The document discusses the advancements in European GNSS applications within Horizon 2020, focusing on enhanced search and rescue capabilities through the MEOSAR system and new distress beacons. It highlights innovations such as the integration of Galileo technology and improvements in rescue response time and accuracy. With a total budget of €5 million, the document also details the Helios project aimed at developing compatible distress beacons for maritime and aviation use.

1. European GNSS Applications
in Horizon 2020
EU SPACE WEEK - 06 DECEMBER 2018
MARINE AND MARITIME
ALAIN BOUHET, PROGRAM COORDINATOR
EUROPEAN GNSS APPLICATIONS
IN HORIZON 2020
COSPAS-SARSAT BEACONS FOR GALILEO/EGNOS SEARCH & RESCUE APPLICATIONS
IN MEOSAR ENVIRONMENT
ACCELERATED ALERT DETECTION & PRECISE
TARGET POSITIONING:
A NEW GENERATIONS OF EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACONS
OFFERING ENHANCED LIFE SAVING CAPABILITIES.

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✓2011 First AIS Man Overboard devices integrated into a life jacket
✓2011 First Satellite Local User Terminal for MEOSAR
✓2010 First AIS SART (search & rescue transponder) accepted by GMDSS
✓2009 First compact Personal Locator Beacon (PLB)
✓2005 First non commercial Personal Locator Beacon (PLB)

5. HELIOS PROJECT
Driving Search & Rescue Innovation

6. Total budget: €5 million; EU contribution: €3,5 million till 2019
PROJECT LEADER
PARTNERS
STAKEHOLDERS
6
The HELIOS PROGRAM
Flight Location & Data Recovery Conference
• Defining the development of distress beacons and associated
antennas compatible with multi-constellations GNSS, including
GALILEO SAR services and meeting latest end-users’ requirements
• Certifications for commercialization of:
✓ Two Maritime distress beacons for individuals, either carried
or deployed on life preserver and Automated EPIRB for ship
installation
✓ An Aviation distress beacon ELT(DT) with its high speed
fuselage antenna
• GNSS & Search & Rescue System validation on the field
• PLUS : Advanced Second Gen. Beacon and Satcom Recorder ELT
demonstrations

7. Search & Rescue
International
Program
12/11/2018 7

8. 11/09/2018
Meosar – Accelerated Rescue
Medium-altitude earth Orbiting Search and rescue system
VS
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MEOSAR brings several improvements to Cospas-Sarsat :
• New generation satellite based technology that will improve the
speed, accuracy and reliability of the current Cospas-Sarsat System
• Free to use, without subscription
• Early Operational Stage active since 2016
MEOSAR key advantages
• Global coverage with real-time alerting using 3 satellite
constellations
• Near instantaneous detection and location
• Better independent location accuracy and calculation
• Faster response time – average 10 times
• Reliability and resilience to beacon-to-satellite link obstructions
• Independent location capability of slow and high moving beacons
• Full support of new coming technologies such as improved GNSS
encoded position and cancellation capability
• GALILEO Return Link Service

9. Meosar – Accelerated Rescue
Medium-altitude earth Orbiting Search and rescue system
9
MEOSAR Ground Network
Ground segment deployment for
global coverage
Full Network
Early Services Operational since
Dec 2016

10. Galileo – Significantly Improving Search &
Rescue
10
What is the Return Link Service Capability?
▪ The Galileo MEOSAR system will propose a specific communication
link from the operators to the beacons to improve the alert and
SAR phases
▪ Acknowledgement of distress message, to be shown on Galileo
capable distress beacons (ELT, EPIRB, PLB)
• Remote activation of the Aviation distress beacon (ELT) through RLM
service (ELT(DT) only), using GNSS receiver
Galileo at a glance
➢ A Global Navigation Satellite System
(GNSS)
➢ Works alongside US GPS and Russian
GLONASS systems for SAR
➢ Will supply the unique Return Link
Service in SAR
In an emergency better survival decisions are made when those
involved know SAR professionals are on route to your location
Combining standard tracking with Autonomous Distress Tracking
allows airlines to trigger a distress alert from their Operations Center
to accelerate the location of a missing aircraft.

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3
4
5
Cospas-Sarsat Search and Rescue Ecosystem Tomorrow
2
Ground Mission Segment
(GMS)
6
79
8
10
SAR Forces
GPS
(United States)
Galileo
(European Union)
GLONASS
(Russia)
Search and Rescue Satellites
Mission Control
Center
Rescue
Coordination Center

12. EPIRB: Emergency Position-Indicating
Radio Beacon

13. 13
Typical Use
Automatic Float Free EPIRB
Automatically deploys when vessel sinks
Manual EPIRB
Deploys when bracket is removed and unit placed in water
or if activation button pressed

14. 14Launched March 2018

15. PLB: Personal Locator Beacon

16. 16
Typical Installation & Use

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19. Visit our website: www.helios-gsa-project.eu
Project Officer: Carmen AGUILERA-RIOS
carmen.aguilera@gsa.europa.eu
Program Coordinator: Alain BOUHET
alain.bouhet@orolia.com
Product Manager: Robin GEORGES
robin.george@orolia.com

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