The Commercialisation of GNSS Services

Lyn Dutton, Rusmat Ahmed and Jean-Francois Bou

Abstract:	In 1999 the European Commission outlined a growing need for a European positioning system (Galileo) with capabilities based around a satellite positioning system. The EC wished to investigate the possibility of private investors in the system to help reduce the costs to the public purse. The private investments would be repaid from revenues from a variety of commercial services provided by the system. The Galileo programme out through 2020 will cost around €6 Billion. The required private investment will only materialise if the investors can see a return for their investment. This return could be from service revenues, but year 2000 studies concluded that revenue generation would be difficult. The paper considers whether there really is a market for GNSS systems that could be exploited to help pay for the system. The paper details the services postulated for Galileo and looks at the areas where revenues might be sought, and the overall system interfaces are explored. Interoperability could play a major role in commercial viability, and the issue is discussed. Finally, two possible revenue opportunities under examination this year are introduced.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 14th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 2001) September 11 - 14, 2001 Salt Palace Convention Center Salt Lake City, UT
Pages:	1283 - 1290
Cite this article:	Dutton, Lyn, Ahmed, Rusmat, Bou, Jean-Francois, "The Commercialisation of GNSS Services," Proceedings of the 14th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 2001), Salt Lake City, UT, September 2001, pp. 1283-1290.
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