Delegation of the European Parliament, ITRE Committee. Presented by Carlo des Dorides, 3-4 November 2015, Prague.

1. THE EUROPEAN GNSS AGENCY
PRESENT & FUTURE
Delegation of the European Parliament
ITRE Committee
3-4 November 2015, Prague

2. The GSA Today
• Staff: about 142
• Nationalities: 21
• Headquarters: Prague
(since September 2012)
• Other locations:
St Germain en Laye, Swanwick, Torrejon
Building up the Service & Security hub of EGNSS
Strong R&D and innovation catalyst

3. The GSA, an official EU Regulatory Agency, is responsible for:
Market Development
• Fostering E-GNSS application and service adoption.
• Managing EU GNSS Receiver/Application R&D (via Horizon 2020).
Security Accreditation
• Ensuring the security accreditation of the system and its operation.
E-GNSS Operations and Service Provision
• Program operations and service provision for EGNOS as of 2014, Galileo in 2017.
Security
• Galileo Security status monitoring
• Security requirements and standardisation
• Developing the PRS user segment
Ensuring the Use and Security of EGNSS

4. • EGNOS 2015
Steady growth in Aviation and Road
Strong use in Agriculture and Surveying
• Galileo 2015
10 satellites launched, Initial Services in 2016
Over 1/3 GNSS receiver model already Galileo compatible
Ensuring the Use and Security of EGNSS

5. Agency funding 2015
Delegated
budget,
€356.44 mil
Core budget,
€27.6 mil

6. How GSA fits in the EU structure
European
Commission
Development contracts
Political Oversight
Programme Management
Delegation
Council and
European Parliament
European GNSS Programme Committee
European
Commission
Independent
advisors
European Space Agency
Delegation
Deployment contracts
Market Development
Security
Security accreditation
Security Accreditation Board
E-GNSS Operations and
Service Provision
Administrative Board

7. 2020
• GSA 2020
• Team complete, efficient and agile organisation
• Trusted, experienced, efficient operator and service provider
• Established relationships with market segments
• Gateway to Services, Gatekeeper of System Security
• EGNOS 2020
• 500 procedures at +350 airports using EGNOS
• Used by all transport segments (rail, road, maritime)
• Now augmenting Galileo too!
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8. 2020
MACRO TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
GALILEO 2020: Fully operational and
de facto GNSS worldwide standard with GPS
Smart
Cities
Multi-
modal
Logistics
Internet
of
Things
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