GNSS News

  • 09 October 2020
    ESA call to demonstrate positioning and timing capabilities of coming 5G networks
    ESA has launched a call for proposals to demonstrate the capabilities of new 5G cellular networks to support positioning and timing applications to complement satellite navigation, just as today’s smartphones harness cellular data to support their positioning services.
  • 02 October 2020
    ESA Discovery studies lay path to navigating the Moon
    Just as we navigate our way around Earth's surface using the connection between our phones and navigation satellites high above us, our missions use the very same satellites to navigate their way in space.
  • 28 September 2020
    Satnav loss might shut down sea, warns ESA-backed study
    Satellite navigation is precise, reliable and available continuously around the globe, but overreliance on it presents a clear and present danger to the smooth passage of maritime trade, concludes a major ESA-backed study.
  • 04 September 2020
    Driverless cars take safety lead from aircraft
    With more than nine tenths of driving deaths linked to human error, the coming wave of autonomous vehicles could potentially save many lives, as well as slashing congestion and pollution levels. An ESA-backed project in the UK borrowed a key operating concept from aviation to bring the safety of driverless cars closer to that of flying – statistically the safest form of transport.