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Second-generation Galileo contract awarded to Thales

April 19, 2021

Project will boost the positioning performance and real-time operability of the Galileo system. The European Space Agency (ESA) […]

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ESA, public safety organization agree to support navigation services

April 14, 2021

Public Safety Communication Europe (PSCE) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) […]

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This article is tagged with ESA, European Space Agency, infrastructure, interoperability, Memorandum of Intent, mobile broadband, PSCE, Public Safety Communication Europe, public safety communications, satellite telecommunications and posted in Latest News, Transportation

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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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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