GSA) showcased the benefits of EGNOS, with a particular focus on its safety benefits for general aviation. The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is working with the…
Thursday, May 17, 2018
The Horizon 2020 AUDITOR project, funded by the European GNSS Agency (GSA), enables cost-effective precision agriculture services to small and mid-sized farmers in areas where EGNOS availability is limited. From automatic steering to farm machinery guidance, variable rate application, yield and soil monitoring and livestock…
Monday, May 14, 2018
The European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC), also known as the ‘Galileo Masters’, has opened for submissions in its 15th edition. The competition, which aims to foster the development of new ideas, service delivery and applications based on Galileo and EGNOS, will be officially launched during the inauguration of the Galileo…
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Thanks to GSA funding, several STCs have been developed allowing LPV functionality being upgraded in numerous aircraft models. Many Part 21 organizations are therefore engaging new customers with reduced costs for LPV upgrades. One such case is the development and installation of an STC produced by AKKA for Hop! a few months ago. This STC…
Friday, April 06, 2018
EGNOS was present at the course “Taking samples in the natural environment (2018)”, organized by the School of Security and Emergencies of the Government of Navarre with the collaboration of the Technical Unit of the Environmental Spanish Prosecution’s Office. This training action was provided to a group of agents of the environmental units of…
Wednesday, April 04, 2018
Do you want to get access in an easy and interactive way to all EGNOS related information? Download now the EGNOS app and get at your fingertips all information you need in relation to EGNOS. Don’t miss the opportunity to easily access any information that EGNOS users may need for the different EGNOS Services (Open Service, Safety-of-…
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
The implementation of EGNOS is a strategic goal in the success of the Single European Sky programme. The GSA has announced a third call supporting EGNOS adoption in aviation; for equipage of aircraft and ANSPs and aerodrome for EGNOS-based operations.   For further details, you may review the full article (page 30) published…
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
The maritime sector was one of the first communities that recognized and exploited the opportunities and advantages provided by GNSS systems. In fact, the introduction of GNSS represented a great revolution in the maritime field. GNSS positioning has progressively acquired more and more relevance in all ships sailing around the globe. At the…