This article is the written version of an introductory presentation made at the Opening of the Workshop session entitled “Satellite Navigation: Prospects and Applications”. The paper describes the present GNSS scene, which has changed significantly with the successful launch of GIOVE A, the first Galileo test satellite. A summary description of the planned modernisation and governance of the two existing global systems, GPS and GLONASS, is followed by brief details of the proposed Galileo Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) scheme, and a brief summary of the various regional Space Based Augmentation Systems (SBAS). The paper then concentrates on the proposed control of operations and governance of Galileo, a summary of the proposed Galileo services, and the applications that are likely to emerge in the near future.
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Ashkenazi, V. (2008). Galileo: Current Status, Prospects and Applications. In: Re, E.D., Ruggieri, M. (eds) Satellite Communications and Navigation Systems. Signals and Communication Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-47524-0_27
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