ESNC 2014 Presentation at the International Kick off in Rotterdam on 15 April Presentation of the GSA Special Prize that is organised by the European GNSS Agency Are you the next European GNSS application entrepreneur? The European GNSS Agency (GSA), a European Union agency, works with the European Commission on a range of activities aimed at helping European entrepreneurs and businesses take commercial advantage of European GNSS (EGNOS and Galileo). The GSA Special Prize rewards the year's most promising application idea for European GNSS. This year's winner will have the opportunity to advance their idea at a suitable incubation centre of their choice within the EU-27 for six months, with an additional six months possible based on an interim evaluation. Sign up from 1 April - 30 June at www.esnc.eu The European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) is an international contest that awards the best services, products, or business innovations using satellite navigation in everyday life. Since 2004, ESNC’s mission has been to spur on development of market-driven applications based on satellite navigation technologies, including EGNOS and Galileo. Within the past nine years more than 6,000 developers took part in the ESNC. This year’s prize pool is worth EUR 1 million including cash, business incubation, coaching, patent consulting, prototyping and marketing support, access to customers and user communities, and publicity in the world’s leading satellite navigation network. Winners of the 25 regional and 7 special prizes will be in the running for the grand prize of EUR 20,000 and six months incubation in a regional centre of choice. Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) enable countless applications here on Earth. Submissions are welcome in any relevant application field, including: Location Based Services, Smart Moving, Safety & Security,Navigation, Health, Energy, Augmented Reality, Gaming, Sports & Tracking, Public & Social Services, Agriculture and many more.

1. ESNC 2014 KICK OFF
ROTTERDAM, 15/04/2014
GSA Special Topic Prize
The most promising application idea for European GNSS

2. European Council
and Parliament
European
Commission
European Space
Agency (ESA)
European GNSS Agency
(GSA)
Political Oversight
Programme Oversight
and Programme management
Execution
IOV Contracts
FOC Contracts
delegation delegation
assistance
Upstream (space) industry Downstream (applications) industry
GNSS Programme
Committee
EGNSS Applications R&D
Ensuring the Security of the EGNSS
Exploitation of Galileo
Exploitation of EGNOS
Market Development: supporting the
use of EGNSS
GSA role within EU GNSS programmes

3. 1 billion GNSS devices by 2020 in Europe.
LBS and Road leading in revenues…
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Units (billions)
Installed base of GNSS devices by region
EU27 North America Rest of the World
CAGR: 22%
CAGR: 9%
Road
46.2%
Maritime
0.3%
Aviation
1.0%
LBS
47.0%
Agriculture
1.4%
Surveying
4.1%
Rail
0.1%
Cumulative core revenue 2012‐2022

4. GNSS market report issue 3: the most up-to-date global
overview of GNSS market
SECTORS COVERED:
• LBS
• Aviation
• Road transport
• Maritime
• Rail
• Surveying
• Agriculture http://www.gsa.europa.eu/market/market‐report

5. Objectives
– Raise EGNSS awareness in all user sectors
– Demonstrate the business potential of EGNSS
– Stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship in EGNSS markets
The Prize
• Opportunity to realise the idea at a suitable incubation centre of their
choice within the EU28 for six months…
• …with the option of additional six months based on evaluation after the
first period
* Costs should not exceed EUR 20,000 per 6 month period.
2014 ESNC GSA Special Topic Prize

6. Propose an idea that…
– Positioning is key enabler of the application.
– EGNSS is the primary means of positioning.
– Uses EGNSS: special attention given innovation in adapting it to the
specific applications.
– Addresses a significant business opportunity or has an important social
dimension.
– Can be developed further as a new venture or spin-off in an EU business
incubator.
2014 ESNC GSA Special Topic Prize

7. • Evaluation criteria
• Technical / operational feasibility, maturity of the idea
• Benefits / market potential
• Innovation compared to current solutions
• Exploitation of EGNSS signals and operational advantages
• Contribution to EGNOS and Galileo adoption
2014 ESNC GSA Special Topic Prize

8. GSA 2008 Winner – Sci-Tech
Sci-Tech – winner of the 2008 GSA Special Topic Prize,
UK Regional Winner, and the 2008 "Galileo Master"
Real-Time Rescue - A personal GNSS tracker for maritime
applications

9. Nogago - winner of the 2009 GSA Special Topic Prize
Outdoor navigation application for smartphones
GSA 2009 Winner – Nogago

10. Mobilizy – winner of the 2010 GSA Special Topic Prize & the 2010
"Galileo Master"
WikitudeDrive – Augmented Reality Navigation for smartphones
GSA 2010 Winner – Mobilizy

11. UAVTCAS – winner of the 2011 GSA Special Topic Prize & the
Catalonian Regional Winner
Mini-UAVs Traffic collision avoidance system
GSA 2011 Winner – UAVTCAS

12. GSA 2012 Winner – Geko Navsat
Geko Navsat – winner of the 2012 GSA Special Topic Prize
3 Sound Navigation – Track Navigation Solution Based on GNSS
and 3D Acoustically Augmented Reality

13. GSA 2013 Winner – JOHAN
JOHAN– winner of the 2013 GSA Special Topic Prize
JOHAN: The digital oracle for field sports, including the GNSS
player tracking in real time
THE PROTOTYPE IS READY

14. THANK YOU
Jean-Marc Pieplu
EGNOS Exploitation Programme Manager
European GNSS Agency