Procurement Of Full Galileo System Begins

After much uncertainty, it's good to see that the procurement of the Galileo GNSS system is now underway. We have become so reliant on satellite positioning technology for so many applications that the establishment of a civilian system to supplement the US military GPS system has become essential.

News clipping: Procurement Of Full Galileo System Begins.

The European Commission - with the support of ESA - has launched the procurement of Galileo, a global navigation system composed of 30 dedicated navigation satellites and a ground infrastructure with the main control centres in Europe and a network of dedicated stations deployed around the world. The overall programme objective for Galileo is the deployment, by 2013, of a European navigation system providing five main services, namely the Open Service, the Safety of Life Service, the Commercial Service, the Public Regulated Service, and the Search and Rescue Service.