Civil Applications of Galileo. Brussels, June 12, 2006 Ir. Peter A. Grognard Founder and CEO, Septentrio nv

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1 Civil Applications of Galileo Brussels, June 12, 2006 Ir. Peter A. Grognard Founder and CEO, Septentrio nv

2 Company overview Founded January 21, 2000 in Leuven, Belgium Spin-off of Interuniversity MicroElectronics Center International team of GNSS HW, SW and navigation experts MISSION Design, develop & commercialize Professional navigation receivers Based on the Company s proprietary technology 2

3 Three Important Steps for Galileo Septentrio s Role GSTBv2: Galileo System Test Bed Aimed at maintaining Europe s rights to the use of Galileo Frequencies Septentrio built the first receivers for the first Galileo SiS In-Orbit Validation (IOV) Detailed Design, Development and Initial Deployment of the Galileo System Septentrio Prime Contractor for one Test User Segment Concession The deployment till Full-Operational Capability (FOC) The day-to-day operation of the Galileo system Septentrio expressed interest with Eurely and Inavsat as receiver manufacturer 3

4 Receiving the first-ever Galileo Signal from Space GIOVE-A Satellite successfully launched December 28, 2005 First signals received on January 12, 2006 with Septentrio Galileo Experimental Test Receivers (GETR) in Chibolton, Redu and Leuven 4

5 AsteRx1: the world s first GPS/Galileo professional receiver Introduced in May channels GPS L channels Galileo L1 Credit card-size 600 mw power consumption Aimed at professional applications Available in Q preparing Galileo markets 5

6 Basic Principles of Navigation The Need for Galileo from the User s Perspective

7 Positioning Principle Based on : 1 Accurate time knowledge - atomic clocks in SV - compare local and satellite code 2 Measurement of the satelliteuser pseudo distance - propagation delay 3 Satellite position knowledge - ephemerides 4 Calculation of the position by "triangulation - min 4 SV needed : x y z T 5 Sources of errors 7

8 Limitations of current GPS Accuracy how large is the positioning error? Code accuracy needs corrections DGPS Phase based solutions Availability are sufficient satellites visible at all times? May be very poor in some environments (cities, tree cover,...) More satellites (GALILEO) Augmentation systems with additional satellites Hybridisation with other sensors Pseudolites Integrity can user trust position given by receiver? Very poor, time to alert can be of several hours Augmentations systems with monitoring stations 8

9 Minimum number of satellites in view Galileo: essential infrastructure for Europe s citizens and economy 14 Visibility of Satellites GPS Galileo Constellation Galileo + GPS Source: GMV GALILEO and GPS Performance Analysis Report Increase of availability with both systems: GPS alone cannot address challenges mentioned Up-to 100%! Infrastructure Europe must invest in: ~1 /yr/citizen 9

10 Civil Applications of Galileo

11 Galileo Applications Aviation Prof MarNav HH/91 1 reliability Military GIS Mapping PrecA g Mach Ctl PrecA g MarSurvey Survey Misc Precision Nav/Autom. Car Nav Science Consumer (incl HH, Mar,...) Tracking Timing LBS 10m m precision dm cm mm 11

12 Typical GNSS receivers and applications From simple chipsets (5$/pc) over small modules (10-50$/pc)... Typical applications Handheld recreational devices Car navigation Vehicle tracking and fleet management Integrated GSM/GPS or PDA/GPS 12

13 Typical GNSS receivers and applications... and simple receiver boards ( $/pc) to complex attitude receivers ( $/pc) Typical applications Navigation (ship, air, rail,...) Survey Robotics and automated navigation 13

14 Consumer Applications of Galileo Personal Navigation Leisure Location Based Services: entertainment, services E-112 (E-911) Challenges: power consumption/indoor signals/... Car Navigation Increasingly complex and competitive (TomTom) Challenges: increasingly more safety requirements Fleet Management/Tracking 14

15 Professional applications Professional applications: early adoptors Navigation Rail Aviation Maritime Navigation Survey and construction Industrial Survey, GIS, mapping Construction-mining machine control Precision Agriculture Geodesy/science (incl. time transfer) 15

16 Galileo Applications: Rail Signaling Galileo Provides Cost-Effective Signaling Infrastructure => ideally suited for freightlines worldwide Train Control: speed, spacing Passenger Informatio Travel Information Management Information System Fleet management, Cargo Monitoring, Rolling Stock Maintenance 16

17 Galileo Applications: Aviation Aircraft navigation for all phases of flight Galileo meet safety needs of transport application 17

18 Galileo Applications: Maritime 18

19 Improving efficiency in container harbour operation Automatic logging of pick-up and drop-off points for containers linked to central yardmanagement SW to reduce human error Reduce cost Improve safety Payback < 1 year 19

20 Machine control production automation, safety, efficiency High precision requirements: all satellites are needed Too difficult for human driver Precision Fatigue Weather conditions Galileo essential to support economic growth worldwide Ex: Grading in construction and mining Very extensive user experience worldwide, eg in Australia cooperation needed 20

21 Precision Agriculture with Galileo Automation with Galileo pays More efficient use of pesticides, seeds, water Better use of fields and soils Less accidents for workers Galileo makes agriculture More productive, profitable More environmentally friendly More attractive: superior quality produce An area of cooperation worldwide 21

22 Science and Geodesy Demanding the highest in accuracy (better than 1 mm) Various applications: Tectonic measurements, crustal deformations... Tropospheric measurements: atmospheric temeperature, moisture... Ionospheric sounding 22

23 Some concluding remarks Use of Galileo only limited by imagination Galileo essential for civil users: improves overall performance of GPS significantly Will be used in combination with other systems, thanks to recent international agreements Professional applications bring important gains in productivity, safety and to environment European industry and international partners are gearing up for introduction of Galileo before

24 Thank you! Peter A. Grognard, Founder and Managing Director / peter.grognard@septentrio.com Please visit our website