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5th edition - July 2010

Directory of EuropeanSmall and Medium Enterprises

active in GNSS

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FOREWORD

To meet its Lisbon objectives of becoming the most competitive

knowledge-based economy, the European Union needs to focus on

its ability to innovate and compete. Small and Medium Enterprises

(SMEs) play a crucial role in European competitiveness and job

creation, not only because they represent the overwhelming majority

of enterprises in Europe, but also because they are the source of

dynamism and change in new markets.

This is particularly true for the market of the Global Navigation

Satellite Systems (GNSS) which represents untapped opportunities

for the development of new business opportunities. Being close to

end-users, SMEs are well positioned to incubate innovative

applications and technologies downstream the satellite capabilities,

instigating the creation of new market segments.

The European GNSS Supervisory Authority (GSA) understood the

need to encourage and stimulate proactively the participation of

SMEs in their programme and launched several calls with dedicated

action lines for stimulating innovation by SMEs.

However, finding appropriate partners is often a complex and

timeconsuming process for SMEs. Considering this, the GSA

decided to put at their disposal a "Directory of European SMEs

active in GNSS" likely to provide them with useful information.

With this directory, any SME (and more generally any company)

willing to cooperate with another SME will have the opportunity to

get a better understanding of the "SME landscape", to assess

partnership opportunities and to strengthen relationships with other

SMEs.

We hope that this directory will help you in your networking actions!

The PEGASE Team

Disclaimer

This directory has been produced by PEGASE, a support action funded by

the GSA under the 7th Framework Programme. Although the intention is to

present as many SME profiles as possible, this directory may not be

exhaustive.

The companies listed in this directory have declared being micro, small and

medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Recommendation

2003/361/EC in the version of 6 May 2003. The full definition and a guidance

booklet can be found at

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/enterprise_policy/sme_definition/index_en.htm

These declarations are based on good faith and have not been verified by

the PEGASE Team.

CONTENTS

Introduction P 7

Index per type of activity P 10

Index per domain of application P 12

Index per country P 14

SME profiles P 16

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INTRODUCTION

This directory contains 54 company profiles which reflect the

diversity and richness of the European Small and Medium-sized

Enterprises (SMEs) in the field of Global Navigation Satellite

Systems (GNSS).

Satellite navigation is part of the core business of a majority the

companies presented in this directory (72%). For these companies

three main families can be distinguished:

GNSS Equipment Manufacturers: This family corresponds to the

companies which produce GNSS receivers or equipment for the

space and ground infrastructure (e.g. payloads, oscillators).

GNSS-based HW/SW Solution Developers: This family

corresponds to the companies which develop off-the-shelf or

customised GNSS-based solutions. Some of them also perform

testing or simulation activities.

GNSS Study and Consultancy: This family corresponds to the

companies able to perform studies and consulting activities requiring

an in-depth knowledge of both technical and programmatic aspects

of GNSS. Some of them also perform testing or simulation activities.

For the other companies presented in this directory, the technologies

or solutions they propose (e.g. geographic information systems) or

the competences they have are potentially relevant to the

development of GNSS-based products or services. Although these

companies are not "GNSS specialists", they can play a key role in

the overall value chain.

They have been split into two families:

Enabling Solution Developers: The main fields of expertise

addressed by these companies are 'telecommunications and

infomobility', 'GIS', 'user terminals' and 'testing & simulation'.

Other Consultancy

8%

48%

15% 17%12%

Distribution of fields of expertise

GNSS Equipment Manufacturers

GNSS-based HW/SW Solution

Developers

GNSS Study and Consultancy

Enabling Solution Developers

Other Consultancy

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The use of GNSS covers a large spectrum of applications. Within

this directory, a majority of SMEs (80%) are addressing specific

application domains. A smaller share of companies remains (20%)

whose activities are transverse and potentially cover all applications.

These latter companies include consultancy as well as companies

whose software or hardware products can be used for the

implementation of potentially any kind of applications.

For the companies which address specific application domains,

three main domains can be distinguished:

Transport applications

Professional and Scientific applications

Location Based Services

A large majority of companies (87% in total) address either 'transport

applications' or 'professional and scientific applications' or both.

while a smaller number or companies address 'location based

services' (30%).

Among the companies addressing 'transport applications', road

transport, aviation and maritime transport are almost equally

represented (57%, 54% and 57% respectively) whereas rail

transport and multimodal transport have a more limited share (11%

and 18% respectively).

28%

15%

24%22%

11%

Distribution of application domains

Transport

Transport & Professional

Professional

LBS

Transport & LBS

INDEX PER TYPE OF ACTIVITY

GNSS Equipment Manufacturers

GILLAM FEI - ISIS - SEPTENTRIO - SILICOM - SPACE

ENGINEERING

GNSS-based HW/SW Solution Developers

ATMOSPHERE - AVEGO - BE TOMORROW - BLIIN - BLUE

THREAD - CAMINEO - CARLO GAVAZZI SPACE - GALILEAN

PLUS - GEOLOC - IFEN - INPOSITION* - KAYSER THREDE -

M3 SYSTEMS* - MAXSEA - MOBYSCOUT - NAVOCAP - NAV ON

TIME - NAVPOS - NEXT* - NSL - OECON* - PILDO LABS* -

PLACR* - POSITIUM - QASCOM - ROBOSOFT - SCITECH

SYSTEMS - SPACE ENGINEERING - SPORTSCURVE -

TELECONSULT AUSTRIA* - URSA MINOR

(*) Also propose consultancy activities to their customers

GNSS Study and Consultancy

DKE AEROSPACE - FDC - HELILEO

Testing and Simulation

DIGIUTOPIKA - FDC - HELILEO - IFEN - M3 SYSTEMS -

NAVPOS - NSL - PS TESTWARE - SILICOM - SPACE

ENGINEERING

Enabling Solution Developers

ANAPTIXI - COMSINE - DIGIUTOPIKA - EVOLVING SYSTEMS

CONSULTING - IGUASSU SOFTWARE SYSTEMS - IN2 -

KANNAD - LOGINA - PS TESTWARE - SMARTCOM - UNITED

MAPS

Other consultancy

AEROVISION - CAPITAL HIGH TECH - COMSINE* - EVOLVING

SYSTEMS* CONSULTING - FORECA CONSULTING - HELIOS -

PS TESTWARE* - TELESIS

(*) Also propose consultancy activities to their customers

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INDEX PER DOMAIN OF APPLICATION

Transport applications

Aviation: AEROVISION - ATMOSPHERE - EVOLVING SYSTEMS

CONSULTING - FDC - HELILEO - HELIOS - KAYSER THREDE -

M3 SYSTEMS - NAVPOS - NEXT - NSL - OECON - PILDO LABS -

QASCOM - SEPTENTRIO

Maritime: BE TOMORROW - BLUE THREAD - COMSINE - FDC -

GEOLOC - HELIOS - KANNAD - M3 SYSTEMS - MAXSEA - NEXT

- NSL - OECON - QASCOM - SEPTENTRIO - SMARTCOM -

URSA MINOR

Rail: HELIOS - KANNAD - NSL

Road: AVEGO - DKE AEROSPACE - FORECA CONSULTING -

GEOLOC - KAYSER THREDE - LOGINA - M3 SYSTEMS -

NAVOCAP - NEXT - NSL - OECON - QASCOM - ROBOSOFT -

SEPTENTRIO - TELECONSULT AUSTRIA - URSA MINOR

Multimodal: GEOLOC - M3 SYSTEMS - NAVOCAP - TELECONSULT

AUSTRIA - URSA MINOR

Professional and Scientific applications

Agriculture: AEROVISION - ANAPTIXI - NAV ON TIME -

SEPTENTRIO - TELECONSULT AUSTRIA

Environment: AEROVISION - ANAPTIXI - GALILEAN PLUS -

KANNAD - NEXT - PILDO LABS

Emergency Management / SAR: EVOLVING SYSTEMS

CONSULTING - GEOLOC - IFEN - KANNAD - MOBYSCOUT -

NEXT - QASCOM - SCITECH SYSTEMS - TELECONSULT

AUSTRIA - URSA MINOR

Land Survey / Mapping: ANAPTIXI - GALILEAN PLUS -

SEPTENTRIO

Security: FDC - HELIOS - IFEN - MOBYSCOUT - NEXT - NSL -

QASCOM

Others (energy, timing, geodesy, dangerous goods…):

DIGIUTOPIKA - DKE AEROSPACE - SYSTEMS CONSULTING -

GALILEAN PLUS - GEOLOC - IFEN - KAYSER THREDE - NAVPOS

- PS TESTWARE


BE TOMORROW - BLIIN - CAMINEO - COMSINE - FDC - FORECA

CONSULTING - HELIOS - IN2 - NAVOCAP - NEXT - NSL - PLACR -

POSITIUM - SPORTSCURVE - TELECONSULT AUSTRIA - TELESIS

Not domain-specific

CAPITAL HIGH TECH - CARLO GAVAZZI SPACE - FDC - GILLAM

FEI - IFEN - IGUASSU SOFTWARE SYSTEMS - INPOSITION -

ISIS - SILICOM - SPACE ENGINEERING - UNITED MAPS

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INDEX PER COUNTRY

Austria: TELESIS - TELECONSULT AUSTRIA

Belgium: GILLAM-FEI - SEPTENTRIO - PS TESTWARE

Czech Republic: EVOLVING SYSTEMS CONSULTING - IGUASSU

SOFTWARE SYSTEMS

Estonia: POSITIUM

Finland: FORECA CONSULTING LTD

France: ATMOSPHERE - BETOMORROW - CAMINEO - CAPITAL

HIGH TECH - GEOLOC SYSTEMS - FDC - HELILEO - NAVOCAP -

NAV ON TIME - ROBOSOFT - SILICOM - M3 SYSTEMS - KANNAD -

MAXSEA

Germany: IFEN GMBH - IN2 - KAYZER THREDE - NAVPOS

SYSTEMS - SPORTSCURVE - UNITED MAPS - OECON

Greece: ANAPTIXI

Ireland: AVEGO

Italy: BLUE THREAD - GALILEAN PLUS - NEXT - QASCOM - SPACE

ENGINEERING - CARLO GAVAZZI SPACE

Luxembourg: DKE AEROSPACE

Netherlands : AEROVISION - BLIIN - URSA MINOR - ISIS

Portugal: DIGIUTOPIKA

Slovenia: LOGINA

Spain: PILDO LABS

Switzerland: INPOSITION - MIBYSCOUT AG

United Kingdom: HELIOS - COMSINE - NSL - PLACR -

SMARTCOM - SCITECH SYSTEMS

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SME PROFILES

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References

Local, regional and national

governments bodies

Netherlands Space Office

GSA

National geo-spatial research

foundation: National geo-spatial

innovation programme

Water and nature management

organisations

AeroVision is a Dutch company working with geo-

information and information-technology, and is active in

project management, business process management and

consultancy. We assist clients to achieve their business

goals, for instance helping them with research of user

requirements, finding right market-product fits, process

innovations and/or organisational developments. AeroVision

works as an independent party with no ties to vendors but

with knowledge to help customers choose the best solutions.

Key products and services

Advice on business process innovations with GNSS

equipment and data;

User requirements analysis – product/service specifications;

Procurement services;

Auditing, quality assessments;

Quality assurance and quality control process optimisation.

Projects related to Galileo

Projects in which Portolis has been involved. Portolis has

been taken over by AeroVision:

FieldFact – FP6 GJU/GSA governed project to investigate

and promote the use of Galileo in agriculture.

CowCow Navigator – Project under the national geo-spatial

innovation programme on the use of EGNOS based cow

tracking for animal behaviour analysis.

UAV data collection – EGNOS based positioning for UAV

guidance and image correction.

Agribase – The agricultural „hands-free‟ registration system

using EGNOS based positioning to locate machines and

crops.

The Netherlands

Tamme van der Wal

Bussummerstraat 3, 1411 PK, Naarden,

The Netherlands

+31 35 6946448

[email protected]

www.aerovision.nl17

Anaptixi is a dynamically growing geoinformation company

that is active in applications of Digital Mapping and

Photogrammetry, Geographic Information Systems and

Remote Sensing. The company is based in Athens – Greece

and was founded in 1994.


Digital Mapping

GIS Applications

Facilities management

Cadastre databases and Land Information Systems

Cartographic databases

Thematic mapping

Remote Sensing Satellite image processing

AreaFrame Surveys

Production of Land use -Land cover maps,

Large scale Photogrammetry, Orthophotos


2009, EUROSTAT Land Use/Cover Area frame statistical

Survey (LUCAS) 2009 – Agro-Environmental Survey: lot n.5

Field work in Greece, Italy and Slovenia.

2005, 2007, 2008 Greek Ministry of Agriculture - Remote

Sensing control of area based Subsidies Campaign -

Greece.

2009 - 2013, Ministry of Environment and Public Works –

Greece. National Cadastral.

Pantelis Chourdakis

60 L. Katsoni Str, Gr 11471 Athens

Greece

+30 210 643 5930

[email protected]

www.anaptixi.com.gr

References

Ministry of Environment and Public

Works - Greece

Organization of Cadastre and

Mapping of Greece

European Commission EUROSTAT

ANAPTIXI

Greece

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ATMOSPHERE Systems and Services, located at the heart

of Aerospace Valley in Toulouse, was created in 2008. The

team is composed of engineers with competencies in

aerospace, telecommunication technologies and weather

research and processing. ATMOSPHERE objectives are to

develop new services and network enabled applications for

the aviation market.

Atmosphere was the winner of the Galileo Masters 2009.


FLYMET: a weather briefing application for pilots, available

on mobile phones.

SGT: a generic network traffic simulator for aeronautical

missions analysis and performance assessment.

WXXM CLIENT application: implements weather data

processing and display from WXXM compliant sources.


ATMOSPHERE develops Galileo localised weather objects

solutions to exchange aeronautical hazards information.

References

CNES

Thales

Météo France

ESA

AIRBUS

Cleansky JU and Sesar JU

Jean-Marc Gaubert

42 avenue du Général de Croutte, 31100 Toulouse

France

+33 5 67 73 38 63

[email protected]

www.atmosphere.aero

France

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AvegoTM is a global provider of software, hardware and

professional services for improving the efficiency of passenger

transportation. Using GPS, web and mobile technologies,

Avego‟s real-time information systems make seat capacity

known and available to passengers, provide convenient ticket

purchasing options, and enable extensive reporting

capabilities.

Avego's transport expertise spans customers as diverse as

Transport for London, the Ministries of Transport for the UK

and the Netherlands, the European Space Agency, cities and

public transport operators from Dublin to Madrid, individual

consumers and private transport operators.


FuturefleetTM is a bus/coach management system for small to

large operators providing ticketing (smartcard, online, in-

vehicle), automatic vehicle location (tracking, schedule

adherence, communications), real-time passenger information

(departure boards, web, SMS, …)

Shared TransportTM is a real-time ride sharing application

which expands the public transport network to include private

cars. The application matches drivers spare capacity with

riders demands. The application is currently iPhone based

and can be downloaded for free from Appstore (search for

Avego).


Galileo Speed Warning (GSW) – a project partially funded

under the 7th framework program to develop a rewards based

Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) application.

OPTI-TRANS (Optimised Transport System for Mobile

Location Based Services) is a project to develop an optimised

mobile travel planner that combines both public and private

transport.

GNSS for Innovative Road Applications (GINA) project is a

2 year project investigating the potential of Galileo for road

pricing. Avego provides the infrastructure to collect and

analyse the data from the in-vehicle devices.

References

European Space Agency

Ministry of Transport (The Netherlands)

Transport for London

Jonathan Guard

Avego Limited, Digital Depot, Roes Lane, Dublin 8

Ireland

+35 386 803 5861

[email protected]

www.avego.com

Ireland

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BeTomorrow is an innovative multimedia and new media

company which has developed a certain experience in GPS

tracking. Since its inception eight years ago, BeTomorrow

has focused its efforts to provide made-to-measure solutions

for TV, Web and mobile industry. The company is involved in

the following fields: real-time web videogames, real-time

events broadcast, and R&D GPS tracking projects.


LiveSailing is a service offering real-time 3D animations on

regattas thanks to GPS data. The product has been

developed for mobile phones, computers, and TV.

LiveSkipper is a merge between a videogame and a real

sailing event where an internet user is able to compete

against the greatest skippers of the world in the same

weather conditions, thanks to GPS tracking.

Soul is a R&D UAV project where mobile forces can use

cellular phones to take and send localised pictures to a

dedicated platform.

Toilet Finder is an iPhone/Android application which shows

all the public toilets all over the world

Nearby classified is an iPhone/Android application which

allows users to sell and buy objects near their location.


LS4P www.ls4p.com (GSA): Galileo based satellite data

communication system, displaying enriched real-time 2D &

3D images of sailing events with positioning and hybridized

data.

References

Orange

SFR

Alcatel-Lucent

Swatch

Jean-Dominique Lauwereins

3 rue La Fayette, 33000 Bordeaux

France

+33 556 454 729

[email protected]

www.BeTomorrow.com

France

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BLIIN Enterprise Portal enables small, medium & large

teams and businesses to seamlessly embed interactive Geo-

communication and Geo-information management. Our

patent pending Geo-Appliance is a proprietary LBS solution,

which easily integrates in existing process software solutions.

The BLIIN End User Portal is a free service that enables

people world wide to share their Live location-based

experiences through their mobile phones. bliin‟s locator

software pinpoints people‟s locations on a map; you can find

your Friends across the world, publish Geo-tagged media,

send Group messages, record Trips, set Geo-Alerts … and

more. bliin protects people‟s privacy with 3 security layers:

Private, Friends & Public.


BLIIN Enterprise Portal Product Groups

Service, Logistics & Asset Tracking

Sensor Networks & Precision Metrics

Family LiveLine Comfort & Security

BLIIN End User Portal

Location Based Social Networking


LIVELINE: Secure Location Sharing to support Family Care

Programs

FP7 funded, 2nd Galileo Call Jan 2010 – Jul 2011

Introduction of EGNOS / EDAS

Consortium Partners: DKE Aerospace, iTrust Consulting,

HIG Brussels

References

EstrellaSat B.V.

Upact

Heineken International

KinkFM

Dominos Pizza

Ms Selene Kolman

Postjesweg 29/2, 1057 DV Amsterdam

The Netherlands

+31 6 145 645 20

[email protected]

http://bliin.com/ - http://enterprise.bliin.com/

The Netherlands

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Blue Thread is a young SME that develops navigation

solutions for maritime sector, exploiting the most advanced

satellite and connectivity technologies.

The company positions itself as a product supplier for the

target market of Satellite Compasses, and also operates as

solution integrator, contributing to innovative applications and

new services enablement.

Blue Thread detains specific expertise in location services

combining different technologies to obtain higher accuracy,

and it‟s enforcing its competences being involved in ESA

Technology Transfer programs, to ensure the best

exploitation the new features of EGNOS and Galileo

systems.


Space Compass is a family of onboard devices for

navigation, using augmentation algorithms for retrieving the

essential navigation parameters (Heading, Speed, Course,

Position, later drift), with higher level of accuracy and

reliability, and then permitting an extended use of

instrumental/automatic navigation close to cost and restricted

waters.

The embedded transmission capability (satellite/VHF/mobile

networks) enables new applications in marine field based on

remote monitoring, access control, and enhanced automatic

navigation.


Space Compass project is carried out by Blue Thread with

Tor Vergata University and ESA, exploiting the combination

of GPS and EGNOS to ensure the best performances, and

Galileo features such as certified positioning. The result is a

high quality device, very competitive in the Satellite

Compasses market segment, thanks to its versatility, and

attractive cost.

References

Customers in satellite navigation

Area

Nautisat

SERCO

Alessandro Cantore

Blue Thread S.r.l.

Italy

+39 345 2727316

[email protected]

www.blue-thread.it

Italy

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Camineo was created in 2005 and develops location based

guides and games for protected areas, cities, museums and

touristic sites. With more than 30 guides deployed in Europe

it is one of the leaders on the multimedia guided tour market.

Awarded for its innovative Content Management System,

Camineo has designed a unique tool to simultaneously

author tours on various platforms: Windows Mobile, Android,

iPhone. Camineo also offers high level services to produce

user centric creative interpretation tours with audio, video,

animations and games. Camineo has been diversifying its

activities to supply operational tools for data collection taking

advantage of the embedded sensors of the mobile platforms.


Camineo Player: a cross platform mobile application for

multimedia guided tour

Camineo Maker: a content management system to author

and publish multimedia tour guides to be played with

Camineo Player

Camineo Terrain: an application to collect and share

geolocalised information

On demand services to create and integrate multimedia

tours: scenario, photo, video, audio, …


Pyrénéo: design and test a security function, based on

EGNOS augmented positioning stream, integration and

validation into an end-user application: a multimedia guided

tour in Pont d‟Espagne, near Cauterets, France. Project

started in Summer 2005 for 2 years, supervised by DRIRE

Midi-pyrénées and French Space Agency CNES.

MetaPos: a meta-service integrating diverse position

determining technologies for LBS (7th Framework funding

from GSA).

References

Parc National Suisse

Parc National du Mercantour, Parc

National des Ecrins

Agence Fédérale Parcs Canada

Christophe Rhin

10 avenue de l‟europe, 31520 Ramonville Saint Agne

France

+33 5 34 32 02 80

[email protected]

www.camineo.com

France

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CAPITAL HIGH TECH is a private consulting company

specialised in the management of innovation, particularly in

the area of Space, with the major objective to instigate

economic development on the basis of major space projects

outcomes.

Strong activity on the European institutional markets and in

the aerospace field, and strong connection with space actors

for the development of innovative applications and business

models downstream space capabilities.


Research on new business models for the development of

satellite applications

Building of RTD projects

Marketing studies and cost benefit analyses

Support to high-tech start-ups


Partner of the PEGASE project (Provision of Expertise to

GSA And Support to Enabling activities) aiming, among

others, at providing support to SMEs for the exploitation of

results and technology transfer, fostering coordination

between national/regional/local initiatives and market

monitoring.

Technological coordination of the INVESaT; Support Action

to bridge the gap between innovative start-ups and the

financial community in the sector of space applications.

Strong involvement in the KIS4SAT platform funded by DG

Enterprise to support high growth Service companies in the

field of Satcom, GNSS and GMES.

Technical coordination of the specific support action

NAVOBS for the development of new economic activities

downstream the satellite capabilities in the field of GMES and

SATCOM applications – Building of a network of GMES

users and instigation of economies of scale in service

delivery which will help SMEs become more competitive.

For the GNSS Supervisory Authority (GSA): follow-up of the

innovation processes of SMEs involved in the GALILEO RDT

programme. Research activities on the best business

models to be developed in the field of GNSS applications.

References

European Commission, DG

Enterprise

GSA

Numerous start-up companies and

SMEs with activities related to GNSS

OSEO, the French Innovation Agency

ESINET, the European Network of

Space related Incubators

ESA

Florence Ghiron

ZA Les Deux Pins, Lot 6 rue Barrasquit, 40130 Capbreton

France

+33 5 24 26 40 59

[email protected]

www.chtech.fr

France

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Carlo Gavazzi Space is acknowledged as one of the leading

medium-sized companies in Europe for space systems

integration. It is part of a cluster of European enterprises

operating in the aerospace and telematic business. Its core

business is focused on the design, manufacturing and

integration of small satellites, space infrastructures and

payloads.

Thanks to a consolidated technical expertise, innovative

technologies and highly qualified human resources, Carlo

Gavazzi Space acts as Prime Contractor at systems and

subsystems level. The company operates on the institutional

and commercial markets and works closely with space

agencies, research institutes and large industrial groups.


System architecture and functional analysis for GNSS

application scenarios (mainly road and space) and related

receivers.

Detailed receiver design, development and validation,

covering: RF section; baseband and signal processing

hardware (mainly FPGA); application and signal processing

software (both DSP-based and PCbased).


INFOSAT: GNSS applications and services for road tolling

&electronic toll collect, traffic monitoring & control;

emergency prevention, assistance & rescue.

SWAN: GNSS multi-standard receiver using SDR paradigm

(R&D and development).

GREHDA: Galileo receiver design (high-dynamics signal

processing algorithms) for space applications with limited

financial & engineering budgets.

GReS: full development of proprietary GPS/Galileo receiver

for space applications (small satellites and rockets).

References

Telematic Solutions (Support to

GNSS applications like fleet

management and diagnostic)

Italian Space Agency (ASI)

European GNSS Supervisory

Authority (GSA, formerly GJU)

Italian regional Authorities (for

focused R&D projects)

Chiara Pini

Via Gallarate 150, 20151 Milano

Italy

+39 02380481

[email protected]

www.cgspace.it

Italy

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ComSine (part of the 1Spatial group of companies)

specializes in IT consultancy and software/hardware

development for the telecommunications and geographic

information industries, with a specific focus on systems and

applications where these two fields intersect (e.g. location-

based services). On a day to day basis we compete for

project-based bespoke IT developments. However, we also

develop our own products, services and applications to

generate additional royalty/revenue streams.


PacketSAT. We have developed the air interface, hardware

and software elements of a low cost mobile IP_based private

packet-data network that can operate over leased L/S-band

satellite capacity. PacketSAT is aimed primarily at asset

tracking and asset monitoring markets.

MIDAS („Marine Information & Data Access Service‟). We

operate a commercial online weather information service for

use by the leisure marine community. The unique MIDAS

„one stop shop‟ seamlessly integrates a wide range of

forecast and recorded data helping users betterunderstand

the developing weather situation.

OSCAR („OGC-compliant Sensor Control & Access

Resource‟). We have developed a software resource that is

compliant with the OGC‟s „sensor web enablement‟

standards; these promote interoperability and web-based

access to disparate sensor data collection platforms.


ALIS („At-sea Location Information Service‟) is a location-

based service for marine users, allowing them to

request/receive real-time information of relevance to their

location either while at-sea or on land before sailing.

Various operational software development projects providing

real-time geographical zone analysis (e.g. to support the

IMO‟s LRIT programme) and interactive web mapping display

to support global ship position tracking for a number of

commercial customers.

References

ESA (ESTEC & ESRIN)

BNSC

European Commission

Inmarsat, QinetiQ, Logica CMG,

LaserScan, ViaMichelin, Anite Public

Sector

The UK Ordnance Survey

The DMC II

Richard Proud

Elles View Barns, South Warnborough, RG29 1FD

United Kingdom

+44 7899 995920

[email protected]

www.comsine.com - www.1spatial.com

United Kingdom

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DigiUtopikA Ltd is a global provider of integrated systems

for Aerospace, Defense and Civil Protection, Security and

Geospatial applications for public and private markets.

DigiUtopikA Ltd. develops commercial off-the-shelf software

solutions for industries requiring real time interactive 3D

visualisation and simulation to create and run visual and

sensor simulation, simulation-based training, urban

simulation and 3D GIS visualisation applications.

DigiUtopikA Ltd. has offices in Areia Branca (Portugal) and in

Noordwijk (The Netherlands), and since its creation in 2002,

the company has worked with some of the most prestigious

organisations at the international level, such as the European

Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission –

Galileo Supervisory Authority (GSA) among several other

relevant organizations.


HorizoN SDK: a cross platform 3D graphics toolkit for the

development of high performance graphics applications such

as Virtual Reality, Flight Simulators, Geospatial and Scientific

visualisation.

Virtual Office: a collection of custom organisational

management software tools designed to increase productivity

by reducing wait times and optimizing bureaucratic

processes.


SHADE (17545/03/NL/GS) – Special Handheld: Applications

in Difficult Environments

VASER (GSA/06/2423/CTR/VASER) – Visual Awareness:

System for Emergency Response (On-going)

Galileo Simulator (Internal project)

References


European Commission

Virtual Angle B.V.

Pedro Branco, DigiUtopikA Ltd.

Rua do Moinho, Lote 30, Casal Labrusque,

Areia Branca, 2530 - 065 Lourinhã - Portugal

+351 918 232 931

[email protected]

www.utopika.net

Innovating solutions for real world

applicationsPortugal

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DKE Aerospace is an Engineering and Management

Consulting company specialised in space applications and

services, with a specific focus on engineering projects in

Mobile Satellite Services. It proposes, leads and executes

projects related to new satellite communication and satellite

navigation applications and services. The projects often

involve close cooperation with other industrial and research

partners. Customers can be public institutions or larger space

industries.


Project management

System Engineering and Integration

Cost-benefit analysis and verification

Market surveys

Application projects Asset tracking and logistics

Application projects Person tracking


Liveline: coordinator of the project and EGNOS/EDAS

integration.

Asphalt: business and exploitation plan development and

evaluation.

GNSSmeter: commercial feasibility, business model &

business plan.

GAINS: Venture creation services for business growth.

References

GSA / EU

ESA

Luxembourgish Ministry of Higher

Education and Research

NDSatcom, Germany

SES Astra, Luxembourg

Benjamin Gaal

11, rue Pierre Werner, L-6832 Betzdorf

Grand-Duché de Luxembourg

+352 270 779

[email protected]

http://www.dke-aerospace.com

Luxembourg

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Evolving Systems Consulting provides innovative

technologies and comprehensive know-how to benefit

customers in several countries (Germany, Austria, Czech

republic, Poland, Russia).

The company is active in the areas of Information,

Communications, Control and Automation and is a member

of Czech Space Alliance, association of SME‟s under the

export promotion agency of the Ministry of Industry.


Flight software programming for various satellite on-board

instruments

GSE (Ground Segment Equipment) software programming

Data Processing software

Integration and Process Automation of large IT Systems

Architecture of Web-Applications, connected with Databases,

running on a Mainframe

Test & Configuration Management of large scaled IT

Systems


R&D time signal receiver Galileo/GPS

G2real - Galileo based GMES real time emergency support

testbed. The overall aim of G2real is to develop and test new

pre-operational GMES services in the field of emergency &

disaster management and rescue operations within the

GATE Galileo Test Environment Berchtesgaden, Germany. It

bridges the expertise of enterprises and research

organisations from four different countries and will exploit

their joint RTD expertise in space-based ICT applications.

References

VZLÚ/ EADS / ESA

Astronomical Institute, Academy of

Sciences of the Czech republic

RWE Rhein-Ruhr

SparkassenInformatik

Fiducia

Richard Sysala

Nam. Dr. Holeho1052 / 11, Praha, 180 00

Czech Republic

+420 604 347 014

[email protected]

www.evolvsys.cz

Czech Republic

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Foreca Consulting Ltd is a private Finnish SME, fully

owned by Foreca Ltd, established in 1996. Foreca Group

employs today about 30 experts in meteorology,

programming and marketing in Finland and Sweden.

Foreca is a global weather service provider, satisfying needs

of more than 300 customers worldwide. Foreca provides

weather services for media, and full-scale national 24/7

weather services to the Finnish Road Administration and

serves the largest Finnish energy companies and other

industries. Foreca provides Internet-based weather service

for national and global Internet portals. Foreca cooperates

closely with major mobile telecom operators, and has

developed front line mobile weather services. Throughout its

existence, Foreca has been actively involved in many

national and European R&D projects, foremost developing

telematic weather services. Company has also special

expertise in remote sensing, radar meteorology and cloud

physics. In 2001 Foreca developed its own unique very-high-

resolution model and parallel computing system.


Foreca Consulting Ltd provides project coordination,

management, consulting and R&D in weather related

research projects

Its mother company Foreca Ltd provides daily 24/7 weather

services for European and global customers


Foreca Consulting is coordinating FP7/INFSO project

ROADIDEA (2007-2010), which studies the innovation

potential of European transport services.

Foreca Consulting is partner in EUREKA/ITEA2 project

USENET, which studies M2M ubiquitous service networks.

Mobile applications utilising satellite navigation are one of the

example services. Data architecture, security issues and

reliability of transmissions are key interest topics for weather

applications, which often contain safety aspects

References

Microsoft

AOL

MTV3 (Finnish commercial TV channel)

Pirkko Saarikivi, Managing director

Tammasaarenkatu 5, 00180 Helsinki

Finland

+358 9 6689 640

[email protected]

www.forecaconsulting.com - corporate.foreca.com

Finland

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FDC is an independent research and consultancy company

founded in 1989 and based in Vincennes, France.

FDC provides its customers with expertise in several

domains among which Satellite Navigation, GMES,

Telecommunications, Aeronautics, Information Systems and

Defence.

FDC has an excellent knowledge of the systems and

technologies used in the above-mentioned domains,

combined with in-depth experience of institutional aspects,

decision-making processes and the worldwide industrial

environment.

FDC is ISO 9001: 2008 certified.


Project co-ordination and management

Technical studies (interference, jamming, PRS…)

Functional and value analysis

Security

Market surveys

Political and strategic analysis

Education and training


ERIG (Training & innovation), ESEASA (EGNOS extension

in South Africa), FORTRESS (Protection of security

modules), GEM & GARMIS (Mission & documentation

consolidation, standardisation, certification), GENESIS

Network of institutional experts), GSASS SC4 (Development

of PRS user segment), MAGIC (Interference detection),

METIS (Involvement of Mediterranean regions in Galileo),

PACIFIC (PRS introduction in user communities),

PROGENY & PEGASE (Project review, expert groups,

support to SMEs, links with regions, international activities),

PROGRESS (PRS Standardisation), PROTECTOR

(Protection against interferences), SARBACAN (SAR

Beacons), SCENIC & TEST CASE (EU simulation and

testing facilities), STANDARDS & SUGAST

(Standardisation)

References

European Commission (DG MOV,

DG INFSO, DG ENTR)


Authority (GSA)

ESA

CNES

French MOD, MOT

Pascal CAMPAGNE

10 Cours Louis Lumière, 94 300 Vincennes

France

+ 33 1 53 66 11 11

[email protected]

www.fdc.eu

France Développement

Conseil

France

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Galileian Plus is an Italian SME operating in the field of

Geomatics and Space Exploration. The main focus of

Galileian Plus is the development of new applications based

on Navigation/Positioning systems and Earth Observation

addressing the management of natural and anthropic

processes acting on the Earth and, in a wider vision, on the

neighboring Planets.

Under a competitive frame contract “Ground System

Software Related Activities (2010 - 2014)” for European

Space Operations Center (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany,

Galileian Plus has been recently awarded with a Qualified

Partner (QPA) position for the Navigation System domain.


Design, development and maintenance of archiving and

control centres of networks of GNSS permanent stations

Development and selling of scientific software for GNSS high

precision positioning (NDA Professional)

GNSS data analysis for geophysical deformation monitoring

Space missions analysis

Design and development of applications for the Earth and

Solar System exploration

Feasibility studies for scientific projects


GEOLOCALNET (Innovative Concepts for High Accuracy

Local Geodetic Networks) has been carried out by a

consortium of European Research Units and Small

Enterprises (GPLUS prime contractor) that investigated the

three carriers based Galileo system positioning capability and

developed a software tool for Galileo data processing.

The purpose has been to address high accuracy positioning

issues required by geodynamical monitoring applications and

in particular by seismic risk mitigation.

References

Italian Space Agency (ASI)

Telespazio S.p.A.

GNSS Supervisory Authority

University di Trieste

Università degli Studi di Milano

Politecnico di Milano

Selex Service Management S.p.A.

Massimiliano Chersich

@EUCENTRE, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 1, 27100

PaviaI - Italy

+39 382 524482

[email protected]

www.galileianplus.it

Italy

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Geoloc Systems integrates mobile solutions in vehicles

(rescue, road maintenance, technical services) combining

GPS localisation, GPRS communication and cartographic

navigation.

Our GPS based systems permit to geo-localize different

cartographic objects like real-time traffic information, road

elements, bus stations, road panels, roads, etc…

Geoloc Systems also develops Internet solutions integrating

opensource technologies like openlayer and Mapserver.


SERPE is a product enabling a traffic centre to create,

modify, and finish traffic information both from the traffic

centre and directly from the maintenance vehicles

VisuTMD is a cartographic real-time website which monitors

dangerous goods, animals and persons with an automatic

alert system

Aquifret is a telematic platform for locating and tracking of

cargo in multi-modality-sea-rail route.


Our interest in Galileo is to diminish GPS positioning errors

and to develop new applications where high localisation

accuracy is necessary.

Integrity will help us for dangerous goods.

References

French Ministry of Transport

French medical rescue organisation

Several road maintenance centres

Several French universities

André PERPEY

2, allée Isaac Newton 33650 Martillac

France

+33 5 57 96 11 66

[email protected]

www.geolocsystems.com

France

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GILLAM FEi (subsidiary company of Frequency Electronics

Inc.) was created in 1974 and our activities are:

Complete synchronization solutions for ground stations and

satellite telecommunication networks.

Design, development, production of oscillators (Quartz,

Rubidium) and associated electronics (DC/DC converters,

frequencies distribution and conversion) for satellite payloads

and ground stations.

Remote control (SCADA) in the field of electrical and

telecommunication networks.

Specific developments on request (hardware/software).


Recent developments

Redundant Frequency and Time Sub-Systems for the

GALILEO Ground Mission Segment

New generation of synchronization systems (with Quartz,

Rubidium, GPS)

Oscillators for payloads of military (Syracuse, Milstar) and

civil telecommunication satellites

Space segments

Electronic equipments for ground stations and payloads

Heritage: 5000 systems in space since 1963.


GALILEO Ground Mission Segment

Delivery of redundant Frequency and Time Sub-Systems

Providing local time reference and signal distribution in the

Up Link Stations worldwide

Synchronization on GPS or GALILEO constellation

Excellent holdover performance and ultra low phase noise 10

MHz distribution

References

ESA

Thales Alenia Space

INDRA

France Telecom, Belgacom

BOEING/ Hugues Space

US DOD

Hughes Network System

Space Systems Loral

Raytheon

NATO

F. Stamerra / D. Leonard

Mont Saint-Martin 58, B-4000 Liège

Belgium

+32 4 232 95 95

[email protected]

www.gillam-fei.be

Belgium

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Helileo is a center of expertise specialized in the

development and validation of all GNSS applications which

require a high level of security integrity and reliability,

typically for professional, safety of life, search and rescue

and public regulated services.

HELILEO owns a large panoply of equipment, ranging from

simulators and ground based referential systems to testing

equipment which can be installed on-board vehicles and

plugged with any type of receivers to be tested. Particularly,

HELILEO makes use of the 35 EC120 helicopters fleet of the

French Army to test and validate, on real field conditions, the

performance of European GNSS equipment and applications

(GPS, EGNOS and GALILEO). Measurements can be

undertaken when the helicopters are used for pilots‟ training.

By doing so, measurement campaigns are made available at

a much lower price than if the full flight hour price was to be

paid.

HELILEO has also developed key competences in the field of

interferences detection and localisation.


Engineering services and centre of expertise for the

development of Safety of Life, Search and rescue and public

regulated services

Experimentation platform for the validation of GNSS

components and services

Real field airborne measurement campaigns

Interferences detection, localisation and characterisation


HEDGE: Helicopters deploy GNSS in Europe (in partnership

with HELIOS and PILDO LABS)

RECORDS: Validation system for the follow up of service

contract in the field of aeronautics

INTERLOC: Detection and characterisation of interferences

GALTEST: Platform of test for GNSS services and related

key technologies

References

Thales Avionics

Rockwell Collins

Helios

Aerospace Valley

Topos

Bernard Panefieu

553 rue Bernard Palissy 40990 Saint Paul lès Dax

France

+33 6 31 07 49 91

[email protected]

www.helileo.com

France

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Helios is a management & technology consultancy

supporting industry, governments, regulators and service

providers. We help our customers in the development of new

space-based programmes and with their downstream

commercialisation.

Our „upstream‟ programme capabilities include system

design, project management and costing, technical feasibility

studies and funding/procurement strategy.

„Downstream‟ we support a wide range of public and private

sector clients in activities such as market forecasting,

business cases, user trials and application feasibility studies.

These include applications in all transport modes as well as

consumer Location Based Services (LBS) and public safety.

Key products and servicesTechnical and business consultancy

Policy support and investment appraisal

Business development & service/product entry strategy

Market analysis and opportunity sizing

Technology prototyping and trials

Bespoke user application development

Simulation and modelling

Risk assessment and safety case development


For the UK DfT - a study of the Galileo Commercial Service

(CS) including recommendations concerning public

procurement & commercialisation.

For the UK DfT - a study of the Galileo downstream

applications market.

For the GSA - prime contractor for development of the

Galileo Time Service Prototype Facility (GTSPF).

For the GSA - EGNOS & Galileo application & market

development as a core member of ProDDAGE.

EC DG TREN - Prime contractor for the European Radio

Navigation Plan (ERNP).

References

GNSS Supervisory Authority

European Commission


General Lighthouse Authorities

EUROCONTROL

European ANSPs

Various industry clients

Steve Leighton

29 Hercules Way, Aerospace Boulevard, AeroPark

Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6UU - United Kingdom

+44 1252 451 651

[email protected]

www.askhelios.com

United Kingdom

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IFEN was founded in 1998 as University Spin-Off of the

Institute of Geodesy and Navigation of the University FAF

Munich.

With more than 11 years experience in satellite navigation

and 45 highly-skilled people from all major scientific fields

working in (five departments: Customer Applications, Mobile

Solutions, Navigation Products, Navigation Projects,

Receiver Technologies), IFEN has developed key

competencies in all areas of satellite navigation:

• Algorithm development, Performance assessment,

• User application solutions, System level analyses,

• Turn-key systems,

• Professional GNSS RF Navigation Constellation

Simulators

• GNSS Receivers


GNSS RF Navigation Constellation Simulator (NavX®-NCS)

GNSS Navigation Test Receiver (NavX®-NTR)

GNSS Software Receiver (SX-NSR)

GNSS Simulation & Processing Framework (GSPF®)

Internet-based Station Identification Service (ISIS)

GATE User Service (GATE infrastructure provider)


GATE: Galileo Test Environment

PTS: Galileo Verification Receiver for Galileo Payload Test

System

NG: RIMS New Generation Receiver Breadboard

Development

DINGPOS: Signal Processing Techniques and Demonstrator

for Indoor GNSS Positioning

References

U-blox AG

Siemens Austria

Thales Alenia Space, France

Thales Alenia Space, Italy

European Space Agency (ESA)

European Commission (EC)

GNSS Supervisory Authority (GSA)

German Space Agency (DLR)

Dr. G. Heinrichs

Alte-Gruber-Str. 6, 85586 Poing

Germany

+49 8121 2238 20

[email protected]

www.ifen.com

Germany

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Iguassu Software Systems (ISS) is a software design &

development company, focused on space and high-tech

technology applications such as satellite control, satellite

positioning and technologies for EO data processing. Main

customers are the European Space Agency (ESA) and its

suppliers. Since the Czech Republic joined ESA PECS in

2005, and became ESA member in 2008, ISS continues to

be the most successful Czech company, winning more

projects than any other. It is the only CZ company to win

work through ESA competitive tenders (as of June 2010

three ESA projects and one for GJU). ISS has broad

international experience including Latin America. It has

initiated the creation, and leads, the 15 member industrial

association Czech Space Alliance.


SBAS MeNTOR: tool for complex manipulation of SBAS

messages

SBAS Simulator: tool for Service Volume Sims (incl. SBAS

systems)

SBAS TeACHER: simple tool for manipulation of single

SBAS messages

SISNeTlab: post-processing analytical tool for SBAS

performance evaluation

SISNeT UAS: visual real-time viewer of SBAS messages

SISNeT Data Server: SBAS messages over TCP/IP


GISAR (Galileo Interfaces Implementation for Search &

Rescue), development of s/w packages for MEOLUT

(Medium Earth Orbit Local User Terminal) for real-time

processing of stress signal.

ALG_INT, implementation & testing of operational code for

the OSPF (Orbitography & Synchronization Processing

Facility), computation of the navigation data products to be

disseminated to users through the Galileo Signal-In-Space.

Galileo SAR (Search & Rescue) subsystem real-time S/W

development within consortium.

References

Dr. Felix Toran, ESA, GNSS-1

Project Office, Centre Spatial de

Toulouse

Bernard Zufferey, ESTEC

Pedro Baptista, ESTEC

Ph. Dr Jan Wendel, Astrium GmbH

Simon Reid, SciSys UK Ltd, Methuen

Park

Dr. Luis Pina, INDRA Espacio

Petr Bares

Evropska 657/120, 160 00 Praha 6

Czech Republic

+420 235 351 000

[email protected]

www.iguassu.eu

Czech Republic

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IN2 develops customised solutions and tools to automatically

analyse media content, extract features and content

signatures and provide interfaces to search, explore and

visualize large digital media collections. This enables

advanced media search interfaces that go beyond querying

associated metadata and content descriptions, and allows

users to find faster and easier the content they are looking

for. Recent work includes the development of unobtrusive

input and output interfaces for mobile access to navigational

data and the development of a Web 2.0 platform to manage

and present travel-related content and provide geo-temporal

search and advanced presentations of geo-tagged visual

data.


Geo-tagged media asset management and presentation

Web 2.0 touristic destination management

Web-based media asset management

Visual search on colour, texture and shape (web-based and

desktop version)

Visual Content Management - Desktop Version

Tools to detect video shot boundaries, extract frames,

camera and object motion, speech and sound events


ImaGeo - One click geo-information sharing, displaying, and

retrieving:

ImaGeo develops a portal and tools that support tourists and

users on the move to access via their GNSS-enable mobile

device or camera, on-the-spot information about cultural

objects and to share and retrieve information regarding

cultural attractions and routes, with one click.

References

Studio Hamburg Distribution and

Marketing GmbH

Spring Techno GmbH

Utrecht School of the Arts

Dedicon Stichting, NL

George Ioannidis

Fahrenheitstrasse 1, D-28359 Bremen

Germany

+49 421 2208236

[email protected]

http://www.in-two.com

Germany

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InPosition GmBh based in Switzerland is a globally active

company specialising in research, development, and

consulting in positioning based on GNSS.

inPosition gmbh has algorithmic development experience

within the field of Global Navigation Satellite Systems for

more than 20 years. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Euler, owner, has

pioneered the integer ambiguity resolution techniques for

dual frequency observations since 1988. This technique

ultimately reduced the required, collected observation

amount from several hours to a couple of seconds for typical

surveying applications. He has been involved continuously in

developing algorithmic strategies for GNSS processing

during his previous occupations.


RawDy Raw Data Generator for simultaneous simulation of

GNSS observations on multiple stations.

NaPoLi Navigation and Positioning Library for positioning up

to several stations with position accuracies from mm to m.

CodeGen (RTCM) inPosition‟s code generator. XML and

templates generate source for repeated coding sequences.

The XML input information generates code/manual

eliminating the divergence of implementation and

documentation. This process have been implemented

successfully for several interfaces (e.g. RTCM SC104,

proprietary interfaces).


ARTUS Advanced Receiver Terminal for User Services

(FP6); Core Technology and SW development for high-

precision positioning.

GAPS (FP7) - Proposal of Galileo service.

GAMMA-A Galileo Receiver for Mass Market Applications

in the Automotive Area (FP7); Core Technology study RTK

application in automotive environment.

ASPHALT Advanced Galileo Navigation System for

Asphalt‟s Fleet Machines (FP7); precise positioning engine.

ART-X Advanced Receiver Terminal – eXtension to

technology and market evolution (FP7); RTK component

extension .

References

Leica Geosystems AG

Hexagon

NovAtel

Other references on request

Dr. Hans-Juergen Euler

PO Box 313, 9435 Heerbrugg

Switzerland

+41 76 327 5388

[email protected]

www.inPosition.ch

Switzerland

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ISIS is a vertically integrated small satellite company,

focused on providing highly value, cost effective space

solutions by making use of the latest innovative technologies.

As one of Europe‟s leaders in the nanosatellite domain, ISIS

offers contract research, innovative satellite systems and

turnkey space solutions to a broad range of customers for

small satellite applications.

The company‟s core competencies lie in the application of

space systems engineering in combination with an expertise

in the following technical areas: radiofrequency systems and

payloads, deployable systems and hold-down and release

mechanisms, attitude determination systems, and embedded

systems.


ISIS provides a number of subsystems and components for

CubeSats. A CubeSat is a satellite of 1 kilogram, and

measures 10x10x10 cm:

Standardized systems and interfaces for small satellite

systems allow a different approach to satellite development.

Within the CubeSat concept these aspects have been

successfully applied in many areas and as a result a broad

range of CubeSat products is available off-the-shelf. ISIS

launched CubeSatShop.com in January 2009 to provide the

CubeSat developers community with an online platform

where developers can find detailed information on

commercially available systems and to have the opportunity

to purchase these systems directly.

Essential to the success of the concept of small space

mission is regular access to space. ISIS identified this need

during the early days of the company and decided to arrange

for regular flight opportunities to low Earth orbits for its own

satellites as well as third party spacecraft.


Satellite AIS technology: a combination of Telecom and

GNSS technology to track ships across the ocean is a large

project at ISIS.

References

Netherlands Space Office


TU Munchen

TU Berlin

Jeroen Rotteveel

Molengraaffsingel 12-14

Netherlands

+31 15 256 9018

www.isispace.nl

[email protected] / [email protected]

The Netherlands

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The KANNAD Company specialises in the design of

positionning, measuring and data transmission systems in

hostile environments.

KANNAD is one of the world leaders in the field of maritime,

aeronautical and land-based distress beacons. The company

offers solutions in three major fields:

- Safety: COSPAS-SARSAT locating distress beacons,

maritime anti-collision systems, navigational beacons,

personal safety.

- Tracking: Monitoring of fishing gear, of fishing vessels, of

dangerous or high-value added materials.

- Instrumentation: Acoustic detection systems,

oceanographic analysis floats.

KANNAD has a distribution and service network in over 60

countries for GMDSS, fishing and leisure markets.


COSPAS-SARSAT Search and Rescue distress beacons by

satellite for sea, air and land applications.

Terminals for Vessels Monitoring System by ARGOS

satellite.

Tracking beacons by satellite for buoys, animals, profilers,

trains, containers.


GRDB leader: GALILEO Receiver for Distress Beacon.

GISAR partner: Test beacon with Return Link Capability.

References

CNES

CLS ARGOS

THALES

Sébastien Guitton

Z.I. des Cinq Chemins – BP 23 - 56520 Guidel

France

+33 2 97 02 49 49

[email protected]

www.kannad.com

France

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KAYSER-THREDE GmbH is a leading systems house

specialized in the design and development of high-

technology solutions for aerospace, science and industry.

The broad array of solutions includes applications in manned

and unmanned space missions, data measurement and

management, telematics, optics, and process control. Over

the decades, Kayser-Threde has proved to be a reliable

partner for DLR and ESA as well as the space and scientific

community. The company contributes significantly to many of

the major space programs with system and engineering

design.


EnMAP is a planned German optical satellite mission

primarily devoted to the further exploration and observation of

our planet.

In the field of commercial satellite servicing via robotics

Kayser-Threde has joined forces with the DLR Institute of

Robotics and Mechatronics to develop the core of a servicing

satellite.


Precise Timing Facility: Kayser-Threde provides the very

“heartbeat” of the GALILEO system, the Precise Timing

Facility (PTF). Crucial design work in the field of atomic

clocks, systems and architecture optimization as well as

phase-stable microwave measurement has recently been

completed.

Harness: Kayser-Threde is contracted to design,

manufacture and integrate the harness of the first four

GALILEO satellites. The company shows a wealth of

experience in this field. Today, many European customers

appreciate the reliability and quality of Kayser-Threde‟s

harness production.

References

DLR

ESA

Max-Planck-Institutes

International Automotive Industry

Deutsche Bahn AG.

Stefan Föckersperger

Wolfratshauser Str. 48, 81379 Munich

Germany

+4989 72495 186

[email protected]

www.kayser-threde.com

Germany

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Logina is a highly technological company with experience in

the field of development, which has been around for 15

years. We have developed an interactive multimedia kiosk

which is also used in the National Health Insurance Card

Project, where people use the kiosks for validating the health

insurance card and the control centre uses an Internet

connection for controlling everything. We also make ticket

vending machines, which can issue different types of tickets:

paper, smart card or even bracelet tickets.

Logina progressed to making vehicle satellite tracking units

that used smart cards for transferring data on travelled

routes. This option was later upgraded, to using a GSM

connection for transferring data instead of a smart card.


The national network of Health self service terminals

connected to our control centre.

Vehicle tracking with the aid of satellites. It is possible to

send data on vehicle location through a GSM connection or

to store it on a smart card.

Working on the Feasibility study on Initiation of Free Flow

Electronic Toll Collection System in the Republic of Slovenia

for the Ministry of Transport.

Logina‟s smart card reader, whose technology will be used

for toll card readers.


Pilot testing of the new Slovene Electronic Toll Collection

system which was running from January 2007 until January

2008. The system was based on the findings from the Galileo

project but tested on a national level in accordance with

CESARE III and directive 2004/52/EC. Actual implementation

of electronic satellite tolling for trucks in Slovenia is expected

in the near future.

References

THE HEALTH INSURANCE

INSTITUTE OF SLOVENIA

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT

REGENERACIJA D.O.O.

DG69 D.O.O.

OPOJ SOKOVI D.O.O.

Ema Mair ·obak

Vodnikova cesta 252, SI-1000 Ljubljana

Slovenia

+386 (0)1 583 9426

[email protected]

www.logina.net

Slovenia

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M3 Systems is an innovative SME founded in 1999 which

provides engineering services and technological solutions in

the domain of Space applications and Aeronautics.

More concretely, in the field of satellite Radionavigation M3

Systems has gained a recognised expertise in:

- Receivers architecture, innovative algorithms and signal

processing studies (GPS, GALILEO)

- GNSS Systems (GPS, EGNOS, GIOVE) performance

evaluations, receiver performance assessment and Signal-

in-Space analysis

- GNSS vulnerability, and threat mitigations

- Innovative algorithms for performance improvement

- Performance evaluation & prototyping of GALILEO

receivers and applications


M3 Systems is involved in the development of new services

and applications taking benefit of satellite Radionavigation,

requiring high performance of accuracy and integrity, in

particular for civil aviation. M3 Systems developed the SAFE

DRIVE product for the surveillance and monitoring of vehicles

traffic on airport areas.

M3 Systems also conducted R&D projects for other critical

applications as the transport of dangerous goods, …

Finally, M3 Systems provides services in the domain of

satellite Radionavigation: signal processing, receivers

architecture, innovative algorithms and performance

assessment.


1/ PRECISIO (EC-GSA – 2010-2012) – a multi-constellation,

multi-frequency software receiver :

2/ ERSEC (EC-GSA – 2010-2012) – Enhanced Road Safety by

integrating Egnos-Galileo data with on-board Control system

3/ MAGNA : Methodologies and tools Advancing the desiGN

and validation of EGNOS/GALILEO aware Applications

4/ Open Receiver for Upgraded Services (ORUS) - ESA 2003-

2009

5/ “EGNOS on the Road” – French Ministry of Transport 2008-

2009

6/ Analysis of the EGNOS integrity concept in constrained

environment - CNES 2007-2008 :

References

European Institutions :

ESA (European Space Agency),

European Commission (FP6-FP7),

GJU, GSA, EUROCONTROL

French Institutions :

CNES (French Space Agency),

French Ministry of Defense (DGA,

LRBA), French Ministry of Research ,

French Ministry of Transport, DGAC

(French Civil Aviation Authority)

Industry :

AIRBUS, ONERA, SAGEM, CLS

Marc POLLINA

26 rue du Soleil Levant – 31 410 LAVERNOSE

05 62 23 10 89

France

[email protected]

www.m3systems.net

France

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Maxsea is a software Company selling in more than 50

countries dedicated to the marine market : Fishing boats,

leisure boats, workboats equipped with GPS device. We are

offering this software in 13 languages.

All our products need a GPS for communication, position of

the vessel, etc.


TimeZero (last product) oriented for the leisure market

MaxSea Easy leisure market

MaxSea V10 for fishing boats

MaxLand for surveyors and forests owners.


All our software are linked to GPS and we wait Galileo as an

Alternative.

On sea and on land.

References

Gendarmerie Maritime, Douanes,

SNSM

Pescanova (spain), many fishing ship-

owners

80% of the racing sailing boats

(Desjoyaux, Camas, Peyron, Parlier,

etc…)

Météo France

Jean-Baptiste Caulonque

Technopole Izarbel 64210 Bidart

France

+ 33 5 59 43 81 00

[email protected]

www.maxsea.com

France

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MobyScout AG is a young and dynamic company which is

specialized in mobile navigation and communication products

and solutions.

Its main activities consist in developing innovative and

flexible:

“Mobile Satellite Navigation-, Multi-Channel Communication-,

Global Information-, Safety- and Emergency Systems”.

The key values of MobyScout‟s products are high availability

and reliability.


MobyScout “Add On” – the multifunctional system using

GPS / EGNOS / Galileo SIS, Satellite / GSM Communication

and Satellite Radio.

Safety Chipset – including a new “Security Processor” to be

used for PDA / PND; Smartphone etc.



Health & Medical Care – allow some patients to be more

flexible

Safety Projects for Search and Rescue in rural & alpine

environments

Safety of Life – combination of navigation and communication

signals

GNSS – automatic alert & warning functionality about source

of danger / danger zone

References

GNSS exhibition in Graz / Austria

Exhibition at NAVSAT on the

European Innovation Village in

Geneva / CH

ESA / DLR / MST – aerospace:

Exhibition at the Hannover fair

EuroTeleServ / INVESaT / Europe

INNOVA

Solectrix / Germany

Novita Engineering / Switzerland;

LopardoMedia / Switzerland

HW / SW manufacturer for SatCom

products & solutions

Mobile Communication / Network

provider

Marco Bogo / Reinhard Grass

CH 8405 Winterthur, Bühlackerweg 19

Switzerland

+41 792364559 / +43 69919589069

[email protected] - [email protected]

www.mobyscout.com

MobyScout AG

Switzerland

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Created in 1989 in the vicinity of Toulouse (France),

NAVOCAP is an SME specialized in the design and

manufacturing of radio navigation embedded systems.

NAVOCAP products and services find applications in public

transports, navigation assistance and electronic engineering.

NAVOCAP‟s areas of expertise are radio navigation, radio

communications, embedded equipment design, database real-

time management and integration of complex systems.

NAVOCAP is the second French market operator of bus

management systems with a fleet of more than 5000 buses

equipped. NAVOCAP proposes solutions for the mobility of

vehicles but also pedestrians. A few years ago, NAVOCAP

investigated on the transfer of a military patent owned by

ROCKWELL COLLINS in a civilian application and developed

a navigation system dedicated to visually impaired people.


Embedded calculators for transport and paratroops

Turnkey Automatic Vehicle Localization and Real Time

Passenger Information systems for multi-transporters

networks and for large fleets

Tailored systems for transport on demand

Angeo, mobility equipment and service for visually impaired

pedestrians


FP7 MAGNA project aiming at providing methodologies and

tools in order to design EGNOS/ GALILEO positioning

applications.

BUS-SISNET project supported by ESA

EGNOS-BUS (EUREKA project)

FP7 CIVITAS-MOBILIS program

All these RTD programs were dedicated to urban public

transport applications which represent more the 80% of the

turnover of NAVOCAP.

Within the frame of a French call for projects and of a FP7

project, NAVOCAP has also developed a mobility service

dedicated to visually impaired and blind persons in the projects

BINAUR and PERNASVIP (on-going; coordinator).

References

Rockwell Collins

MEDES, Institute for Space Medicine

and Physiology

CNRS-LAAS, Laboratory of Analysis

and Architecture of Systems

Several public transport actors

(SNCF - French National Railway

Corporation, cities of Lyon, Toulouse,

…)

Several visually- impaired

associations

Edgard Antoine

ZAC de la Patte d'Oie - 11 rue de Savoie, 31330 Merville

France

+33 5 61 85 75 34

[email protected]

www.navocap.com

France

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NAV ON TIME is a French SME that began operations in

August 2007. Thanks to our in depth knowledge of satellite

navigation, we provide users with advanced positioning and

navigation solutions. Our vision is to offer guidance systems for

service robots providing them with the mobility and self reliance

required by their missions. Principal application areas include

green space keeping, agriculture, and warehouse management.

For outdoor critical applications, we enhance the accuracy and

the confidence of guidance by the navigation satellites GPS,

EGNOS and Galileo.

With our knowledge of the signal from satellites, we achieve

secured centimetre class accuracy and develop for decimetres'

protection levels.


We propose our know-how as well for the design of customized

solutions for satellite navigation applications or performance

analysis and for any business around critical localization and

guidance applications.

Applications: robots for green space keeping, warehouse

management, farming, security and safety in critical industrial

sites


Coordinator of the FP7 project MOW BY SAT aiming at

developing a GNSS based navigation and guidance system to

be integrated into an autonomous lawnmower, paving the way

for industrialisation and commercialisation of GNSS

applications oriented to domestic service robot, operating

outdoor.

MENELAS: collaborative project labelled by the Aerospace

Valley cluster aiming at developing a platform for the guidance

of service robots.

EGNOS / SPEED project led by Thales Alenia Space: SPEED

is a validation platform, used for the testing the evolutions of

EGNOS. Support for the development of a RAIM / EGNOS

combination.

EGNOS-BUS by NAVOCAP: development of a local differential

corrections server in RTCM format based on EGNOS data.

MRS project: Multi Constellation Regional System (THALES

ALENIA SPACE).

CityNav: automatic taxi service.

References

Thales Alenia Space

Thales Services

Navocap

Member of Aerospace Valley (French

competitiveness cluster)

Michèle Poncelet

42, avenue du Général De Croutte, 31100 Toulouse

France

+33 5 5 61 40 30 57

[email protected]

www.navontime.com

France

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NavPos Systems GmbH is an independent company which

develops software and systems for satellite navigation

applications. Our activities started with the development and

commercialization of software for the performance prediction

and simulation of satellite navigation systems for safety

critical applications with special emphasis on the civil

aviation. Meanwhile, our activities include also system

development with the purpose of performance prediction,

monitoring and evaluation of GNSS. Our customers are civil

aviation authorities, organizations working on GNSS systems

and services definition and deployment as well as users of

GNSS systems and its augmentations in several application

fields.


IGM – Independent GBAS Monitor: The IGM Monitors the

performance of the GBAS (a GNSS based aircraft precision

landing system), records all broadcast messages and

simulates a stationary or mobile user.

AVIGA® Service Volume Simulator: Software Tool for the

performance analysis of past, current or future GNSS

constellations (GPS, Glonass, Galileo) and their

Augmentations (GBAS, SBAS). The AVIGA® tool is

commercially available in form of SW Licenses.

GNSS Monitoring Systems.

GNSS Systems Engineering and Development

Projects related to GalileoGALTEC (DLR): Galileo Technology Centre: Galileo

Services, Performance Analysis and Prediction

GARMIS (GSA), Galileo Reference Mission Support

GALILEA (GSA), Galileo Local Elements Augmentation

Galileo Phase C0 (ESA): GMS AIV Tools, GMS Tools

Definition- End to End Performance Analysis Tool, IPF

Engineering M&C

References

German Aerospace Center (DLR)

German Air Navigation Services

(DFS)


Authority (GSA)

Eurocontrol

Kongsberg Seatex

Thales ATM GmbH

Eduarda Blomenhofer

In Oberwiesen 16, 88682 Salem

Germany

+49 7556 966636 / +49 7553 9180 450


www.navpos.de

Germany

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NEXT S.p.A. was founded in 1999 and employs currently 250

people whose 10 are on R&D activities. Our company works in

the Information Communication Technology field, providing

advanced systems and services, in the space, defence and

telecom markets.

Next S.p.A is involved in Navigation, Earth Observation, Tele-

Communication and Space software Infrastructure, and it is

focused on the exploitation of GNSS, developing infomobility

applications and Location Based Services based on Mobile

Terminals and 3D/4D Environments.

It is developing advanced systems and services, for Road and

Maritime environments to support, Emergency services,

Remote and Real Time Monitoring for Sensitive and/or

Valuable Transports and Personal Mobility.


NESS: To manage critical events with geo-referenced mobile

terminals and a Control Centre.

Cultural and Personal Mobility: Geo-referenced information of

Cultural sites, sent to the tourist‟s mobile terminals, taking into

account their own position and needs.

VECTOR: by NEXTANT S.p.A., Spinoff of NEXT S.p.A.

Sensitive and Valuable Transports’ Monitoring, such as

Cultural Assets, Fresh/Frozen food, Racing Horses, etc., that

require Geo-Position, Microclimate and mechanical shocks

Monitoring.


INStANT (5th Framework Programme); Coordinator

VeRT (6th Framework Programme - GJU); Partner

AD4 (6th Framework Programme); Role Coordinator

SPESSS (6th Framework Programme - GJU); Coordinator

GIROAD (6th Framework Programme - GJU); Partner

HARMLESS (6th Framework Programme - GJU); Partner

CUSPIS (6th Framework Programme - GJU); Coordinator

TWIST (6th Framework Programme); Coordinator

INFOSAT (Italian Space Agency); Coordinator

References

Arterìa S.r.l. (Italian Leader Company

for Art Items‟ Transportation)

European Commission

Italian Space Agecy

Marco Bonfanti

Via Andrea Noale 345/b 00155 Rome

Italy

+39 06 22454210

[email protected]

www.next.it

Italy

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Nottingham Scientific Limited (NSL) is an independently

owned SME based in the UK. NSL specialises in the

development and implementation of GNSS based applications

and technology. We provide GNSS software, hardware,

systems and business intelligence across all modes of

transport.

NSL‟s mission is to be a leading supplier of GNSS technology

and services to markets that demand reliable and robust

solutions such as aviation, maritime, rail, road, security and

defence sectors.


GNSS Assistance Server

Back-office, high volume map-matcher (road pricing, PAYD,

ISA, telematics)

GNSS Performance Monitoring Services (24/7 monitoring)

Navigation System Simulation Services

Development of High Integrity GNSS Algorithms (avionics,

maritime, rail and road)

Reconfigurable Software GPS+Galileo receiver (future-proofed

for Galileo, Glonass, Compass & GINS)

Advanced Positioning Systems for Rail (based on

GNSS+Inertial)

GNSS-based Cryptographic Applications

Development of Ionospheric Correction Models

Benchmarking and validation of GNSS Services

Galileo IOV Ground Mission Segment Software


SIGNATURE: GNSS-based solution for flexible Road User

Charging with high availability, accuracy and reliability

ATLAS: Authentication of location and timing information within

LBS

PRECISIO: Software defined professional GNSS receiver

GRAIL2: GNSS on European Railways

SUGAST GALILEO IOV: Ground Mission Segment Algorithms

and Software

AGILE: Introduction of Galileo into LBS

ADVANTIS: High Integrity GNSS Tracking

MONITOR: GNSS for Deformation Monitoring

References


Authority


European Commission

Eurocontrol

GMV

INECO

Thales Alenia Space

EADS ASTRIUM

VEGA/Selex

SciSys

Rail Safety and Standards Board

Network Rail

Trinity House Lighthouse Service

Technology Strategy Board

Kevin Sheridan

Nottingham Scientific Ltd, Loxley House, Tottle Rd., Nottingham

NG2 1RT - United Kingdom

+44 115 968 2960

[email protected]

www.nsl.eu.com

United Kingdom

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OECON has been a successful service provider for

telematics, applications in aviation and mobile positioning for

more than 16 years. Therefore we understand your process

chains.

As leading partner for mobile positioning technologies our

system competence includes technology fields in the area of:

- Satellite positioning systems GPS/GLONASS/Galileo

- Positioning within mobile networks (GSM/UMTS)

- Positioning systems in wireless radio networks

(RFID/Bluetooth/WLAN).


Top-level Consulting for Global Navigation Satellite

Systems (GNSS) and related domains and fields of

applications

Certification - of products and systems for safety critical

applications in the domain of satellite navigation (Galileo and

EGNOS, e.g. advanced driver assistant systems, ADAS)

LogiLoc - intelligent container management for efficient load

carrier logistics

ComLoc – the positioning- and communication-gateway


GNSS-Indoor

GOPort

FAMOS

SARHA

GAUSS

References

Volkswagen Ag

Deutsche Post Ag

Oliver Podzun

Hermann-Blenk-Str. 22

Germany

+49 531 35444 56

[email protected]

www.oecon-line.de

Germany

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Since its creation in 2001, Pildo Labs, has been committed to

providing the highest level of excellence in consultancy and

engineering services. Pildo Labs offers solutions and proprietary

products to the aerospace, utilities, finance and science sectors.

Pildo Labs delivers services as a consultancy, as basic engineering

or as key-in-hand, fully operative systems, and is active in all

phases of development (from conception to maintenance). Pildo

Labs plays a key role in:

• GNSS for aviation in Europe, especially in the validation phase,

thanks to its independence and technical solvency to implement

the most convenient solutions with no other conditioning that the

full satisfaction of the client and final user‟s satisfaction.

(EGNOS, GBAS, GPS, Galileo)

• Earth Observation: Radar Altimeter Experts (Calibration, Design,

processing…)

• Critical Software for space, aviation, finance and utilities.

• Science, Technology and Society: Science and Technology

divulgation


GNSS Signal processing and validation tools

MTMP: Multi Technology Mobility Platform

EGNOS Validation Station

MTP: Multi Trading Platform (Real time trading platform)

MPI: Multiformat Publishing Infrastructure.


EGNOS Signal In Space Validation for aviation (Activity

Coordinators in Europe) for Eurocontrol and ESA.

R&D studies in GNSS for ESA, Eurocontrol, EC, GSA, CNES,

INECO, AENA, Spanish Ministry of Industry….

GIANT

EGNOS Data Collection Network

R&D, design and calibration Studies on Earth Observation Radar

Altimeter

LATINO: Coordinators of the Galileo Information Centre in

Latinoamerica

METIS/ MEDaCON

References

EUROCONTROL

ESA

EC

GSA

AENA

MKS Finance

Spanish Ministry of Industry

INECO

GMV

Generalitat of Catalonia

La Caixa

CONAE

Barcelona Town hall

Fernando Nuñez- Benito

c/ Marie Curie 8, 08042 Barcelona

Spain

+34 93 2917751

[email protected]

www.pildo.com

Spain

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The origins of Placr lie over a decade ago in 1999 when

Jonathan Raper and David Mountain were amongst the first

in the world to design and build location-based services

(LBS) on prototype hardware and early mobile data networks

in the giCentre at City University London. We founded Placr

in 2008 to bring research-led innovation in location

technology to market. Since our foundation we have obtained

funding from the EU Galileo Programme for MetaPos and the

Technology Strategy Board for Travelr. This support has

enabled Placr to develop an advanced LBS toolset for

working with maps, addressing, transport and 3D datasets in

real-time and location sensitive applications for mobile.


Real time mobile tracking using WiFi and GPS techniques

Mobile tracking data analysis and behaviour prediction

Traffic speed analysis from mobile devices


MetaPos: a meta-service integrating diverse position

determining technologies for LBS (7th Framework funding

from GSA).

References

E-Courier Ltd.

Navitime

Jonathan Raper

68 Herne Hill, London, SE24 9QP

United Kingdom

+447831286158

[email protected]

http://www.placr.co.uk/

p l ā ç rMoving informations to where the questions are

United Kingdom

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http://www.gicentre.org/

http://www.placr.co.uk/metapos.php

http://www.placr.co.uk/travelr.php

Positium LBS is University of Tartu spin off company that

has been involved in different fields of LBS applications since

2001. The aim of development has been towards combining

different personal location systems, developing crowd

positioning systems, analysis of large scale crowd dynamics,

GIS and LBS implementations in public planning and value

added services based on LBS data. Strong connection to

university results in high rate of academic research involved

in company‟s R&D and everyday work. Positium develops

and combines many different types of location technologies

based on real time LBS (CGI, CGI+TA, A-GPS, GPS) and

historic location information (call activity logs, wifi and

bluetooth tracking).


Positium Barometer – automatic web report generation

system for obtaining statistical overviews and standardized

analyses about the space-time movement of tourists for

tourism enterprises, public authorities, scientists and

planners. Positium Barometer uses passive mobile

positioning data from mobile operator log files.

Urban and transportation planning using passive mobile

positioning data.

Real-time positioning services


MetaPos: A meta-service integrating diverse position

determining technologies for LBS (FP7 GALILEO)

Assisted GPS and GNSS testing and services development

References

Key customers:

Galileo Supervisory Authority

Interior Minister of Estonia

Bank of Estonia

Key Partners:

EMT – Estonian biggest mobile

operator

University of Tartu

Member of mobile cluster

Estonian Space Alliance

Erki Saluveer

Õpetaja 9, Tartu

Estonia

+372 7341144


www.positium.eu

Estonia

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ps_testware is a privately held company active in the world

of Information Technology. We provide Software Quality

Services for the professional IT market. ps_testware is

specialized in Structured Software Testing and Computer

System Validation.

Ps testware offers methods and techniques to test and

validate software applications in a structured and an

economically sound way. We have gained expert knowledge

in several domains and have developed an overall concept of

testing and validation services. As such ps_testware can be

involved in test development & execution as well as in

highlevel test project management.

Where necessary we apply test tools from our partner

suppliers.


Quality Service Provision: a complete package of testing

services tailored to your needs.

Consultancy: Test Assessment and Audit concerning

Structured Software Testing.

Staffing: Our Test Consultants integrate in your organization

and apply their knowledge and skills to test your software.

Coaching: When you need a hand to guide you through the

complexity of structured software testing.

Training Services, Performance Management, Computer

System Validation, etc.


VASER: Visual Awareness System for Emergency

Response.

References

European Commission

ESA / ESTEC

Newtec

Ericsson

Fortis Belgium

Belgacom

M. Vanden Berge

Tiensesteenweg 343, 3010 Leuven

Belgium

+32 (0)16 35 93 80

[email protected]

www.pstestware.com

Belgium

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Qascom (Quality And Secure COMmunications) is a

software and systems technology provider for security

applications in the satellite navigation and communications

domain. We operate in various sectors: Space, Transport

and Government.

• In the space sector, Qascom offers technologies and

competence in security for GNSS signals and receivers.

• In the transport sector, Qascom develops solutions for the

security and monitoring of road, marine and air vehicles,

including tracking and monitoring in remote areas.

• In the government sector, Qascom offers solutions for

public security and emergency response through the

monitoring, coordination and control of people and

vehicles critical to the operation.


Qastrack: the server solution for the mobile resource

management. Offered as a service or product, it includes a

geographical database and supports multiple cartography,

reports, statistics and event notifications. Qastrack is easy to

integrate with other informative systems and GNSS tracking

devices.

QT001: a multi-tracking device for emergency situations, that

transmits data with GSM or Iridium satellites.

GNSS security engineering: Qascom provides its expertise

to design secure GNSS systems.


TIGER: Qascom is the coordinator of the Trusted Innovative

GNSS receiver, co-funded by EU under FP7, that aims to

develop a trusted mass market GNSS receiver technology

able to provide an acceptable level of intractability towards

known and future attacks. The embodiment will be a secure

USB GNSS token that will provides features like attestation

(proof of time and location), geo encryption and location

based access control.

References

Telespazio S.p.A.

Thales Alenia Space italia S.p.A.

Saipem S.p.A.

Oscar Pozzobon

Qascom Srl, Via Marinali 87, 36061 Bassano del Grappa (VI)

Italy

+39 0424 525473

[email protected]

www.qascom.com

Italy

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ROBOSOFT is one of the worldwide leaders in service

robotic solutions. Thanks to its high-level skills in a variety of

scientific and technical fields, ROBOSOFT has developed

and supplied advanced mobile robotic solutions for

transportation, cleaning, security, health and research

applications since 1985 .

ROBOSOFT clients include operators of large buildings and

sites open to the public (hospitals, airports, museums,

shopping centers, train/bus stations, campuses, amusement

and other parks), service providers (urban transportation

entities, cleaning companies, security services) and public

and private research laboratories.


robuBOXrobuBOX - Robotics real-time embedded control

command technology.

robuCAB - Automated people movers

robuLAB - Mobile robotic platform

robuROC - Surveillance mobile robotics


Automated guided vehicles using GPS and EGNOS

Technology.

Project CT-SAT ULISS automated guided vehicule by GPS

présentation done at Cité de l‟Espace, Toulouse, France

October 2009.

References

Public Research Centers and R&D

departments of public and private

large groups

European organizations teaching

Robotics

Cleaning Contractors

Public Transport Networks

Industrial Vehicles Manufacturers

Technopole d‟Izarbel, 64210 Bidart

France

+33 5 59 41 53 60

[email protected]

www.robosoft.com

France

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Sci-Tech (POB) Ltd -Real Time Rescue – Personal GNSS

Tracker & Winner Galileo Masters 2008 / GSA Special Topic

/ UK Regional Satellite Navigation

Project Team and Board of Directors:

Peter Hall, Technical Director: 30 years scientific and

technical software engineering and management.

Christine Edwards Technical Director: BSc hons in

Astrophysics, 30 years scientific and technical software

engineering and mathematical algorithms.

David Lewin Marketing Director: 30 years experience in

marine industry.

Roger Noble, FCA CPA (HK), Finance Director: 40 years

experience in business.

Will Bentall, Senior Partner in London Associates: 25 years

experience in product design.


Sci-Tech has launched the POB project which exploits a

major gap in the Marine Safety market, to combine a Crew

Overboard Alarm and a real time Tracking & Retrieval

System.

The personal Crew Device (POB), and the Ship unit logs this

position of a people fell in water in a matter of seconds, using

Aided Start-up from the ship, and transmits its position at

regular intervals. It can operate a multiple person search.

Its primary use lies in certain commercial applications like

sport and commercial diving plus the maintenance of

offshore installations (wind farm and the drilling industry.

There are applications in the “dry” environment as an

effective tracker system.


Galileo Masters competition – global winner in 2008 and

presenting at subsequent Galileo launch events.

GSA FP 7 support programmes

Entry in ESA GM winner‟s book and offered international

contacts.

Participated in ESA investor forums and EU investors are

waiting for the development stage.

Resident in the BIC at Stevenage known to be an innovation

centre for satellite navigation projects.

Exhibited at Innovate 2009 in London alongside EADS

Astrium.

References

EADS Astrium UK,

UK Technology Strategy Board

Digital KTN

The European Space Agency

Peter Hall

Business and Technology Centre, Bessemer Drive

Stevenage, Hertfordshire

SG1 2DXTel: 01621 857386

[email protected]

www.scitechsystems.co.uk

United Kingdom

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Septentrio Satellite Navigation NV designs, manufactures

and sells high-end OEM GNSS receivers for demanding

professional navigation, positioning and timing applications.

Our proprietary technology includes all the required building

blocks (including ASICs and software) for developing the

best satellite navigation receivers. Septentrio receivers track

GNSS signals (GPS, GLONASS Galileo and SBAS signals).

The first ever GNSS receiver to receive live Galileo signals

was designed and built by Septentrio. As an OEM

manufacturer, we will work closely with our customers to

optimize performance and to fit our receivers in their

applications.


AsteRx2e: compact dual-frequency GPS/GLONASS receiver

platform, offering top-quality GPS code and carrier phase

data and dual-frequency positioning (including DGPS and

L1/L2-RTK) at up to 25 Hz.

AsteRx2eH: single-board dual-frequency multi-antenna

GPS/GLONASS receiver for various machine control,

heading and other multi-antenna applications.

AsteRxi: IMU assisted compact dual-frequency GNSS

receiver platform, offering a 50Hz RTK position based on

integrated IMU and GNSS measurements. Information such

as heading, pitch and roll are provided even in shadowed

environments where conventional GNSS receivers fail.

AsteRx3: multi-frequency GPS/GLONASS/Galileo receiver

for demanding industrial applications.

PolaRx3e/3eG/3eTR: a family of versatile high-accuracy

dual frequency GNSS receivers for precise positioning and

navigation applications. Next to high-quality GPS

measurements, it provides GLONASS dual-frequency data

as well as modernized GPS (L2C). PolaRx3eG provides

access to the new and upcoming Galileo signals whereas

PolaRx3eTR is a dedicated GPS/GLONASS/GALILEO

Timing/Reference receiver.


Galileo TUS (Consortium prime +

Receiver Development)

FP6/2 SWIRLS Professional

Receiver Development (Consortium

coordinator + Receiver development)

FP6/2 Helicity (led by Skysoft)

FP6/2 Maruse (led by Kongsberg)

FP6/2 GIANT (led by INECO)

FP6/3 MAGES (led by EADS

Astrium)

FP7/1 SAFAR (led by Rheinmetall)

FP7/1 Standards (led by FDC)

FP7/2 Cigala (Consortium

coordinator + Receiver Development)

FP7/2 LS4P (led by BeTomorrow)

FP7/2 I2GPS (led by SEA)

ReferencesIGS Euref stations using PolaRx2e

receivers

ESA

SBG Innovatie

PSA HNN

Veripos

Altus

Dredging International

Alain Suskind

Greenhill Campus, Interleuvenlaan 15G

3001 Leuven - Belgium

+32 16 300 800

[email protected]

www.septentrio.com

Belgium

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With 200 highly qualified people, SILICOM is an engineering

company specialised in the analysis and design of complex

systems in the field of telecommunication, hyperfrequency

and radionavigation applications.

In order to meet the challenges at stake in the field of

GALILEO and telecom related applications, SILICOM can

offer a wide range of technological assets in the fields of

physical layer, electromagnetism, wireless

telecommunication, open and parallel GNSS simulation

environment, control command algorithms, real time

processing and electronics design.


GNSS global simulator under Juzzle platform as a

modifiable“white box”; GNSS environment simulation

(orbitography, Navigation message, propagation, etc.);

GNSS receiver algorithm

GNSS RF Generator Equipment: RF signal generation for

equipment and system test

Multi radionavigation constellation simulation (GPS,

GALILEO)

AGPS simulation mode soon available

GNSS real time Receiver Prototype under FPGA to use as

an algorithm development and validation platform

GNSS DataLogger (RF stage, High precision and speed

digitization, huge storage)

Wireless connectivity: studies, design and integration, like,

for example, GPS chipset integration in a handheld.

SIMPOS: indoor location solution, which provide the indoor

position of a handheld in any places like buildings, boats,

exhibitions rooms, etc., any place where the GPS signal is

unavailable


CNES: Development of the “reference” flexible GALILEO

receiver of the French space Agency

CNES: Development of the “reference” GALILEO signal

software simulator of the French Space Agency

CNES: Development of the “Receiver Test Bench” of the

French Space Agency

Others numerous projects, on AGPS, real-time software

receivers, antijamming or PRS signal.

References

EADS, ALCATEL, PHILIPS, ESA,

ONERA

Agence Nationale des Fréquences

Mobile phones manufacturers

French Defense Agency

Joel Korsakissok

Le Parc du Millénaire C1, 1 impasse Louis Pueyo

31 700 Blagnac - France

+33 5 34 60 66 88

[email protected]

www.silicom.fr

France

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Smartcom is a software house with specific skills in the

areas of navigation systems, weather information systems,

and mobile and satellite communications. Much of our work

is in the marine sector, and more recently for vehicle

navigation systems. We work on projects at all stages from

applied research through to providing commercial software

applications that are ready for the market.


We have many years experience in developing navigation

related software using GNSS and other position fixing

systems. This has been primarily in the marine sector, and

more recently in the vehicle navigation sector. Our

technology include mapping, navigation and data logging,

and combining positioning with location specific information,

both static and time sensitive (e.g. weather).


COSUDEC - An FP7 project using crowd sourced

GPS/EGNOS and depth data from vessels to create better

bathymetry for nautical charts for navigation and GIS for

coastal engineering.

ALIS - A GJU project developing a prototype marine e-

navigation system and examining the specific benefits of

Galileo over other GNSS systems in the marine sector.

CADRE - Improving the routing of vehicles using in-car

GNSS units with GPRS to feed back journey data, using this

to create an improved speed model for the road network, and

enhanced vehicle routing algorithms.

References

ComSine

Sperry

Kelvin Hughes

Dryad Maritime Security

Tim Thornton

Portsmouth Technopole, Kingston Crescent

Portsmouth PO2 8F - United Kingdom

+44 23 9265 8265

[email protected]

www.smartcomsoftware.com

United Kingdom

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Space Engineering Group is a SME counting on more than

120 university graduates (mainly in Electronics, TLC,

Aerospace, Informatics and Mechanics engineering). The

Company has operated since 1989 in the Space and

Telecommunications Market at both system level

(performance assessment, design) and equipment-level

(hardware/software design & development).

We have key competences in these application areas:

• R&D (EC, ESA, ASI projects)

• Design & Development (Digital Equip., Advanced

Antennas, RF Comp.)

• Development & Procurement of flight HW

• Prototyping & Manufacturing

• Modelling Analysis, Test Beds & Simulation

• Proprietary SW development

• Consultancy & Technical Support


Digital communications equipment

HW Test Beds for full system emulation

Fully digital signal generators and channel emulators

Proprietary design and simulation tools development

Antenna design and development

RF components design & development (e.g. filters, diplexers,

couplers)

Electromagnetic environments characterization


EGNOS (TASI/ESA): RIMS Antenna

ERP-TB (ESA): EGNOS Regenerative P/L Test-bed

GALILEA (GSA): Algorithms development for local

augmentation

Galileo GRC (TASI/ESA): Antenna for GRC non-PRS

Galileo PTS (Siemens/ESA): Single Satellite Galileo Signal

Simulator

Galileo TUS (TAV/ESA): Single Satellite Galileo Signal

Simulator, and Antenna Receiver for Aeronautical Application

GARDA (GSA): Galileo Mono Channel Simulator

GIRASOLE (GSA): Four Satellites Galileo Signal Simulator for

SOL receivers

MAGIC (GSA): Test Bed for Galileo interference detection,

location and mitigation

References

Main Company customers:

Main European Aerospace & TLC

Industries (Thales Alenia Space,

Astrium, Eutelsat, ELV, Selex,

MBDA, Telespazio, Elettronica)

Main European Operating Agencies

(ESA, ASI)

Main Customers in Satellite

navigation area:

ESA

ASI

Telespazio

Thales Alenia Space

Siemens

Indra

Terma

Carlo Cornacchini

Via dei Berio, 91, 00155 Rome

Italy

+ 39 0622 595 237

[email protected]

www.space.it

Italy

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SportsCurve GmbH is a leading provider of real-time

tracking for athletes and sporting event organizers,

designed to meet the demands of professional athletes. The

technology represents the latest developments in GPS and

telecommunications; extremely small and light-weight. The

combination of state of the art satellite positioning solutions

and tracking of all kinds of physical data close to your body

and detailed mapping is a perfect basis for monitoring

individual tracks, runs, rides and all other adventures – from

the sea to the sky!


Real-Time positioning and tracking

Real-Time monitoring and tracking of physical data


Integration of EGNOS for high precision positioning

References

Vodafone

Jeantex Tour Transalp

Christian Stammel

Friedrichshafener-Str. 1

82205 Gilching - Germany

+49 810 577277 19

[email protected]

www.sportscurve.com

Germany

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TeleConsult Austria GmbH (TCA) was founded in 1999

asSpin-off Company from Graz University of Technology,

Institute of Navigation and Satellite Geodesy. The major

activities of TeleConsult Austria GmbH cover the field of

precise positioning and reliable navigation, particularly the

areas of development and combination of navigation,

telecommunication, and information technologies, and

services for applications in the context of transport and

mobility. A major focus of the work is within the area of radio

navigation such as EGNOS or Galileo as well as Satellite

Communication and GMES. One special main research and

development topic is indoor and pedestrian navigation.


GNSS constellation software simulation

GNSS Position, Velocity, Time – PVT software solutions

GNSS reference and monitoring networks

Tracking and tracing system solutions (Austrian system

integration partner of TomTom Work)

Project management and system engineering services

Solution provider for professional mobile applications

(navigation & positioning, mobile communication, geo-

information data, etc.) in complex environment


AGILE: Application of Galileo In the LBS Environment.

EMAG: Experimental Platform for Multi-modal Applications

of Galileo.

GAMMA: Assisted Galileo/GPS/EGNOS Mass Market

Receiver.

SARHA: Sensor-Augmented EGNOS/Galileo Receiver for

Indoor/Outdoor Applications.

SOPHA: Software Receiver with Enhanced Integrity

Concept.

SHADE: Special Handheld based Applications in Difficult

Environment.

SARONTAR: Search And Rescue Optimisation by satellite

Navigation.

Technologies in Alpine Regions

References

ACR Electronics Europe GmBh

Agilent technologies, Belgium

Austrian Aerospace, Austria

AlpinPolizei Liezen, Austria

Danu Transport GmBh, Austria

DKE Aerospace Germany,

EADS Astrium, Germany

EADS Security Networks, France

Fraunhofer Gesellschaft IIS, Germany

HITEC Marketing, Austria

IMST GmBh, Germany

Kongsberg Seatex AS, Norway

OECON GmBh, Germany

Österreichische Bundesforste AG, Austria

Österreichischer Skiverband (ÖSV),

Austria

Robert Bosch Gmh, Germany

Siemens, Austria, Germany

Thales Alenia Space, Italy, France

Via Donau Ges.M.B.H., Austria

Volkswagen AG, Germany

Jürgen Seybold

Schwarzbauerweg 3 - A-8043 Graz

Austria

+43 316 890 97115

[email protected]

www.teleconsult-austria.at

Austria

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Telesis was founded in 1994 and is involved with the subject

of Regional Development. With its 6 employees and a strong

partner network, Telesis focuses on enterprise networking

and manages co-operation projects, which contribute to

sustainable development in rural areas. The company has

strong skills in the management and implementation of

technical projects. Telesis takes an interest in development

of communities by using new technologies and self

developed software tools and launches its own products on

the market. Our partnership with Webmeisterei enables

technical integration and access to major Open Source

projects. Telesis has a managerial function by the

implementation of LEADER programs in Vorarlberg and

Austria. Telesis also offers technical support for partner

regions and transnational EU projects.


LOCCATA (Location-Based and Context-Aware Mobile

Multimodal Hiking Guide Application) is a system using

satellites to present location-based multimedia content on a

mobile device. The system is used on several hiking trails in

the tourist region of Montafon (Austria).

http://galileo.telesis.at/


ZIELLEITUNG (Destination Guide) was a research project,

where travellers 50+ will improve orientation at airports and

train stations. The mobile telephone will be a dependable

travel assistant, which will use landmarks as good orientation

aids. http://zielleitung.pvl.at

LEADER + STORIES t-guide, and the mobile telephone are

new ways to provide access to information.

http://www.telesis.eu/projekte/informationsmanagement/gesc

hichten

References

Regionalentwicklung Vorarlberg

Offis Oldenburg

Webmeisterei

Peter Steurer

Hof 19 A-6861 Alberschwende

Austria

+43 5579 7171 0

[email protected]

www.telesis.eu

Austria

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United Maps deploys proprietary algorithms to merge and

conflate professional large volume vector maps (independent

of vendor and/or format) into new mapping products and

services for mobile/connected devices, location based media

and services and Business Process Optimisation.

United Maps adds relevant detail that is missing to complete

comprehensive map experiences: building footprints, precise

point addressing, multimodal routing with public transport

lines and stations and many complimentary attributes and

metadata. Existing, commercial data sets are licensed,

processed, optimized and validated and aggregated into new

map or data products.


Merging and Conflation of vector map data as a service

High-Resolution vector map of Germany (UM-DE) in scales

up to 1:500

References

Xplova – offroad navigation on

personal navigation devices

O2 Germany for 3D modelling

others

Carsten Recknagel

Agnes-Pockels-Bogen 1, 80992 München

Germany

+49 171 869 4937

[email protected]

unitedmaps.net

Germany

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Ursa Minor Space & Navigation is a young and innovative

company that specializes in localization and (satellite)

navigation. Ursa Minor makes test tools for GPS and Galileo

(including Search and Rescue) and designs state of the art

navigation solutions. Ursa Minor can help you with the design

and implementation of navigation applications and the

verification and validation of existing systems.


Navigation and Localization

GNSS Test Tools

Search and Rescue Test Tools

Systems Engineering

Tracking and Tracing

Control Engineering


Ursa Minor is responsible for the development of the Search

and Rescue Test Beacon. The SAR-TB is part of the 2nd

source Galileo Test User Segment.

Ursa Minor is involved in the Maritime User Terminal

(MARUSE).

Ursa Minor is involved in the Multi Modal Tracking and

Tracing Service Center (MTTS)

Ursa Minor offers a Galileo RF Simulator.

References

ESA

Galileo Supervisory Authority

European Commission

Bart Peeters

Rotterdamseweg 183c 2629 HD Delft

The Netherlands

+31 526 825 59

[email protected]

www.ursaminor.nl

The Netherlands

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