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==Introduction==
There are two sets of International Standards which SBAS’s shall be compliant in order to be used by Civil Aviation Authorities:
*The Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS) Standard for SBAS systems established and controlled by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)<ref name="ICAO"/> and which provides Standards regarding the type and content of data which must be generated and transmitted by an SBAS system. In general, the SBAS provider shall broadcast a SBAS Signal in Space (SIS) compliant to this standard in terms of radio-frequency characteristics, and data content and format.
*The Minimum Operational Performance Standard (MOPS) DO229 established and controlled by the US Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA)<ref name="RTCA"/>  and which provides standards for SBAS receiver equipment.


==Credits==
==Credits==

Revision as of 10:56, 1 April 2011


FundamentalsFundamentals
Title SBAS Standards
Author(s) Edited by GMV, based on ESA EGNOS book SP-1303
Level Basic
Year of Publication 2011


Introduction

There are two sets of International Standards which SBAS’s shall be compliant in order to be used by Civil Aviation Authorities:

  • The Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS) Standard for SBAS systems established and controlled by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)[1] and which provides Standards regarding the type and content of data which must be generated and transmitted by an SBAS system. In general, the SBAS provider shall broadcast a SBAS Signal in Space (SIS) compliant to this standard in terms of radio-frequency characteristics, and data content and format.
  • The Minimum Operational Performance Standard (MOPS) DO229 established and controlled by the US Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA)[2] and which provides standards for SBAS receiver equipment.

Credits

Except for updates and small modifications, the information presented in this article has been mostly extracted from chapter 1.8 of ESA SP-1303 book.[3] The information therein was mainly obtained from the following homepages:

  • ICAO website.[1]
  • EUROCAE website.[4]
  • ARINC website.[5]
  • JAA website.[6]
  • RTCA website.[2]

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