Galileo: Issues Still To Be Solved Before Agreement With The U.S.

GPS NEWS

Although billed at a commercial navigation network the final reason to build Galileo will be based on emerging European defence policies that will seek a great level of operational independence capability.

Brussels - Jan 29, 2004
The European Commission announced that discussion with the Americans regarding the Galileo project are going well but that two issues must be solved before an agreement can be reached.

First, coexistence of Galileo's commercial signal and the GPS military encrypted signal must be possible in an emergency situation. The Europeans made several concessions and suggested modifying the signal modulation for Galileo to avoid interference with NATO and U.S. military signals.

Nevertheless, the European Commission is still committed to develop the best civil and commercial positioning system possible. The second problem is related to the joint system needed between the Europeans and the Americans. This system must be flexible to maximize the capacity of Galileo and GPS to adapt to new technologies and users requests.

The United States has national security concerns when it comes to this matter. However, the Europeans will not allow their partner to decide for them on the frequencies to be used.

Although resistant to the project at the very beginning, the United States has since adopted a more positive attitude toward the project. Discussions regarding these issues should take place the end of January.

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Trimble Wins U.S. Air Force GeoBase Program Contracts

Sunnyvale - Jan 21, 2004
Trimble has been awarded two contracts from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to provide Global Positioning System (GPS) surveying and mapping systems. The GPS equipment will be used as part of the GeoBase Civil Engineering Program for worldwide surveying and construction projects. The contracts are valued at approximately $5 million.

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