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Other SBAS
| Other SBAS | |
|---|---|
| Title | Other SBAS |
| Author(s) | GMV |
| Level | Basic |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
SBAS Systems are spreading out all over the world. More and more, it is believed that upon dual-frequency SBAS service provision, a seamless navigation will be possible from and to any two locations in the world.
From all the SBAS systems in the world, three are already operational (WAAS, MSAS, EGNOS), three are under implementation (GAGAN, SDCM, SNAS) while others are under feasibility studies; SACCSA, Malaysia and African SBAS. These last SBAS systems will be explained briefly in this article.
SACCSA
The SBAS initiative in South/Central America and the Caribbean is called SACCSA (Soluciόn de Aumentaciόn para Caribe, Centro y Sudamérica). SACCSA is an ICAO project founded by the Participants/Member States of the SACCSA Project: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, Spain, Venezuela and COCESNA (Corporación Centroamerica de Servicios de Navegación Aérea). The objective is to study the improvement of the Air Navigation Environment in the Caribbean and South America (CAR/SAM) Regions with a SBAS solution. The program began in 2003 being at present in its Phase III which will determine the feasibility of the implementation of an own SBAS system in the CAR/SAM regions.
Malaysia
In Malaysia a future SBAS system is under study. The planned implementation is:[1]
- 2009-2010: Feasibility Study Phase
- 2011-2015: Development Phase
AFI
During the Seventeenth Meeting of the AFI Planning and Implementation Regional Group (APIRG) in Burkina Faso from 2 to 6 August 2010, the African Commission for Civil Aviation (AFCAC) informed that the provision of SBAS over the Africa-Indian Ocean (AFI) Region was being considered in the frame work of Africa-European Union strategic partnership, and that the implementation plan would be discussed at an African – European Union Summit scheduled in November 2010. The implementation is studied in terms of an extension of EGNOS system to the AFI Region.[2]
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References
- ^ Update on Malaysian GNSS Infrastructure, Presentation at ICG-3 Meeting, Pasadena, USA, December 2008.
- ^ ICAO paper of an independent cost-benefit benefit analysis for an AFI SBAS