Multiplying in Africa European Global Navigation Initiatives Fostering Interlaced Cooperation

1. MAGNIFIC
Multiplying in Africa European Global
Navigation Initiatives Fostering Interlaced
Cooperation
European Space Solution
Workshop on Galileo Search & Rescue
Presented by Philippe LARHANTEC/Thales Alenia Space

2. Objectives
• Funded under H2020 Call Galileo-2014-1
• Duration: 24months (Feb. 2015 – Feb. 2017)
• Objectives:
 promoting an African EGNOS and Galileo
Early services in a wide range of business and
scientific applications
 supporting the awareness and capacity
building in Africa to boost the penetration of
the EGNSS applications and services
Fostering EC  Africa cooperation in GNSS

3. Demonstrations
Localization of airport surface vehicles
to prevent collisions and to improve
rolling materials control
Oil Exploitation use of precise
positioning, robust to scintillation, for
positioning systems in drilling ships.
Aircraft Operation monitoring EGNOS
benefits with a flight campaign
Natural Resources by analyzing with
accurate vertical position the evolution
of water resources
Multi-modal Galileo SAR trial showing
the use of new generation Search-And-
Rescue beacons for transport
Maritime Galileo SAR trial showing the
Galileo SAR in Maritime domain
• The means: 6 Field Trials Demonstrating EGNOS & Galileo
Applications benefits in diverse sectors.

4. Galileo SAR Multi-Modal
Cameroonian authorities are looking for solutions enabling to reinforce the security of
personal, goods and assets caused by armed groups
Objectives
• Demonstrate how Galileo can combine both tracking
function and distress function
• Demonstrate how SAR can be used for personal protection
extending emergency calls even when terrestrial
communication network is not available
• Demonstrate if Galileo assess the needs from regional
telecom operators
Benefits
Obtain an efficient tracking service with safety functions,
combining emergency services (E112) with Galileo SAR Location Cameroon

5. Galileo SAR Multi-Modal
Main Local Partners
Cameroon Telecom
(currently launching
a 4G Trial)
Good Transport
Company
Dangerous Road
between Douala harbor
and N’Djamena
Essential for Goods
transport

6. Galileo SAR Multi-Modal
MEOLUT Next
Toulouse/FRANCE RCC Cameroun
Galileo
Constellation
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
CAMTEL
Cell.
Network
1
3
Cell./GNSS Rx/PLB
GPS
Constellation
1111
2
Cell Network available
(Normal/Emergency
situation)
1 Position computed by GNSS
Rx
2 Position sent by 4G to
CAMTEL Ground Antenna
3 Position sent to RCC
Cell Network NOT available
& Emergency situation
4 Distress signal emitted by
PLB
5 Galileo Sat relays Distress
Signal to ground
6 MEOLUT computes Beacon
location and forwards it to
RCC

7. Maritime Search & Rescue
• It is very important to get a rapid and accurate location of the distressed ship or plane
to focus the research and save lives
• AGEOS is interested to organise a demonstration of “ship in distress” rescue operation
using the GALILEO SAR capability to experience the added value in terms of
performances and efficiency for the rescue.
Objectives
• To demonstrate added value of GALILEO SAR for maritime
applications
• Demonstrate that despite the ionosphere issue,
Second Generation Beacon (SGB) signal can meet the
objective of Cospas-Sarsat Joint Committee of 100m accuracy.
Location Libreville (Gabon)

8. Maritime Search & Rescue
2 Phases :
1.Engineering
Tuning of Ionospheric Correction algorithms
(typical error is 200 meters )
2.Demonstrations
1. Real-Time SGB Activation on-board of ship
2. Computation of localization with iono. correction

9. Maritime Search & Rescue
Engineering : Ionospheric correction
• Evaluation of the delay caused by Ionosphere
• Evaluation of effectivness of several models that compensate the induced delay
• Evaluation of scintillation impact on the measurement quality & detection probability
• Implementation of correction in MEOLUT Localization SW

10. Maritime & Search & Rescue 1
MEOLUT Next
(Toulouse/FRANCE)
RCC emulator in
Libreville/GABON
Galileo
Constellation
2
2
2
3
SGB
1
1
1
1 Second Generation Beacon
Activation at 406 MHz
2 Galileo SAR Payload
downlink in L-Band
3 MEOLUT computes Beacon
location , including
Ionospheric correction
Position sent to RCC
4 Comparison with true
position of ship/
Estimation of accuracy
4

11. Partners
Participants Country
Pildo Consulting S.L. Spain
Thales Alenia Space France
ABBIA France
Telespazio Italy
M3Systems France
ACSAL Luxembourg
ASECNA Senegal
CNRS France
Université de Lomé Togo
TOTAL France

12. Supporters
Supporters Country
AGEOS Gabon
A-SKY Airlines Togo
Aeroportos de Mozambique Mozambique
CONTRAT Tchad
CAMTEL Cameroon
SANSA South Africa
GHANA Space Science and
Technology Institute
Ghana
CNES France

13. Justyna REDELKIEWICZ
Justyna.REDELKIEWICZ@gsa.europa.eu
Points of Contact
Mercedes RECHE mercedes.reche@pildo.com
More information on :
www.magnific-gsa-project.eu
Michel MONNERAT
michel.monnerat@thalesaleniaspace.com