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Corporate Presentation GMV-SKYSOFT Telecoms and Navigation ANACOM, Lisbon July 10th 2012 © GMV, 2012 GENERAL Multinational conglomerate founded in 1984 Private capital Offices in Spain, Portugal, Poland, USA, Germany, Romania, India and Malaysia Over 1,100 employees all over the world Roots tied to the Space and Defense industries Currently operating in Aeronautics, Space, Defense, Security, Transportation, Healthcare and ICT industries ESA TELCO/NAV WORKSHOP AT ANACOM 10/07/2012 Page 2 © GMV, 2012 SPAIN GMV IN THE WORLD MADRID – HEADQUARTERS VALLADOLID Offices in Spain, Portugal, Poland, USA, Germany, SEVILLE BARCELONA Romania, India and Malaysia VALENCIA CANARY ISLANDS Technology deployed in 5 continents LEON Permanent staff in 10 countries ZARAGOZA PORTUGAL USA GERMANY POLAND ROMANIA MALAYSIA INDIA € 115M€ (total turnover) Over 1.100 employees ESA TELCO/NAV WORKSHOP AT ANACOM 10/07/2012 Page 3 © GMV, 2012 INDUSTRIES Aeronautics Space Defense Security Healthcare Transportation Telecommunications Public Sector and Corporate ICT ESA TELCO/NAV WORKSHOP AT ANACOM 10/07/2012 Page 4 © GMV, 2012 GMV IN PORTUGAL . Founded in 1998, integrated into GMV in 2005 . Around 85 people, over 85% with engineering background . Portuguese Leader Supplier for the European Space Agency (ESA) . Portuguese leader in Software Engineering for Civil Aviation . Portuguese reference for the European Commission (EC) ESA TELCO/NAV WORKSHOP AT ANACOM 10/07/2012 Page 5 © GMV, 2012 SPACE Satellite Control Centers Flight Dynamics Systems Mission Planning Systems Global Satellite Navigation Systems Earth Observation Satellite Data Processing Centers Scientific Operations Centers Guidance, navigation and control Mission analysis On-board software Simulators development Space applications development Telecommunication technologies ESA TELCO/NAV WORKSHOP AT ANACOM 10/07/2012 Page 6 © GMV, 2012 SPACE: OUR MAIN CLIENTS INSTITUTIONAL CUSTOMERS: SPACE AGENCIES TELECOM SATELLITE OPERATORS SATELLITE MANUFACTURERS / SYSTEM INTEGRATORS ESA TELCO/NAV WORKSHOP AT ANACOM 10/07/2012 Page 7 © GMV, 2012 Cluster LRO AN IMPRESSIVE TRACK RECORD OF Hipparcos ISO Huygens Integral XMM Mars Express MISSIONS SUPPORTED BY GMV BepiColombo COROT Darwin Rosetta Exomars SMART-1 SMOS Gaia Soho Hesrchel/Planck GOCE LISA CRYOSAT ERS-1/2 Venus Express SEOSAT Envisat Galileo constellation EPS/METOP OCO GIOVE-B ADM/Aeolus Earthcare EGPM ERM Minisob Smila Spectra SPOT MEASAT 1R Swarm Wales SCC & FDS / MPS FDS / MPS SCC MA PMR PDS/SOC/GMS COSMO/Skymed ATV FUEGO Helios SCC: Satellite Control Centre (real time monitoring & control) FDS / MPS: Flight dynamics / Mission Planning System MA: Mission analysis PMR: Payload management & reconfiguration PDS/SOC/GMS: Payload Data Segment / Science Operations Centre, Ground Mission Segment ESA TELCO/NAV WORKSHOP AT ANACOM 10/07/2012 Page 8 © GMV, 2012 TELECOM AND NAVIGATION KEY PROJECTS DURING 2008- 2012 © GMV, 2012 NAVIGATION / EGEP REFERENCES 1/4 Galileo – GMV the national leader in Galileo (GMV group 1st behind primes). – Work in GMS OSPF on-going in the FOC phase. ROCAT • ROCAT (Techniques for Robust Carrier Phase Tracking). ESA TRP. • GMV will integrate innovative techniques in own receiver products in order to assess the performance of robust carrier phase tracking. FASTTTFFIX • Navigation Message Techniques and Concepts for Fast Time to First Fix (TTFF) without aiding. ESA TRP. • GMV is the leader and in charge of algorithms design and simulators. In-house products – GNSS software receiver product line (srx10). – wipode indoor navigation. – magic suite tools. ESA TELCO/NAV WORKSHOP AT ANACOM 10/07/2012 Page 10 © GMV, 2012 NAVIGATION / EGEP REFERENCES 2/4 ARAIM • Study on Advanced Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (ARAIM) concepts to meet the civil aviation LPV-200 and APV-I missions with vertical guidance on a worldwide basis, and to determine their impact in the European GNSS evolution plans. • The project shall study different architectures involving GBAS, SBAS, and a worldwide ARAIM Network disseminating ISM and validated navigation message. ANGELICA • Analysis of GNSS Evolution for Liability-Critical Applications (ANGELICA) is a study project for ESA on the potential future evolution of the European GNSS systems (EGNOS, Galileo) in order to provide the due service to the users of “Liability Critical applications” (LCA). • GMV performs technical analysis of the requirements of GNSS for Liability-Critical Applications. ESA TELCO/NAV WORKSHOP AT ANACOM 10/07/2012 Page 11 © GMV, 2012 NAVIGATION / EGEP REFERENCES 3/4 MLU TEST-BED • Multi-constellation regional system Land Users testbed, support European agencies, users, and industry in evolving GNSS to support possible future services. The focus is on the proof of position service (POPS) and on emergency services (ES) alert dissemination channel for “liability critical services”. • GMV is currently developing the EGNOS End-to-End Simulator, a Raw Data Generator (RDG). HISTB • The High Integrity System Test Bed is an EGEP test bed devoted to high integrity experiments for aeronautical missions. Experiment new safety-of-life services and to support EGNOS evolution. • GMV is charge of the following activities: – The evolution of SPEED V1 Navigation Kernel into V2 in order to increase the input and output flexibility. – Algorithms evolutions to implement the new integrity services. ESA TELCO/NAV WORKSHOP AT ANACOM 10/07/2012 Page 12 © GMV, 2012 NAVIGATION / EGEP REFERENCES 4/4 ROFERS • The Robust Frequency Reference Subsystem project is a self-standing unit using the satellite’s on-board reference clock signals, and generating a frequency signal with improved performance and robustness. • The solution will be implemented in an FPGA breadboard model, where GMV is responsible for the algorithm FPGA and controller unit. NAVIPEDIA • Wikipedia-like site about satellite navigation technology. • GMV is responsible for the writing and editing part of the initial content before the public opening of the site in 2012. • Site is now online. • Register at www.navipedia.net . www.navipedia.net ESA TELCO/NAV WORKSHOP AT ANACOM 10/07/2012 Page 13 © GMV, 2012 TELECOM / ARTES REFERENCES 1/2 ARTES 10: ANTARES • AeroNauTicAl REsources Satellite based is the phase B study designing a new Satellite Communication System for Air Traffic Management, within the Iris programme, the satellite- based solution for the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) programme. • ANTARES is a two-year study that focuses on the development of a new, purpose-built, SATCOM system. • The performance of the telecommunication protocols will be verified by end-to-end test bed developed by GMV. ARTES 20: BIRDSTRIKES • IAP activity to provide – in the long term - sustainable services to civil aviation, airport authorities and other interested stakeholders in order to reduce the number of bird strikes and their impacts. The concept is of a system integrating existing measures and technologies with space- based assets to provide timely notification and prediction of the presence of birds in the areas at and around airports. • GMV provided the expertise dealing with Earth Observation technologies. ESA TELCO/NAV WORKSHOP AT ANACOM 10/07/2012 Page 14 © GMV, 2012 TELECOM / ARTES REFERENCES 2/2 ARTES 20: SINUE • Satellites enabling the Integration in Non- segregated airspace of UAS in Europe - Feasibility study. • GMV explored the feasibility of a maritime surveillance mission in the Portuguese Isles. ARTES 21: Satellite-AIS phase B1 study • GMV helped to refine user requirements analysis based on its experience leading the previous EMSA Space-based AIS User benefit Analysis. • Mission analysis support given to Astrium to study and optimize the constellation configuration. ESA TELCO/NAV WORKSHOP AT ANACOM 10/07/2012 Page 15 © GMV, 2012 Thank you José Luís Sousa Freitas Business Development Manager Portugal Aerospace [email protected] Tel. +351 21 382 93 66 Tlm. +351 96 203 26 51 www.gmv.com.pt© GMV, 2012 .
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