Commercial service user terminal

1. 14 March 2017
2nd Fundamental Elements Info Day
European GNSS Agency (GSA)
Commercial Service User
Terminal
Joaquin Reyes

2. • High-end GNSS applications such as surveying applications (cadastral, construction, machine control, etc.),
precision agriculture (automatic steering, Variable Rate Technologies), civil protection and emergency
services need cm-level positioning accuracy.
• Avoiding spoofing (i.e., unauthorised use of legitimate identification to mimic satellite signals and data) is a
constant challenge for various applications, such as civil protection and emergency services.
• Galileo aims to provide two services that go beyond the Open Service. These two services are High Accuracy
and Authentication:
‒ High Accuracy is understood as a receiver positioning accuracy with an error around two decimetres, improving navigation
performances offered by the Galileo Open Service. The key feature proposed for this service, with respect to other GNSS, is
the capability to broadcast external data in real time across the globe (PPP- Precise Point Positioning)
‒ Authentication is the ability to provide a level of guarantee to users in that they are utilising signals and data from actual
satellites and not from any other source, therefore preventing spoofing. The purpose of this service is to satisfy the demand
of GNSS users and applications for a trusted navigation solution provided by GNSS systems.
• The need to develop user terminals and receivers is to specifically being capable of exploiting High Accuracy
corrections delivered through the E6 channel and to use the Authentication service to avoid spoofing.
Background
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3. Objectives of the project and
description of activities
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•Use the added-value services part of the Galileo HAS, specifically being capable of
exploiting High Accuracy corrections delivered through the E6 channel and to use the
Authentication service to avoid spoofing
•For High Accuracy: include flexible Navigation Message decoding function in order to cope
with potential different High Precision correction formats
•For Authentication: need to have cryptographic capabilities in order to process the keys
that will be delivered by the Authentication Service Provider via the E6 channel and will
need to be certified
Development and test of a Commercial Service user terminals and
receivers
Development, testing and demonstration of a commercial-grade,
miniaturised receivers/terminals
Innovative receivers capable of combining both services to produce
Authenticated High Precision
Development of a demonstration kit platforms targeted at application
developers

4. Timeline: 2018
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Please check regularly the publication at
https://www.gsa.europa.eu/gsa/grants and
https://www.gsa.europa.eu/about/how-we-work/procurement

5. Budget
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4,500,000€
Up to 2 projects to be granted, depending on
the quality of the proposals received
Up to 70% funding of the eligible total costs

6. Linking space to user needs
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www.GSA.europa.eu
Get in touch:
GSC-europa.euEGNOS-portal.eu UseGalileo.euG

7. Galileo High Accuracy Service
Features
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Receiver positioning accuracy with an error
around two decimeters.
Broadcast data in real time across the globe
(PPP) in E6B.
Possibility of triple frequency and atmospheric
data to further reduce convergence time
Improved line-of-sight and better coverage at
high latitudes

8. Minimum downlink
capabilities at FOC
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• 1 satellite at an elevation of 30º or higher broadcasting HA data, with a 98%
minimum availability in the latitude range [-60, +60],
• 1 satellite at an elevation of 20º or higher broadcasting HA data, with a 98%
minimum availability worldwide,
• 2 satellites at an elevation of 10º or higher broadcasting HA data, with a 98%
minimum availability worldwide.
• 4 satellites at an elevation of 5º or higher broadcasting HA data, with a 90%
minimum availability worldwide and 98% average availability worldwide.

9. 9
Galileo High Accuracy Service
Architecture Is Defined

10. Galileo HAS Roadmap
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Galileo High Accuracy Service Signal in Space transmission is
foreseen in late 2019 while full service provision is planned in FOC.
2018
• High
Accuracy
Data
Provider
Invitation
To Tender
2019
• Award of
High
Accuracy
Data
Provider
Contract
2020+
• FOC:
Service
Provision

11. Market & Relevance Analysed
For Galileo Services
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Market Key attributes HAS SAS
Agriculture
Tractor guidance, automatic steering, variable rate
applications, reduce overlaps, optimize harvesting, use less
fuel and chemicals, save time, money
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Road
Positioning, safety, reduction environmental impacts, tolling,
risk of fraud, insurance companies, customized premium rates
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Logistics High value goods and dangerous goods, fleet management,
track vessels and checks compliance, track offenders
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Mapping etc.
Hydrographic surveying, GIS, legal cadastres of properties,
describing land use and ownership, construction surveying
and machine control applications
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Offshore
Positioning and navigate to offshore rig platforms, safety
critical aspects, accuracy, integrity and availability
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Commercial marine
Passenger or cargo carrying, commercial vessels, scientific,
oceanographic, communications cable lay/maintenance
vessels and dredgers, accuracy, reliability and integrity
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Timing and
Synchronization
Synchronize clocks on multiple systems or networks ●
● is likely to be used
○ may be used depending on preferences
SAS=“Signal Authentication Service"