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  • EUSPA holds workshop on new Fundamental Elements call

    EUSPA holds workshop on new Fundamental Elements call

    EUSPA logoThe EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) is set to launch a new Fundamental Elements call, with a dedicated online workshop June 30. The workshop is an opportunity to learn about the new call and hear from successful projects funded during the last call.

    Fundamental Elements is a research and development funding mechanism designed to support the development of innovative chipset, antenna and receiver technologies in which industry would not yet invest on its own initiative. In doing so, the program helps accelerate the integration of European GNSS (EGNSS) into market-ready devices and solutions.

    Projects funded by Fundamental Elements play a key role in EUSPA’s mission of driving the development and market uptake of Galileo-enabled receivers. For example, the GEARS project, which was funded during the initial call, developed a super accurate and highly robust Galileo-enabled receiver capable of providing both time and frequency data for critical infrastructure.

    The new Fundamental Elements call builds on success of projects by:

    • integrating Galileo’s key differentiators into receiver technologies, including OSNMA, high-accuracy frequency, triple frequency, Early Warning Service, CAS and ARAIM
    • leveraging disruptive technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence
    • exploring potential synergies with Copernicus and the forthcoming GovSatCom.

    More details about these points and the call in general will be made available during EUSPA’s upcoming Fundamental Elements online Workshop via Webex. Scheduled for June 30, the workshop will include in-depth information on the funding program and the application process.

    The event will also feature project teams funded during the first Fundamental Elements call, who will share their experiences, best practices and advice for putting together a successful project.

    Register for the workshop here.

  • GNSS experts: The GSA wants you for Fundamental Elements

    GNSS experts: The GSA wants you for Fundamental Elements

    Screenshot: EU Science & Innovation video
    Screenshot: EU Science & Innovation video

    The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is looking for experts with a high level of expertise in navigation satellite systems to assist it with tasks related to the implementation of the Fundamental Elements funding mechanism.

    The GSA is interested in experts with professional experience in specific market segments such as aviation, location-based services, agriculture, surveying, rail, road, maritime, and timing and synchronisation and/or with hi-tech business building skills.

    Specifically, the GSA would like to involve business and technical experts with proven experience in one or more of the following areas:

    • E-GNSS signal processing;
    • Development (hardware, software/firmware algorithms etc.) of E-GNSS receivers and antennas;
    • Applications, services and products in the area of E-GNSS;
    • E-GNSS technologies state of the art boosting, particularly E-GNSS differentiators.

    Experts assist in:

    • Evaluation of proposals, prize applications and tenders
    • Monitoring of actions, grant agreements, public procurement contracts

    Experts also provide opinion and advise on preparation, implementation and evaluation of EU programmes and design of policies.

    No deadline, but apply early

    To select experts, the European Union Institutions regularly publish calls for expression of interest detailing the selection criteria, the required expertise, the description of the tasks, their duration and the conditions of remuneration.

    The call for expression of interest is permanently open, so there is no application deadline. However, early application is encouraged because the first experts should be appointed in the third quarter of 2019. Anyone interested can register here.

    Experts who have already registered in the Participant Portal expert database are invited to log-on here to declare their interest in Fundamental Elements assignments and to update their area(s) of expertise.

    For more information and to download the call, click here.

    Fundamental Elements

    Fundamental Elements is an EU R&D funding mechanism supporting the development of EGNSS-enabled chipsets, receivers and antennas. Fundamental Elements projects are part of the overall European GNSS strategy for market uptake, led by the GSA. The objectives of the programme can be summarised as follows:

    • Facilitate the adoption of EGNSS, building on innovative services and differentiators;
    • Improve the competitiveness of EU industry ;
    • Address user needs in priority market segments ;
    • Maximise benefits to European citizens.

    The total budget for projects to be carried out in 2015-2020 is EUR 111.5 million.