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Final Presentation of VDES-R Advanced User Technologies for Alternative PNT

NAVISP EL1-057: "VDES-R Advanced User Technologies for Alternative PNT” On March 21th, 2025, Telespazio UK and Kongsberg Discovery presented the final results of the NAVISP EL1-057 project, focused on enhancing alternative positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) for maritime use through advanced VDES-R technologies. The project aimed to improve the accuracy and resilience of maritime…

Last Updated: 24/03/2025 10:06 Created at: 24/03/2025 09:42

Final Presentation of Element 2-063 "Digital Modem for Two-Way Satellite Time Transfer"

Slides are now available! On 10th March 2025 ELTVOR Instruments s.r.o. (CZ) presented the first digital Two-Way Satellite Time and Frequency Transfer (TWSTFT) modem in Europe (NAVISP EL2-063 – “Digital Modem for Two-Way Satellite Time Transfer”). The TWSTFT technique requires a modem at two or more ground stations to carry out highly accurate time and frequency transfer via a…

Last Updated: 18/03/2025 09:23 Created at: 18/03/2025 09:23

NAVISP Industry Days 2025: A Landmark Gathering for PNT Innovation

The NAVISP Industry Days 2025 marked our largest event to date, showcasing the growing influence and impact of the NAVISP programme. Hosted in collaboration with the UK Space Agency (UKSA) at the historic Senate House in central London, the event attracted nearly 500 participants from 20 countries representing 170 distinct institutions. This diverse gathering brought together stakeholders…

Last Updated: 17/03/2025 08:32 Created at: 12/03/2025 11:09

FINAL PRESENTATION OF EL1-064 BIS “BLOCK-BOX FOR AN OPTIMIZED GNSS SPECTRUM MONITORING NETWORK USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE”

Slides are now available! On Friday, March 7, 2025, Huld S.r.o. presented the results of the NAVISP EL1-064 bis activity “Block-Box for an Optimized GNSS Spectrum Monitoring Network Using Artificial Intelligence”. The initiative addressed the growing threats of GNSS jamming and spoofing through a solution based on Artificial Intelligence, which can be fitted, as a Plug-n-Play inline unit,…

Last Updated: 10/03/2025 07:36 Created at: 10/03/2025 07:36

PLUTO: Proactive Road Maintenance and Condition Monitoring

Slides of EL2-146 now available On Wednesday, February 19th, 2025, Pluto Technologies presented the results of the NAVISP EL2-146 project, focused on using satellite location data and AI-based image analysis to enhance road maintenance. The project aimed to provide municipalities with smarter tools for monitoring road conditions and prioritizing maintenance tasks. The key features of…

Last Updated: 24/02/2025 09:43 Created at: 24/02/2025 09:43

Road Sounder: Development of a Smart Network for Enhanced Road Maintenance Service

Slides of NAVISP EL2-115 now available! On Wednesday, February 12th, 2025, ARPSoft presented the results of the NAVISP EL2-115 project, “Road Sounder” an autonomous system for road condition monitoring and maintenance planning. The system combines GNSS and IMU-equipped Road Sounder Cells (RSC) with cloud-based processing to detect road defects, estimate profiles, and assess…

Last Updated: 24/02/2025 09:39 Created at: 24/02/2025 09:37

Autonomous ships test range under construction in Italy

A delegation from the European Space Agency, the Italian Space Agency, the Italian Coast Guard and Fondazione Amaldi visited on the 5th of February 2025 the facilities on the Lake of Nemi, a fresh water volcanic lake in Central Italy, where the I-MASTER project aims to design and develop a National Test Range to test and validate, by using autonomous unmanned large size surface ship models,…

Last Updated: 12/02/2025 08:03 Created at: 10/02/2025 07:44

Pole position with Satellite Navigation – Wrap-up

On January 29, 2024, in Vienna, Austria, the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, AustriaTech, the FFG - Austrian Research Promotion Agency, and the NAVISP Programme of the European Space Agency hosted the event “Pole Position with Satellite Navigation: Leading with Precise Time and Exact Location.” Bringing together more than…

Last Updated: 04/02/2025 08:53 Created at: 04/02/2025 08:53

VALLE: Novel Privacy-Preserving PNT Processing Techniques

Slides of NAVISP EL1-060 now available. On January 23rd, 2025, GMV, in collaboration with RISE , presented the results of the NAVISP EL1-060 project titled “VALLE: Novel Privacy-Preserving PNT Processing Techniques.” This project focused on the development of innovative techniques to balance data privacy with functional performance in Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT)…

Last Updated: 27/01/2025 07:46 Created at: 27/01/2025 07:41

Register now for the NAVISP Industry Days 2025 – High Level Agenda

Register now for the NAVISP Industry Days 2025 – High Level Agenda! We are delighted to present the High-Level Agenda for the NAVISP Industry Days 2025. Sessions will focus on Resilient PNT, PNT for Mobility, Developments in Alternative PNT, Quantum Technologies and Resilient Time and are designed to facilitate thought-provoking discussions, idea exchange and collaboration among all…

Last Updated: 21/01/2025 08:32 Created at: 20/01/2025 08:18

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