Europe's satellite navigation programmes : GALILEO and EGNOS
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Europe's satellite navigation programmes : GALILEO and EGNOS
AUTHOR:
European GNSS Supervisory Authority
ISBN:
9789292060015
PUBLICATION_INFO:
Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2008
PHYSICAL_DESC:
[17] p. (some folded) : col. ill. ; 20 x 20 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Cover title.
"TS-78-07-146-EN-C"--P. [4] of cover.
Alternate title: GALILEO and EGNOS : Europe's satellite navigation programmes
ABSTRACT:
Europe is building a state-of-the-art Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) to provide accurate and guaranteed positioning for all types of civilian applications: including car navigators, mobile phones, maritime, road, rail and air transport. This publication describes GALILEO which will consist of 30 orbiting satellites which will provide positioning information with unprecedented accuracy and reliability. EGNOS, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service is also described.
ADDED_CORPORATE_AUTHOR:
SUBJECT:
| Artificial satellites in navigation -- Europe |
| Geostationary satellites |
| Global Positioning System |
BIBSUMMARY:
Europe is building a state-of-the-art Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) to provide accurate and guaranteed positioning for all types of civilian applications: including car navigators, mobile phones, maritime, road, rail and air transport. This publication describes GALILEO which will consist of 30 orbiting satellites which will provide positioning information with unprecedented accuracy and reliability. EGNOS, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service is also described.