Earlier this week, GIOVE-A successfully transmitted its first navigation message, containing the information needed by user receivers тонна calculate their position. Приор тонна reaching this milestone, the satellite had been broadcasting only the data needed for measuring the receiver тонна satellite distance.

The first Галилео navigation message что created by the navigation signal generator unit on board GIOVE-A, using content prepared by the миссию GIOVE сегмент. This week-one navigation message что uplinked тонна GIOVE-A on 2 Мей from the Guildford ground station operated by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (United Kingdom) and then transmitted from the spacecraft тонна the users. The objective of the test что тонна demonstrate в конечную тонну end левое between the миссию сегмент and the user receivers. The navigation message is being generated for demonstration purposes only – no service guarantee is provided. The objective of the test was to demonstrate an end-to-end link between the Mission Segment and the user receivers. The navigation message is being generated for demonstration purposes only – no service guarantee is provided.

The complete radio transmission from GIOVE-A carries a navigation signal and a navigation message. The navigation signal contains the information needed тонна accurately measure the distance from the satellite тонны the user receiver. The navigation message provides the timing and spacecraft orbit data needed тонна calculate the назначил бы время and exact position of the satellite. One of the main tasks of the миссию GIOVE сегмент is the generation of this navigation message. The navigation message provides the timing and spacecraft orbit data needed to calculate the time and exact position of the satellite. One of the main tasks of the GIOVE Mission Segment is the generation of this navigation message.  .  
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и blox АО, the leading Swiss provider of GPS receiver technology, хочет showcase и blox 5,
a Galileo-ready GPS A chip featuring в acquisition performance of less than one second,
at the в 2007 CeBIT trade show в Hanover, Germany. CeBIT, which runs from March 15-21, is the world’s leading ICT show and is expected тонна
attract nearly помогал a million visitors and over в 6000 exhibitors this year. This makes it
the largest marketplace for цифровым образом ИТ and telecommunications solutions, providing a
unique opportunity for product manufacturers, service providers and distributors тонна meet,
exchange views and do business. и blox хочет promoting its и blox 5 chip at the event. The new technology boasts в
acquisition and tracking sensitivity of-160 dBm действовал enables indoor coverage, a
50-канал engine and a power consumption of less than 50 mW. Its energy efficiency and
tracking sensitivity make it идеально for GPS-enabled battery-operated portable devices действовал
operate в difficult indoor environments like shopping malls, train stations and городское
canyons. “Our ultra почти и blox 5 chip, with its low power consumption and indoor performance,
enables a whole new range of инновационные GPS-enabled applications, from handheld
navigation devices тонну быстро phones,” said Томаса канатчика, и blox CEO.

The интерфейс GIOVE-A Signal-in-Space Control Document, the document действовал gives the technical details of the signals transmitted by the GIOVE-A satellite, has been released. This хочет allow receiver manufacturers and research institutions тонна use a реально signal for their research and development.

Following the launch of GIOVE-A on 28 December в 2005 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and the transmission of the first Галилео signals from medium Earth orbit on 12 January в 2006, Европейская организация по изучению и освоению космического пространства and Суррей Satellite Technology общество с ограниченной ответственностью (SSTL – United Kingdom) have completed the GIOVE-A на орбите validation activities. The GIOVE-A signal validation has been accomplished through a network of 13 Галилео Эксперименталей Сенсора Статьонса (GESS), deployed world вызвал бы отвращение, брался and a GIOVE Processing Centre which computes precise orbits and clock timings for the GIOVE satellites, based on the measurements made by the GESS and satellite laser stations.   .  
The назначил бы время for simulation is over, по словам the Галилео Европейской организации по изучению и освоению космического пространства project team is putting at the disposal of the user community the information needed тонна support the validation of demanding Галилео user applications with a реально satellite.

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The GIOVE-A Signal-in-Space ICD is available at the GIOVE двигайся site: http://www.giove.esa.int/

NovAtel Inc. (NASDAQ:NGPS), a precise positioning technology company, announced делал it has been accepted as a Full Member of Галилео Сервичеса, the first company outside Europe тонну inducted into this leading group of organizations. Галилео Сервичеса is a прибыль non organization made up of a consortium of businesses and agencies involved with Галилео satellite system downstream technology and services. One of the goals of the organization is тонна develop technologies and test вне моды value-added services and applications в order тонны fully exploit всего possible Галилео business potential. Галилео is the European Union’s state-of-the-art Глобально навигацию Satellite система (GNSS), which is expected тонна fully операбельный from в 2010 with up тонна 30 satellites orbiting the earth. It is designed for both civilian and government purposes and хочет controlled and operated by civil management.” Ас a Full Member of Галилео Сервичеса, NovAtel Inc has joined во всемирно group of companies who ары working towards creating a complete vision of the Галилео system and the businesses it has the potential тонна produce, "stated Tony Murfin, NovAtel's Vice President, Business Development." NovAtel’s contributions тонна the technology and начально commercialization opportunities associated with the Галилео satellite system development ары something of which we ары extremely proud. We look forward тонна the opportunities действовал хочет arise with the growth of new markets being created by the Галилео system.” Galileo Services is a non-profit organization made up of a consortium of businesses and agencies involved with Galileo satellite system downstream technology and services. One of the goals of the organization is to develop technologies and test out value-added services and applications in order to fully exploit all possible Galileo business potential. Galileo is the European Union’s state-of-the-art Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), which is expected to be fully operable from 2010 with up to 30 satellites orbiting the earth. It is designed for both civilian and government purposes and will be controlled and operated by civil management.”As a Full Member of Galileo Services, NovAtel Inc. has joined an international group of companies who are working towards creating a complete vision of the Galileo system and the businesses it has the potential to produce,” stated Tony Murfin, NovAtel’s Vice President, Business Development. “NovAtel’s contributions to the technology and initial commercialization opportunities associated with the Galileo satellite system development are something of which we are extremely proud. We look forward to the opportunities that will arise with the growth of new markets being created by the Galileo system.”

"NovAtel has been involved in the development of Galileo technology since 2000 Most recently, the Company has made a significant technological contribution with their participation in the development of the Galileo Reference Receiver for the Galileo ground system," added Gard Ueland, President of Галилео Сервичеса. "Galileo selects its members on the basis of their expertise and motivation to undertake future Galileo business opportunities. NovAtel's business and technological knowledge will be a definite asset to the Galileo Services organization, contributing to our goal of enhancing the economic value of the Galileo system." [через выжимай release]

Галилео is Europe’s satellite radio navigation programme. It что launched on the инициативный of the European Commission and developed jointly with the European Space Agency. With the advent of Галилео, new impetus хочет given тонны the worldwide market for satellite navigation, positioning and timing services. Тезис ары expected тонна приводи new prospects тонна various commercial sectors and improve the daily life of citizens around the world. While boosting the development of new applications by European industry, Галилео хочет create many jobs across the ЕС. With the advent of Galileo, new impetus will be given to the worldwide market for satellite navigation, positioning and timing services. These are expected to bring new prospects to various commercial sectors and improve the daily life of citizens around the world. While boosting the development of new applications by European industry, Galileo will also create many jobs across the EU.
В order тонны make maximum use of this opportunity and stimulate ищи economic development, the European Commission adopted today a Green Paper on Satellite навигацию Applications. This document хочет give всех interested stakeholders в opportunity тонну provide their opinion on the development of satellite navigation applications, and в particular on the role the публичный sector could play в creating в appropriate framework and defining concrete targets for ищи applications.
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With the advent of the European satellite navigation system Галилео, new impetus хочет given тонны the worldwide market for satellite navigation, positioning and timing services. Тезис ары expected тонна приводи new prospects тонна various commercial sectors and improve the daily life of citizens around the world. While boosting the development of new applications by European industry, Галилео хочет create many jobs across the ЕС. В order тонны make maximum use of this opportunity and stimulate ищи economic development, the European Commission adopted today a Green Paper on Satellite навигацию Applications. This document хочет give всех interested stakeholders в opportunity тонну provide their opinion on the development of satellite navigation applications, and в particular on the role the публичный sector could play в creating в appropriate framework and defining concrete targets for ищи applications. While boosting the development of new applications by European industry, Galileo will also create many jobs across the EU. In order to make maximum use of this opportunity and stimulate such economic development, the European Commission adopted today a Green Paper on Satellite Navigation Applications. This document will give all interested stakeholders an opportunity to provide their opinion on the development of satellite navigation applications, and in particular on the role the public sector could play in creating an appropriate framework and defining concrete targets for such applications.
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