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Guiding the way

Navegación The intelligent mobility of tomorrow: negotiating road traffic quickly and safely with the aid of the European navigation system Galileo.

Satellite-based navigation, positioning and accurate timing information is increasingly used in many industrial, public and consumer sectors. By the end of this decade, the new European global satellite-based navigation system Galileo will radically widen the scope of exploitation and reliability.

Astrium Services is a major partner in the consortium for the Galileo concession for the deployment and subsequent service operations of the Galileo system.

Galileo heralds a technological revolution comparable with that brought about by the mobile telephone. It will also lead to the development of a new generation of universal services in areas such as transport, telecommunications, agriculture and fisheries. Crucially, unlike the existing US' GPS, which is a military-controlled system, Galileo will be managed and supervised by civilians. It will offer the guarantee of quality and continuity of service that is essential for many sensitive and safety-critical applications. Thanks to Galileo, navigation and positioning services will become more reliable and accessible throughout the world. Deployment of the system will bring on-stream a wide range of efficiency-enhancing, revenue-generating products and services.