EGNOS Telematics Support Safety in Hazmat

Carrying goods by road involves the risk of traffic accidents. If the goods carried are dangerous, there is also the risk of an incident, as for instance spillage of the goods, leading to hazards such as fire, explosion, chemical burn or environmental damage. Thus it must be handled safely. Satellite Navigation is the basis for numerous applications, for example agriculture and geodesy, but its principal uses are in the transport sector. Today GPS (Global Positioning System) based positioning and navigation systems are already in operation in almost all modes of transport, including telematics applications for the surveillance of hazardous goods. EGNOS (European Geostationary Overlay Service) and Galileo are the two systems implementing the European GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) strategy. EGNOS improves the accuracy of current GPS signal to up to one metre and provides integrity information. EGNOS Open Service is operational since October 2009, and freely available to most common applications. EGNOS Commercial Service (CS), operational since April 2010, is based on EGNOS data disseminated by EDAS (EGNOS Data Access Service), and enables specific applications for professional markets, requiring very accurate and guaranteed positioning such as the regulated applications. This paper presents the state of play in Europe concerning the operational use of EGNOS for the road transport of hazardous material, as implemented thanks to research & development projects supported by national and European institutions.

• Corporate Authors:

  ITS Japan

  Tokyo,   Japan 

  ITS America

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  ERTICO

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  Brussels,   Belgium  B-1050
• Authors:
  • Di Fazio, Antonella
  • Fusco, Irene
• Conference:
  • 17th ITS World Congress
  • Location: Busan , Korea, South
  • Date: 2010-10-25 to 2010-10-29
• Publication Date: 2010

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 8p
• Monograph Title: 17th ITS World Congress, Busan, 2010: Proceedings

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight transportation; Global Positioning System; Hazardous materials; Highway transportation; Telematics
• Identifier Terms: European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS); Galileo satellite navigation system; Global Navigation Satellite System
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I70: Traffic and Transport;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01354753
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 24 2011 11:03AM