Carlo des Dorides, Executive Director of the European GNSS Agency The market for applications and services in Europe’s satellite navigation system is picking up fast as businesses latch on to its many benefits, Carlo des Dorides, Executive Director of the European GNSS Agency (GSA) told at the Intergeo Conference

Amid the bustle of the massive Intergeo trade fair and conference in Hannover, EGNOS made its presence felt.

As both a conference and a trade fair, European Space Solutions will enable public officials and business leaders to debate the space challenges of the years ahead. The three-day event in London this December will also feature the European Space Expo, the showcase for satellite applications.

Europe’s efforts to build its global navigation satellite system (GNSS) include measures to collaborate with other territories on space programmes and satellite applications. In Brussels, key stakeholders met recently to discuss their GNSS outreach to Asia.

Listen to the Galileo Programme Press Briefing at ILA Berlin Air and Space Show on 12 September.

Recently, research and development in E-GNSS has undergone a major shift from being technology driven to being user driven.  “Today, user needs are driving services, as can be seen from the many user-focused services coming from the FP7 funding period,” said GSA Head of Market Development Gian-Gherardo Calini, speaking at a recent workshop on Horizon 2020 funding opportunities.

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) has signed funding agreements with 25 projects as part of the first call of Horizon 2020. Under the agreements, the projects will receive a cumulative grant of EUR 37,096,177.