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NAVISP participates in Czech national Space & Mobility Workshop

Taking place at the historical venue of the Czech Ministry of Transport, a round table devoted to Space & Mobility took place the last 25th April 2023 in Prague. The event was attended by over 40 persons from various companies in the sector and it was an opportunity to present the opportunities offered by the NAVISP programme on this area such as the Thematic Call on PNT for Connected and…

Last Updated: 02/05/2023 08:44 Created at: 02/05/2023 08:44

NEXT Generation GNSS Antenna

Final Presentation of NAVISP Project EL2 013 now available: On Friday, April 14th, 2023, HELIX GEOSPACE presented the results of the NAVISP EL2 013 project “Next Gen GNSS Antenna”. The presentation was followed with significant interest from both industry and research institutes, with an attendance of approximately 50 people. With the evolving demands of the upcoming generation…

Last Updated: 25/04/2023 07:58 Created at: 25/04/2023 07:58

NAVISP MEETS THE HUNGARIAN PNT ECOSYSTEM

A very fruitful workshop took place on the 19th of April in Budapest, in the magnificent site of the Budapest University of Technology, Department of Geodesy, between NAVISP's representatives, the Hungarian Delegation to the Program Board Navigation and several representatives of Hungarian PNT economic operators. Current initiatives at the NAVISP program level, particularly…

Last Updated: 25/04/2023 07:38 Created at: 25/04/2023 07:38

How to navigate on the moon?

Final Presentation of NAVISP Project EL1 023 now available: On Thursday, April 20th, 2023, Space PNT presented, together with its consortium partner from the University of Nottingham and Harp Technologies Ltd the results of the NAVISP EL1 023 project "Earth Moon Navigation / System Study and Development of Highly Sensitive Spaceborne receiver prototype". About 90 people from industry and…

Last Updated: 24/04/2023 08:51 Created at: 24/04/2023 08:47

JRC report on PNT systems complementary and alternative to GNSS

The report presenting the results of the test campaign conducted at the European Commission Joint Research Center assessing the performance and capabilities of various A-PNT platforms is now available (a report on Alternative PNT systems). In the abstract, the JRC notes that "...today, many EU critical infrastructures, such as energy supply networks, transport infrastructures,…

Last Updated: 21/04/2023 13:26 Created at: 21/04/2023 11:38

Wanted! New ideas in the field of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) solutions

ESA is looking for new ideas in positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) under ESA’s Navigation Innovation and Support Program (NAVISP). NAVISP is supporting cutting-edge European companies to develop novel PNT technologies and services. About 20 ESA member states and Canada have joined the program, underscoring the economic priority of this field. Overall, NAVISP is divided into…

Last Updated: 28/03/2023 15:06 Created at: 28/03/2023 12:22

Element 1 Workplan 2023 explained!

Recording and presentation now available! On March 15, 2023, the ESA NAVISP team presented the 2023 workplan of the activities to be implemented under NAVISP Element 1. During this information session the NAVISP program and its goals were presented, focusing on Element 1, which is dedicated to technological innovations to influence research and development in Positioning, Navigation and…

Last Updated: 18/04/2023 06:16 Created at: 16/03/2023 09:04

Satellite Search and Rescue enabled by Multi-Layer PNT

Final Presentation of NAVISP Project EL1 045 now available: On Wednesday, March 08, 2023, Stratos Solution presented, together with its consortium partners M3 Systems Belgium SPRL and Sonaca S.A, the results of the NAVISP project “Multi-Layer PNT for SAR (HASARDS)”. About 40 people from industry and research institutes followed the interesting presentation and the subsequent…

Last Updated: 14/03/2023 11:59 Created at: 14/03/2023 11:56

AskWhere: Discover Europe with a new developed Service Platform

Final Presentation of NAVISP Project EL2 112 now available: On Tuesday, February the 15th, 2023, Geosystems Polska Sp. Z o.o. (GEOSYSTEMS) presented the results of the NAVISP project “AskWhere – Informational Support for touristic destination selection and trip planning”. There are various applications that support the organization and configuration of journeys, be it for…

Last Updated: 02/03/2023 08:18 Created at: 02/03/2023 08:12

NAVISP asks ChatGPT about the PNT Trends

NAVISP asks ChatGPT about the PNT Trends Artificial intelligence (AI) has been playing an important role for several years now, and the trend is accelerating. We seem to only slowly understand how far such technologies can take us. Particularly conversational tools based on AI have dominated the media in recent weeks. But can these tools actually be used to shape the navigation of…

Last Updated: 23/02/2023 09:41 Created at: 22/02/2023 15:17

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