• Study for a monitoring station for EGNOS to support services in Eastern Europe, grant no. 4000 117 527 / 16/NL/CBi, partners UPT, Thales-Alenia, Pildo Labs, funded by ESA, 2016-2019


  • Goal of the project

    The objective of the study is the automatic reporting of EGNOS performance over Romania as well as the assessment of corrections transmitted by other SBAS.

    Short description of the project

    Due to its geographical location, Romania is an ideal candidate for system performance monitoring at the border of EGNOS service area. Receivers placed in most parts of Romania will be able to track, in addition to EGNOS, also the Russian Federation’s System for Differential Corrections and Monitoring (SDCM) and India’s GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation system (GAGAN). The Contractor will implement within ESA regulatory framework and based on ECSS standards, all activities related to: an automatic reporting of EGNOS performance over Romania and Assessment of other SBAS visible from Romania. The Contractor is requested to deploy a monitoring site network for the EGNOS service and all GNSS systems within Romania and Archive data for remote access by the Agency.


    EGNOS RIMS sites


    EGNOS Service Area according to ESSP Service Definition Document v3.0

    Project implemented by:

    UPT as contractor and Thales-Alenia Toulouse France, Pildo Labs Spain as subcontractors

    Implementation period:

    Sep 19 2016 – March 19 2018, with a period of warranty of 1 year

    Main activities

    Management;   Site Ranking;   Site Selection;   Deployment;   Automatic Reporting & Performance Comparison;   Communication

    Results

    Deliverables: Site Selection Justification Document, Volume Simulation Plan, Service Volume Simulation Report, Hardware Deployment Plan, Hardware Deployment Report, Project Management Plan, Executive Summary Report, Financial Report, Final Report, Contract Closure Summary.
    Dissemination: Scientific paper in a scientific journal, Technical Note on synthesis of the study.


    The network deployed: three stations at UPT, UTCN and TUIASI universities.

    Applicability of the results

    The subject is evaluated today at technology maturity level 1 (Scientific Research), and it is aimed to conclude the project at technology readiness level (TRL) 6 Model demonstrating the critical functions of the element in a relevant environment.

    Financed through/by

    European Space Agency (ESA), contract number No. 4000 117 527 / 16/NL/CBi – UPT: 115000 EURO, Thales Alenia: 15000 EURO, Pildo Labs: 20000 EURO

    Research Centre

    Research Centre for Intelligent Signal Processing (ISPRC)

    Research Team

    Prof. Corina Nafornita (Technical Manager); Prof. Andrei Campeanu (Contracts Officer); Prof. Alexandru Isar; Prof. Ioan Nafornita; Prof. Marius Otesteanu; Prof. Vasile Gui; Lecturer Ciprian David

    Contact information

    Prof. Corina NAFORNITA, PhD
    Electronics and Telecommunications Faculty/Communications Department/ 2 Bd. V. Parvan, 300223, Timisoara
    Phone: (+40) 256 403318
    E-mail: corina.nafornita at upt.ro
    Web: http://www.tc.etc.upt.ro/isprc/


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