Pole Position with Satellite Navigation
Organizer
- Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK)
- Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
- AustriaTech
- European Space Agency's Navigation Innovation and Support Programme (ESA-NAVISP)
Documentation
Slides
Content Description
PNT - Positioning, Navigation, and Timing - are essential components of modern mobility solutions. These technologies enable precise location determination and seamless navigation, thus forming the basis for applications such as intelligent traffic management, connected vehicle services, and automated mobility on land, water, and in the air.
However, various challenges need to be overcome: In dense urban areas with tall buildings or in mountainous regions, satellite signals are blocked or signal quality is reduced through reflection, which diminishes positioning accuracy. Furthermore, intentional interference such as jamming (interference signals) and spoofing (manipulation of PNT signals) pose a threat to the integrity and reliability of PNT signals, thereby endangering or compromising safety and efficiency.
Technological advances in PNT are rapidly driving the mobility sector forward: The combination of satellite navigation systems with various ground-based sensors provides increasingly better accuracy for navigation. Machine learning methods improve signal processing and interference detection, while terrestrial positioning networks and inertial navigation systems serve as reliable alternatives during signal disruptions.
These innovations are particularly important for new mobility applications. The integration of communication networks and edge computing creates connected services that enhance safety, efficiency, and reliability in the mobility system.
The ongoing development of these technologies opens up opportunities to explore new business models and markets for companies in areas such as infrastructure management, connected services, and automated mobility offerings and vehicles.
At this workshop, you will be able to:
- Get an up-to-date picture of the state of technologies and services
- Exchange ideas with experts from the field and from the European Space Agency ESA
- Have targeted bilateral discussions with ESA experts about project ideas in the NAVISP program
Program
- 09:00 Registration / Teas / Coffees
- 09:30-09:45 Welcome
Henriette Spyra - Director General, BMK - 09:45 PNT Overview: Austrian perspective
Andreas Geisler - Head Aeronautics and Space Agency, FFG - 10:05 PNT meets Mobility – Mobility Landscape Austria
Martin Boehm - Technical Director, AustriaTech - 10:30 NAVISP Development Programme Overview
Pierluigi Mancini - Head of NAVISP Programme Office, European Space Agency - 10:45 NAVSIP - The 3 Elements
Rafael Lucas Rodriguez - Head NAVISP Technical Programme Office, European Space Agency
Gonzalo Martin de Mercado - NAVISP Element 2 Manager, European Space Agency - 11:05 Coffee & Networking Break
- 11:30 PNT x Mobility: Traffic Management
Günther Refi-Tugrul - Head of Wireless Communication Products; Connected Vehicles Management, Kapsch Traffic - 11:45 PNT x Mobility : Automated Mobility
Anton Fuchs - Head of Operations, Virtual Vehicle - 12:00 PNT x Mobility: Public Transport
Istvan Sulyok - ÖBB Infra - 12:15 Q&A
- 12:30 Networking Lunch
- 13:30 Excurse: Timing & Quantum
Thorsten Schumm - Quantum Metrology group, Technical University Vienna - 13:45 Excurse: Jamming & Spoofing
Bernhard Czar - CEO, OHB Austria GmbH - 14:00 Excurse: Virtual Vehicle | Digital twins and PNT
Michael Schönhuber - Head of Telecommunications, Navigation and Signal Processing, JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH - 14:15 V2X – PNT meet communication
Günther Graf - VP New Business Development, Frequentis - 14:30 Q&A
- 14:45-16:30 B2B meetings between ESA, FFG, and Austrian stakeholders
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Target Audience
The workshop is aimed at industry, research, and public authorities to jointly develop PNT solutions for the mobility challenges of the future.