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To receive EGNOS signals an EGNOS compatible receiver is required There are many receivers now already on the market from a variety of manufacturers.<ref name=" ESA Web site on EGNOS receivers">[http://www.esa.int/esaNA/ESAQZ20VMOC_index_0.html   ESA Web site on EGNOS receivers ]</ref>
To receive EGNOS signals an EGNOS compatible receiver is required. There are many receivers available on the market from a variety of manufacturers. Serving as an augmentation, or overlay, to a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) message, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) improves the accuracy and reliability of GNSS positioning information, and provides a crucial integrity message regarding the continuity and availability of the signal. Because of this accuracy and reliability, EGNOS has proven essential for a range of applications across numerous market segments, as can be seen in the reference link. <ref name=" GSA EGNOS applications>[https://www.gsa.europa.eu/egnos/applications   GSA EGNOS Applications  ]</ref>


An EGNOS receiver is like a GPS receiver but with special software inside that allows the receiver to lock onto the code used by the EGNOS satellites and compute the EGNOS corrections to the GPS signals. Apart from this, an EGNOS receiver is just like a GPS receiver. This means that it can pick up GPS signals as well. An EGNOS receiver is the same size as a GPS receiver and uses the same type of antenna.
An EGNOS receiver is like a GNSS receiver but with special software inside that allows the receiver to lock onto the code used by the EGNOS satellites and apply the EGNOS corrections to the GNSS signals. Apart from this, an EGNOS receiver is just like a GNSS receiver. This means that it can pick up GNSS signals as well. An EGNOS receiver is the same size as a GNSS receiver and uses the same type of antenna. The next EGNOS generation (EGNOS V3) is going to include a multi frequency and multi constellation configuration (GPS and Galileo) and is currently being assessed with the objective to have them operational by 2025.  


To test the EGNOS receiver, special prototypes have been developed with extensive capabilities to log and analyze data.


==Receiver types==
==Receiver types==
[[File:receiver_test.jpg | EGNOS receiver used for test and validation purposes. | 350px|thumb|right]]
[[File:receiver_test.jpg | EGNOS receiver used for test and validation purposes. | 350px|thumb|right]]


EGNOS-enabled receiver depend on the targeted application, the EGNOS functions that will be used and the integration constraints. In choosing a receiver, users should establish whether it correctly supports EGNOS, then select the interface type. Check if the protocols supported by the receiver allow retrieval of the data required for the targeted application.<ref name=" EGNOS Portal-Receivers">[http://egnos-portal.gsa.europa.eu/developer-platform/developer-toolkit/receiver-list  EGNOS Portal on EGNOS receivers ]</ref>
The selection of the EGNOS receiver to use will depend on the specific application, the functionalities needed, and the integration constraints. In particular, it is necessary to check whether the receiver processes EGNOS correctly, and if its interfaces allow the application to retrieve the required data.


EGNOS-enabled receivers can be designed using a chipset, hybrid component or auxiliary card.
There are different technologies to use as basis upon which design an EGNOS-enabled receiver, namely, chipsets, hybrid components and auxiliary cards:
* Chipset: consists of one or two components that must be installed on a circuit board. The routing of the RF part is sensitive. This compact solution is also the least expensive.
* Chipsets: the EGNOS solution is embedded in one or two components that are installed in a circuit board. Special care is to be put with the RF interface. This solution is the least expensive.
* Hybrid component: consists of a single component integrating the RF and signal processing parts to be installed on a circuit board. Routing is easier compared to chipsets. The price is higher than for the chipset solution.
* Hybrid components: a single component includes RF functions and data processing. With a cost higher than the chipset solution, the integration is simpler.
* Auxiliary card (piggyback): all the receiver and peripheral components are integrated on a ready-to-use card connected to the final product’s main circuit board. It is an ideal solution for prototyping embedded applications. This is the most expensive solution.
* Auxiliary cards (piggybacks): all the RF and processing functions are included in a single card designed to be attached to the main board. Although this is the highest cost solution, is also the best one for embedded applications.


==Communications protocols==
==Communications protocols==
Manufacturers generally use proprietary protocols which give access to almost all the data (pseudoranges, satellite navigation messages, SBAS messages, etc.) associated with a standardised protocol, NMEA 0183. Some receivers also generate data in RINEX (Receiver INdependent EXchange) format.


RINEX is an exchange format that is independent of the receiver. It was developed by the Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern in order to provide data in a single format that has been collected in proprietary formats by different brands of receiver. This format is generally supported by professional receivers. It is also used by IGS servers for supplying GNSS data. In this format, the GNSS data are provided as text files. A description of this format described by the University of Bern is available free of charge on http://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/igscb/data/format/rinex210.txt.
Receiver manufacturers tend to provide output data in a combination of proprietary and standardized open formats, the most common of which include [[Interfaces and Protocols| NMEA, RTCM, NTRIP, SiSNET and  RINEX]].


==Manufacturer’s specifications==
==Manufacturer’s specifications==


[[File:egnos_receiver.jpg | EGNOS Receiver market.  |200px|thumb|left]]
[[File:egnos_receiver.jpg | EGNOS Receiver market.  |200px|thumb|right]]
 
Although some manufacturers clearly specify that EGNOS is supported, others indicate that their receivers are “WAAS Capable” or “WAAS Enabled”, with WAAS referring to both the North American satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) and the SBAS standard. In practice, “WAAS Capable” means that the receiver can use SBAS services but the user must activate this function once only, or each time it starts up. “WAAS Enabled” usually means that the receiver activates SBAS reception by default.
 
It is important to bear in mind that there is no guarantee a “WAAS Capable” or “WAAS Enabled” receiver will support EGNOS (this is due in particular to the MT0/2 message which is sometimes interpreted as MT0).
 
Besides, navigation services are developing swiftly, so it is vital to keep in pace with international standards.<ref name=" ESA web site on EGNOS Receiver Manufacturers">[http://www.esa.int/esaNA/SEM89KXO4HD_egnos_0.html  ESA web site on EGNOS Receiver Manufacturers ]</ref>


==Receiver list==
As EGNOS is [[SBAS Interoperability|interoperable]] with other SBAS, those receivers implementing the SBAS standards will take benefit of it. In practice, many receivers indicate its compatibility with SBAS with the tags "WAAS Capable" or "WAAS Enabled", after the [[WAAS General Introduction|first operational SBAS]], deployed by the US government. "WAAS Capable" usually means that the SBAS functions are switched off in the default receiver configuration; the user would have to turn them on at least once. On the contrary, "WAAS Enabled" usually indicates that the SBAS features are set in the initial configuration.
Helios<ref name=" Helios Home Site">[http://www.askhelios.com/  Helios Home Site ]</ref> produced a list of receivers compatible with EGNOS as part of a market study completed in 2008 on behalf of the GNSS Supervisory Authority.<ref name=" EGNOS Receiver Consultation">[http://egnos-portal.gsa.europa.eu/business-support/marketing-support/market-research/egnos-receiver-consultation-september-2008-  EGNOS Receiver Consultation produced by Helios, Executive Summary and Key Conclusions ]</ref> It is a non-exhaustive list but it provides, for each receiver, the degree to which its SBAS capability is recorded, as well as the GNSS chipset used (where this information is available). This information is available in (http://egnos-portal.gsa.europa.eu/files/dmfile/OPO-09-004_Receiver_list_091021.pdf).


Many devices are suitable, and marketed, for more than one of the market segments identified here. Outdoor recreation devices, for example, cross over into the maritime and general aviation segments.


Many products are sold as being SBAS compatible, but it is often impossible to tell whether the device is making full use of the SBAS corrections (category 1) or is simply capable of receiving the signal from the SBAS satellites (category 2). In these cases, the product is shown as being in both categories 1 and 2.
==Safety-of-Life and Open Service Receivers==
For the Safety-of-Life (SoL) service,<ref name="EGNOS SoL SDD">[https://egnos-user-support.essp-sas.eu/new_egnos_ops/sites/default/files/documents/egnos_sol_sdd_in_force.pdf  EGNOS Safety of Life Service Definition Document]</ref> the EGNOS user equipment shall be compliant (certified) against several standards. For instance, civil aviation SBAS equipment shall demonstrate (see [[SBAS Standards|SBAS standards]]):
* Full compliance to  RTCA SBAS MOPS DO-229 (airborne equipment).
* Full compliance to the RTCA SBAS MOPS 228 and 301 (antenna requirements).
* Compliance to RTCA TSO (C190, C145b, C146b) for SBAS equipment or equivalent European TSO. There is an additional TSO linked to the GNSS Antenna (TSO-C190).
* Compatibility to other avionics equipment, in particular Flight Management Systems (FMS).


For category 3 the chipset in the receiver is known to be SBAS compatible, but the receiver does not make use of this ability and does not process the augmentation data. Products in this category would require a more extensive receiver firmware upgrade to make use of SBAS.
The SoL civil aviation certified equipment is in the highest rank with respect its cost. There exist a large number of certified receivers manufacturers worldwide both in the US (GARMIN, Honeywell, Rockwell Collins, General Avionics, etc) and in Europe (see complete list in EASA homepage<ref>[https://www.easa.europa.eu/download/etso/etsoa.pdf List of ETSO Authorisations (European Aviation Safety Agency)]</ref>).


Category 4 lists receivers for which the SBAS capability of the device/chipset is unknown.
The Open Service (OS)<ref name="EGNOS OS SDD">[https://egnos-user-support.essp-sas.eu/new_egnos_ops/sites/default/files/documents/egnos_os_sdd_in_force.pdf  EGNOS Open Service Definition Document]</ref> targets low cost, general purpose GNSS equipment that uses the SBAS SIS to provide the user with an enhanced accuracy performance in comparison with the one provided by a standalone GPS device. In comparison with the certification requirements of the user equipment above, user equipment is not necessarily compliant with the RTCA MOPS DO 229 processing rules, but might only make use of the processing algorithms that render the accuracy corrections provided by the SBAS SIS.


N/A denotes those platforms that do not have an HMI and therefore do not offer full user functionality. They instead provide an output data feed.
Helios<ref name=" Helios Home Site">[http://www.askhelios.com/  Helios Home Site ]</ref> produced a list of receivers compatible with EGNOS as part of a market study completed in 2008 on behalf of the GSA.
The survey divided the receivers into several categories, depending on the level of processing of the SBAS information:
*Category 1: Full use of SBAS corrections.
*Category 2: Capability of receiving the signal from the SBAS satellites.
*Category 3: The receiver is known to be SBAS compatible, but the receiver does not make use of this ability and does not process the augmentation data. Products in this category would require a more extensive receiver firmware upgrade to make use of SBAS.
*Category 4: Receivers for which the SBAS capability of the device/chipset is unknown.


Besides, it should be noted that this classification is not aligned with the equipment operational classes defined in the MOPS RTCA DO 229 D.
In any case, it should be noted that this classification is not aligned with the equipment operational classes defined in the MOPS RTCA DO 229.


==Notes==
==Notes==
Updated information regarding EGNOS implementation in market products can be found in the Market reports<ref name=" GSA Market Reports">[https://www.gsa.europa.eu/market/market-report  GSA Market Reports ]</ref> or in the User Technology Reports <ref name=" GSA User Technology Reports">[https://www.gsa.europa.eu/european-gnss/gnss-market/gnss-user-technology-report  GSA User Technology Reports ]</ref> published regularly by GSA.
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Title EGNOS Receivers
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Year of Publication 2011
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To receive EGNOS signals an EGNOS compatible receiver is required. There are many receivers available on the market from a variety of manufacturers. Serving as an augmentation, or overlay, to a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) message, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) improves the accuracy and reliability of GNSS positioning information, and provides a crucial integrity message regarding the continuity and availability of the signal. Because of this accuracy and reliability, EGNOS has proven essential for a range of applications across numerous market segments, as can be seen in the reference link. [1]

An EGNOS receiver is like a GNSS receiver but with special software inside that allows the receiver to lock onto the code used by the EGNOS satellites and apply the EGNOS corrections to the GNSS signals. Apart from this, an EGNOS receiver is just like a GNSS receiver. This means that it can pick up GNSS signals as well. An EGNOS receiver is the same size as a GNSS receiver and uses the same type of antenna. The next EGNOS generation (EGNOS V3) is going to include a multi frequency and multi constellation configuration (GPS and Galileo) and is currently being assessed with the objective to have them operational by 2025.


Receiver types

EGNOS receiver used for test and validation purposes.

The selection of the EGNOS receiver to use will depend on the specific application, the functionalities needed, and the integration constraints. In particular, it is necessary to check whether the receiver processes EGNOS correctly, and if its interfaces allow the application to retrieve the required data.

There are different technologies to use as basis upon which design an EGNOS-enabled receiver, namely, chipsets, hybrid components and auxiliary cards:

  • Chipsets: the EGNOS solution is embedded in one or two components that are installed in a circuit board. Special care is to be put with the RF interface. This solution is the least expensive.
  • Hybrid components: a single component includes RF functions and data processing. With a cost higher than the chipset solution, the integration is simpler.
  • Auxiliary cards (piggybacks): all the RF and processing functions are included in a single card designed to be attached to the main board. Although this is the highest cost solution, is also the best one for embedded applications.

Communications protocols

Receiver manufacturers tend to provide output data in a combination of proprietary and standardized open formats, the most common of which include NMEA, RTCM, NTRIP, SiSNET and RINEX.

Manufacturer’s specifications

EGNOS Receiver market.

As EGNOS is interoperable with other SBAS, those receivers implementing the SBAS standards will take benefit of it. In practice, many receivers indicate its compatibility with SBAS with the tags "WAAS Capable" or "WAAS Enabled", after the first operational SBAS, deployed by the US government. "WAAS Capable" usually means that the SBAS functions are switched off in the default receiver configuration; the user would have to turn them on at least once. On the contrary, "WAAS Enabled" usually indicates that the SBAS features are set in the initial configuration.


Safety-of-Life and Open Service Receivers

For the Safety-of-Life (SoL) service,[2] the EGNOS user equipment shall be compliant (certified) against several standards. For instance, civil aviation SBAS equipment shall demonstrate (see SBAS standards):

  • Full compliance to RTCA SBAS MOPS DO-229 (airborne equipment).
  • Full compliance to the RTCA SBAS MOPS 228 and 301 (antenna requirements).
  • Compliance to RTCA TSO (C190, C145b, C146b) for SBAS equipment or equivalent European TSO. There is an additional TSO linked to the GNSS Antenna (TSO-C190).
  • Compatibility to other avionics equipment, in particular Flight Management Systems (FMS).

The SoL civil aviation certified equipment is in the highest rank with respect its cost. There exist a large number of certified receivers manufacturers worldwide both in the US (GARMIN, Honeywell, Rockwell Collins, General Avionics, etc) and in Europe (see complete list in EASA homepage[3]).

The Open Service (OS)[4] targets low cost, general purpose GNSS equipment that uses the SBAS SIS to provide the user with an enhanced accuracy performance in comparison with the one provided by a standalone GPS device. In comparison with the certification requirements of the user equipment above, user equipment is not necessarily compliant with the RTCA MOPS DO 229 processing rules, but might only make use of the processing algorithms that render the accuracy corrections provided by the SBAS SIS.

Helios[5] produced a list of receivers compatible with EGNOS as part of a market study completed in 2008 on behalf of the GSA. The survey divided the receivers into several categories, depending on the level of processing of the SBAS information:

  • Category 1: Full use of SBAS corrections.
  • Category 2: Capability of receiving the signal from the SBAS satellites.
  • Category 3: The receiver is known to be SBAS compatible, but the receiver does not make use of this ability and does not process the augmentation data. Products in this category would require a more extensive receiver firmware upgrade to make use of SBAS.
  • Category 4: Receivers for which the SBAS capability of the device/chipset is unknown.

In any case, it should be noted that this classification is not aligned with the equipment operational classes defined in the MOPS RTCA DO 229.

Notes

Updated information regarding EGNOS implementation in market products can be found in the Market reports[6] or in the User Technology Reports [7] published regularly by GSA.

References