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Scope
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is the standard generic term for satellite navigation systems that provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning with global coverage. For the African continent, GNSS system will increase access to remote areas and provide positive impacts in other service sectors. The potential areas consist of both social and professional applications. The applications are mainly in the sectors of aviation, multi-modaltransportation, land management (for surveying, cadastre, and others), maritime, rail transportation, in the oil and mining industries and the social sector will allow the development of social location based services (LBS) applications. Some potential GNSS applications markets have been identified by the AiA team based on various discussions with the African stakeholders. For the conference, six most suitable applications are identified for discussion, which are relevant for the Africa Sub-Saharan countries. The identified GNSS applications have been selected in this conference to stimulate the required interests in the commercial industry and among the industry stakeholders where the immediate Return on Investment of GNSS applications investments to offer services to the citizens can be measured and justified.
Objectives
The main objectives of this International Conference are to foster and promote African technological and scientific competences that have a clear potential for Galileo and EGNOS products and services applications. More particularly, the conference aims to: • foster the development of innovative ideas and new products related to the space sector; • promote the collaboration between African industrial and university students to obtain a more stable and better structured African satellite landscape; • better position the local industry with regard to future African and worldwide activities so as to be ready to submit competitive bids when the respective calls are published; • increase the
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is the standard generic term for satellite navigation systems that provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning with global coverage. For the African continent, GNSS system will increase access to remote areas and provide positive impacts in other service sectors. The potential areas consist of both social and professional applications. The applications are mainly in the sectors of aviation, multi-modaltransportation, land management (for surveying, cadastre, and others), maritime, rail transportation, in the oil and mining industries and the social sector will allow the development of social location based services (LBS) applications. Some potential GNSS applications markets have been identified by the AiA team based on various discussions with the African stakeholders. For the conference, six most suitable applications are identified for discussion, which are relevant for the Africa Sub-Saharan countries. The identified GNSS applications have been selected in this conference to stimulate the required interests in the commercial industry and among the industry stakeholders where the immediate Return on Investment of GNSS applications investments to offer services to the citizens can be measured and justified.
Objectives
The main objectives of this International Conference are to foster and promote African technological and scientific competences that have a clear potential for Galileo and EGNOS products and services applications. More particularly, the conference aims to: • foster the development of innovative ideas and new products related to the space sector; • promote the collaboration between African industrial and university students to obtain a more stable and better structured African satellite landscape; • better position the local industry with regard to future African and worldwide activities so as to be ready to submit competitive bids when the respective calls are published; • increase the