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Kongsberg Seatex Hosts MARUSE Demonstration
NAVIGATION NEWS | 4. May 2007 |
On May 9th 2007 in Trondheim, Norway, Kongsberg Seatex AS will be
demonstrating high accuracy maritime applications using available GNSS, AIS, EGNOS
and software simulations to raise awareness of the potential of the future European
satellite navigation system Galileo in the maritime sector.
The first of four MARUSE public demonstrations
The MARUSE project within the 6th Framework Programme for Research
and Technology Development is funded by the GNSS Supervisory Authority (GSA). This
is the first of four MARUSE public demonstrations, all of which are aimed at demonstrating
future Galileo performance for the maritime community.
High accuracy
Requirements of sub-decimetre level accuracy on maritime applications, places
increasing demands on improved availability, continuity and integrity of satellite
signals. Currently available satellite navigation systems (GPS and Glonass) are
in some situations insufficient to reach such demanding requirements, mainly due
to signal shadowing and non-availability of differential corrections and integrity
data. The demonstration in Trondheim aims to present how Galileo, Galileo Local
Elements and EGNOS can help satisfy the requirements and also how Galileo can be
used in combination with the currently available satellite navigation systems to
enhance the overall performance. A research vessel owned by the Norwegian University
of Science and Technology will be used to run a demonstration of a high accuracy
relative operation.
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