ESA’s Radio Frequency Systems, Payload and Technology Laboratories perform RF research for both the space and ground segments. (Photo: ESA)

How Galileo performed its authenticated positioning fix

March 15, 2021

News from the European Space Agency (ESA) In a first for any satellite navigation system, Galileo has achieved […]

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This article is tagged with ESA, ESTEC, European Commission, European GNSS Agency, European Space Agency, Galileo Control Centre, GSA, Open Service Navigation Message Authentication, OSNMA, Septentrio, Stefano Binda and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

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Seen & Heard: Polar vortex tracking, Motional in Vegas

March 3, 2021

“Seen & Heard” is a monthly feature of GPS World magazine, traveling the world to capture interesting and unusual news […]

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This article is tagged with autonomous vehicles, European Space Agency, Las Vegas, LiveEO, polar vortex, power lines, vegetation encroachment and posted in From the Magazine, Transportation

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ESA: Baltic ferry gathers data for self-aware sailing

February 16, 2021

News from European Space Agency (ESA) A day of ferry trips between Finland and Estonia became some of […]

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This article is tagged with AI, artificial intelligence, autonomy, ESA, European Space Agency, FGI, Finnish Geospatial Research Institute, lidar, maritime, Maritime AI-NAV, Sarang Thombre and posted in GNSS, Latest News

Testbed vehicle by ESA's Navigation Lab. (Photo: ESA)

Tests begin of Galileo’s OSNMA signal authentication service

February 11, 2021

In a first for any satellite navigation system, Galileo has achieved the first position fix based on navigation […]

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This article is tagged with Anti-spoofing, encryption, ESTEC, European Space Agency, Galileo, malicious spoofing, Matthias Petschke, OS SIS ICD, OSNMA, Paul Verhoef, Rodrigo da Costa, satnav signals, signal in space and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

The Arctic-PNT team’s testing was based around a robotic car crammed with sensors and recording equipment. Called Martti, the vehicle was supplied by Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre. (Photo: ESA)

ESA-supported project tests autonomous vehicles in Finland

January 21, 2021

News from the European Space Agency (ESA) An ESA-supported project is testing autonomous vehicles on an intelligent road […]

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Galileo chalks up 500th ESA Engineering Board

January 11, 2021

The end of 2020 marked a milestone for the Galileo First Generation, as the program chalked up its […]

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This article is tagged with Engineering Board, European Space Agency, Galileo Batch 3, Galileo constellation, Galileo G1, Galileo ground station, Galileo satellite, industry engineers and posted in GNSS, Latest News

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Coral reef conservation technology wins Copernicus Masters 2020 competition

December 9, 2020

Reef Support, an automatic warning system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and satellite imagery to detect coral bleaching, […]

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This article is tagged with Copernicus Masters 2020, coral reef monitoring, coral reef technology, Crystle Wee, Eilidh Radcliff, European Space Agency, Marcel Kempers, Marijn van der Laan, Reef Support, Yohan Runhaar and posted in Latest News, Mapping

Authors Javier Benedicto (ESA), left, and Rodrigo da Costa (GSA). (Image: ESA)

Directions 2021: Galileo expands and modernizes global PNT

December 8, 2020

Throughout 2020, the Galileo Programme under the responsibility of the European Commission, the European GNSS Agency (GSA) and […]

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