EUPOS: Unified GNSS Augmentation Infrastructure and International Cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe Senate Department for Urban Development Geodetic Reference Systems Fehrbelliner Platz 1, 10707 Berlin, Germany phone +49 30-90 12-56 15 fax +49 30 90 12-37 09 gerd.rosenthal@eupos-isco.org gerd.rosenthal@senstadt.berlin.de Links: http://www.eupos.org http://www.stadtentwicklung.berlin.de/geoinformation/ http://www.stadtentwicklung.berlin.de/internationales_eu/geoinformation/ Slide 1
Contents EUPOS members EUPOS networks and some topical technical matters EUPOS services and technical specifications The organisation of EUPOS EUPOS Cooperation with other organisations Advanced activities Slide 2
EUPOS members Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Czech Republic Berlin (ISCO) Estonia Hungary Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Moldova Poland Romania Russian Federation Serbia Slovakia Slovenia (observer) Turkey (invited guest) Ukraine Slide 3
Status of the EUPOS reference station infrastructure as at 24 September 2008 1) ISO 3166 Codes (Countries), 2) realisation in 2009, 3) by 2012 Slide 4
EUPOS Technical Specifications Unified international accepted standards and guaranteed downward compatibility when future advancements. Thus enables equal opportunities for business enterprises and investment protection for all EUPOS providers, users and enterprises. Official geodetic terrestrial reference system for EUPOS is the European Terrestrial Reference System 1989 (ETRS 89) and its actual frame. Use of Galileo (when operable), GPS and GLONASS recommended and Compass when operable. Minimum availability of EUPOS is 99% p.a. Basic standard medium for all services is mobile Internet, e.g. provided via GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA, WLAN, etc. Broadcasting as optional standard via media such as VHF, radio broadcast, TV broadcast, and when available Internet User Datagram Protocol (UDP) multicast, etc. Slide 5
EUPOS Sub-Services EUPOS DGNSS for real-time DGNSS applications by code and codephase measurements with accuracy of 2 m up to 0.5 m for dynamic applications, and up to 20 cm for static applications, depending on the applied rover equipment; DGNSS corrections are in standard data format RTCM SC-104. EUPOS Network RTK for real time DGNSS applications by carrier phase measurements with an accuracy of determination with an accuracy 2 cm (1σ, horizontally). EUPOS strives to provide DGNSS correction data that support all existing network RTK solutions (FKP, non-physical reference station and MAC). EUPOS Geodetic for post processing applications by code and phase measurements in static or kinematics mode with decimetre up to subcentimetre accuracy. User interfaces are GNSS observation data in RINEX 3.0, also for the third GPS frequency L5 and Galileo. It is recommended for a limited period to provide both data formats RINEX 2.11 and 3.0. Slide 6
Actual documents of the EUPOS-ISC EUPOS Terms of Reference 20 September 2007, updated on 23 April 2008 EUPOS Technical Standards complete revised second edition, 24 April 2008 EUPOS Guidelines for Cross-Border Data Exchange Version 1.0, 21 September 2006 EUPOS Guidelines for EUPOS Reference Frame Fixing Version 1.0, 21 September 2007 EUPOS Guidelines for Single Site Design Version 2.1, 4 June 2008 http://www.eupos.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&itemid=91 Slide 7
The organisational structure of EUPOS Slide 8
EUPOS National Service Centres structure Slide 9
EUPOS cooperation with other organisations Cooperation with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. EUPOS is associated member of the International Committee on GNSS. GALILEO Joint Undertaking accepted the necessity of ground-based GNSS augmentation systems and welcomed EUPOS. EUPOS initiates cooperation of sub-saharan African countries and GNSS enterprises under patronage of the UN/ ICG to establish full scale accuracy ground-based DGNSS. Official participation of representatives both EUREF TWG and EUPOS ISC in the other organisation s conferences. EUPOS is member of the Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM). Slide 10
Advanced activities EUPOS Work for the completion of the EUPOS infrastructure Further building up and improvement of Reference Stations and networking centres; Continue absolute PCV calibration of all EUPOS reference stations antennas Technical matters EUPOS contributions to the Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM): Private Services Messages (RTCM data encryption) could be become a standard in January 2009; Real time quality information messages for DGNSS/ RTK users are going to be proposed at the next RTCM SC 104 meeting Development of a self-certification procedure corresponding with the EUPOS technical standards, including measurements on the spot, and ToR; Collaborating on examination of multipath influences especially at GNSS reference stations Slide 11
Advanced activities EUPOS Administrative matters Establishment of National/ Regional Service Centres in every EUPOS Country; Establishment of a common EUPOS data processing centre; Information provision by the means of national and international brochures, newsletters, EUPOS member websites, information days; Study visits for application demonstration; Transfer of applications to other countries; Cooperation with other systems, organisations and projects Contribute to the UN/ ICG goals and work E.g. definition of interoperability applicable to ground-based differential GNSS (DGNSS) networks (Non financial) support of DGNSS full scale accuracy Demonstration projects in sub-saharan Africa in cooperation with the industry Slide 12
Thank you for your attention! Slide 13