Press Release: Galileo offers outstanding navigation applications to spur innovation

If a sailor falls overboard at sea, his best chance of rescue is being picked up by the boat he has fallen out of due to improved navigation which can guide the boat to him. This is just one example among 32 cutting-edge satellite navigation applications demonstrated live during the ‘Galileo Application Days’ on 3-5 March 2010 in Brussels. These applications will make life easier for farmers and port managers, assist visually impaired persons and those suffering from Alzheimer's disease, strengthen the emergency aid and make outdoor and sport activities safer.

ESO: Background information: Galileo space navigation system to be ready in 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/galileo-space-navigation-system-to-be-ready-in-2014/

European Commission: Memo: MEMO/10/61:Galileo Application Days showcase the future of satellite navigation http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/61&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Speech: SPEECH/10/57: Antonio Tajani Vice-Président de la Commission Européenne en charge de l'industrie et de l'entrepreneuriat Discours d'ouverture des Galileo applications days Galileo Applications Days Brussels, 3 March 2010 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/10/57&format=HTML&aged=0&language=FR&guiLanguage=en

European GNSS Supervisory Authority: News, 3.3.10: Support for EGNOS and GALILEO 'crucial' for Europe's citizens http://www.gsa.europa.eu/news/support-egnos-and-galileo-crucial-europes-citizens

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