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The [http://www.gsc-europa.eu/ GNSS Service Centre (GSC)] is operated by the [http://www.gsa.europa.eu/ European GNSS Agency (GSA)] and it acts as an interface between the Galileo navigation system and user communities of the [[Galileo Services]]. | |||
The GSC assumes an overweight role to end-users or application service providers, since it is provides the general support to ensure they can maintain the provision of any Galileo based products or services. In addition the GSC is an important reference to the entire GNSS in providing very useful and official information about the system status and interfaces. | |||
Despite not being an active element of the Galileo System, the GSC also helps to taking advantage of the full capabilities of the system. Developers of satellite navigation services and applications may require consultancy and expertise services to the GSC, which could also be used to provide certification services and quality stamps for the final products developed. | |||
The European GNSS Service Centre (GSC) will operate on a 24/7 basis, and will offer the following range of services: | |||
*Providing the interfaces between the Galileo System and the Open Service (OS) users. | |||
*Providing the interfaces between the Galileo System and the Commercial Service (CS) providers and/or users. | |||
*Hosting the Galileo User Helpdesk. | |||
*Providing a dissemination platform for Galileo-related products. | |||
*Hosting an electronic library with Galileo and GNSS reference documentation. | |||
*Offering on demand retrieval and delivery of data archived in the Galileo Control Center (GCC) | |||
*Supporting the management of Commercial Services. | |||
*Hosting a centre of expertise for OS and CS and SoL service aspects. | |||
*Providing SoL and CS user’s service performance assessment forecasts and notice to users. | |||
Furthermore the European GNSS Service Centre<ref name=”GSC”>http://www.gsc-europa.eu/</ref> is positioned to provide to the users of Safety-of-Life (SoL) applications and systems the related Galileo information such as user’s performance, notice to users as well support to applications and devices. | |||
==Future and Evolutions== | |||
[[File: gsc_ext_01.jpg|right|thumb|200px]] | |||
The new Loyola de Palacio GNSS Service Centre (GSC) was inaugurated In | |||
May 2013. The centre is located in Madrid, within the Spanish National Institute of Aerospace Technology (INTA) facilities at Torrejón de Ardoz. | |||
The GSC is foreseen to suffer at least 3 evolution stages until reaching its full response capabilities<ref name=”newsroom”>http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=6628&lang=en</ref>: | |||
*Stage 1 | |||
Until the end of the Galileo In-Orbit-Validation (IOV) phase, the GSC acts only as a general Helpdesk facility. After that, the first evolution stage consists of supporting the provision of early services with additional content and functionality by October 2014, with the following initial objectives: | |||
#Provide companies and users with general information: provide basic services to the user community via a web portal and a user helpdesk. | |||
#Distribute timely service notices: information on the system, system status and user notifications. | |||
#Support service provision: sharing of R&D and industry knowledge by market segment. | |||
#Provide up-to-date information on programme status | |||
#Provide support to application and product developers including access to market experts in key segments. | |||
*Stage 2 and 3 | |||
By mid-2015 GSC has the capability of disseminating commercial data through a real-time and it will continue to evolve until reach the fully functional foreseen services that will support the Galileo Full Operational Capability (FOC) conditions. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:GALILEO|User Segment]] | [[Category:GALILEO|User Segment]] | ||
Revision as of 18:04, 16 May 2013
| GALILEO | |
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| Title | GNSS Service Centre |
| Edited by | GMV |
| Level | Basic |
| Year of Publication | 2013 |
Galileo Service Centers aim at providing added value services to users through the provision of products based on Galileo Services.
Objectives
The GNSS Service Centre (GSC) is operated by the European GNSS Agency (GSA) and it acts as an interface between the Galileo navigation system and user communities of the Galileo Services. The GSC assumes an overweight role to end-users or application service providers, since it is provides the general support to ensure they can maintain the provision of any Galileo based products or services. In addition the GSC is an important reference to the entire GNSS in providing very useful and official information about the system status and interfaces.
Despite not being an active element of the Galileo System, the GSC also helps to taking advantage of the full capabilities of the system. Developers of satellite navigation services and applications may require consultancy and expertise services to the GSC, which could also be used to provide certification services and quality stamps for the final products developed.
The European GNSS Service Centre (GSC) will operate on a 24/7 basis, and will offer the following range of services:
- Providing the interfaces between the Galileo System and the Open Service (OS) users.
- Providing the interfaces between the Galileo System and the Commercial Service (CS) providers and/or users.
- Hosting the Galileo User Helpdesk.
- Providing a dissemination platform for Galileo-related products.
- Hosting an electronic library with Galileo and GNSS reference documentation.
- Offering on demand retrieval and delivery of data archived in the Galileo Control Center (GCC)
- Supporting the management of Commercial Services.
- Hosting a centre of expertise for OS and CS and SoL service aspects.
- Providing SoL and CS user’s service performance assessment forecasts and notice to users.
Furthermore the European GNSS Service Centre[1] is positioned to provide to the users of Safety-of-Life (SoL) applications and systems the related Galileo information such as user’s performance, notice to users as well support to applications and devices.
Future and Evolutions
The new Loyola de Palacio GNSS Service Centre (GSC) was inaugurated In May 2013. The centre is located in Madrid, within the Spanish National Institute of Aerospace Technology (INTA) facilities at Torrejón de Ardoz.
The GSC is foreseen to suffer at least 3 evolution stages until reaching its full response capabilities[2]:
- Stage 1
Until the end of the Galileo In-Orbit-Validation (IOV) phase, the GSC acts only as a general Helpdesk facility. After that, the first evolution stage consists of supporting the provision of early services with additional content and functionality by October 2014, with the following initial objectives:
- Provide companies and users with general information: provide basic services to the user community via a web portal and a user helpdesk.
- Distribute timely service notices: information on the system, system status and user notifications.
- Support service provision: sharing of R&D and industry knowledge by market segment.
- Provide up-to-date information on programme status
- Provide support to application and product developers including access to market experts in key segments.
- Stage 2 and 3
By mid-2015 GSC has the capability of disseminating commercial data through a real-time and it will continue to evolve until reach the fully functional foreseen services that will support the Galileo Full Operational Capability (FOC) conditions.