‘Future prospects of EGNOS and GNSS technologies in Ukraine’

On 27 September 2012, within the framework of the V World Aviation Congress ‘Aviation in the XXI Century’, a roundtable discussion ‘Future Prospects of EGNOS and GNSS Technologies in Ukraine’ was held. It brought together participants from different countries to discuss topical issues, exchange information and improve mutual understanding among organisations working in the field of GNSS.

The roundtable was organised by the National Aviation University in cooperation with the Italian company Valdani Vicari & Associati S.r.l.

The following foreign organisations were represented among the participants: RSOE – National Association of Radio Emergency Notification and Infocommunications (Hungary), CLAAS Agrosystems (Germany), Civil Aviation Academy (Kazakhstan) and Minsk State Higher Aviation College (Belarus).

Ukraine was represented by the State Space Agency, the Main Astronomical Observatory of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Research Institute of Radio Engineering Measurements, the Central Research Institute of Navigation and Control, System Solutions, etc.

The Roundtable was opened by Volodymyr Kharchenko, Vice-Rector for Research of the National Aviation University, who wished the participants a good mood and fruitful work.

After that, the presentations were made:

• Report by Monica Pesce (representative of VVA, Italy) ‘EGNOS in Ukraine: Project outcomes and the next steps Assessment on a possible extension of EGNOS coverage to Ukraine‘ (’EGNOS in Ukraine: Project outcomes and the next steps. Assessment on a possible extension of EGNOS coverage to Ukraine”)
• Report by Monica Pesce (representative of VVA, Italy) ‘GNSS IN AGRICULTURE. A market and technological assessment on North America, EU, Australia and Brazil”
• Report by Vadim Kushnir (representative of CLAAS Agrosystems, Germany) ‘Combining Galileo (EGNOS) and GMES flagships: benefits for farmers and the European population’
• Presentation by Gergely Mezo (representative of RSOE Association, Hungary) ‘GNSS in Danube Navigation’
• Presentation by Oleksiy Zhalilo (representative of the GAO NASU, Ukraine) ‘FP7 Project EEGS2 ’EGNOS Extension to Eastern Europe: Applications’ (2012-2013). KhNURE and MAO NASU current activity‘ (’FP7 Project EEGS2 – EGNOS Extension to Eastern Europe: Applications (2012-2013)”)
• Report by Volodymyr Babchenko (representative of Systems Solutions, Germany) ‘System.NET network of GNSS base stations: Advantages, services, development prospects”
• Report by Vasyl Kondratyuk (Director of the Aerospace Centre at the National Aviation University, Ukraine) ‘Opportunities for personnel training on the basis of the Aerospace Centre and the Department of ANS of the National Aviation University’
• Presentation by Valerii Konin (Professor of the Department of ANS, National Aviation University, Ukraine) ‘Space technologies at the Aviation University’
• Presentation by Fedir Shyshkov (student of the Department of ANS, National Aviation University, Ukraine) ‘Research of EGNOS reliability in Kiev’
• Presentation by Anatoliy Tsulai (representative of the Central Research Institute of Navigation and Control, Ukraine) ‘Central Research Institute of Navigation and Control’
• Presentation by Oleksandr Yakovchenko (representative of the Research Institute of Radio Technical Measurements, Ukraine) ‘Coordinate and Time Reference System of Ukraine’
• Spartak Dobrovolsky (representative of the National Aviation University, Ukraine) ‘AKIT Science Park’

It should be noted that the atmosphere of the Roundtable was friendly, the participants actively debated the topical issues in GNSS technologies.

During the discussions and debates, a number of priority areas in the application of GNSS technologies in Ukraine were identified. The participants agreed that it is necessary to more actively identify the position of Ukrainian GNSS users regarding the desire and readiness to expand the EGNOS service to the territory of Ukraine.