ESSP et NLA avaient candidaté pour la "fourniture du service EGNOS pour les exploitants d’hélicoptères dans l'espace aérien de classe G", mettant ainsi en valeur leur contribution à une gestion sécurisée et efficiente de l'espace aérien.

La empresa ESSP (European Satellite Service Provider), en una nominación conjunta con la sociedad NLA (Norsk Luftambulanse As), ha sido galardonada con el Premio “ATM Awards 2020” en la categoría "Provisión de Servicio",  por el desarrollo del caso "Esquema de prestación de servicios EGNOS para operadores de helicópteros en clase G Airspace”, en el que se reconocen las contribuciones a una gestión segura, rentable y eficiente del espacio aéreo.

ESSP (European Satellite Service Provider), in a joint nomination with NLA (Norsk Luftambulanse As), have been awarded the 2020 ATM Award in the “Service Provision” category with a case named “EGNOS service provision scheme for rotorcraft operators in class G Airspace”, recognising contributions to safe, cost-effective and efficient airspace management.

Before the end of the year, there is one more opportunity to learn, exchange and network with EU Space leaders and innovators: we are pleased to announce the EGNOS SERVICE STATUS SESSION 2020, the annual meeting for EGNOS stakeholders, decision-makers, industry and users, as well as application developers. This year, the EGNOS meeting has become virtual, and its online edition is scheduled for December 8 from 14.00 to 15.30 within the EUROPEAN SPACE WEEK.

The EU Space Programme is evolving and so are the needs and requirements of its user community. The 3rd edition of the User Consultation Platform (UCP) will be held on 1-2 December 2020 as part of the preparatory phase of the 2020 European Space Week. The Consultation is open to user communities, industries, service providers and R&D leveraging space for the creation of applications, businesses, and innovation

Although the outbreak of the Global Health crisis has slowed down or halted projects in all sectors, the process of signing EGNOS Working Agreements in many European airports has continued as planned. In the last five months, 4 new European organizations have settled EGNOS Working Agreements (EWAs) as a first step towards implementing EGNOS-based operations in the near future.

The top EU Space Conference will be on your screens from 7th to 11th December 2020. Held under the auspices of the German Presidency of the European Union, EU Space Week 2020 will be packed full of exciting events ranging from plenary sessions, keynotes, discussions and conference sessions, competition awards ceremonies, and much more. So, gear up and save the date!

The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Defence, Industry and Space (DG-DEFIS) has awarded two new H2020 mission evolution studies to assess the feasibility of an EGNSS-based safety service for the rail sector beyond 2022, which would enable to rationalise the rail signalling infrastructure