The accord will allow Israeli academics and industries to participate in projects of satellite navigation with their counterparts in Europe.
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On October 15th, the European GNSS Agency (GSA), now based in Prague, celebrated its first birthday.
On October 16th, Mr Matthias Petschke became the new Director of the Galileo team of the European Commission.
On October 16th, the Belgian Flemish TV channel "VRT" made a report on how the testing of the Public Regulated Signals (PRS) of Galileo was conducted in Belgium. It also depicts how SME's can already benefit of this new business opportunity.
The new Galileo Early Services Brochure is now available from our website.
The purpose of this call for tender is to contract expert advisory support in respect to the management of the Space Policy and Programmes, in particular to the cost, schedule, market and services performance indicators and strategic & management advice.
The EU has today requested a dispute settlement panel at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to rule on the legality of the so-called ‘recycling fee’ which Russia imposes on imported vehicles.
ESA’s completion of a pair of dedicated ground stations at opposite ends of Europe has enabled Galileo satellites in orbit to participate in global testing of the Cospas–Sarsat search and rescue system.
The EC-appointed contractor ESSP is committed to provide full visibility and transparency on the EGNOS services status and performance and is publishing the “EGNOS Performance Report” on a monthly basis.
The ION GNSS 2013 conference took place in Nashville from 16-20 September. This big annual event attracted more than a thousand participants. Major stakeholders of the satellite navigation sector ranging from ground, space and receiver manufacturing industrial actors, governmental representatives, research institutes and universities were present.
The European Commission has launched the European Space Expo, a free interactive exhibition that illustrates the services and applications derived from the major European space programmes in the domains of satellite navigation (Galileo and Egnos) and Earth observation (Copernicus).
Manufacturing has strong spill-over effects on the rest of the economy and especially on overall productivity. 80% of private innovation, ¾ of export and a substantial role in jobs creation come from industry. Action is needed to keep industry in Europe.
The European GNSS Agency (GSA) has a new vacancy for a Public Regulated Service (PRS) Access Officer.
The European GNSS Agency (GSA) has a new vacancy for a GNSS Exploitation Programme Control Officer.
On September 19th, 2013, the European Space Expo in Vilnius had the pleasure to welcome its 250.000th visitor since the beginning of its Tour of Europe.
The European Commission has launched the European Space Expo, a free interactive exhibition that illustrates the services and applications derived from the major European space programmes in the domains of satellite navigation (Galileo and Egnos) and Earth observation (Copernicus).
On September 12th, the European GNSS Agency (GSA) based in Prag received the visit of Czech Prime Minister Mr Jiří RUSNOK, of Czech Minister of Transports Mr Zdeněk ŽÁK and of Galileo Government Commissioner, Karel DOBEŠ.
The Space Expo Mobile exhibition continues touring Europe and scored its best result ever in Rome.
EU Member States have begun their independent testing of the most accurate and secure signal broadcast by the four Galileo navigation satellites in orbit.
The EC-appointed contractor ESSP is committed to provide full visibility and transparency on the EGNOS services status and performance and is publishing the “EGNOS Monthly Performance Report” on a monthly basis.