European GNSS Agency And Thales Launch EDG²E, A Dual-Frequency Multi-Constellation Receiver
According to recent news reported by the GPS World, together the European GNSS Agency (GSA) and Thales has launched a equipment for dual frequency Galileo, GPS and EGNOS project (EDG²E). The four-year-long project intends to develop a dual-frequency multi-constellation receiver, for enhanced navigation capabilities, support standardization and certification preparation, and facilitate the expected increase in air traffic, both in Europe and globally.
The prototype EDG²E receiver use GPS and Galileo signals as well as those from the European SBAS multi-constellation EGNOS. The project aims to achieve a prototype demonstration by 2021. At the end of the EDG²E project, the first SBAS dual-frequency GPS+Galileo receivers for aviation will be ready for final development and use in the aviation sector and in other safety-critical applications. Fully achieved receivers are foreseen to be installed in commercial aircraft by 2025.
In this perspective,EDG²E is an important step for GSA as it will contribute to availability of high technology products on the aviation market, taking benefit of Dual Frequency Multi Constellation feature offered by EGNOS v3.
