EGNOS and GALILEO for AGRICULTURE

High Precision, Low Cost E-GNSS and precision agriculture E-GNSS can support:

Precision agriculture is a highly effective farming strategy • Variable rate applications that increases yield and productivity, while lowering costs • Manual and auto guidance and minimising environmental impact. • Yield and biomass monitoring With costs perpetually on the rise and environmental • Livestock tracking demands gaining ground by the day, efficient and sustain- able farming solutions are needed more than ever. • Virtual fencing

• Post-harvest pick-up Traditionally, the barrier to precision agriculture has been a substantial equipment investment and costly ongoing sub- • Field measurement and boundary mapping scriptions. • Asset management Now EGNOS, the European Geostationary Overlay Service, and Galileo, the European System change this equa- E-GNSS will help: tion. They provide an affordable precision solution, thanks to excellent positioning and timing information that further • Increase availability, accuracy and reliability of GNSS- improves the performance of GNSS-assisted agriculture and assisted agriculture and thus enhance precision brings benefits in every phase of the farming operation. • Eliminate waste and over-application of fertilisers and herbicides

• Save time and increase profit margins • Extend equipment lifetime by optimising its use • Optimise crop yields and increase productivity • Reduce environmental impact Why EGNOS? 1. Improved operations in difficult environments where the number of plays a crucial role (e.g., the edge of 1. EGNOS is the best available option for a wide range of forests, valleys). precision agriculture applications: 2. Higher performance of the Signal in Space, with several 2. EGNOS is absolutely free; it does not require installation frequencies using more robust modulations. of hardware on farms, nor ongoing subscriptions. 3. Provides better results in guidance and auto-steering 3. EGNOS signals are received in real time thanks to its three systems (including repeatability). geostationary satellites.

4. EGNOS is . More than one in 10 tractors widely available Why Galileo Commercial Service? sold in today are equipped with GNSS receivers. Most of these receivers are EGNOS-enabled. Galileo Commercial Service is a High Accuracy Service (CS- 5. EGNOS does not need an additional long-wave device HA). It will directly disseminate PPP corrections around the to receive correction data; signals areintegrated into all world via the Galileo satellites without additional commu- EGNOS-enabled receivers. nication channels. This will allow the development of many precision farming applications with no investment on addi- tional ground network infrastructure. Why Galileo Open Service? CS-HA will offer high precision positioning service that Galileo’s free-of-charge Open Service offers either single (E1) improves the trajectory with convenience and flexibility. or multi frequency (E1, E5 and E6) capabilities, which will further improve augmentation services such as RTK/DGNSS • Lower convergence time for faster initial positioning. or Precise Point Positioning (PPP). More GNSS satellites avail- • Does not rely on proximity to ground network infrastructure able and high performance Galileo signals are bringing many benefits to precision farming. • Eliminate overlap and underlap, and reduce operator stress www.gsa.europa.eu make helps accuracy timing excellentGalileo’s Plus, ings. cities, where satellite signals can often be blocked by build in particularly users, for navigation and positioning better provide satellites Galileo GPS, with together working By Galileo’s globalsatellite constellation. navigationpositioning, timing and information provided by vices. Users around the world can now be guided using the (GNSS) - has moved from testing to the provision of live ser SystemNavigation Satellite Global European Galileo the - 2016, December in Services Initial of declaration the With Galileo InitialServices tioning accuracy than would be achieved through GPS alone. signals back to users on the ground, providing greater posi- to its three geostationary satellites. The satellites relay these incorporateddatathen This is sent and intosignals EGNOS founding factors are corrected. determinedaccuracyis The signals original conthe and of - lites, which are processed in Mission Control Centres (MCC). The EGNOS reference stations pick up signals from GPS satel informs users intheevent ofsignalproblems. ing signals while providing a crucial ‘integrity message’ that stations to increase the accuracyof existing satelliteposition geostationaryuses vice, satellites ground network of a and EGNOS, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Ser How doesEGNOSwork? EU_GNSS European GNSSAgency European-GNSS-Agency EuropeanGnssAgency @EU_GNSS - - - - - such as smartphones or vehicle navigation devices, can use use can devices, navigation vehicle or smartphones as such chipset, Galileo-enabled a containing devices Mass-market useGALILEO.eu bling arange ofnew applications andservices. driveeconomichelp growth Europein beyond and ena by additional The providedresiliency is Galileo by expected to hours to just ten minutes, potentially saving many more lives. to detect emergency distress beacon signals from up to three Galileo’s Search and Rescue service reduces the time it takes more resilient, allowing themto operate more efficiently. networks distribution energy and telecommunication and transactions financial and banking of synchronisation the GSA keeps users at thecentre ofGalileoandEGNOS. As Europe’s link between and user needs, petitiveness, economic growth, andbenefit tousers. programmes in terms of innovation, com ensuring that European citizens get the most out of Europe’s g mana- chargeof in Agency the is GSA The GSA: linkingspace to userneeds systems, serving a variety of needs, as they become available. bled in-vehicle, portable, road tolling and fleet management www.useGALILEO.eu tool helps you keep track of Galileo-ena The timing. and navigation positioning, for signals Galileo ­ing operations and service provisionof Galileo and EGNOS, powered by Europe Navigation solutions - - ­

November 2017