Izarbel
Technocité
Arkinova
ID Ocean
07 December 2018
Satellite positioning systems and their applications at Izarbel
A multitude of applications are being developed thanks to the constellation of satellites, but also the antennae of the French TERIA network. ESTIA engineering school hosted a day-long symposium on precision geo-tracking using satellites, with the participation of companies from the Basque Country Technology Park.
The symposium, entitled “Precision geo-tracking by satellites - Understanding the process and anticipating its impact in preparation for future changes”, took place on 6 December at the Izarbel Technology Park site. The event was held on the ESTIA premises. The ESTIA Entreprendre department is a founding member of the ESA BIC Sud France incubator of the European Space Agency.
This day of conferences and round table discussions was also organised by the TERIA network, a group of 200 branches across France providing services for professionals in measuring.
The Global Navigation Satellite System, or GNSS, relies on a constellation of satellites operated by different countries, including the thirty satellites in the European Galileo system. “These satellite networks supply different types of information and technological solutions specific to each application” explained Hélène Gauthier, head of the GNSS performance monitoring department at the French National Space Studies Centre (CNES) in introduction to the event.
GNSS and TERIA
“We are going to shift from a world of niche applications to one of mass market applications” says Hélène Gauthier, explaining the growth in geo-tracking needs. With, for example, the development of autonomous vehicles or the proliferation of smartphone applications, needs are changing and there are greater perspectives for developing different satellite networks. The TERIA network uses these satellite systems to offer professionals a real-time, highly accurate GNSS solution. TERIA enables aerial applications (drones, planes, helicopters), land applications (robots, topography, agriculture, public works, GIS, autonomous vehicles, archaeology, geodesy) and maritime applications (bathymetry, navigation).
Several company representatives from the Basque Country Technology Park participated in the conferences and round table discussions: Michel Ostrowiecki, Manager of Capgemini at Technocité in Bayonne, Gilles Pichon, President of SIG-IMAGE and Hubert Forgeot and President of Aguila Technologies, both companies located at Izarbel. The Basque Country Urban Authority also participated, presenting the geo-tracking applications for its dockless bike service. Around one hundred people participated in this event, promoting exchange and discussion of experiences.
To find out more: https://www.reseau-teria.com
