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The European Union Agency for the Space Programme has selected Thales Alenia Space to extend the service life of the EGNOS satellite. Sidus Space is partnering with Lonestar Data Holdings to design, build and provide on-orbit support for six lunar data storage spacecraft. Slingshot Aerospace has been selected by AFWERX to support its Rapid Analysis of Photometric Tracks for space Object identification and behavior Recognition program (RAPTOR), and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Selected Reading Thales Alenia Space wins €51 million contract to extend EGNOS service life AFWERX Selects Slingshot Aerospace to Track and Identify Nefarious In-Space Activities Sidus Space Signs Extended and Amended Preliminary $120M Agreement with Lonestar for Lunar Data Storage Spacecraft China launches test spacecraft for satellite internet - CGTN CesiumAstro to Deliver Space Payloads and Ground Systems for Taiwan's First National Communications Satellite Constellation Starliner's flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought - Ars Technica UK firm replaces Russia in search for life on Mars Satellite operator opens new HQ in heart of Cornwall's space sector - South West Redwire Appoints Mike Gold as President of Civil and International Space Business to Lead Global Expansion NASA's SPHEREx Takes First Images, Preps to Study Millions of Galaxies Citizen Scientists Use NASA Open Science Data to Research Life in Space T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It'll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you work in the healthcare space? Are you looking to expand your skills? In this week's podcast episode, I sat down with Candice Egnos, Project Director of the Nutrition Network - an offshoot of the Noakes Foundation - to explore their incredible mission of training and certifying medical professionals in the safe and effective use of low-carb and ketogenic dietary interventions to treat metabolic and mental health conditions. With over 10,000 practitioners trained across 100+ countries, they are leaders in this educational space.The timing of this podcast interview works amazingly well because it falls over their Black Friday sale which offers up to 75% off their certification courses. These courses are ideal for health coaches, nurses, nutritionists, dieticians, doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, etc. While the Nutrition Network recognizes that low-carb and ketogenic dietary interventions are just one of many strategies to support health outcomes, they strongly advocate for medical professionals to understand the science behind these approaches and acquire the skills to apply them when appropriate. It is becoming a critical core competency patients seek from their healthcare providers.Episode Highlights:The vision behind Nutrition Network and its roots in the Noakes Foundation.Why therapeutic carbohydrate reduction is a game-changing tool for treating metabolic disorders.Courses tailored for everyone—from health coaches to dietitians to medical doctors.Insights into their globally recognized certifications, including a rigorous 16-week live mentorship program.The importance of personalized approaches to nutrition—no dogma, just results.Free resources, curated research, and a vibrant practitioner community.Whether you're a medical professional, on the path of recovery from metabolic syndrome, or simply curious about TCR (Therapeutic Carbohydrate Reduction), this episode is packed with valuable insights and actionable steps.Enjoyed this episode? We'd love to hear your thoughts—share your feedback with us here!Florence's courses & coaching programs can be found at:www.FlorenceChristophers.comConnect with Florence on:FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | YOUTUBE

In this interview, Jean-Marc Piéplu, the EGNOS Exploitation Program Manager at the European GNSS Agency, discusses the role of EU Spine Operating Galileo and EGNOS within the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service. Editor in Chief Emma Gatti and Jean Marc discussed how the European GNSS Service Centre and the Galileo Reference Centres contribute to the provision of the Galileo Service, and the services provided by EUSPA. The complexity and importance of maintaining and evolving the infrastructure to meet our every day needs is staggering,  and much of this "unseen" work is performed by EUSPA.  Is Galileo competitive against its American more famous counterpart?  The answer is in this radio episode!This episode is supported by EUSPA - The European Union Agency for the Space Programme Space Café Radio brings you talks, interviews, and reports from the team of SpaceWatchers while out on the road. Each episode has a specific topic, unique content, and a personal touch. Enjoy the show, and let us know your thoughts at radio@spacewatch.globalPlease visit us at SpaceWatch.Global, subscribe to our newsletters. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter!

Metaversu dēvē par nākotnes internetu, ka piedēvē spēju līdz nepazīšanai mainīt veidu, kā sazināmies, kā piedzīvojam pasauli apkārt. Klajā nācis jauns jēdziens - metapilsēta. Metapilsēta - tā pati pasaule, tikai ar virtuālās realitātes papildinājumu. Vai Google brilles mums nākotnē ļaus saskatīt to, kā nav un, vai tavs digitālais es - avatārs - būs tikai izklaide, vai tam ir arī mūsu dzīvi atvieglojoša funkcija un kādas iespējas virtuālajā realitātē saredz dažādu nozaru speciālisti, raidījumā Zināmais nezināmajā vērtē Rīgas Tehniskās universitātes padomes loceklis, VAS Elektroniskie sakari "5G Techritory" programmas direktors Neils Kalniņš. Eiropas Savienības kosmosa kopienas samitā gūtās atziņas “Copernicus”, “Galileo”, “Egnos”, “SSA”, “Govsatcom” – tās ir sistēmas, kas visas kopā un katra īpašā veidā raksturo Eiropas Savienības Kosmosa programmu. Piemēram, “Copernicus” ir zemes novērošanas programma – līderis Nr. 1 pasaulē, apgādājot mūs ar kosmosā iegūtajiem datiem. Lai apzinātu pašreizējās un nākotnes tehnoloģiju iespējas, oktobra sākumā Eiropas Savienības kosmosa kopienas pārstāvji pulcējās vienuviet – Čehijas galvaspilsētā Prāgā, un diskusijās daudz izskanējusi saikne starp kosmosu un drošību, kā arī kosmosu un klimata pārmaiņām. Tāpēc vispirms Rodrigu da Košta (Rodrigo da Costa), Eiropas Savienības Kosmosa programmas aģentūras izpilddirektors, stāsta, kā tieši kosmosa dati un zemes novērošanas programmas var palīdzēt drošības un aizsardzības veicināšanā. Kosmosa datu savienošana ar dažādām jomām – tas iespējams ar dronu palīdzību. Kosmosa nedēļas ietvaros dronus demonstrē Jakubs Karašs (Jakub Karas), Čehijas Bezpilota gaisa alianses prezidents. Sarunu turpinu ar Eiropas Savienības Kosmosa programmas aģentūras tehnoloģiju speciālistu Hoakinu Rejesu Gonsalesu (Joaquín Reyes González). Viņš demonstrē lauksaimniecībā izmantojamu robotu, ko varētu uzskatīt par trim traktoriem vienā - tas var darboties ar elektrību, tam ir arī dzinējs, un šos abus režīmus var kombinēt, kā arī robotam ir signālus uztverošā daļa jeb “smadzenes”. Tāpat kā drons arī šis robots ir darbināms attālināti, un tas izmanto gan “Galileo”, gan globālās pozicionēšanas sistēmas datus. Drošības un vides aspekti nav mazāk svarīgi automašīnām. Tāpēc piekrītu laipnam piedāvājumam izmēģināt autonomās braukšanas testa mašīnu, ko izstrādājis starptautisks uzņēmums “Valeo”. Pirms brauciena tiek uzlādēti mašīnas sensori un ekrāni. Iesēžoties automobiļa aizmugurējā sēdēklī, uz ekrāna paveras aina ar apkārtējo vidi, piemēram, vai mašīnas tuvumā staigā cilvēki. Savukārt brauciena laikā manā acu priekšā uz cita ekrāna veidojas nobrauktais maršruts, šoreiz vēl - šofera vadībā. Pašreizējā ideja ir veikt visas nepieciešamās sagataves, lai radītu autonomu braukšanu, tādējādi ekrānā uzzīmētais maršruts kā paraugs vēlāk tiktu iedots mašīnai bez šofera. Izkāpjot no automobiļa, uz mirkli aprunājos ar “Valeo” programmētāju no Vācijas Markusu Bahu (Markus Bach).

Antariksh Matters #1: Telangana’s SpaceTech Framework— Aditya PareekIn its latest policy document, “SpaceTech Framework”, the Government of Telangana acknowledges the central role of private enterprise in the rapidly growing global space economy. The twelve page long document lays down a framework to nurture the state’s own private space tech sector. There is a notable focus on enabling entrepreneurship in both upstream and downstream applications as well as removing many bottlenecks and regulatory hurdles.The policy seeks to attract global investment and setup partnerships with international entities to boost space related manufacturing in the state. Telangana also wishes to become a globally preferred destination for setting up new space related ventures and as a sandbox or testbed for SpaceTech applications like remote sensing. The framework laid out to achieve these objectives, has four key policy pillars - enabling access to infrastructure, business facilitation & collaboration, skill development & training, promoting research and innovation. The policy also pays due regard to involving varied stakeholders and deriving socio-economic benefits across areas & sectors - such as agriculture, insurance, urban development & planning, disaster management, digital connectivity and ecological protection etc.    Hyderabad, Telangana’s capital, already has many advantages, including being the base of institutions and high-tech facilities like ISRO’s National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) and the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI). Telangana has also contributed a significant share to ISRO’s national space efforts, most recently with supplying almost 30% of parts used in India’s Mars Orbiter Mission(MOM).Building on this momentum, the Government of Telangana has identified a “space market value chain”, which stretches from identifying end users to the upstream manufacturing sub sectors. To support this value chain, Telangana aims to encourage public private partnerships and the sharing of expensive high-tech testing and Research & Development(R&D) facilities by both government institutions and startups who can’t afford to set up their own. Some specifically identified R&D and testing facilities apart from the above mentioned ISRO-NRSC and ARCI include - Electronics Corporation of India Limited(ECIL) and the regional complexes of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). By identifying some high-impact use cases, the Government of Telangana also aims to prioritise solving problems which are pressing and have a direct impact on the state, its industry, populous and the nation at large.The government of Telangana also plans to provide competitively priced land in strategic locations inside the state for SpaceTech companies to set up their facilities - including commercial ground stations for satellite constellations. Telangana also has plans for an INR 1,300 crore fund meant for supporting startups under its Information and Communicational Tech.(ICT) policy, the policy explicitly says that space tech startups would also be eligible for support from this fund. As a way to harmonise its other high-tech initiatives such as Telangana’s AI Mission (T-AIM) and Open Data Platform, the policy also advocates for the State Government, Union Government and space tech companies involved in geospatial applications like earth observation, to synergise all efforts. Furthering the cause for synergising the state’s development goals and national space endeavours, Telangana hopes to facilitate partnerships between its own space tech industry and national Public Sector Undertakings (PSU), Union Government agencies, and foreign companies. The Government of Telangana also plans to support individuals and startups in the space tech sector with Intellectual Property (IP) development and preservation by providing advisory services in filing patents and ensuring legal compliance both domestically and internationally. The focus is also on the insurance, banking and financial services sectors. The policy highlights the need for a better understanding in analysing the risk associated with building and operating big ticket items like privately owned and built space launch vehicles and satellites. Matsyanyaaya: How Does the India-EU Trade and Technology Council Work?— Arjun GargeyasI had written long back in this newsletter about the proposed US-EU Trade and Technology Council and how it actually reveals the fissures that divide them with respect to technology cooperation and regulation. Fast forward to the present and we have the president of the European Union (EU), Ursula von der Leyen visiting India during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. An interesting aspect of the visit was the harmony between both India and the EU on most matters with the exception of the Ukraine war. But the highlight of the visit was the establishment of the India-EU Trade and Technology Council modeled after the US-EU agreement. This is the first time India has signed any such agreement with any of its partners. It will allow the two partners to address challenges in trade, trusted technology, and security, deepening cooperation in these fields. The primary objective behind the agreement is to ensure both sides can work in collaboratively in fields such as 5G, artificial intelligence, climate modelling, and health-related technology.While the talks behind the proposed India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) have gone on for over a decade, this agreement comes as a positive step towards building a partnership between India and its third-largest trading partner. It should also be noted that the EU has extended this kind of agreement in technology-related domains only to the US and India thus far. Reports say that the Trade and Technology Council will provide the political steer and the necessary structure to operationalise political decisions, coordinate technical work, and report to the political level to ensure implementation and follow-up in areas that are important for the sustainable progress of European and Indian economies. The current Technology Council between the US and EU has introduced the concepts of different working groups and departments in charge of translating the political decisions into actual deliverables. These working groups range from investment screening, climate technologies, and supply chain resiliency among others. A similar working setup is likely to be adopted in the India-EU agreement depending on the comparative advantages that both partners have to offer in the technology markets.But one of the other questions that still needs to be answered is the effectiveness of the agreement. This depends on the extent to which the EU is amenable to sharing critical technology with India. There are some strategic areas of technology that domain leaders like the EU might not be willing to pass on to India. The question of how they can navigate this kind of impasse can determine the extent to which the agreement can flourish. Similar to the US-EU Trade and Tech Council agreement, this agreement will have the clouds of technology regulation hanging over it. Both partners view the process of regulating technology from a different perspective. The differences in the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and India’s proposed Personal Data Protection Bill highlights the change in approach taken by both parties. Finding a common ground to important questions like these is imperative if the signed agreement can actually result in deliverables. It is indeed a welcome surprise that the India-EU Trade and Technology Council has been initiated considering the indecisiveness that existed in finalising the FTA. This offers a great opportunity for both countries to tap into each other’s strengths and overcome their weaknesses in the technology sector through consistent cross-border trade and flow of labour, capital and IP.Antariksh Matters #2: ISRO’s Annual Report Looks at Both Hits and Misses— Pranav R. SatyanathThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released its annual report last month, which highlights the organisation’s major activities in the past year and plans for future missions and satellite launches. Main highlights of the report are as follows:ISRO’s accomplishments in developing indigenous navigation capability: The Navigation Indian Constellation (NavIC) consists of a constellation of eight satellites which provide standard positioning services for civilian use and restricted services for the government and military services. According the the report, ISRO has worked towards enabling NavIC services on mobile devices, and integrated the Second Generation Distress Alert Transmission (SG-DAT) to provide services such as the broadcasting distress alerts in remote locations.Advancements in indigenous launch capabilities According the ISRO’s annual report, there have been two major improvements in the development of indigenous launch capabilities, First, the development of the three-stage solid-fueled Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) which can launch small satellites weighing upto 500 kg into Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Second, the development of the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) is currently under initial ground-testing stage using a demonstration vehicle.Development of the Gaganyaan Human Space Flight missionThe 2021-2022 annual report provides a greater level of detail into the Gaganyaan Programme in comparison to last year’s year’s report. Information regarding the design of the orbital module, crew module and the parameters of testing along with the results of the initial testing of the service module propulsion systems have been provided. Although an initial date for the launch is yet to be confirmed, it is likely that the first unmanned launch will occur some time in 2023.Other highlights include ISRO’s steps in building space situational awareness (SSA) capabilities. The report highlights the  use of the  radars and electro-optical telescope for tracking objects up to 10cam or higher in LEO, and tracking objects 40cm or higher in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO). In March 2022, ISRO released its first report on Space Situational Assessment, which goes into greater detail regarding India’s debris mitigation activities. During the recent US-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, India and the US signed a Memorandum of Understanding on SSA cooperation. The US currently operates the world’s largest SSA network, called the United States Space Surveillance Network and provides open-access data of all indexed objects in space.Although ISRO’s annual report highlights several developments in the past year, it is also a reminder of some of the key shortcomings that India faces in the space sector. The most prominent of which is the lag in the number of launches. India conducted just one launch of the PSLV between 2021 and 2022. Further, ISRO also faced a major setback when the GSLV F10 failed to launch due to low pressure in the cryogenic upper stage of the rocket. At a time when the world has witnessed a record number of space launches, India’s lack of sustainable launch capability is a reminder that India must build capacity  — in both state-owned and private space industry.Antariksh Matters #3: Developing an Indian Augmentation for GPS— Aditya RamanathanLast week, ISRO and Airports Authority of India (AAI) made significant progress on the path to operationalizing the homegrown satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) called GAGAN.On 28 April, an IndiGO ATR 72 aircraft landed at Kishangarh airport near Ajmer, Rajasthan, using GAGAN-based Localiser Performance with Vertical Guidance or LPV. LPVs are similar in concept to the more conventional Instrument Landing System (ILS) used in larger airports, which enables aircraft to land in less-than-ideal conditions. The key difference is that while ILS requires the airport to have the requisite antennae and transmitters, LPV uses satellite signals from an SBAS. In effect, LPVs allow aircraft to land at smaller airports that lack ILS, even when there’s poor visibility or bad weather. The SBAS PromiseGAGAN is a relatively new entrant in the SBAS club. The American Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), which covers North America, was a pioneer. Other systems include the European Union’s EGNOS and Japan’s MSAS. China is developing an SBAS of its own based on its BeiDou constellation of navigation satellites. South Korea, Australia, Russia are among other states either operating or developing their own SBAS. The primary use of SBAS is for aviation, and any operational SBAS must be reliable and accurate enough for such “safety of life” uses. Besides aviation, SBASs can also be used by ships maneuvering in narrow canals or by public road and traffic management services. GAGAN is short for GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation. Like all other augmentation systems, it uses a combination of ground stations and satellite-based transmitters. On Earth, 15 reference stations receive GPS signals, which are then collated at two master control centres, which correct them for ionospheric distortion, orbit errors, and timing errors on the atomic clocks that navigation satellites use. Three geostationary satellites (GSAT-8, GSAT-10 and GSAT-15) then broadcast the corrected signal back to Earth. Adopting GAGANIndia’s aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has already made it compulsory for all aircraft registered in the country after July 2021 to have GAGAN receivers onboard. However, for adoption to really take off, SBAS around the world will have to ensure seamless interoperability. India is part of an Interoperability Working Group with representatives from GAGAN, WAAS, EGNOS, and MSAS. But the task of interoperability is only likely to get more complicated in the future, as SBASs begin to rely on multiple satellite navigation constellations and transmit in multiple frequencies. This newsletter will keenly track these developments.Our Reading Menu[Opinion] How should India respond to the US's unilateral ASAT test ban? by Pranav R. Satyanath who is also a contributor to this newsletter[Article] How military technology reaches Russia in breach of U.S. export controls by David Gauthier-Villars, Steve Stecklow and John Shiffman[Article] Data as a weapon: Psychological Operations in the age of irregular information threats by Jon Reisher, Charity Jacobs and John Beasley[Blog] On space barons and global poverty by Harun Onder This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hightechir.substack.com

The Airports Authority of India successfully conducted a light trial using the GAGAN satellite navigation system for the landing of an ATR72 aircraft belonging to IndiGo at the Kishangarh Airport in Rajasthan last week.  GAGAN is a system jointly developed by the Airports Authority of India and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in collaboration with US defence contractor Raytheon at an estimated cost of Rs 774 crores. It provides a very accurate and high-level of satellite signals for precision air navigation over the entire Indian airspace, with the capability of expanding to nearby regions. It is capable of providing navigation services for departure, en-route and landing operations to equipped planes. The DGCA had issued a mandate, directing that all aircraft registered in India after July 1st 2021 to be fitted with GAGAN equipment.  Simply speaking, GAGAN is a Satellite Based Augmentation System or SBAS, which is a regional network of ground stations and satellites that provide GPS signal corrections, giving a better position accuracy.  GPS is the most prevalent Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and is owned by the US government. GAGAN is the fourth such SBAS system that has been operationalised after the US' WAAS, European Union's EGNOS an d Japan's MSAS and it is interoperable with the other three.  The GAGAN system consists of 15 earth-based reference stations, two master control centres, three land uplink stations and three geostationary satellites. The reference stations gather GPS satellite data and the master control centres collect data from reference stations and create GPS correction messages.  Through this, errors caused by ionospheric disturbances, satellite orbit errors and inaccurate clocks are corrected. And through the uplink stations, the corrected messages are sent to the geostationary satellites which then broadcast them to the aircraft.   India is the first country in the Asia Pacific Region to trial indigenous SBAS for landing.  According to SV Satish, former executive director (Air Traffic Management), AAI, GAGAN opens a gateway for all airports to have low visibility approaches. It will bring down diversions, save fuel and boost efficiency. He says, GAGAN can serve smaller airports effectively, and older aircraft have to be upgraded with GAGAN receivers.  GAGAN will help airports which are currently devoid of precision approach capability equipment and have higher visibility requirements. It will reduce flight delays, save fuel, and improve flight safety. Now, aircraft will be able to land at airports not equipped with expensive Instrument Landing Systems, which include many small regional airports.  At present, IndiGo, SpiceJet, Air India, Go First and AirAsia India have aircraft that are capable of carrying out these satellite-based procedures. As GAGAN's footprint expands from Africa to Australia, India is in a position to offer its service to neighbouring countries.  Though primarily meant for aviation, GAGAN's capabilities can be utilised in many other user segments such as intelligent transportation, maritime, highways, railways, surveying and the telecom industry. GAGAN Message Service (GMS) can relay alerts to deep-sea fishermen, farmers, and disaster affected people at the time of natural calamities.  Watch video

Evropská unie se koncem dubna povznesla nad samotnou Zemi. Vytyčila si cíle, ke kterým chce směřovat její kosmický program. Nechystá žádné lety lidí na blízká vesmírná tělesa, ale soustředí se na využívání družicových sítí k pozorování Země, jejího podnebí a využívání přírodních zdrojů v programu Copernicus nebo na lepší navigaci a určování polohy na Zemi v projektech EGNOS a Galileo.

Brněnští vědci odjeli do Antarktidy zkoumat plasty v extrémních podmínkách. Do vesmíru vyrazila družice s navigačním systémem nové generace EGNOS. Moderuje Josef Kluge.

Welcome to this month's GPS Training podcast, it's our 11th episode. 1. Today we have Andy and myself, Jon As always, we are streaming it live on Facebook So if you want to see what we all look like take a look at our Facebook page – 1. Just search for GPS Training on Facebook and don't forget to ‘like' our page. So, without further ado let's get on with today's podcast …… In today's podcast we are going to look at the following – 1. We have an interview with Tom Grindey, from sales at Garmin. As we discuss the all new Fenix 5 plus multi activity GPS watch from Garmin 2. We will chat over the new training videos in online resource - inReach mini + Xpedition 2 (both PC and Mac users). 3. Top tips - both Garmin and SatMap 4. We discuss the European Galileo satellite system and with everything that is being discussed in the news recently will it be affected by Brexit - Jeremy Vine. 1. Garmin's new Fenix 5 plus Earlier this week I spoke to Tom Grindey, from sales at Garmin and told us more about the new Fenix 5 plus from Garmin. 2 – inReach Mini and Xpedition training videos in the online resource 1. Is this the third consecutive podcast we have discussed the inReach mini? It must be good as I have bought one! 2. Andy, if people don't know what an inReach mini us can you just give us all a quick overview. 3. And next Andy, what's the online resource? 4. Now we understand what we are talking about what are the main areas you cover in the training videos? Module 1 - inReach Web Portal – What's this and how does it work? Module 2 - in Reach Mini – we hopefully know what this is? Module 3 - Earthmate App – I am going to ask you the same as the first module, what's this and how does it work? So, in theory, this covers everything you need to know to set up and use not only the inReach mini but also the other Garmin inReach units and you get free access to these training videos if you buy your Garmin inReach from GPS Training. If you want to find out more about this and all the Garmin inreach products go to – GPS Training.co.uk – click on GPS Store – and click on Garmin inReach – satellite communicators on the left-hand side Xpedition training videos, these are also new to the GPS training online resource. 1. Andy, what is Xpedition? 2. And hopefully by now you know what the online resource is. 3 – Andy's Top Tips · Garmin – Setup System GPS + Glonass & Egnos / Waas turned on (Egnos was originally limited coverage but much wider now and all of uk great coverage) · SatMap – Active 20 Settings – GPS Settings – GPS, GLONASS, Galilleo all on rather than just GPS Green bars go blue when land-based picked up Active10/12/20 all pick up Egnos 4 – Galileo and Brexit 1. This ties so well into the Podcast as this time last month, after recording the June Podcast we had a very interesting day – explain – Jeremy Vine show 2. Andy, what is Galileo? 3. What current GPS units use this satellite system and what other satellite systems do outdoor GPS units use? 4. Accuracy we are seeing with Galileo. 5. Are we going to see any difference in the Galileo post Brexit? If you want to hear the interview on the Jeremy Vine show go to GPS Training – Click on News and you will see it in the news section. 5. To finish off podcast number 11 - Many thanks for listening and let us know anything you would like to be covered in the Podcast, we made it to our eleventh Podcast. - Give us a call especially if you are thinking of a new GPS unit - Please do look a look at both our physical GPS courses and also our webinars, just go to GPSTaining.co.uk and click on – GPS Training courses - Please do tell your friends about the podcast and GPS Training - Don't forget you can watch us recording the podcast on our facebook page – gpstraininguk – or on our YouTube Channel – GPSTraining - AND don't forget to RST our podcast -

Welcome to this month’s GPS Training podcast, it’s our 11th episode. 1. Today we have Andy and myself, Jon As always, we are streaming it live on Facebook So if you want to see what we all look like take a look at our Facebook page – 1. Just search for GPS Training on Facebook and don’t forget to ‘like’ our page. So, without further ado let’s get on with today’s podcast …… In today’s podcast we are going to look at the following – 1. We have an interview with Tom Grindey, from sales at Garmin. As we discuss the all new Fenix 5 plus multi activity GPS watch from Garmin 2. We will chat over the new training videos in online resource - inReach mini + Xpedition 2 (both PC and Mac users). 3. Top tips - both Garmin and SatMap 4. We discuss the European Galileo satellite system and with everything that is being discussed in the news recently will it be affected by Brexit - Jeremy Vine. 1. Garmin’s new Fenix 5 plus Earlier this week I spoke to Tom Grindey, from sales at Garmin and told us more about the new Fenix 5 plus from Garmin. 2 – inReach Mini and Xpedition training videos in the online resource 1. Is this the third consecutive podcast we have discussed the inReach mini? It must be good as I have bought one! 2. Andy, if people don’t know what an inReach mini us can you just give us all a quick overview. 3. And next Andy, what’s the online resource? 4. Now we understand what we are talking about what are the main areas you cover in the training videos? Module 1 - inReach Web Portal – What’s this and how does it work? Module 2 - in Reach Mini – we hopefully know what this is? Module 3 - Earthmate App – I am going to ask you the same as the first module, what’s this and how does it work? So, in theory, this covers everything you need to know to set up and use not only the inReach mini but also the other Garmin inReach units and you get free access to these training videos if you buy your Garmin inReach from GPS Training. If you want to find out more about this and all the Garmin inreach products go to – GPS Training.co.uk – click on GPS Store – and click on Garmin inReach – satellite communicators on the left-hand side Xpedition training videos, these are also new to the GPS training online resource. 1. Andy, what is Xpedition? 2. And hopefully by now you know what the online resource is. 3 – Andy’s Top Tips · Garmin – Setup System GPS + Glonass & Egnos / Waas turned on (Egnos was originally limited coverage but much wider now and all of uk great coverage) · SatMap – Active 20 Settings – GPS Settings – GPS, GLONASS, Galilleo all on rather than just GPS Green bars go blue when land-based picked up Active10/12/20 all pick up Egnos 4 – Galileo and Brexit 1. This ties so well into the Podcast as this time last month, after recording the June Podcast we had a very interesting day – explain – Jeremy Vine show 2. Andy, what is Galileo? 3. What current GPS units use this satellite system and what other satellite systems do outdoor GPS units use? 4. Accuracy we are seeing with Galileo. 5. Are we going to see any difference in the Galileo post Brexit? If you want to hear the interview on the Jeremy Vine show go to GPS Training – Click on News and you will see it in the news section. 5. To finish off podcast number 11 - Many thanks for listening and let us know anything you would like to be covered in the Podcast, we made it to our eleventh Podcast. - Give us a call especially if you are thinking of a new GPS unit - Please do look a look at both our physical GPS courses and also our webinars, just go to GPSTaining.co.uk and click on – GPS Training courses - Please do tell your friends about the podcast and GPS Training - Don’t forget you can watch us recording the podcast on our facebook page – gpstraininguk – or on our YouTube Channel – GPSTraining - AND don’t forget to RST our podcast -

Galileo and the European geostationary navigation overlay service (EGNOS) are two satellite navigation systems under civil control. Galileo shall guarantee to Europe an independent access to a reliable satellite signal, being at the same time more accurate than existing concurrence. The aim of EGNOS is to monitor, correct and improve the accuracy of current open signals (GPS, GLONASS) on a limited territory. Galileo and EGNOS were conceived in close cooperation with the European Space Agency. They are first infrastructures owned by the European Union. The EU allocated more than €7 billion from MFF 2014-2020 in order to reach the full operational capacity by the end of 2020.Source: © European Union - EP

Galileo and the European geostationary navigation overlay service (EGNOS) are two satellite navigation systems under civil control. Galileo shall guarantee to Europe an independent access to a reliable satellite signal, being at the same time more accurate than existing concurrence. The aim of EGNOS is to monitor, correct and improve the accuracy of current open signals (GPS, GLONASS) on a limited territory. Galileo and EGNOS were conceived in close cooperation with the European Space Agency. They are first infrastructures owned by the European Union. The EU allocated more than €7 billion from MFF 2014-2020 in order to reach the full operational capacity by the end of 2020.Source: © European Union - EP

Today, the specialists at the European Space Agency's Research and Technology Centre in the Netherlands are able to confirm that the GIOVE-A mission is a success. This is an essential result for the next step in the programme: the launch of GIOVE-B, the second experimental satellite, scheduled for lift off by mid-2008. This satellite will broadcast the latest signals, which have been agreed with the United States, and two different types of onboard technologies that will provide the best timing synchronisation experienced so far. When complete, Galileo will be a constellation of 30 satellites supported by a network of ground stations, creating a global network. With this joint project, the European Commission and ESA plan a civil system providing guidance and assistance regardless of location. The fact that Galileo will be a civil system means it will guarantee continuity of access and signal quality - unlike the American GPS system, which is under military control. Nevertheless, Galileo and GPS will be compatible and interoperable - increasing the reliability of both systems.ESApod video programme

The aircraft that is normally used for calibrating French airport equipment was specially equipped to conduct precision approaches guided by the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS). The ATR42 plane of the Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile (DGAC – French Civil Aviation Authority) performed a number of test approaches and landings at Limoges airport. One of the main advantages of EGNOS in this application is that it is available everywhere without the need for ground infrastructure and it provides vertical guidance for every runway. Furthermore, in the cockpit the data display is the same as for the conventional Instrument Landing System ( ILS), so there are no familiarisation problems for the pilots and no additional training costs. EGNOS, the first European satellite navigation service, launched by the European Space Agency, the European Commission and Eurocontrol, is currently in pre-operational service and will be certified for safety-of-life applications such as civil aviation in 2008.ESApod video programme