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A Beginner’s Guide to GNSS in Europe INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS’ ASSOCIATIONS 1255 University Street, Suite 408, Montreal, Quebec H3B 3B6 Canada, Tel +1 514 866 7040, Email Document prepared by EVP Europe, August 1999 Page 1 of 14 A Beginner’s Guide to GNSS in Europe Table of Contents: A. GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) 1. Setting the scene 2. CNS/ATM 3. GNSS-1 4. Area Augmentation Systems 4.1 LAAS/GBAS 4.2 SBAS 4.2.1 WAAS 4.2.2 MTSAT 4.2.3 EGNOS 4.3 ABAS 5. European Tri-Partite Group (ETG) 6. Frequency Spectrum 7. Economic Study B. GNSS-2 1. Technical aspects 2. Galileo 3. Economic Study C. A short description of ADS 1. ADS D. IFATCA Policy E. References F. Schematic presentation Document prepared by EVP Europe, August 1999 Page 2 of 14 A. GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) 1. Setting the scene This paper was prepared by EVP Europe in order to provide an overview of what is currently going in the field of Satellite Navigation and also what the future holds in terms of ATC. A Beginner’s Guide to GNSS in Europe was written to help IFATCA representatives have clearer picture of the actual situation and it was the intent of the author that this document is a living one and that IFATCA Standing Committee 1 be able to use it in their work. I have submitted this paper to the Swiss specialist on Satellite Navigation to ensure accuracy. Dr. Scaramuzza has done his thesis on the DGPS trials b