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Directory of European
Small and Medium Enterprises
active in GNSS
5th edition - July 2010
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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.
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CONTENTS
Introduction
P7
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.
Distribution of fields of expertise
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.
48%
They have been split into two families:
15%
17%
8%
12%
 Enabling Solution Developers: The main fields of expertise
addressed by these companies are 'telecommunications and
infomobility', 'GIS', 'user terminals' and 'testing & simulation'.
 Other Consultancy
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).
Distribution of application
domains
28%
24%
22%
15%
11%
Transport
Transport & Professional
Professional
LBS
Transport & LBS
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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
Location Based Services
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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The Netherlands
AeroVision is a Dutch company working with geoinformation 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
References
Local,
regional
and
governments bodies
national
FieldFact – FP6 GJU/GSA governed project to investigate
and promote the use of Galileo in agriculture.
Netherlands Space Office
GSA
National
geo-spatial
foundation:
National
innovation programme
Water and nature
organisations
Projects in which Portolis has been involved. Portolis has
been taken over by AeroVision:
research
geo-spatial
management
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.
Tamme van der Wal
Bussummerstraat 3, 1411 PK, Naarden,
The Netherlands
+31 35 6946448
[email protected]
www.aerovision.nl
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ANAPTIXI
Greece
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
References
Ministry of Environment and Public
Works - Greece
Organization of
Mapping of Greece
Cadastre
and
European Commission EUROSTAT
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
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France
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.
References
WXXM CLIENT application: implements weather data
processing and display from WXXM compliant sources.
CNES
Thales
Météo France
ATMOSPHERE develops Galileo localised weather objects
solutions to exchange aeronautical hazards information.
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
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Ireland
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.
References
European Space Agency
Ministry of Transport (The Netherlands)
Transport for London
FuturefleetTM is a bus/coach management system for small to
large operators providing ticketing (smartcard, online, invehicle), 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.
Jonathan Guard
Avego Limited, Digital Depot, Roes Lane, Dublin 8
Ireland
+35 386 803 5861
[email protected]
www.avego.com
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France
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.
References
Orange
SFR
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.
Alcatel-Lucent
Swatch
Jean-Dominique Lauwereins
3 rue La Fayette, 33000 Bordeaux
France
+33 556 454 729
[email protected]
www.BeTomorrow.com
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The Netherlands
BLIIN Enterprise Portal enables small, medium & large
teams and businesses to seamlessly embed interactive Geocommunication 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.
References
BLIIN Enterprise Portal Product Groups
EstrellaSat B.V.
Upact
Service, Logistics & Asset Tracking
Sensor Networks & Precision Metrics
Family LiveLine Comfort & Security
Heineken International
BLIIN End User Portal
KinkFM
Location Based Social Networking
Dominos Pizza
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
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/
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Italy
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.
References
Customers
Area
Nautisat
SERCO
in
satellite
navigation
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.
Alessandro Cantore
Blue Thread S.r.l.
Italy
+39 345 2727316
[email protected]
www.blue-thread.it
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France
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.
References
Parc National Suisse
Parc National du Mercantour, Parc
National des Ecrins
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, …
Agence Fédérale Parcs Canada
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).
Christophe Rhin
10 avenue de l‟europe, 31520 Ramonville Saint Agne
France
+33 5 34 32 02 80
[email protected]
www.camineo.com
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France
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
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
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.
Florence Ghiron
ZA Les Deux Pins, Lot 6 rue Barrasquit, 40130 Capbreton
France
+33 5 24 26 40 59
[email protected]
www.chtech.fr
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Italy
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.
References
Telematic Solutions (Support to
GNSS
applications
like
fleet
management and diagnostic)
Italian Space Agency (ASI)
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).
European
GNSS
Supervisory
Authority (GSA, formerly GJU)
INFOSAT: GNSS applications and services for road tolling
&electronic toll collect, traffic monitoring & control;
emergency prevention, assistance & rescue.
Italian regional Authorities
focused R&D projects)
SWAN: GNSS multi-standard receiver using SDR paradigm
(R&D and development).
(for
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).
Chiara Pini
Via Gallarate 150, 20151 Milano
Italy
+39 02380481
[email protected]
www.cgspace.it
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United Kingdom
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. locationbased 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.
References
ESA (ESTEC & ESRIN)
BNSC
European Commission
Inmarsat, QinetiQ, Logica CMG,
LaserScan, ViaMichelin, Anite Public
Sector
The UK Ordnance Survey
The DMC II
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 locationbased 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.
Richard Proud
Elles View Barns, South Warnborough, RG29 1FD
United Kingdom
+44 7899 995920
[email protected]
www.comsine.com - www.1spatial.com
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Portugal
Innovating solutions for real world
applications
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.
References
European Commission
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.
Virtual Angle B.V.
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)
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
28
Luxembourg
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
References
GSA / EU
Liveline: coordinator of the project and EGNOS/EDAS
integration.
ESA
Luxembourgish Ministry of Higher
Education and Research
NDSatcom, Germany
SES Astra, Luxembourg
Asphalt: business and exploitation plan development and
evaluation.
GNSSmeter: commercial feasibility, business model &
business plan.
GAINS: Venture creation services for business growth.
Benjamin Gaal
11, rue Pierre Werner, L-6832 Betzdorf
Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
+352 270 779
[email protected]
http://www.dke-aerospace.com
29
Czech Republic
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
References
VZLÚ/ EADS / ESA
Astronomical Institute, Academy of
Sciences of the Czech republic
RWE Rhein-Ruhr
SparkassenInformatik
Fiducia
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.
Richard Sysala
Nam. Dr. Holeho1052 / 11, Praha, 180 00
Czech Republic
+420 604 347 014
[email protected]
www.evolvsys.cz
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Finland
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-highresolution model and parallel computing system.
References
Microsoft
AOL
MTV3 (Finnish commercial TV channel)
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
Pirkko Saarikivi, Managing director
Tammasaarenkatu 5, 00180 Helsinki
Finland
+358 9 6689 640
[email protected]
www.forecaconsulting.com - corporate.foreca.com
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France Développement
Conseil
France
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.
DG INFSO, DG ENTR)
Project co-ordination and management
Technical studies (interference, jamming, PRS…)
Functional and value analysis
Security
Market surveys
Political and strategic analysis
Education and training
European GNSS Supervisory
References
European Commission (DG MOV,
Authority (GSA)
ESA
CNES
French MOD, MOT
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)
Pascal CAMPAGNE
10 Cours Louis Lumière, 94 300 Vincennes
France
+ 33 1 53 66 11 11
[email protected]
www.fdc.eu
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Italy
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.
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.
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.
Massimiliano Chersich
@EUCENTRE, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 1, 27100
PaviaI - Italy
+39 382 524482
[email protected]
www.galileianplus.it
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France
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
References
French Ministry of Transport
French medical rescue organisation
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.
Several road maintenance centres
Several French universities
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.
André PERPEY
2, allée Isaac Newton 33650 Martillac
France
+33 5 57 96 11 66
[email protected]
www.geolocsystems.com
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Belgium
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
References
ESA
Thales Alenia Space
INDRA
France Telecom, Belgacom
BOEING/ Hugues Space
US DOD
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
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
35
France
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.
References
Thales Avionics
Rockwell Collins
Helios
Aerospace Valley
Topos
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
Bernard Panefieu
553 rue Bernard Palissy 40990 Saint Paul lès Dax
France
+33 6 31 07 49 91
[email protected]
www.helileo.com
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United Kingdom
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.
References
GNSS Supervisory Authority
European Commission
General Lighthouse Authorities
EUROCONTROL
European ANSPs
Various industry clients
Technical 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).
Steve Leighton
29 Hercules Way, Aerospace Boulevard, AeroPark
Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6UU - United Kingdom
+44 1252 451 651
[email protected]
www.askhelios.com
37
Germany
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
References
U-blox AG
Siemens Austria
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)
Thales Alenia Space, France
GATE: Galileo Test Environment
Thales Alenia Space, Italy
European Space Agency (ESA)
European Commission (EC)
GNSS Supervisory Authority (GSA)
German Space Agency (DLR)
PTS: Galileo Verification Receiver for Galileo Payload Test
System
NG: RIMS
Development
New
Generation
Receiver
Breadboard
DINGPOS: Signal Processing Techniques and Demonstrator
for Indoor GNSS Positioning
Dr. G. Heinrichs
Alte-Gruber-Str. 6, 85586 Poing
Germany
+49 8121 2238 20
[email protected]
www.ifen.com
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Czech Republic
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.
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
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.
Petr Bares
Evropska 657/120, 160 00 Praha 6
Czech Republic
+420 235 351 000
[email protected]
www.iguassu.eu
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Germany
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.
References
Studio Hamburg
Marketing GmbH
Distribution
and
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
Spring Techno GmbH
Utrecht School of the Arts
Dedicon Stichting, NL
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.
George Ioannidis
Fahrenheitstrasse 1, D-28359 Bremen
Germany
+49 421 2208236
[email protected]
http://www.in-two.com
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Switzerland
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.
References
Leica Geosystems AG
Hexagon
NovAtel
Other references on request
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 highprecision 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 .
Dr. Hans-Juergen Euler
PO Box 313, 9435 Heerbrugg
Switzerland
+41 76 327 5388
[email protected]
www.inPosition.ch
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The Netherlands
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:
References
Netherlands Space Office
TU Munchen
TU Berlin
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.
Jeroen Rotteveel
Molengraaffsingel 12-14
Netherlands
+31 15 256 9018
www.isispace.nl
[email protected] / [email protected]
42
France
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.
References
CNES
CLS ARGOS
THALES
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.
Sébastien Guitton
Z.I. des Cinq Chemins – BP 23 - 56520 Guidel
France
+33 2 97 02 49 49
[email protected]
www.kannad.com
43
Germany
KAYSER-THREDE GmbH is a leading systems house
specialized in the design and development of hightechnology 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.
References
DLR
ESA
Max-Planck-Institutes
International Automotive Industry
Deutsche Bahn AG.
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.
Stefan Föckersperger
Wolfratshauser Str. 48, 81379 Munich
Germany
+4989 72495 186
[email protected]
www.kayser-threde.com
44
Slovenia
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.
References
THE HEALTH INSURANCE
INSTITUTE OF SLOVENIA
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
REGENERACIJA D.O.O.
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.
DG69 D.O.O.
OPOJ SOKOVI D.O.O.
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.
Ema Mair ·obak
Vodnikova cesta 252, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
+386 (0)1 583 9426
[email protected]
www.logina.net
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France
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 Signalin-Space analysis
- GNSS vulnerability, and threat mitigations
- Innovative algorithms for performance improvement
- Performance evaluation & prototyping of GALILEO
receivers and applications
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
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 20032009
5/ “EGNOS on the Road” – French Ministry of Transport 20082009
6/ Analysis of the EGNOS integrity concept in constrained
environment - CNES 2007-2008 :
Marc POLLINA
26 rue du Soleil Levant – 31 410 LAVERNOSE
05 62 23 10 89
France
[email protected]
www.m3systems.net
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France
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.
References
All our software are linked to GPS and we wait Galileo as an
Alternative.
Gendarmerie Maritime, Douanes,
SNSM
On sea and on land.
Pescanova (spain), many fishing shipowners
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
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MobyScout AG
Switzerland
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.
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
Safety Chipset – including a new “Security Processor” to be
used for PDA / PND; Smartphone etc.
Location Based Services
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
Marco Bogo / Reinhard Grass
CH 8405 Winterthur, Bühlackerweg 19
Switzerland
+41 792364559 / +43 69919589069
[email protected] - [email protected]
www.mobyscout.com
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France
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 realtime 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.
References
Rockwell Collins
MEDES, Institute for Space Medicine
and Physiology
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
CNRS-LAAS, Laboratory of Analysis
and Architecture of Systems
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).
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
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France
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.
References
Thales Alenia Space
Thales Services
Navocap
Member of Aerospace Valley (French
competitiveness cluster)
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.
Michèle Poncelet
42, avenue du Général De Croutte, 31100 Toulouse
France
+33 5 5 61 40 30 57
[email protected]
www.navontime.com
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Germany
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.
References
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
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
German Air Navigation Services
(DFS)
GALTEC (DLR): Galileo Technology Centre:
Services, Performance Analysis and Prediction
Galileo
Authority (GSA)
GARMIS (GSA), Galileo Reference Mission Support
Eurocontrol
GALILEA (GSA), Galileo Local Elements Augmentation
Kongsberg Seatex
Galileo Phase C0 (ESA): GMS AIV Tools, GMS Tools
Definition- End to End Performance Analysis Tool, IPF
Engineering M&C
Thales ATM GmbH
Eduarda Blomenhofer
In Oberwiesen 16, 88682 Salem
Germany
+49 7556 966636 / +49 7553 9180 450
www.navpos.de
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Italy
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, TeleCommunication 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.
References
Arterìa S.r.l. (Italian Leader Company
for Art Items‟ Transportation)
European Commission
Italian Space Agecy
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
Marco Bonfanti
Via Andrea Noale 345/b 00155 Rome
Italy
+39 06 22454210
[email protected]
www.next.it
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United Kingdom
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.
European Commission
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
Eurocontrol
GMV
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
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
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Germany
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
(RFID/Bluetooth/WLAN).
wireless
radio
networks
Top-level Consulting for Global Navigation Satellite
Systems (GNSS) and related domains and fields of
applications
References
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)
Volkswagen Ag
LogiLoc - intelligent container management for efficient load
carrier logistics
Deutsche Post Ag
ComLoc – the positioning- and communication-gateway
GNSS-Indoor
GOPort
FAMOS
SARHA
GAUSS
Oliver Podzun
Hermann-Blenk-Str. 22
Germany
+49 531 35444 56
[email protected]
www.oecon-line.de
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Spain
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
References
EUROCONTROL
ESA
EC
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.
GSA
AENA
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
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
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plāçr
Moving informations to where the questions are
United Kingdom
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
References
E-Courier Ltd.
Navitime
MetaPos: a meta-service integrating diverse position
determining technologies for LBS (7th Framework funding
from GSA).
Jonathan Raper
68 Herne Hill, London, SE24 9QP
United Kingdom
+447831286158
[email protected]
http://www.placr.co.uk/
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Estonia
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).
References
Key customers:
Galileo Supervisory Authority
Interior Minister of Estonia
Bank of Estonia
Key Partners:
EMT – Estonian biggest mobile
operator
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
University of Tartu
Member of mobile cluster
Estonian Space Alliance
MetaPos: A meta-service integrating diverse position
determining technologies for LBS (FP7 GALILEO)
Assisted GPS and GNSS testing and services development
Erki Saluveer
Õpetaja 9, Tartu
Estonia
+372 7341144
www.positium.eu
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Belgium
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.
References
Consultancy: Test Assessment and Audit concerning
Structured Software Testing.
European Commission
Staffing: Our Test Consultants integrate in your organization
and apply their knowledge and skills to test your software.
ESA / ESTEC
Newtec
Ericsson
Fortis Belgium
Coaching: When you need a hand to guide you through the
complexity of structured software testing.
Training Services, Performance Management, Computer
System Validation, etc.
Belgacom
VASER: Visual Awareness System for Emergency
Response.
M. Vanden Berge
Tiensesteenweg 343, 3010 Leuven
Belgium
+32 (0)16 35 93 80
[email protected]
www.pstestware.com
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Italy
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.
References
Telespazio S.p.A.
Thales Alenia Space italia S.p.A.
Saipem S.p.A.
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.
Oscar Pozzobon
Qascom Srl, Via Marinali 87, 36061 Bassano del Grappa (VI)
Italy
+39 0424 525473
[email protected]
www.qascom.com
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France
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.
References
Public Research Centers and R&D
robuBOXrobuBOX - Robotics real-time embedded control
command technology.
robuCAB - Automated people movers
robuLAB - Mobile robotic platform
robuROC - Surveillance mobile robotics
departments of public and private
large groups
European organizations teaching
Robotics
Cleaning Contractors
Public Transport Networks
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.
Industrial Vehicles Manufacturers
Technopole d‟Izarbel, 64210 Bidart
France
+33 5 59 41 53 60
[email protected]
www.robosoft.com
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United Kingdom
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.
References
EADS Astrium UK,
UK Technology Strategy Board
Digital KTN
The European Space Agency
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.
Peter Hall
Business and Technology Centre, Bessemer Drive
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
SG1 2DXTel: 01621 857386
[email protected]
www.scitechsystems.co.uk
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Belgium
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.
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)
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.
References
IGS 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
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France
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.
References
EADS, ALCATEL, PHILIPS, ESA,
ONERA
Agence Nationale des Fréquences
Mobile phones manufacturers
French Defense Agency
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.
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
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United Kingdom
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).
References
ComSine
Sperry
Kelvin Hughes
Dryad Maritime Security
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 enavigation 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.
Tim Thornton
Portsmouth Technopole, Kingston Crescent
Portsmouth PO2 8F - United Kingdom
+44 23 9265 8265
[email protected]
www.smartcomsoftware.com
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Italy
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
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
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
Carlo Cornacchini
Via dei Berio, 91, 00155 Rome
Italy
+ 39 0622 595 237
[email protected]
www.space.it
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Germany
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
References
Vodafone
Integration of EGNOS for high precision positioning
Jeantex Tour Transalp
Christian Stammel
Friedrichshafener-Str. 1
82205 Gilching - Germany
+49 810 577277 19
[email protected]
www.sportscurve.com
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Austria
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.
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
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, geoinformation 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
Jürgen Seybold
Schwarzbauerweg 3 - A-8043 Graz
Austria
+43 316 890 97115
[email protected]
www.teleconsult-austria.at
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Austria
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.
References
Regionalentwicklung Vorarlberg
Offis Oldenburg
Webmeisterei
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
Peter Steurer
Hof 19 A-6861 Alberschwende
Austria
+43 5579 7171 0
[email protected]
www.telesis.eu
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Germany
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
personal navigation devices
on
O2 Germany for 3D modelling
others
Carsten Recknagel
Agnes-Pockels-Bogen 1, 80992 München
Germany
+49 171 869 4937
[email protected]
unitedmaps.net
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The Netherlands
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
References
ESA
Galileo Supervisory Authority
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.
European Commission
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.
Bart Peeters
Rotterdamseweg 183c 2629 HD Delft
The Netherlands
+31 526 825 59
[email protected]
www.ursaminor.nl
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