Tags: Galileo, GNSS, Satellite Navigation, Spain
Publication: NEurope.eu
Publication Date: 05/14/2013

Galileo spacecraft formation. Image credit: OHB System AG/SSTL

Europe has inaugurated its newest Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) service center. Located in Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain, the Loyola de Palacio GNSS Service Center will be dedicated to providing constellation information to companies that want to use satellite-sourced data for products and services in sectors such as agriculture, transport and mapping.

The center will serve as an interface between the Galileo navigation system and user communities of the open and commercial services. Additionally, developers of applications that use Galileo’s satellite data will be offered support through consultancy, certification services and quality stamps for their final products.

The Loyola de Palacio GNSS Service Center will allow Spain to participate in the Galileo program. So far, the country has financed approximately €4 million for a preliminary study and construction of the building. The European Union is funding the additional €30 million necessary to engineer and outfit the center, which is expected to be functional by October 2014.

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