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The June 30th deadline for the European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) and Copernicus Masters is quickly approaching, and winners could receive a share of prizes totalling EUR 1 million to launch their satellite navigation ideas into reality.

Most recently, 83,606 visit the European Space Expo in Zagreb’s Trg Bana Josipa Jelacia Square.

From June 9-11, members of the aviation equipment manufacturing industry gathered to move forward on standardising aircraft equipment for European GNSS. The meeting was part of Working Group 62 of the European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE), the organisation responsible for developing aviation standards.

Most people associate flying with going on holiday or crossing oceans and continents for business. This typically involves large commercial aircraft flying between major hubs using expensive instrument landing systems (ILS) that allow for landing in all types of weather – and hence the management of high volumes of traffic, seven days a week.

The Airbus A350 XWB recently became the first wide-body jet to achieve certification for its installed EGNOS-based landing system – a significant step in the uptake of the service within the commercial aviation sector.

The GSA recently announced the projects selected for funding under its 2014 Aviation Call for Grants. The first Call brought great results, with 13 out of the submitted 38 proposals being awarded funding. The grant will foster EGNOS operational implementation for all aviation sectors, including commercial, regional, business, general and rotorcraft.

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) and Eurocontrol plan to leverage synergies to enhance aviation safety, improve air traffic management and better the aviation user experience.

Since its certification for civil aviation in 2011, EGNOS – the European satellite-based augmentation system – has been making flights in Europe safer, greener and more efficient. To celebrate this achievement and further promote EGNOS, the European GNSS Agency (GSA) in collaboration with the European Commission, recently invited the media and European aviation stakeholders for a unique EGNOS Flight Event in Toulouse.

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) recently released 2015 GNSS Market Report proves to be a hit.

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) takes part in the General Assembly of the Council of European Geodetic Surveyors (CLGE), laying out the benefits of EGNSS for the surveying community and helping to launch a dedicated special prize for EGNSS-related achievements in the CLGE student contest.