EUROCONTROL Policy on GNSS

F. Salabert, A. Hendriks , R. Rawlings, R. Farnworth

Abstract:	This paper summarizes the EUROCONTROL policy on GNSS for Navigation applications in the civil aviation domain. This policy is based on a gradually increasing reliance on Satellite navigation that has as the final goal its use as sole service, to the extent that this can be shown to be the most cost beneficial solution and if it is supported by successful safety and security analyses. The vision for implementing this policy is based on the combined use of at least two constellations with signals in more than one frequency band. User receivers will process signals from different GNSS constellations in combination with augmentations (e.g. ABAS, GBAS or SBAS depending on individual business cases and the phase of flight). This vision is in line with the “Common aviation Community position on GNSS” endorsed by the Provisional Council of EUROCONTROL. This GNSS policy aims at establishing a common vision among all aviation stakeholders to jointly proceed towards a successful transition to GNSS. This policy is complementary to the Navigation Strategy as GNSS is the cornerstone of future navigation from an infrastructure perspective. This document also sets policy guidelines on GNSS to be applied in the SESAR [1] implementation phase. The GNSS policy presents the operational, technical, economic, safety, security institutional and legal aspects that are the basis for a long term vision based on a multiconstellation and multi-frequency GNSS, as the positioning and timing source for Navigation applications in civil aviation. This paper includes specific policies for EGNOS, GBAS and an updated position regarding the Galileo SoL service. Finally, the document describes some principles related to the transition towards GNSS.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 21st International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS 2008) September 16 - 19, 2008 Savannah International Convention Center Savannah, GA
Pages:	1109 - 1115
Cite this article:	Salabert, F., Hendriks, A., Rawlings, R., Farnworth, R., "EUROCONTROL Policy on GNSS," Proceedings of the 21st International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS 2008), Savannah, GA, September 2008, pp. 1109-1115.
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