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Galileo gives Europe a superior location
Leader Congratulations to Guildford-based Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, the university spin-off company blazing the way for Europe's Galileo navigation system. One of the reasons that the US government was so keen to fund the system was that it could...
[January 16, 2006, 14:55]
Galileo project 'hindering' phone sat-nav rollout
News Europe's upcoming satellite constellation, Galileo, is becoming a barrier to the integration of satellite navigation into European handsets, a mobile operator claimed last week. According to Ian Curran, head of telematics and machine-to-machine...
[January 22, 2007, 10:44]
Galileo satellites need more cash
News The European Commission said the roadmap for Galileo needs a rethink if the 2012 deadline for making the satellite system fully operational is to be met, adding that the "public-private partnership set up to implement Galileo needs to be reprofiled".
[May 18, 2007, 15:30]
Curbs on Galileo keep planes safe
News The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has introduced regulations that will prevent Europe's planned satellite positioning system, Galileo, from interfering with aircraft safety. There were fears that the constellation of satellites in...
[August 5, 2003, 11:20]
Galileo, Galileo
Blog As we reported earlier this year, phone manufacturers wanting some kind of sat-nav functionality in their devices have been dragging their heels a bit in the hope that Galileo would become a practicable alternative to GPS in the near future.
[May 10, 2007, 10:34]
Researchers crack Galileo signal codes
News Researchers from Cornell University claim to have cracked the codes used by the Galileo global navigation satellite GIOVE-A. The signal transmitted from GIOVE-A (Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element-A) was broken after researchers intercepted the...
[July 13, 2006, 16:35]
EC auditors criticise Galileo overruns
News The Galileo satellite-network project, which aims to provide a European civilian rival to the US's military GPS system, was launched in the mid 1990s, and due to be completed by 2013. The auditors' report covered the period from 2003 to 2006, when...
[July 1, 2009, 14:59]
UK leads in Galileo-procurement shortlist
News The shortlist of companies bidding to build Europe's Galileo satellite system has been released, with UK firms leading the pack. Ten applicants for work on Galileo have already been dropped from the longlist.
[September 22, 2008, 13:31]
Russian satellite launch boosts Galileo competition
News Russia has taken a major step towards creating a satellite system to rival Europe's Galileo navigation system. Glonass takes Russia into direct competition with the US satellite system and Galileo, the proposed alternative in Europe.
[December 28, 2007, 12:24]
Europe and US finalise GPS-Galileo system
News A joint compatibility and interoperability working group has been working since 2004 to design an interoperable signal system that can bring together signals from the EU's Galileo satellite system and the GPS satellites run by the US.
[July 30, 2007, 15:15]
Europe needs Galileo to find its way
Leader There can be no more ironic comment on Europe's near-farcical failure to advance its Galileo satellite navigation system beyond a couple of prototype placeholders in space and utter disorganisation on the ground.
[May 21, 2007, 17:18]
Galileo gives Europe a superior location
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[January 16, 2006, 16:11]
Galileo gives Europe a superior location
Talkback FYI: Almost every NATO military is an authorized user of the US GPS high accuracy, high anti-jam signal via an agreement between USDOD and EU-MOD's. These agreements have been in place for many years and help to foster interoperability between US...
[January 16, 2006, 23:18]
Researchers crack Galileo signal codes
Talkback I thought the new laws had made even thinking about cracking codes a criminal offence?
[July 14, 2006, 12:03]
European GPS rival is 'folly' says MP
News A committee of MPs has called for a full review of the UK's involvement in the European Galileo satellite-network project. The cost of Galileo was planned to be €3bn (£2.1bn) but the Transport Sub-Committee believes that this could spiral to €14.2bn.
[November 12, 2007, 15:28]
Learning from UN's security failure
Leader This is the fate of the United Nations Galileo logistical system, which has failed an internal audit. As Galileo is responsible for the international disposition of $2bn (£1.4bn) worth of material, including aid, medical and military supplies...
[January 14, 2009, 16:55]
Show preview: CeBIT 2007
News One of the big themes at CeBIT 2007 will be geographical information systems, including the controversial Galileo project — the European equivalent of the US satellite-based Global Positioning System.
[March 14, 2007, 8:45]
Government funds sat-nav integration project
News The sat-nav device will be able to communicate with the American Global Positioning System (GPS), Europe's Galileo system and other global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), De Montfort claimed on Thursday.
[April 3, 2008, 17:04]
Euro satellite navigation takes to the skies
News Galileo will be Europe's own global navigation satellite system, made up of a constellation of 30 satellites (27 operational and three spares), which will deliver real-time positioning. On top of this, Galileo promises to be more accurate and...
[July 27, 2006, 12:10]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog There are delighted cackles from over the ocean, where Cornell researchers say they've cracked the code for the European Union's new Galileo satellite navigation system. The code in question is being transmitted by the GIOVE-A experimental...
[July 14, 2006, 19:15]
