Satellite navigation in Bavaria
concurrent competencies
Security & Monitoring Transport & Traffic Logistics Aviation Rail Technology GIS & Land Use IT & Communications Technology Robotics Medical Technology Tourism & Leisure
Part 1 03
Editorial
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Satellite Navigation in Bavaria
06 - 19
GNSS User Forums:
06 - 07
– Security and Monitoring
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– Transport, Traffic, Logistics
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– Robotics
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– Space Applix & IT/I&K
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– GIS and Land Use
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– Tourism and Leisure
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– eHealth and Telemedicine
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– Rail Technology
Part 2 | Company Presentations 21
AEE – Aircraft Electronic Engineering GmbH
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Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen
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ASTO Aerospace and Technology Park
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Astrium Services GmbH
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Bayerische Vermessungsverwaltung
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BHO Legal
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EADS Astrium GmbH
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Eureka Navigation Solutions AG
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Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs
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Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS
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German Aerospace Center – DLR
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– Aerospace in Bavaria
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– Institute of Communications and Navigation
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– The German Space Operations Center
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DLR Gesellschaft für Raumfahrtanwendungen (GfR) mbH
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GründerRegio M
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GründerRegio M and CeTIM
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IABG mbH
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IFEN GmbH
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Institute of Geodesy and Navigation
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Initiative Satellite Navigation Berchtesgadener Land
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Invest in Bavaria
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Julius Maximilian University Würzburg
– Zentrum für Telematik e.V.
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Kayser-Threde GmbH
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NavCert GmbH
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SUPERWISE Technologies AG
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SysDesign Aerospace GmbH
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T-Systems Enterprise Services GmbH
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Trimble Terrasat GmbH
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United Maps GmbH
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UNVERDROSS TECHNIK
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Company Index
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Company A-Z
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Imprint
Bavaria A satellite navigation location of international repute
It has not only been since work started on the independent European system Galileo that satellite navigation has developed into a field of exceptional strategic and economic relevance. This is especially true for Bavaria as a center of high-tech and space activities. Bavaria has significant business and science competence for further developing European and global satellite navigation, from space technologies including satellite construction to mission operations to performance monitoring for Galileo. In addition to having these essential elements of the infrastructure for this future European satellite navigation system, Bavaria is also in a good position regarding commercial applications. The high concentration of companies working in potential SatNav application fields represents a unique foundation for developing a wide range of new products and services. There is high creative potential in such key areas as information and communication, telecommunications, and software and chip development, thanks to a local tradition of outstanding research and development pursuits.
This constellation makes Bavaria a European leader and creates a productive environment for developing applications for satellite navigation and earth observation as well as for their common interface, telecommunications. The Bavarian government continues to purposefully support the development of space applications. This brochure provides an informative overview of Bavarian expertise in satellite navigation. It was put together with the aims of increasing interest in Bavaria as a SatNav center and making a meaningful contribution toward expanding and strengthening Bavaria’s national and international cooperation in satellite navigation.
Martin Zeil Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transportation and Technology
Bavarian Ministry of Economy Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology
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Satellite Navigation in Bavaria The enormous potential of satellite-supported navigation (GNSS), particularly the incorporation of this technology in customer equipment and concrete services, was recognized at an early date in Bavaria. At the beginning of the 1980s, DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen independently developed the first GPS receiver in Germany. In 1985 the DLR “NAVEX Navigation Experiment” was carried out as part of the D1 Spacelab mission, and European projects such as “NAVSAT” were successfully completed by Bavarian companies.
The Galileo Control Center GCC in Oberpfaffenhofen: this is where the Galileo satellites and their signals, as well as an elaborate ground infrastructure with a worldwide monitoring system, are supervised and controlled.
Today Bavaria is a Galileo center
In addition, several courses of study related to satellite navigation have already been instituted at various Bavarian universities.
Over 150 primarily small and mediumsized companies with over 1,500 employees generate an annual turnover exceeding 350 million euro with applications for time and navigation signals. Extensive networking within this young industry as well as with the research world acts as an innovation driver, whereby Bavaria’s strong position in the IT sector is another important factor. This excellent starting position for industry continues to be based on a unique infrastructure.
// bavAIRia e.V. supports small and medium-sized companies by networking with universities, research institutions, systems and subsystems manufacturers and actual end users, and establishes political links at national and international levels.
The Galileo Test and Development Environment GATE in Berchtesgaden, unique worldwide: six signal generators simulate Galileo signals. Already, companies and research institutions use GATE for testing, developing and refining Galileo-based hardware and software.
bavAIRia e.V. was given responsibility for managing the Satellite Navigation cluster. It supports small and medium-sized companies by linking them with universities, research institutions, manufacturers of systems and subsystems and actual end users. Its goal is to support the cluster’s participants in optimally exploiting the economic potential of navigation, specifically of Galileo, GPS, COMPASS, GLONASS, WLAN, wireless mobile tracking and other positioning methods.
GNSS User Forums Since 2004 bavAIRia e.V. has been organizing GNSS (satellite navigation) user forums. Their purpose is to link various user groups like automobile manufacturers, logistics centers, tourist regions and associations, public authorities dealing with safety and security matters (police, armed forces, etc.), railroads, and robotics firms with the entire GNSS value adding chain in Bavaria. These forums are much more than merely places to exchange information and experience. They are where new projects arise in an innovative environment, sometimes by integrating earth observation and satellite communication technologies. Examples are satellite-supported, future Galileo-based crisis information systems, innovative driver-assistance systems, fleet management systems, Galileo Public Regulated Service technologies, positioning systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), avalanche rescue systems, hazardous freight tracking and monitoring systems, and digital guides for leisure activities. Supporting measures to benefit the GNSS branch are initiated in the user forums according to requirements, for example, a position paper prepared by Bavarian industry and research centers on the Galileo Public Regulated Service in Germany, a symposium on “Legal Issues of Satellite Navigation” and a Memorandum of Understanding with Italy’s Piemont Region on establishing an Infomobility
Center with the goal of setting international standards and certification requirements in the area of automotive-oriented satellite navigation. Because of close networking with political decision-makers and ministries, forum participants also have a unique opportunity to actively contribute on state and national levels to the development of strategies for using satellite navigation. Joint presentations at trade fairs and attendance at symposia and conferences round off the profile of these user forums. In the user forums, whose participants are primarily members of bavAIRia e.V., companies and institutions from other German states and countries may also participate, after confirmation by the relevant project manager and with the agreement of forum members. Participation is free of charge.
The Galileo Road Show The “Galileo Road Show” was initiated in October 2005 to acquaint the general public with satellite navigation, particularly Galileo, and especially to introduce this topic to small and medium-size enterprises (SME) as potential developers of applications. In the past it took place mainly in Bavaria, but it is being increasingly extended to national and international settings.
Networking on the European level bavAIRia e.V. also provides links on the European level. The purpose is to adapt European subsidies to the actual requirements of research and industry in the regions and to support technology transfer and cooperation among SME in the European regions. This work includes the EU projects KIS4SAT, INNOFIT and SIDEREUS. The latter, for example, is directed toward encouraging partnerships between SME in Europe and SME in India and China with the support of the European Commission’s Asia-Invest program. By establishing the ENCADRE Association, bavAIRia offers participants in the GNSS user forums direct networking on the international level and access to decision makers at the European Commission (EC), the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European GNSS Supervisory Authority (GSA).
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Security & Monitoring
// The GNSS Security User Forum focuses particularly on applying satellite navigation tracking in the field of safety and security. Besides facilitating the timely exchange of information and experience, the forum strives to identify and implement concrete technology projects with the involvement of potential users. The information exchange involves national and European space policy makers, current EU and ESA space programs, the Galileo Supervisory Authority (GSA), DLR Space Management, the space management division of the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology, and monitoring developments and trends in the space market. Information about the relevance of satellite tracking and navigation is put together and shared with political decision makers, for example to pave the way for the possible use of the Galileo Public Regulated Service in Germany.
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Under the sponsorship of the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology, systems houses, small and medium-sized companies, universities, research institutions and especially potential users, primarily from the public sector, are contributing their expertise in this unique network platform in a spirit of trust and cooperation. Particularly in the safety and security area, high-quality services like the GPS P(Y) code, which uses the SAASM (Selective Availability Anti Spoofing Module), the future GPS M-Code, the Galileo SoL (Safety of Life) Service and the Galileo PRS (Public Regulated Service) are of special interest. The reason is that these services can be customized for applications meeting the specific needs of users in safety and security fields such as the police, border patrol, fire departments, rescue services, the military, and other groups. The Galileo PRS is available to the EU and its member states for use in fulfilling their sovereign obligations. It is also to be fully functional in crisis situations. Other advantages include its high resistance to intentional or inadvertent disruption, its access reliability, the registration of its receivers, and its code management.
Regular operation of the Galileo Public Regulated Service is handled by the security center of the Galileo Supervisory Authority (GSA/SC), which maintains interfaces to the different national security organizations of participating member states. These national security organizations in turn are the interfaces to a variety of national user groups such as the armed forces and the police. The structural and technical architecture of the required national and international interfaces is currently being defined. The GNSS Security User Forum specifically aims to increase political awareness of the significance of solid German participation in planning national and international PRS management. Active participation by German industry and research in the relevant EU activities is as much a goal as the buildup of national technological competence.
Forum Spokesman Security & Monitoring Thomas Sichert T. +49 (0)89 / 60 88-3369 sichert@iabg.de IABG IndustrieanlagenBetriebsgesellschaft mbH Einsteinstr. 20 D-85521 Ottobrunn T. +49 (0)89 / 6088-0 T. +49 (0)89 / 6088-4000 info@iabg.de www.iabg.de
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Transport, Traffic, Logistics
// Because of the rapidly increasing traffic volume on both urban and rural roads, in local and long-distance public transportation, by rail, water and in the air, positioning and navigation services play an ever more important role in the efficient use of existing traffic infrastructure. Next-generation GPS, the European satellite navigation system GALILEO, D-GPS, EGNOS, GLONASS and Compass will exert a positive influence on the safety and comfort associated with operating all types of vehicles. The GNSS User Forum Transport, Traffic, Logistics brings together a wide spectrum of expertise in the areas of road, rail, water and air traffic—from regional one-man companies to multinational corporations.
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Already, driver assistance systems such as antilock breaking systems (ABS), uphill and downhill driving aids, park distance control, traction control, electronic stability control (ESP), rain sensors, and light sensors are part of day-to-day mobility. Experts predict that high-precision satellite navigation signals will serve as sensors, for example for automatic vehicle distance control, lane-retention, lane-changing, overtaking assistance, night-driving support, and new fleet management and emergency call systems. Already there is hardly a fleet management system in the commercial freight business that does not utilize a tracking system. An important aspect is the meaningful linkage of positioning and communications, one example being the German road toll system. Its globally unique combination of satellite tracking without the need for ground infrastructure plus a wide-coverage GSM network has turned out to be a success story. Satellite navigation in shipping is already standard practice for tracking and determining velocity and drift. In the future,
satellite navigation will also assure safe ship traffic on the world’s oceans and harbors by functioning as a virtual pilot in bad weather situations such as fog or heavy rain. Its use in rail transportation is on the verge of a technological revolution. For example, satellite navigation will play a major role in collision warning (track identification) and fleet management in intermodal transportation. At regular intervals, the members of the Transport, Traffic, Logistics User Forum discuss possible uses for satellite navigation and exchange information about current projects, best practice examples, financing sources, current events, the momentary state-of-the-art and other relevant topics. For this purpose, representatives from the business, science and public sectors as well as guests from Germany and abroad use the neutral network platform made available by bavAIRia in the Munich area. Automobile manufacturers, suppliers of consumer equipment, applications developers and potential users of satellite navigation products value this informative platform for their project development activities.
The GNSS User Forum Transport, Traffic, Logistics combines expertise on roads, rails, water and air traffic in a single user forum which covers: Road traffic (cars, trucks, buses) Rail traffic Shipping (maritime and on inland waterways) Intermodal transport Air traffic Logistics
Forum Spokesman Transport, Traffic, Logistics Armin Keller T. +49 (0)89 / 85 66 34-25 armin.keller@logicom.de LogiCom GmbH Gautinger Str. 51 D-82152 Krailling T. +49 (0)89 / 85 66 34-25 F. +49 (0)89 / 85 66 34-26 info@logicom.de www.logicom.de
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Robotics
// For the various types of robots, including manipulators and robot vehicles, exact determination of position and orientation is essential for executing precise movements. This is true for both the civilian and military sectors, particularly for factory robots but also for robot missions on land, in water, air and space. Modern autonomous reaction capabilities depend on navigation information which is typically provided by satellite navigation systems for outdoor applications, sometimes supplemented by inertial sensors and relative distance measurements. This is because robot applications have especially high requirements regarding signal availability and precision.
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Advanced navigation systems are used for continuous calibration in order to achieve high production precision for industrial robots, whereas for robot vehicles the focus is on autonomous travel for freight transport and reconnaissance. Robot vehicles have already impressively demonstrated their technical capabilities in autonomous demonstration trips covering hundreds of kilometers as well as in urban traffic. Despite the employment of stateof-the-art technology, tracking and navigation continue to pose high technological challenges in light of complex outdoor and indoor scenarios, while at the same time they show great innovation potential in a rapidly growing market. Integrated systems composed of satellite navigation, inertial sensors and relative distance measurements are to be combined with available maps of the surroundings in order to continuously provide updated positioning and orientation information. Transitions between indoor and outdoor areas present special challenges for mobile robot systems, as does the rapidly changing number of visible reference satellites, which can vary considerably. Solutions to these problems are based on advanced sensor data fusion
methodologies and adaptive control technology. Hardware implementation for real-time solutions and the use of miniaturization technologies to provide portable, energy-efficient navigation systems pose particularly important challenges for developers. Together with research institutions, companies and public offices, the members of the GNSS Robotics User Forum discuss not only the implementation of innovative ideas and projects, but also the establishment of standards and norms. For the entire value adding chain extending from the development to the operation of advanced robot systems, a joint search is underway for the technical and financial solutions which can exploit the potential of modern navigation methods to create new products for robot applications.
Forum Spokesman Robotics Prof. Klaus Schilling T. +49 (0)931 / 318 66-47 schi@informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de Julius-Maximilian University W端rzburg Informatics VII: Robotics & Telematics Am Hubland D-97074 W端rzburg T. +49 (0)931 / 318 66-78 F. +49 (0)931 / 888 66-79 www7.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de
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Space Applix & IT/I&K
// With the launch of the European satellite navigation systems GALILEO and EGNOS, the field of GNSS (satellite navigation) expands from the space realm into the IT world. Because of the huge economic potential for applications, the required networks must be established before these products enter the market. For earth observation and related services the corresponding markets are being established through the GMES program (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security). Communication via satellites is an established market, not only for the military, but also for civilian applications. Information and communication technologies are a crucial element of satellite navigation, earth observation and satellite communication.
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The Space Applix & IT/I&K User Forum is an innovative network forming the basis for novel projects and ideas. These range from issues of implementation (specifications), standardization and applications development to financing options for companies and universities, and research funded by the EU or national and regional programs. The purpose of the Space Applix & IT/I&K User Forum is to form a network evolving from the implementation requests made by bavAIRia e.V.‘s GNSS user forums and suggestions from bavAIRia e.V.‘s cluster participants active in the areas of GMES and SatCom. In open dialog with a team composed of IT/I&K researchers from industry and science, developers, producers and integrators, innovative solutions for problems or their specific aspects are to be developed. In these discussions the expertise of the applications-oriented and the research and development-oriented members are combined to draw up user requirements in the sense of “use cases”.
These requirements are phrased in a way that can be understood by technical systems specialists, so that solutions can be implemented without prior restrictions on how they are to be accomplished. The Space Applix & IT/I&K User Forum synergetically uses the expertise available from all working groups active in Bavaria in the sense of a cluster bridge uniting all relevant Bavarian high-tech clusters, such as the Aviation and Aerospace Cluster, the Satellite Navigation Cluster, and the IT Cluster. A parallel twin cluster initiated with partners in the United Arab Emirates will also have a Space Applix User Forum. The goal of the UAE forum is to identify concrete applications markets for particular fields in dialog with users and potential customers in the UAE. Given this situation, Bavarian companies will have specific partners for dealing with all export-related issues in the future.
Forum Spokesman Space Applix & IT/I&K Assessor iur. Sven Brunsmann T. +49 (0)8105 / 27 29 27-41 brunsmann@bavAIRia.net bavAIRia e.V. Sonderflughafen Oberpfaffenhofen Friedrichshafener Str. 1 D-82205 Gilching T. +49 (0)8105 / 27 29 27-0 F. +49 (0)8105 / 27 29 27-15 info@bavAIRia.net www.bavAIRia.net
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GIS & Land Use
// Geoinformation systems (GIS) provide the foundation for all navigation and location-based services and are a key component of any satellite navigation application. The GIS & Land Use User Forum, which arose from an initiative of the GIS Round Table, has been engaged in GIS-related applications scenarios incorporating satellite navigation since 2004. Web services like Google Earth and Microsoft “Bing” as well as the products of map data providers like NAVTEQ and Tele Atlas all have a GIS basis as their common denominator. This fact alone indicates the need to pay serious attention to GIS in the area of satellite navigation.
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The Bavarian geoinformation market with its internationally prominent companies plays an outstanding role on the European scene. Aided by the excellent research and educational pursuits at the universities, Bavarian companies are able to find well trained junior staff equipped with the expertise needed today.
for Munich and Upper Bavaria (IHK MĂźnchen Oberbayern), Intergraph, Intermap, Microsoft, NAVTEQ, Tele Atlas, T-Systems, Vodafone, and many others. Current forum work focuses on the following topics, supplemented by lectures and rounds of discussion:
Considering the evolution of the GIS branch during the past few years, three key innovations can be identified as having significantly shaped technological progress in the geoinformation field: Web services, mobile GIS combined with tracking systems, and so-called earth viewers such as Google Earth. Seeing this development as an opportunity and exploiting the wide potential of these new technologies is only possible through an intensive exchange of experience between the GIS and GNSS branches.
Potentials for B2B and B2C applications in the GMES and GNSS context
Geo-Business 2.0 – changing existing business plans with user-aggregated maps such as OpenStreetMap
3D GIS information as true added value for navigation and earth viewers.
The following companies and associations participate in this user forum: Anwendungszentrum Oberpfaffenhofen, Bavarian Red Cross, DLR e.V., EADS Astrium, E.ON Ruhrgas, ESG, ESRI, GSA, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Forum Spokesman GIS & Land Use Christian Stammel T. +49 (0)8152 / 90 99-047 c.stammel@navispace.de NAVISPACE AG Madeleine-Ruoff Str. 26 D-82211 Herrsching T. +49 (0)8152 / 90 99-047 F. +49 (0)8152 / 90 99-894 info@navispace.de www.navispace.de
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Tourism & Leisure
// The basic idea behind a user forum on satellite navigation for tourism and leisure is to combine the needs of the tourism and leisure branches with technical possibilities from the field of satellite navigation. Focusing especially on mobile location-based information, Bavarian innovations and developments are to be expedited to make them suitable for practical use. By sharing ideas and cooperating with specialists participating in the forum, solutions for the tourism branch can be discussed and projects relevant for tourism and leisure industries initiated and carried out.
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In the “Satellite Navigation for Tourism and Leisure” User Forum, the usefulness and innovation potential of the future European satellite navigation system Galileo for the tourism and leisure branches are both discussed and stimulated. The participants come from trade and industry, as well as the science and political sectors. This concentration of expertise makes it possible to identify markets for satellite navigation applications and to open them to interdisciplinary cooperation. The user forum shares knowledge about using Galileo and other navigation, information and communication technologies. Other important areas are geoinformation, new Web services and mobile information systems. The forum provides food for thought about new developments in the areas of leisure and tourism, thereby opening up new approaches for these branches. By stimulating so-called “eTourism”— meaning the digitalisation of the tourism value adding chain—in Bavaria, the competitiveness of the Bavarian tourist economy is also improved.
Combining the know-how and experience available within the network makes it possible to discuss innovative and relevant ideas, products and services and, as appropriate, to assess their suitability for practical use. All participants are free to develop new ideas and projects. The backing of the leisure and tourism branches is an essential aspect of this approach and is to be particularly cultivated. How forum participants cooperate to successfully implement solutions meeting the needs of the tourism branch can be illustrated by the project “Mobile Information Along the Greenbelt.” Visitors are guided along the former inner-German border with the help of satellite-supported, mobile orientation and information equipment. They can automatically receive location-based tourist information and, depending on where they are, be informed about the distance and direction to the next attraction. The solution initiated by the user forum to employ a SatNav-MP3 unit shows the potential of such an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas. Develop-
ment, testing and adaption of this innovation to meet the requirements of tourists were carried out together with members of the forum. The devices are already being made available to people visiting the Frankenwald mountain range. Other components from the field of internet-based geoinformation and mobile requests for information were also integrated via cell phones. A new tourist service was thereby created for a tourist region, existing services were enhanced, and relevant information was conveyed to visitors via new channels.
Forum Spokesman Tourism & Leisure Wolfgang Inninger T. +49 (0)8051 / 901-116 wolfgang.inninger@prien.iml. fraunhofer.de Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics Project center: Traffic, Mobility and Environment Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Str. 9 D-83209 Prien am Chiemsee T. +49 (0)8051 / 901-116 F. +49 (0)8051 / 901-111 www.prien.iml.fhg.de
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eHealth & Telemedicine
Positioning, navigation, communications and in the future also earth observation and GMES will become increasingly important for medical technology. For patients, the elderly, athletes and similar groups new possibilities arise thanks to so-called telemedicine. By using this innovative technology, improvements in mobility, safety, sense of security, medical treatment and similar advantages can be expected. The many examples include being able to link local information with emergency calls, patient tracking and monitoring, home care, automatic alerts to rescue teams in emergencies, and individualized routing recommendations for leisure and sporting activities. A synthesis of each particular social environment with new technologies while taking logistic aspects into account yields user-friendly health care solutions. In the future, especially process-optimized solutions can be based on innovative satellite navigation applications and stimulate advantageous approaches in health care, rescue services and day-to-
day clinical practice. Real-time tracking assures that people and machines can be precisely located, so that exact, timely instructions can be given, such as for patient transport logistics. The goal of the GNSS User Forum eHealth and Telemedicine is to link all relevant actors (companies, researchers, users) and to initiate corresponding cooperative technology projects. The concern is to introduce customized solutions and thus demonstrate the practical relevance of GNSS and Galileo, also with respect to demographic developments, for example by increasing the user’s quality of life.
Forum Spokesman eHealth & Telemedicine Nicole Wagner T. +49 (0)8051 / 901-113 wagner@prien.iml.fraunhofer.de Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics Project center: Traffic, Mobility and Environment Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Str. 9 D-83209 Prien am Chiemsee T. +49 (0)8051 / 901-110 F. +49 (0)8051 / 901-111 www.prien.iml.fraunhofer.de
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The Galileo Safety-of-Life Service with its navigation signal and integrity information has the potential to open up new dimensions of rail technology. The satellite navigation and rail technology clusters are exploiting this potential even before the actual start of Galileo. A project group composed of experts from both networks was jointly established and includes representatives of railway and public transportation operators, systems integrators, suppliers, service providers, universities and research institutions. The focus is on the operators as potential users of the Galileo infrastructure as well as on companies and researchers involved with the satellite navigation and rail technology supply chain. The joint project group, “Satellite Navigation in Rail Technology,” has been active since January 2008. It resembles a user forum in structure. Joint projects are initiated, some of them at the Galileo Test and Development Environment GATE, in order to make use of the train station there and corresponding rail and bus routes.
In addition to numerous possible service applications and supplementary services, Galileo could also be of considerable value as a redundant system for the safety of rail operations. However, especially in the rail sector—as is also true for the aviation sector—the highest possible requirements are placed on the licensing and certification of systems and subsystems. The Bahntechnik CNA e.V. cluster has been actively helping to shape the future of the transport and logistics branch since 1996. There is close cooperation with the satellite navigation cluster. Firm contacts already existed before the cluster offensive began, and a joint working group was initiated at an early date because of the large number of subjects of common interest. Joint research and applications projects bring together the right partners from both worlds and create innovative solutions “Made in Bavaria”.
Forum Spokesman Rail Technology Andreas Raftis T. +49 (0)911 / 4809-4817 andreas.raftis@c-na.de CNA Center for Transportation & Logistics Neuer Adler e.V. Theresienstr. 9 D-90403 Nuremberg T. +49 (0)911 / 4809-4815 F. +49 (0)911 / 4610-760 info@c-na.de www.cluster-bayern-bahntechnik.de
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AEE – Aircraft Electronic Engineering GmbH Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen ASTO Aerospace and Technology Park Astrium Services GmbH Bayerische Vermessungsverwaltung BHO Legal EADS Astrium GmbH Eureka Navigation Solutions AG Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS German Aerospace Center – DLR – Aerospace in Bavaria – Institute of Communications and Navigation – The German Space Operations Center DLR Gesellschaft für Raumfahrtanwendungen (GfR) mbH GründerRegio M GründerRegio M and CeTIM IABG mbH IFEN GmbH Institute of Geodesy and Navigation Initiative Satellite Navigation Berchtesgadener Land Invest in Bavaria Julius Maximilian University Würzburg – Zentrum für Telematik e.V. Kayser-Threde GmbH NavCert GmbH SUPERWISE Technologies AG SysDesign Aerospace GmbH T-Systems Enterprise Services GmbH Trimble Terrasat GmbH United Maps GmbH UNVERDROSS TECHNIK
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AEE – Aircraft Electronic Engineering GmbH
Certified Development, Production and Service Company for Avionics Systems
www.aee-gmbh.de
Aircraft Electronic Engineering GmbH Starnberger Str.1 D-82229 Seefeld / Drössling T. +49 (0)8152 / 777-3 F. +49 (0)8152 / 777-5 aee@aee-gmbh.de
Since its founding in 1987, AEE GmbH has been successfully working in the areas of military and civilian aviation and aerospace. Its specialization in both single electronic and electrotechnical units and entire systems has made it a reliable partner of leading aviation companies and institutions worldwide, including: • RUAG Aerospace GmbH • Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH • DLR • Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Switzerland) • Heli One AS (Norway) • JAXA (Japan) AEE GmbH is a modern aviation firm registered by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for production and maintenance and has ISO 9001 certification as a development company. It designs, produces, distributes, services and repairs electronic systems (hardware and software), whether customized products or series productions. Its many years of experience in aircraft systems and its EASA registration enable AEE GmbH to clearly stand out among small and medium sized companies. This allows it to play a decisive role also in complex civil and military projects such as DO228-212 NG and CH-53 PV. In order to help create future technologies rather than only make use of them, AEE GmbH invests in research and development projects like the German research aircraft HALO and a current TU Munich project, “Flying Test Carrier Bavaria.”
AEE GmbH also operates an autonomous flying airship, ALUSTRA – MOEWE. With sophisticated sensors and a propulsion system designed in-house it will serve as a sensor platform for Galileo, “Virtual Bavaria,” as well as for many other applications. Patent No. DE 10 2004 042 539
S ervi c es • Project management and planning • Concept and project definition • All-in-one solutions • Research and development • Support for registration under RTCA DO160D and DO178B • Prototype development • Unit and series production • Training and documentation • Servicing and customer support
EXpert i se Customized solutions for: • In-flight and ground support systems (civilian/military) • Testing, simulation, training, instruction • Research and development
Cert i f i Cat i on • EASA Part 145 Ref.No.DE.145.0202 • EASA Part 21 Ref.No.DE.21G.0054 • DIN EN ISO 9001:2000
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Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen
The Satellite Navigation Applications Center clears away the hurdles for founders of new businesses. www.anwendungszentrum.de www.galileo-masters.eu
Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen Friedrichshafener Str. 1 D-82205 Gilching T. +49 (0)8105 / 772 77-10 F. +49 (0)8105 / 772 77-55
In order to convert good business ideas into strong and viable companies, the first German incubator for the three growth areas navigation, satellite and mobile communication, and geoinformation arose at the end of 2001 under the aegis of High-Tech-Offensive II. Originally based at DLR, in 2005 this incubator joined the Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen (AZO). At the heart of this dynamic aviation and aerospace region close to Munich, would-be founders find optimal conditions for starting up their own companies.
steadily increasing need for more space and staff, AZO will move into its permanent location mid-2009 after completion of the first construction phase of a 6,000 square meter new building at the Oberpfaffenhofen specialpurpose airport. With the planned move, essential spatial and logistic preconditions will be fulfilled for a lasting close alliance between research, industry and entrepreneurship, which will again clearly strengthen the incentive for new, promising companies to choose this location.
The consistently supported concept of the Bavarian government along with private and public shareholders to provide customized, start-up help for innovative technologies, products and services has brilliantly proved its worth. Since the end of 2001 AZO could guide 38 start-up companies from a preliminary business idea to the initiation of business operations. Over 650 jobs for highly qualified employees were created with this approach. Thanks to its successful start-up and spaceleasing initiative, AZO is giving sustainable impulses which vigorously expedite the expansion of the Oberpfaffenhofen aviation and aerospace center into a significant European cluster also for satellite navigation technologies and services. In order to handle the
Since 2004, Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen has organized the annual European Satellite Navigation Competition, an internationalen contest which honors the best ideas for innovations in the area of applications for satellite navigation. It is and is aimed at companies, entrepreneurs, research institutions, universities and private individuals. Beginning with just three partner regions, the 2009 competition is already taking place in 15 European high-tech regions plus Taiwan and Australia, and more regions will follow. With the submission of over 300 comprehensive ideas, the number of participants also exceeded the figure for previous years. Particularly the themes for special prizes are increasing in popularity.
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ASTO Aerospace and Technology Park
Galileo in Oberpfaffenhofen
B u s i n e s s
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www.asto-network.de
interim solution during which, already since 2006, numerous firms could be acquired for Oberpfaffenhofen. The wider context can be seen in the goal of the Bavarian government to expand, as part of its cluster initiative, the Oberpfaffenhofen area into an international center for satellite navigation applications. The original idea was also prompted by the decision to construct a now finished Galileo Control Center on the DLR premises as part of the European Galileo program.
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ASTO Besitz GmbH Otto-Heilmann-Str. 17 D-82031 Grünwald T. +49 (0)89 / 38 66 55-0 F. +49 (0)89 / 38 66 55-22 kontakt@asto-network.de kontakt@fim-fiv.de.
The establishment of the new Oberpfaffenhofen Aerospace & Technology Park southwest of Munich is making good progress. At this location, internationally acclaimed and regarded as the cradle of German aviation and aerospace, technology companies are putting down roots near the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Satellite Navigation Applications Center (Anwendungszentrum Satellitennavigation, AZO). These companies are working on innovative aviation and aerospace topics with a focus on satellite navigation. The first construction block, encompassing an area of some 6,500 square meters, will welcome its first tenants starting in June 2009, marking the end of an
In agreement with EADS, the landowner, ASTO plans in the course of the next few years to create an attractive technology park on an area of about 35,000 square meters next door to the international aviation group RUAG, the Webasto company’s research center, and DLR. This new technology park will also have a conference and congress hotel, apartments for project staff, and infrastructure to meet day-to-day needs. It should appeal to the numerous applications companies which, as a third pillar of value adding along with Galileo systems developers and operators, see good opportunities to exploit the dynamics of this location and desire to concentrate their activities in Oberpfaffenhofen, just as already established technology companies have done. ASTO’s anchor tenants and partners are AZO, an incubator which already advises over 50 start-up companies in Oberpfaffenhofen, and the cluster management bavAIRia e.V., which on behalf of the Bavarian government sees to the needs of the high-tech clusters Aviation and Space as well as Satellite Navigation. ESA will also be present with an incubator, and the Siemens Telematik company plans to concentrate its SatNav activities at the Oberpfaffenhofen special-purpose airport. Galileo is coming to Oberpfaffenhofen!
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Astrium Services GmbH
‘One-Stop-Shop’ for Satellite Services Worldwide
www.astrium.eads.net/services
Astrium Services offers a complete range of satellite services in a one-stop-shop. The company can provide customized, secure communication services for military and government customers, geoinformation products and services, entire satellite telecommunication systems and networks, and innovative navigation solutions worldwide.
Services supported by space technologies are important for decision makers worldwide. The availability, independent of time and place, of precise, up-to-date information is an essential precondition for successful action. The Astrium Services competence team for navigation services is located in Ottobrunn near Munich. Navigation services have transformed the modern landscape with applications ranging from transport tracking to infrastructure monitoring and management, and precision surveying to automation of agricultural services. Astrium Services is at the forefront of this technological shift, providing a range of relevant value-adding services to augment Global Navigation Satellite Service (GNSS) signals (GPS, Galileo, GLONASS etc.) to enhance the performance of equipment using those services.
With suitable receivers it is possible to provide real time-position determination worldwide with a precision down to +/- 10-20 cm. In addition to the GNSS correction data, full support for professional navigation applications and integration of precise positioning and navigation services in platforms, systems and customized solutions are available. The Astrium Services navigation team accordingly consists of specialists for customized services developed by users for users.
An important product, the ascos satellite positioning service, is provided by AXIO-NET GmbH, a joint venture of Astrium Services GmbH and Allsat GmbH network+services. The ascos portfolio of high-precision positioning services includes four real-time services of various levels of precision, a post-processing service, and a real-time transformation service. The precision, availability and quality of these services have been independently tested and certified by TĂœV SĂœD / NavCert. The precise real-time service, for example, provides uniform correction data for GPS and GLONASS signals throughout Germany and thus makes it possible to determine position in real time with a precision down to Âą 2 cm. A comparable service based on a Europe-wide DGPS service can be offered in regions outside Germany. Regional ascos augmentation services are complemented by a global augmentation service broadcast via geostationary satellites.
Astrium Services continues to play a significant role in the Galileo program by making its expertise available for the operation of this critical public infrastructure. In addition to its responsibilities for the operation of Galileo, Astrium Services either heads, or contributes to, a number of studies which carry out crucial preparatory work to achieve the user friendliness and thus acceptance of Galileo services by future users. This includes leadership of the PACIFIC study, which is concerned with the so-called Public Regulated Service, the Galileo service for sovereign applications.
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1) Operation of Skynet satellites and services 2) Certified augmentation services for satellite navigation systems make possible high-precision real time position determiniation 3)
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Worldwide precise position determination in real time is, for example, the basis for precise machine control and automation (Source: John Deere AMS Europe)
4) Reliable and up-to-date Earth observation data (Vanna, Norway, recorded by TerraSAR-X)
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Bayerische Vermessungsverwaltung
SAPOS©–Precise Surveying Using Satellite Data
www.geodaten.bayern.de www.sapos.de
The Bavarian Agency for Surveying and Geographic Information uses satellite data to operate a satellite positioning service known as for high precision positioning. is Germany’s official national satellite positioning service. It is currently based on GPS and GLONASS, but will in future be interoperable with GALILEO, too. The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals are used in a wide range of surveying, localization and navigation applications.
Use of GNSS signals with a single receiver initially allows civilian operators to determine their position with an accuracy of about 10 metres. To achieve results with higher precision, the use of differential GNSS methods is required. Horizontal and vertical accuracy of few centimetres can be achieved on an areawide basis with the help of the reference station network, operated by the respective survey offices of the German Länder. Individual correction values for each user are calculated from data measured at the reference stations that are installed on precisely coordinated fixed points with a distance of about 60 km. These values are then transmitted to the user via Internet, GSM, GPRS or UMTS for further processing either as real-time solutions or for post-processing purposes. The service is charged by the minute. The Bavarian Agency for Surveying and Geographic Information uses for its own photogrammetrical, laser scanning and GIS applications, as well as for topographical and cadastral surveys.
Land of Bavaria Administration for Surveying service@geodaten.bayern.de T. +49 (0)89 / 21 29 - 1111 F. +49 (0)89 / 21 29 - 1113
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BHO Legal
Consultants and Lawyers for Hi-Tech Projects
www.bho-legal.com
Apostelnstr. 17 D-50667 Cologne T. +49 (0)221 / 27 09 56-0 F. +49 (0)221 / 27 09 56-222 cologne@bho-legal.com Alter Messeplatz 2 D-80339 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 20 06 26-92 F. +49 (0)89 / 20 06 26-93 munich@bho-legal.com
BHO Legal is a law firm specialized in providing legal advice for high-technology projects in air and space, research and development, IT and telecommunications, as well as security and defense. We advise public sector clients on regulatory developments at both the national and European level and provide support for procurement activities. We assist industrial clients within tender procedures, contract preparation and negotiations, the setting up of special purpose companies and consortia, and legal project management. Our spectrum of consultancy services covers all legal issues associated with high-technology projects, particularly procurement regulations, national and international contract law, air and space law, IT and telecommunications law, company law, competition law and law of subsidies. Main elements of BHO Legal’s services are: • Advice on procurement regulations • Planning projects and concluding provisional agreements • Structuring project contracts and assisting with contract negotiations • Legal project management • Setting-up project associations • Drafting consortia and cooperation agreements
• Planning public-private partnerships (PPP) • Advice on regulatory and legal developments on national, EU and international levels • Assistance with licensing procedures, including frequency assignments • Support in representing interests to policy makers • In-house training, workshops and seminars
Expertise: satellite navigation The law firm’s partners have many years of experience as in-house counsels of space agencies and major research institutions or as attorneys with large international law firms. In the area of satellite navigation, we have provided support for participation in GSA, EU and ESA research projects, in tender procedures for the Galileo IOV and FOC phase, for the construction or utilization of test facilities, the provision of satellite navigation services or the supply of equipment. In its work BHO Legal relies not only on extensive project experience, but also on an excellent national and international network.
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EADS Astrium GmbH
All the Space you need
www.astrium.eads.net Š Raoul Kiefer
EADS Astrium is a world leader in the space industry with top-ranking know-how and broad experience as a prime contractor in all fields of aerospace.
Astrium is a 100% subsidiary of EADS and has a turnover of 4.3 billion Euro. It employs about 15,000 people in Germany, France, England, Spain and the Netherlands.
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GIOVE-B On-board computer
Navigation systems engineering is a key competence of Astrium in Ottobrunn. Moreover, Astrium in Ottobrunn is the prime contractor of ESA for the experimental satellite GIOVE-B and for the first four Galileo satellites in the so-called In Orbit Validation phase (IOV). Important subsystems and components for the Galileo satellites also come from here, for example the avionics, the solar generators and the propulsion systems.
In the competitive process leading to the procurement of work which remains until Galileo reaches Full Operational Capability (FOC) Astrium in Ottobrunn is fully prepared to keep the position just mentioned. The company also aims at a contribution to the operations of Galileo and to the related launch services (Ariane). Competence centres of Astrium for satellite navigation in England and France complement the work in Ottobrunn. In England, Astrium is in charge of the Galileo ground control segment as well as the navigation payload, in France ground mission segment activities take place. Indoor navigation and precision landing systems are prominent topics in the area of navigation applications in Ottobrunn. In recent years Astrium has developed and successfully tested innovative technologies which will become available in the future especially for safetycritical applications. With its BayNavTechTM Satellite Navigation Centre Astrium will also offer a test facility in Ottobrunn for an independent performance assessment of the Galileo system.
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Based on its engineering competence in satellite navigation, Astrium in Ottobrunn has developed technologies and solutions in selected areas of navigation applications.
Astrium in Ottobrunn is currently developing a precision landing system based on pseudosatellites. In the future, they will make possible safe and efficient landing approaches.
Indoor navigation for fire brigades and special operations forces
• Higher vertical and horizontal positioning precision • Improved availability and continuity of navigation signals • Improved integrity
Whether it is a case of fire or a terrorist threat— it is critical for fire brigades and special operations forces to know the precise location of their own people inside complex buildings. Satellite-supported navigation technology is, however, unsuitable for the purpose—signal reflections inside buildings are too high to permit accurate position determination. Astrium in Ottobrunn is currently developing an indoor navigation system that makes possible highly precise position determination in complex buildings. The company is thereby making an important contribution to increasing the safety and efficiency of special operations forces. • Real-time, 3D position determination with 1-5 m accuracy • No pre-installed infrastructure necessary • Seamless transition outdoor-indoor Precision landing systems Landing airplanes, helicopters or unmanned aerial vehicles is a challenging task, particularly in conditions of low visibility or geographically difficult terrain. The capabilities of satellitesupported navigation systems alone are however not sufficient to permit fully automatic landings.
Indoor navigation
Performance assessment and certification Whenever legislators or the marketplace require independent assessment and certification of the characteristics of navigation systems or of products and services based on them, test facilities are needed which can assess the relevant performance parameters, impartially and independent of the particular system. Astrium’s BayNavTechTM test facility in Ottobrunn, which has been supported by the Bavarian government, is such a facility. It records and analyzes navigation signals and verifies the performance of entire navigation systems. It is available to systems operators, suppliers of navigation products and services, as well as to certification authorities, making it possible for them to obtain the technical confirmation required for the application in question. In a joint project with TÜV SÜD/NavCert, Astrium is pursuing the authorisation of BayNavTechTM as a test facility which can provide the technical confirmation required for certification of navigation applications by TÜV SÜD/NavCert.
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Eureka Navigation Solutions AG
Connecting Competence
www.eureka.de
E u r e k a Eureka Navigation Solutions AG Bremer Str. 11 | D-80807 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 552 72-0 F. +49 (0)89 / 552 72-599
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Since 2005 Eureka Navigation Solutions AG (ENS) has been devising stand-alone positioning, communication and sensor solutions for logistic and maintenance applications. As a member of the Eureka group, ENS consistently operates in the spirit of their common motto, CONNECTING COMPETENCE, and accordingly represents the basic idea of networking with partners in industry, research and development, and public institutions. ENS is a subsidiary of its parent company, Eureka AG, which has been in business since 2002 and focuses on consultation services for mobile communication, infotainment and telematics systems in the automotive and aerospace industries. Ever since taking over NavMaster technology and the NavMaster team from Knorr-Bremse, ENS has been responsible for some 16,000 distributed systems and is accordingly the most important supplier of stand-alone rail telematics. Building on many years of operational experience, the technology is integrated in the Seamless Positioning & Communication product platform, MTS, and is being further developed. NavMaster technology with its energy-efficient global GPS positioning capability and GSM communications is combined with an ISM band communication component to assure wireless communication with various sensor modules.
NavMaster telematics systems for rail freight cars Stand-alone NavMaster telematics systems are a series product; their suitability for day-today use has been tested over more than seven years in 16,000 units installed on freight cars. Railway Undertakers (RU) such as DB Schenker Rail employ NavMaster for early detection of delays, route changes and freight transports that are at a standstill.
NavMaster includes a GPS receiver and a GSM communication module, and can be additionally equipped with sensors, for example, impact detectors. Since freight cars do not provide energy, the equipment includes a special battery which allows over six years of service life. The electronics meet the especially rigid rail standards and are completely integrated in an extremely robust housing. NavMaster analyzes recorded positions and sensor values against default criteria and transmits data to the control center only if they contain pertinent information. In this way a flood of irrelevant information can be avoided, which keeps communication cost and energy consumption to a minimum. Customized NavMaster systems of the RT-EX type have been certified for use in hazardous freight transports corresponding to ATEX standard for Zone 1. For these
applications an external temperature sensor is optionally available. Data visualization takes place via the aJour™ online tracking portal, which displays position and sensor data in the form of a list with details about railroad station names or place names. The transport route can also be shown in GoogleMaps™ and exported to a spreadsheet view.
Container tracking with NavMaster For monitoring intermodal transports NavMaster is also available in a flat, customized housing which can be installed in minutes on any container or swap body. Instead of GSM data transmission, a variant can be selected which uses worldwide Globalstar satellite communications.
that wheel-sets which have had an unusually mileage are serviced within the limits set for wear and tear. ENS has developed a very economical and easy-to-use product, RodoTAG™, for this purpose. RodoTAG™ is a fully encapsulated sensor module which can be installed on a freight car axle within minutes. This patented system uses internal sensors to detect wheel axle rotation, from which it calculates the actual number of kilometers the associated wheel-set has covered. In addition, internal signal processing can reveal and record any wheel blockages. The module has a customized battery allowing operating times exceeding seven years. RodoTAG™ data is read out via an integrated wireless modem, and with its range of several hundred meters it can communicate with hotspots or NavMaster telematics. Service centers can also update the module with service data or technical data relevant for the particular wheel-set and rail car using the wireless transmission link. This approach guarantees automatic control and documentation of the entire maintenance process. With RodoTAG™ communicating with car telematics or hotspots installed at train stations, early detection of wear and flexible maintenance scheduling become possible. It can also be used to work out kilometer-based rental options.
RodoTAG wheel-set monitoring for freight cars After railway rights were amended in 2006, owners of freight cars became responsible for their maintenance. Since most cars in international transport are moved around by different railways, their kilometric performance is for the most part unknown. Instead of the rigid maintenance intervals customary today, the introduction of a maintenance regime depending on actual distances traveled promises not only considerable savings but also guarantees
aJour and RodoTAG are registered trademarks of Eureka AG. The patent applications for RodoTAG have the identification numbers 102008057966.1 and 102009020428.8; the application for the telematics unit for containers has the number 102009019354.5.
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Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs
Satellite Navigation Forum www.satnav-forum.de www.bmvbs.de
The Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs is responsible for the European satellite navigation system GALILEO within the German government. In this function it initiated the “Satellite Navigation Forum,” and as its moderator and patron supports national alliances of regional initiatives. Contact: Silke Rittgerott T. +49 (0)30 / 2008-2662 silke.rittgerott@bmvbs.bund.de
Satellite navigation, particularly GALILEO, is the foundation for a multitude of new and innovative products and services. The development of applications is thus an attractive sphere of activity for German business. In order to be prepared to exploit the many opportunities arising worldwide in this new high-tech, rapidly growing market, the German government is providing German companies a forum to facilitate adequate participation in this development.
However, in order to be equipped to make best use of development opportunities in the applications market, extensive networking, preferably nationwide, is needed. With the intention of facilitating collaboration among German regional initiatives, the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs has initiated a Satellite Navigation Forum, for short, the SAT NAV-Forum.
Satellite Navigation Forum GALILEO in Germany A number of regional initiatives, application centers and associations have been established in the federal states to support commerce and industry. Their main purpose is to provide information on satellite navigation and possible applications and to create an environment favoring cooperation and contacts. In some cases they offer financial and logistics support for founding new companies. These initiatives carry out a range of activities to market and support the ideas of their member firms, but because of their organizational structure are usually limited to a regional perspective.
This forum provides a national platform linking the separate regional initiatives and supporting the exchange of information and experience. It also facilitates cooperation and makes possible joint advertising of “GALILEO in Germany.” The regional initiatives are multipliers of the information and proposals made available through the SatNav-Forum. At the same time they pass on for wider discussion the requests and ideas of their members. The Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs is the forum’s moderator and patron. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Technology is also involved. The German Aerospace Center DLR supports the work of the SatNav Forum on behalf of the Transport Ministry, Forum members meet about four times a year to coordinate their advertising and promotion activities. They produce synergy effects and discuss new approaches for coordinating project proposals. The Transport Ministry shares up-to-date information on the European satellite navigation system GALILEO with the forum members.
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Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS
Applied Research
www.iis.fraunhofer.de
The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, founded in 1985 and with headquarter in Erlangen, has branches in Nuremberg, F端rth, Ilmenau and Dresden. With 585 employees it is currently the largest Institute within the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft. The budget of 72 million euros is mainly financed by contract research. Less than 25 percent of the budget is subsidized by federal and state funds.
Founded in 1949, the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft undertakes applied research that drives economic development and serves the wider benefit of society. Currently about 15,000 staff members at over 80 research institutions work with an annual
The activities in Nuremberg are primarily focused on the development of single parts as well as integrated systems for satellite navigation applications such as high-accuracy or portable positioning devices using GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS and EGNOS. Complete system solutions, integrated hardware components and software products for standalone position determination can be supplied for these tracking and navigation systems. Fraunhofer IIS investigates the fusion of various tracking technologies to achieve seamless navigation as well as increased precision for indoor and outdoor applications. Through state-of-the-art equipment and available expertise the Fraunhofer IIS is able to develop customized prototypes, systems and modules.
research budget of over 1.4 billion euros.
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS Nordostpark 93 D-90411 Nuremberg Contact: Stefanie Gallenberger T. +49 (0)911 / 580 61- 6476 F. +49 (0)911 / 580 61- 6398
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German Aerospace Center – DLR
Aerospace in Bavaria
www.dlr.de
Eight scientific institutes and facilities are located at DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen: German Remote Sensing Data Center Remote Sensing Technology Institute Flight Operations Microwaves and Radar Institute Institute of Communications and Navigation Institute of Atmospheric Physics Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics Space Operations and Astronaut Training
The new Galileo Control Center is located next to the German Space Operations Center on the DLR premises. The institutes and facilities of DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen together employ about 1,500 people.
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is the country’s national aerospace research centre. Its extensive research and development work is incorporated in national and international cooperations. The centre’s research portfolio ranges from fundamental research to the development of innovative applications and products. The German Aerospace Center has thirteen branches throughout the country. Besides Berlin, Bonn, Braunschweig, Bremen, Göttingen, Köln, Hamburg, Lampoldshausen, Neustrelitz, Stuttgart, Trauen and Weilheim, one of the largest centres is situated in Bavaria – in Oberpfaffenhofen. The scientific institutes and facilities at this centre are focused on climatic research, remote data sensing of Earth, the extension of navigation systems, further development of robotics, radar technology and research flight operations. The German AeroSpace Control Center is also located here and a new control centre has been erected for the operation of the European Galileo satellite navigation system. Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Münchner Str. 20 D-82234 Wessling T. +49 (0)8153 / 28-0 F. +49 (0)8153 / 28-1243 Pressestelle-OP@dlr.de
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German Aerospace Center – DLR
Institute of Communications and Navigation
www.dlr.de/kn
Research at the Institute of Communications and Navigation of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Oberpfaffenhofen is contributing to the establishment and utilization of the European satellite navigation system Galileo. Its focus is on the verification and evolution of subsystems and services, on safety-critical applications, and on navigation in urban canyons and buildings.
Galileo verification If Galileo is to achieve its ambitious goals, the signals and clocks of the navigation satellites must be of the required quality. Signals from satellite navigation systems are to a large extent obscured by interfering signals, and with a GNSS antenna they are only accessible after suitable processing. Signal analysis requires a high-gain antenna, like DLR’s 30-meter antenna in Weilheim. This antenna has been equipped to verify Galileo signals and is one of the finest facilities of its type worldwide. The institute also maintains the Experimentation and Verification Network EVNet, a network of reference receivers for monitoring individual signal parameters worldwide.
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In addition to signal quality, the stability of the satellite clocks plays a central role in precise navigation. The institute runs a time laboratory for assessing the stability of the Galileo satellite clocks and the Galileo Precise Timing Facility (PTF)
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Safety-critical applications Galileo will make it possible to offer safetycritical services (SoL, Safety-of-Life Services) worldwide. Position determination which is not only as precise, but also as reliable as possible is essential for such services. These services are most advanced in the area of aviation, where they are employed to enhance local signal augmentation systems. The institute is developing new methodologies for these systems and at the same time is constructing an aeronautic test system in Braunschweig. GPS/Galileobased technologies for CAT-III flight approaches are also under development, as are analogous approaches for the maritime realm as part of a maritime test system for Research Port Rostock.
Indoor navigation Ubiquitous availability of navigation services is a basic requirement for many applications. The institute is striving to combine various sensors with satellite navigation systems as a way to increase the availability and precision of navigation in places where satellite navigation is problematic, such as indoors. Using the methodology of “particle filtering,” the institute has developed a prototype with real-time functionality which makes possible extremely precise positioning, even inside buildings. DLR’s NavShoe, developed for professional use, is a component of this prototype.
1) Measured spectrum of the GIOVE-B signal in the E1 band 2) The DLR 30-meter antenna 3) Measurement of periodic interference signals in the E5a/L5 band. Such distur bances must not lead to unrecognized navigation errors in SoL services 4) DLR NavShoe, a prototype with real-time functionality for professional indoor navigation applications
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German Aerospace Center – DLR
The German Space Operations Center
www.dlr.de/rb/institut/gsoc
The German Space Operations Center (GSOC) of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) can draw on more than 40 years’ experience in the operation of satellites, space probes and manned spacecraft, with some 50 scientific, commercial and manned space missions successfully concluded since 1968. These include both national and European projects, as well as international collaborations. The control center has now become one of the most prominent space operations centers in Europe. Mission operations are planned and performed for: - science satellite missions - commercial satellite missions - security-related satellite missions - manned space missions (ISS) The German Space Operations Center is easily accessible at DLR’s Oberpfaffenhofen location, some 20 km to the west of Munich. It is situated in the direct vicinity of other scientific establishments on the DLR site, as well as the Anwendungszentrum für Satellitennavigation.
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DLR Gesellsch. für Raumfahrtanwendungen (GfR) mbH
The Countdown has Started – The Galileo Control Center in Oberpfaffenhofen
A company of
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. in der Heimholtz-Gemeinschaft
www.dlr.de/gfr
The DLR Gesellschaft für Raumfahrtanwendungen (GfR) mbH provides satellite operations as well as navigation and systems engineering. As a subsidiary of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) it maintains a broad range of contacts with local DLR research institutes.
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The DLR Gesellschaft für Raumfahrtanwendungen (GfR) mbH is currently preparing the control center in Oberpfaffenhofen for the first four satellites of the European satellite navigation system Galileo. These satellites will be launched in 2010 from Kourou with a Soyuz rocket.
The Galileo Control Center in Oberpfaffenhofen, the main component of a globally distributed ground infrastructure, not only controls the satellite constellation but also generates mission data for the Galileo navigation services.
With its team of one hundred engineers and scientists the DLR Gesellschaft für Raumfahrtanwendungen (GfR) mbH will ensure Galileo’s full operational readiness at the Oberpfaffenhofen control center. This team works in three main control rooms at over 30 consoles. A multinational team under the leadership of DLR GfR mbH is responsible for the preparations and operations of Galileo. The Oberpfaffenhofen control center, a main pillar of the Galileo system in coordination with other European control centers, is equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure. The high demands of Galileo on building services and safety are being fulfilled in order to assure continous operations over the next 20 years. Important navigation data as well as the reference time, determined using the latest clock technology and relevant for all Galileo applications, are generated in the control centers and then transmitted to the Galileo satellites via antenna ground stations.
DLR Gesellschaft für Raumfahrtanwendungen (GfR) mbH Münchner Str. 20 D-82234 Wessling info@dlr-gfr.de
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GründerRegio M
An Innovation Network for Advancing European SatNav and Entrepreneurship Projects in the Munich Area www.gr-m.de www.CeTIM.org
The Munich region is linked Europe-wide in a multitude of individual projects. The GründerRegio M association coordinates projects and contacts and may be contacted by bavAIRia members under the email address europa@gr-m.de
Handing over CASTLE coordination to INNOFIT (March 2008 in Prague)
www.ENCADRE.net ENCADRE is an association connecting the European SatNav regions. Under the leadership of bavAIRia‘s president Dr. Martin Haunschild and with its main office in Sophia-Antipolis, this association evolved from the CASTLE project led by GründerRegio M and CeTIM. Its purpose is to connect these regions and to support the development of applications for GALILEO and EGNOS. www.CASTLE.eu CASTLE is a Europe-wide comparative study prepared by GründerRegio M and CeTIM about the innovation capabilities and structures of high-tech clusters, particularly in the SatNav applications industry. This study complements econometric studies on the effectiveness of clusters and gives concrete suggestions for structuring clusters more effectively.
www.INNO-FIT.eu INNOFIT is a European research project coordinated by GründerRegio M, bavAIRia and CeTIM; it investigates the marketing capabilities of high-tech clusters, particularly the SatNav cluster. In the CASTLE project the innovation capabilities of European clusters were compared, whereby a common deficit in marketing abilities in the European regions became evident, for example, compared with Silicon Valley. Mechanisms were identified which could lead to improvement, such as customer-oriented living labs or innovation vouchers as a financing instrument. In 2009 a concrete action program is being developed to strengthen the demand-oriented innovation potential of European clusters. www.EUROPE-INNOVA.org – KIS4SAT KIS4SAT is a network in the Munich region run by GründerRegio M with its partners CeTIM, bavAIRia and Anwendungszentrum Oberpfaffenhofen. Its purpose is to optimally support knowledge-based companies supplying SatNav products and services.
What is Europe INNOVA? KIS4SAT, ENCADRE und CASTLE are projects of the Europe INNOVA initiative of the European Commission’s Directorate-General Enterprise and Industry. The purpose of this initiative is to strengthen international competitiveness by accelerating the realization of market-ready technological innovations.
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GründerRegio M and CeTIM
Network + Research = Innovation for the Munich Region
www.gr-m.de www.CeTIM.org
GründerRegio M GründerRegio M e.V. International Programs Gewerbehof Westend Haus F Westendstr. 123 / EG D-80339 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 32 19 78-13 F. +49 (0)89 / 32 19 78-15 europa@gr-m.de www.gr-m.de Contact: Dr. Jürgen Vogel, Melanie Waltke
For over 10 years GründerRegio M has supported a university-oriented entrepreneurship culture in the Munich economic region through various programs and activities. Students and scientists at universities and other research institutions are introduced to the idea of setting up businesses and are equipped with the necessary skills. GründerRegio M unites over 30 partners in the Munich region, including universities, research institutions, business associations, management consultants, venture capital organizations, technology parks, chambers of commerce, employer associations, and service providers for company founders and new entrepreneurs.
Goals Representing the Munich region in
international partnerships as a center of innovative service and technology start-ups Coordinating international activities in the
Munch region in the areas of entrepreneur- ship and SatNav in cooperation with Bavarian clusters, especially bavAIRia e.V., and international organizations like the European Commission, ESA and the GNSS Supervisory Authority.
Center for Technology and Innovation Management (CeTIM) CeTIM @UniBw München Werner-Heisenberg-Weg 39 D-85577 Neubiberg T. +49 (0)89 / 550 58-001 Prof.Katzy@CeTIM.org www.CeTIM.org Contact: Prof. Dr. Bernhard R. Katzy
CeTIM is a university research institute and entrepreneurship center at the Department of Aviation and Aerospace Technology of the University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich and Leiden University (Netherlands). CeTIM’s research focuses on comprehending network organizations and is composed of two centers of competence. The “Innovation Management” center studies innovation networks and clusters and their effects on the business growth of technology firms. The “Virtual Organizations” center is concerned with networked forms of organization and the management principles
of an information society. In “Living Labs” the practicability of SatNav and information technologies is tested. Courses are designed for scientists and technicians who intend to carry out management functions or go into business. CeTIM is integrated in the master’s study programs “Technology and Innovation Management” (TIM) of the University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich and “ICT in Business” at Leiden University. It is a member of the European PhD consortium on Networks, Information Technology and Innovation Management (NITIM).
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IABG mbH
Thinking the Future
www.iabg.de
IABG is a leading European technical services company. More than 1,000 staff members work for customers in the private and public sectors. Planning, developing, implementing and operating innovative solutions in the Automotive, InfoCom, Transport, Environment & Energy Engineering, Aeronautics, Space as well as Defence & Security areas is our core business.
B a y sat - K risis
With BAYSAT-KRISIS, available Bavarian expertise in the
The rapid and effective deployment of security and rescue forces is an essential precondition for successfully dealing with various crisis situations. By linking cutting edge technologies from the areas of rapid response coordination, satellite navigation, satellite communication and earth observation, the current and future work of security and rescue forces can be effectively supported.
areas of satellite navigation, communication and earth
The BAYSAT-KRISIS project headed by IABG enables broadband communications between mobile rescue forces and a mobile and/or stationary hub in areas without any communications infrastructure. The tablet-PCs and PDA units of mobile users are connected with a control center via the ad hoc network HiMoNN (Highly Mobile Network Node: www.himonn.iabg.de) and a satellite link. Existing stand-alone products and projects under current development at Bavarian companies and institutes are integrated in a turnkey base system which can be used for future customized crisis information and management solutions. Suitable applications can be presented to various user groups like the police, fire brigades, emergency services, disaster relief organizations, mountain rescue services, etc. in order to determine further development steps to meet their requirements.
observation is strengthened and Bavaria’s market position is further expanded on national and European scenes. Network Plan BAYerisches SATellitengestßtztes KRISenInformationsSystem
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IFEN GmbH
Specialists in Applications and Products for Positioning and Navigation
www.ifen.com www.gate-testbed.de
IfEN GmbH Alte Gruber Str. 6 D-85586 Poing T. +49 (0)8121 / 2238-20 F. +49 (0)8121 / 2238-11 info@ifen.com
Since its establishment in 1998, IFEN GmbH has continuously developed its business activities in the area of satellite navigation. Its present structure reflects two strategic activities, “research and development” and “applications and products,” which together guarantee a high level of synergy effects and know-how transfer on the way to commercial products, applications and services. Its five departments, Customer Applications, Navigation Projects, Navigation Products, Receiver Technology and Mobile Solutions, reflect a broad portfolio of expertise. IFEN GmbH is able to cover all aspects of satellite navigation: from basic principles to algorithm and software development, conducting systems studies, developing and marketing commercial products and applications to integrated turnkey navigation and reception systems.
NavX®-NCS RF GNSS Navigation Constellation Simulator
German GALILEO Test and Development Environment GATE
Participation in numerous international development projects within the framework of the major European programs GALILEO und EGNOS as well as its leading role in national projects demonstrate the competence of IFEN GmbH in the satellite navigation field. Examples are the German GALILEO test and development environment GATE, developed by IFEN GmbH as prime contractor, and the NavX® product family of IFEN GmbH. The NavX® product family is a new generation of product arrays for the European satellite navigation system GALILEO, now under construction, and for the USA’s GPS and Russia’s GLONASS systems. The product range includes multisystem and multifrequency HF GNSS constellation simulators for use in production testing and in test and development labs, software receivers, and highly precise multifrequency receiving equipment for the professional.
NavX®-NSR GALILEO/GPS Navigation Software Receiver
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Institute of Geodesy and Navigation
We are Navigation!
www.unibw.de/nav
When combined with Galileo and GPS, navigation inside buildings is gaining in importance. The Institute is in charge of the “Galileo/GPS Indoor Navigation & Positioning (INDOOR)” project. Its purpose is to better prepare German businesses for the emerging market in GNSS applications, with emphases on “Search and Rescue (SAR)” and logistics. GNSS receiver development has been a significant cornerstone of the Institute’s development activities for many years. Most recently, the Institute introduced its GNSS software receiver to a wide public at the international CEBIT trade fair in spring 2009. Its ipexSR is worldwide the first multifrequency receiver to be entirely implemented as software. With the motto “We are navigation!” the Institute of Geodesy and Navigation of the University of the Federal Armed Forces has been engaged in systems research and development for 25 years. Prof. Bernd Eissfeller has directed the Institute—which enjoys an outstanding worldwide reputation in the area of satellite navigation—since 2009. GNSS receiver development, sensor integration (GNSS/INS coupling) and indoor positioning are among the focal points of research in satellite navigation. The Institute plays a major role in the establishment of the European satellite navigation system Galileo. It is part of the European Commission‘s Galileo Signal Task Force and advises various state and federal ministries. Important components of Galileo’s signal structure were developed at the Institute of Geodesy and Navigation, and many aspects of the signal structure could be optimized based on improvements suggested by the Institute.
“We are very active regarding the extension of our research and development activities” is how Prof. Eissfeller describes the prospects for the Institute, “20 out of our 30 staff members are externally funded. This clearly illustrates the Institute‘s success in acquiring research contracts. However, a high quality performance in the field of national and international training and eduction is considered to be equally important for us.” The Institute of Geodesy and Navigation organizes the annual Munich Satellite Navigation Summit as well as the International GNSS Summer School.
Institute of Geodesy and Navigation University FAF Munich D-85577 Neubiberg T. +49 (0)89 / 6004-3425 F. +49 (0)89 / 6004-3019 ifen@unibw.de
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Initiative Satellite Navigation Berchtesgadener Land
We implement innovative satellite navigation applications. www.prien.iml.fhg.de www.protime.de www.satnav-bgl.de
The Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML) in Prien on Chiemsee In the area of applied research, the Traffic, Mobility and Environment Project Center of Fraunhofer IML in Prien on Chiemsee specializes in satellite navigation and information logistics. Here innovations are conceived which find applications in safety and tourism branches, in intermodal freight transport, improved mobility, and in the public health system. For further information see: www.prien.iml.fhg.de
proTime GmbH We turn ideas into products. proTime is your partner when you need to get relevant information to the right place at the right time using wireless communications, satellite navigation and networked electronics—whether for transport, safety or leisure purposes. proTime can provide mobile electronics, telematics services and engineering supervision from a single source, competently, reliably and punctually. For further information see: www.protime.de
Initiative Satellitennavigation Berchtesgadener Land At the Galileo Test and Development Environment (GATE) in Berchtesgadener Land, companies can not only develop equipment and applications in anticipation of the availability of the European Galileo satellites, but also test them under realistic conditions. In cooperation with companies based in this county, the initiative carries out projects in the areas of tourism, safety, logistics and health. For further information see: www.satnav-bgl.de
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• Ideas and concepts • Development and implementation • Project planning and controlling • Public relations
Innovative products and solutions using the European satellite navigation system Galileo can thereby emerge in interdisciplinary cooperation.
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Traffic telematics
Location-based information
“Galileo Search and Rescue (GSAR) Avalanche”: locating avalanche casualties with satellite navigation
Hazardous freight telematics and infomobility
Mobile information and orientation: “The Greenbelt Experience” – SatNav MP3 player
The GSAR Avalanche project is intended to simplify and accelerate the rescue of avalanche casualties by locating people buried under the snow with the help of the future European satellite navigation system Galileo. With Multi-SatNav technology a buried transmitter can be precisely located, which enables the rescue forces to know the exact position of the avalanche casualty soon after they reach the site. After arriving at the target position with the help of navigation, they can immediately begin rescue operations. The systems technology of GSAR Avalanche can also be expanded for employment in other scenarios, for example, locating people during disasters.
Hazardous freight transports pose serious challenges for information logistics, and these can be addressed with reliable telematics applications. They include pre- and on-trip traffic management so that hazardous freight transports can be organized and accomplished both economically and safely. Preventing accidents and risks, for example by guiding freight transports through narrow constrictions, is as much a subject of investigation as is last-minute emergency and information management. The usefulness of Galileo for this purpose is being analyzed and tested in GNSS projects.
The project “Mobile Information – The Greenbelt Experience” signifies sustainable tourism along the former inner-German border. It includes multioptional methods for conveying information to visitors, specifically customized for tourism applications. With the help of such tools as satellite-supported mobile orientation and information equipment, visitors are guided to destinations along established tour routes. The high-end solution of a SatNav MP3 player used as a portable information source automatically supplies tourists with both information and navigation hints as soon as they reach a particular location. With the help of a built-in compass the direction and distance to the next point on the tour is also displayed.
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Invest in Bavaria
Precise Navigation for Business, Establishment and Expansion
www.invest-in-bavaria.com
Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology Invest in Bavaria Dr. Johann Niggl Prinzregentenstr. 28 D-80538 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 2162-2642 F. +49 (0)89 / 2162-2803 info@invest-in-bavaria.com
Satellite navigation is the industry of tomorrow. The scope of possible activities for enterprises ranges from satellite modules through the Galileo receiver chip up to software for vehicle navigation systems. But increased opportunities also bring with them increased competition and it becomes vitally important for companies to optimise the development, production, marketing and sale of their products. Bavaria thereby offers an innovative research environment, highly qualified staff, reliable suppliers and a wide selection of potential buyers among application-oriented technology enterprises. All this is coupled with innovation-friendly economic policies offering extensive development programmes and initiatives.
In particular, the service covers >> information on the State of Bavaria and location factors such as infrastructure and property rental prices >> information on promotion initiatives and funding instruments >> tailored proposals for selection of a location >> help in establishing contacts with chambers of commerce, local government bodies, public authorities, financial institutions, private companies and political decision- makers. Invest in Bavaria is supported in this work by 20 foreign representative offices for the State of Bavaria from San Francisco to Tokyo, from São Paulo to Moscow.
To open up the maximum benefit of these advantages for investors Invest in Bavaria is the central drop-in centre for all business projects aimed at relocation or expansion in Bavaria. The team within the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology has access to technology networks and personal contacts at research institutes and enterprises. Therefore, it is able to provide essential and free information, business support and links to possible collaboration partners.
Furthermore, Invest in Bavaria works closely with the Bavarian cluster initiative ‘Allianz Bayern Innovativ’, another element of the technologyoriented economic policy of the Bavarian government. Industries such as satellite navigation which bundle expertise to a very considerable extent are supported by targeted efforts to improve the network between industry and research.
In addition, Bavaria’s wealth of leisure pursuits, magnificent scenery and depth and diversity of cultural resources make it an extremely attractive location for top international personnel from more than just a business point of view.
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Julius Maximilian University Würzburg Informatics VII: Chair of Robotics and Telematics
Zentrum für Telematik e.V.
Innovative Navigation Systems www7.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de www.telematik-zentrum.de
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Main F ocus Würzburg University and the Zentrum für Telematik e.V. carry out research on methodologies and electronic equipment for innovative navigation systems in the areas of: • Sensor data processing and fusion to achieve robust solutions • Converting sensor information into adaptive control responses • Characterizing the dynamics of mobile systems with high-precision measurements
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Examples of applicat io n s These solutions are used in a wide range of applications, including the following projects as examples:
1) Distributed systems of small satellites have interesting potential applications in the areas of telecommunications and earth observation 2) Würzburg University’s testing facilities
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University Würzburg: Robotics & Telematics Am Hubland | D-97074 Würzburg T. +49 (0)931 / 318 66 47 schi@informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de Zentrum für Telematik e.V. Allesgrundweg 12 | D-97218 Gerbrunn T. +49 (0)931 / 329 29 54-10 sekretariat@telematik-zentrum.de
Aerospace: on the picosatellite UWE-2 (University of Würzburg Experimental satellite with a mass of 1 kg), a GPS receiver is combined with inertial and solar sensors to gain precise attitude and position information after sensor data fusion. These investigations contribute to the realization of future satellite formations for purposes of earth observation. Mobility: a navigation system installed on an autonomous vehicle assists elderly people to find a suitable way to reach their destination. The vehicle can also track autonomously in order to transport loads home. Together with high-resolution maps, solutions are thus being provided for appropriate pedestrian navigation (for example, without gradients, and using pedestrian traffic lights). Dangerous missions: remotely controlled robot vehicles can be used to reduce the danger threatening rapid response teams by first providing information about the mission area. The remote controller requires access to navigation information for this purpose.
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Kayser-Threde GmbH
Galileo System Time and GNSS Applications
Galileo* Precise Timing Facility (PTF)
Thermal vacuum test
Interferogram of a femtosecond laser pulse
The PTF generates and distributes Galileo system time—the system’s “heartbeat”. It consists of an ensemble of six atomic clocks monitored by specialized measuring instruments and software filters. Kayser-Threde is responsible for the design, integration and testing of the complete system, supported by an international team of recognized time experts. At present, Kayser-Threde is installing the PTF at the Galileo control center in Oberpfaffenhofen. All Galileo satellites as well as all the Galileo ground facilities will be synchronized with the PTF. It will also be closely linked to international time (UTC) so that future Galileo users will have a reliable time service available. The discrepancy between UTC and Galileo system time will be in the range of 10 nanoseconds (10-8 s).
Technologies for future “optical atomic clocks” In atomic clock technology the trend is away from microwave-based systems and toward laser-based systems, so-called “optical clocks”. Because of the significantly shorter wavelengths of lasers (terahertz instead of gigahertz) it becomes possible with such clocks to determine time constancy with a much lower uncertainty margin. It seems to be possible to reduce the element of uncertainty from today’s 10-15 down to 10-18. Application fields for such ultrastable clocks are astronomy, quantum physics, geodesy and satellite technology.
Optical clocks use modern technical components like atomic traps, femtosecond lasers, and frequency combs. Most of these components are still at the laboratory stage of development. Kayser-Threde is engaged in several studies and preliminary tests relating to the qualification of these components to assure their long-term utility in ground reference facilities and later also on satellites in space.
GNSS rail applications Kayser-Threde has designed and produced several pieces of innovative rail tracking equipment in its RadioCompass product line. This mobile equipment uses exclusively commercial navigation and communication components. The units are mounted on locomotives or railroad cars and make it possible to autonomously determine their position and vehicle status and to relay this information to a central server. Wireless (GSM) or satellite communication is used for the purpose. In order to improve position determination, this mobile equipment can be upgraded at customer request with additional sensors, for example inertial sensors, odometers or digital rail network maps. All sensor data are combined with the help of intelligent on-board software. The equipment provides users with a clear advantage in comparison to purely GNSS systems, since position determination is definitely more precise and reliable.
* Galileo is a trademark of the European Commission and the space program Galileo is a joint initiative of the European Commission & the European Space Agency.
www.kayser-threde.com
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NavCert GmbH
Successfully to the Point
www.navcert.com www.tuev-sued.com
Certified Quality for Positioning and Navigation
NavCert GmbH Ridlerstr. 65 D-80339 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 50 08-4545 F. +49 (0)89 / 50 08-4233 info@navcert.com
Your competitive market advantage: NavCert accompanies you from the first idea to marketable products – either already for Galileo or still for GPS – as we certify positioning and navigation products and services. As your long-term process partner we care for your solutions, observing all relevant legal requirements and convincing with constant quality while meeting your customers’ expectations. At the same time your entire value creation chain is optimized, as our versatility and expertise will save your time, reduce your costs and increase your market share. NavCert test objects include for example: • components such as chip sets and antennas • hand-operated or integrated receivers • navigation systems for automotive, railroad, avionics, maritime and inland waterways • signal generators and simulators • information contents, e.g. maps or traffic information • service providers such as road charging, fleet management or airport ground services • track monitoring of trains or traffic guidance in ports • systems such as GBAS (DGPS) or test beds
Already today you are able to convince with another special added value – with the certification by NavCert. Your customers will recognize by the certification mark: This is very good quality you can rely on. NavCert tests according to your requirements and needs: • the documentation for installation and use • innovative features with unique selling points • the conformity with Galileo SIS ICD • all required norms and standards The TÜV SÜD certification marks and certificates offer you an extensive plus with regard to quality and legal security. They document that your product or solution meets the compulsory security aspects and the high requirements of your customer. In addition, the certification mark puts your certifications to the market professionally and strengthens your advance in a competitive market, due to the direct communication of special innovative features through one certification mark.
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SUPERWISE Technologies AG
Don‘t Search – Find!
www.superwise-technologies.com
SUPERWISE Technologies AG Bahnhofstr. 26 D-82515 Wolfratshausen T. +49 (0)8171 / 969 69-0 F. +49 (0)8171 / 969 69-77 info@superwise-technologies.com
SUPERWISE Technologies AG is the first provider of intelligent, associative analyses of text, image, audio, and video files as well as business processes. Its unique Apollo technology can simulate the processes of a human brain and is thus suitable for automatic analysis of all types of media. Using ubiquitous coding and storage technologies it is possible to search extensive files for related content, exceptionally rapidly and with heretofore unmatched reliability. For example, ozone streamers, which change shape considerably, can be automatically detected and then tracked. Since no programming is required of users, user friendliness is guaranteed. A simple training session suffices—and is often only a matter of minutes.
SUPERWISE Technologies AG was founded in 2007 in Wolfratshausen, Germany, and already in the same year won a prize in the 2007 European Satellite Navigation Competition for its EyePhone project. Images are generated using a mobile phone camera, and with a simple mouse click additional information about the object can be directly retrieved. Product information and other data about an object (associative and thus independent of keywords) can thus be found and accessed. With this approach, Apollo technology combines today‘s three most important technologies: GPS, Internet and object identification. In addition to product and sales information, application areas for the EyePhone also include tourism, medical analyses, security, and reconnaissance. A current project being undertaken together with DLR has the goal of automatic analysis of ozone streamers and other atmospheric measurement data. The focus is on detection, tracking, and analysis of the causes of ozone streamers, coupled with an innovative prognostic procedure. Measurement data from the last 20 years from two satellites are used. Such a data volume could heretofore only be managed with the help of supercomputers.
Apollo‘s “Virtual Brain” technology can, in particular:
Find and analyze objects (such as the many shapes found in earth observation images, using ApolloImage; other applica- tions use ApolloMultimedia, ApolloEyePhone and ApolloQuality)
Analyze complex interrelationships and causes (such as gas combinations and factors leading to the formation of ozone streamers, using ApolloSimulation; other applications use ApolloLogistics and ApolloSurvey)
Locate and analyze text documents (similar in content and meaning with ApolloRetrieve, ApolloLaw, ApolloRisk and ApolloPatent).
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SysDesign Aerospace GmbH
Helping Heads for Hardware and Software
www.SysDesign-Aerospace.de
I t is e as y t o b r o ad e n o n e ’ s h o r i z o n : a l l o n e n e e ds t o d o is s h a r e it .
Imagine: In the critical development phase for a piece of control equipment, important team members may not be available for weeks at a time, but one cannot simply ignore the deadline. SysDesign can be asked to step in and help out, rapidly, flexibly,
and on the customer’s own premises as a matter of course. Not much orientation time is needed thanks to the company’s wide range of experience. Help where it is needed. Imagine: An order for a major development may arrive, but the specialists needed to carry it out may not be on the staff. SysDesign can be asked to step in and help out, instead of not
accepting the job. Its experts can put their heads together and come up with creative solutions. Thanks to its activities in the most varied branches, it has vast experience which is willingly placed at the disposal of its customers. Imagine: An interesting order may come in that is outside the
company’s core business. There are alternatives to hiring and training new staff: SysDesign can be asked to step in and help out. It can provide more
than just a temporary substitute, because in addition to adapting to the company’s wishes, it handles such orders as if they were SysDesign’s own, which means responsibly, reliably, enthusiastically, unbureaucratically, and on time. SysDesign considers itself to be a collection of “HELPING HEADS,” offering engineering services for high-quality hardware and software development, whether on land, sea, in the air or in space, any area is possible, for example: • • • •
Aerospace Automobile industry Telecommunications and satellite communications Facility and machine construction
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Satellite navigation Rail technology and public transport systems Ship technology High-performance motors
SysDesign Aerospace GmbH | Lilienthalstr. 10 | D-82205 Gilching | T. +49 (0)8105 / 772 88-20 | www.SysDesign-Aerospace.de
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T-Systems Enterprise Services GmbH
We are designing a networked future for commerce and society, and our innovative ICT solutions are creating added value for customers, employees and investors. www.t-systems.com
Worldwide Number 1 for dynamic, scalable SAP performance As an innovation mainspring, T-Systems, part of the Deutsche Telekom company group, devises ICT solutions to link the commercial world and the public at large. The satellitesupported toll systems which T-Systems develops and operates are an example. Here IT and telecommunications join hands to track vehicles, record their travel data, and calculate and deduct the relevant fees. With integrated solutions, networks and services for the entire country, individual states, and local communities T-Systems assists government offices, safety authorities and educational institutions to optimize their processes, reduce costs and give the public faster and better service.
T-Systems Media Relations T. +49 (0)69 / 665 31-126 presse@t-systems.com Further information for journalists: www.telekom.com/presse
T-Systems is that branch of Deutsche Telekom which services key customer accounts. The company operates information and communication technologies (ICT) for multinational firms and public institutions using a worldwide infrastructure of computer centers and networks. With branches in over 20 countries and global delivery capabilities, T-Systems is able to serve companies representing all branches. In the automobile industry, telecommunications and the public sector T-Systems is already a market leader. Some 46,000 employees worldwide invest their ICT competence and knowhow in providing service of the highest quality. The partnership concluded beginning of 2008 with the IT service provider Cognizant in the area of systems integration also makes it possible to use capacities and expertise offshore as well, as needed. T-Systems had a turnover of about 11 billion euro in the 2008 business year.
The public health system with its clinics and health insurance companies also makes use of the branch expertise of T-Systems. When in the future a family doctor sends electronic patient records to a hospital using an electronic health insurance card, he can use T-Systems’ rapid and secure transmission links for the purpose. This service provider offers information and communication technology from one source, and thus of high quality for complex ICT projects, particular large outsourcing contracts. For example, T-Systems has concluded a five-year contract with the oil company Royal Dutch Shell to supply computer center and data storage services worldwide. In the context of IT outsourcing, T-Systems is in charge of the IT infrastructure and over 23,000 workplace computers in Great Britain for the British energy supplier Centrica. The company can offer its customers entirely new business plans for software applications, for example providing customized access to SAP via the Internet. Today T-Systems is the Number 1 worldwide for providing customers with dynamic, scalable SAP access.
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The Galileo satellite navigation system is one of the European Union’s most important and innovative aerospace projects. This newly developed system will provide the European Union with technology independent of the U.S. GPS and the Russian GLONASS systems. In addition to freely available signals for satellite-supported navigation, the following expanded services will be offered: >> Safety of Life Service: a certified service with high integrity demands, primarily for traffic applications >> Commercial Service: value added services from private providers based on access rights to the Galileo signals >> Public Regulated Services: controlled, encrypted access for security forces >> Search and Rescue Service: emergency calls, warning messages, tracking during rescue activities.
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factors offers the best assurance of achieving the required systems availability during operations. In the phase of preparing for operations, the results of these analyses are implemented in the organizational structure and systems support processes. This is especially true for supporting the ground segment with its Galileo control centers and distributed uplink and sensor stations. An IT support system is being established which provides the analytic results from prior phases for access during the operations phase as well as appropriate functionality for making simulations possible. Thus analytic comparisons of calculated versus actual factors— for example, component failure—can also be carried out. In the context of its investment in TELEOP GmbH, T-Systems is involved in the Galileo program. TELEOP GmbH brings together the interests of its shareholders, DLR, EADS, T-Systems and the Bavarian business development bank LfA, in the operation of the Galileo system.
Critical success criteria for these services are the Galileo system’s high availability and integrity. T-Systems contributes to achieving these goals with advice and solutions related to the essential component of Integrated Logistic Support (ILS). Integrated logistic support (ILS) is a management discipline which addresses issues of guaranteeing and optimizing systems availability in the user phase. In the systems development phase, analytical methodologies are employed whose results flow into such activities as the development and definition of optimized maintenance and repair models. An integrated consideration of all influencing
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T-Systems Enterprise Services GmbH Lorenz Thrainer Vice President Aerospace & Defence Industries Dachauer Str. 651 D-80995 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 1011-2909 lorenz.thrainer@t-systems.com
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Trimble Terrasat GmbH
Enabling Productivity through Innovation
www.trimble.com
Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) provides innovative positioning solutions that enable professionals in engineering and construction, surveying, agriculture, mapping and GIS, public safety, transportation, wireless communications, fleet management and field services worldwide to be more productive by revolutionizing their work processes. Though best known for GPS technology, Trimble integrates a wide range of positioning technologies including GPS, GLONASS, laser, and optical as well as inertial technologies with application software, wireless communications, and services to offer complete solutions. For over 30 years, Trimble has created unique positioning products that help customers grow their business. The company‘s portfolio includes over 850 patents and serves as the basis for the broadest positioning solutions offerings in the industry. Trimble’s 2008 revenue was US$1.3 billion. Germany is home to a number of significant Trimble European locations — Raunheim, Jena, Kaiserslautern, Wunstorf, Stuttgart, Kirchheim, Braunschweig, Biberach an der Riß, Halle and Höhenkirchen (near Munich). Raunheim, Braunschweig, and Halle serve as sales, marketing and customer service centres in Europe. Jena, Kaiserslautern and also Halle are manufacturing and logistics centers. Wunstorf, Stuttgart, Kirchheim and Biberach an der Riß are software development centres for survey and photogrammetry. Höhenkirchen is one of Trimble’s major R&D centres of excellence. Trimble VRS™
technology, utilized in more than 200 infrastructure network installations throughout the world, was developed in Höhenkirchen. Trimble VRS technology provides RTK centimetre-level positioning accuracy without the need to set up a base station. Governments and other organizations are implementing these networks to provide users increased access to positioning information and required reference data for surveying, construction, civil engineering, mapping, scientific research and many other positioning applications. The Höhenkirchen location is also involved in Trimble’s R&D efforts for the European Union’s Galileo satellite radio navigation system. It offers advantages to GNSS users by providing additional satellites, additional signals and compatibility with GPS. Founded in 1978, Trimble is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with locations in more than 20 countries. Coupled with a highly capable network of dealers and distribution partners, Trimble serves and supports customers worldwide.
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United Maps GmbH
Detailed Maps for the Geoweb
www.unitedmaps.net
For applications in the Geoweb, United Maps produces professional and highly detailed maps based on the products of world market leaders Navteq and Tele Atlas. United Maps GmbH Agnes-Pockels-Bogen 1 D-80992 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 452 13 93-0 F. +49 (0)89 / 452 13 93-99 info@unitedmaps.net
Worldwide, the reference maps used by Google Maps, Yahoo Maps or Microsoft Bing, as well as the base maps used in navigation equipment, all come from two providers: Navteq (a Nokia subsidiary, the world’s largest producer of mobile telephones) or Tele Atlas (a TomTom company, the largest producer of navigation equipment). A comprehensive street network and actual traffic conditions are preconditions for reaching one‘s destination by car. With the ongoing shift to mobile devices, navigation and “mapping” increasingly happens on mobile phones and pocket-sized smart phones. Focussing on road traffic implied that many footpaths and other means of transport for people on the move were not adequately represented—and there was no way to zoom into a city right down to the sidewalks. United Maps has taken a decisive step to get beyond the customary, wide-grid street network by expanding the Navteq and Tele-Atlas reference maps to achieve overall coverage at scales unavailable until now: down to 1:2,000 and on to the pedestrian scale.
In addition to previously missing streets, walkways and footpaths inaccessible to motor vehicles have been added along with a wealth of relevant attributes: United Maps “fills in the gaps” in the street network by completing relevant content, accurately placing building outlines, precise house numbers and the public transport network. United Maps’ professional vector maps thus include all streets, paths and means of transport, making multimodal routing possible for the first time: seamless navigation using all types of transportation, from a car into a suburban train, then on to the underground or a tram, and finally by foot to one’s destination. Using a unique technology, vector networks are merged algorithmically and with a high precision of currently 95% to yield a new vector network. Inaccuracies and omissions in the merged networks are automatically and optimally resolved. The end result of merging several maps thus always is qualitatively better than the incomplete initial base maps. United Maps adds up to 50% more streets and paths in metropolitan areas and up to 300% more in rural surroundings—the formerly coarse network becomes denser and much more useful. Available now is “UM-DE”: a comprehensive, nationwide and consistently detailed map of Germany. Over 200 European and worldwide metropolitan destinations will be available.
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Unverdross technik
ZEIT UND FREQUENZ
… nothing works without Synchronization!
www.unverdross.de
Unverdross Technik Am Pfeifenberg 5 D-82237 Wörthsee T. 08143 / 6157 (58) F. 08143 / 6162 unverdross@unverdross.de
Unverdross Technik specializes in the time and frequency field. For over 20 years it has been a technical contact for customers interested in specific products in this area. The product spectrum includes oscillators, piezoelectric crystals, Rubidium / Cesium standards, GPS and DCF receivers and synchronization systems for PDH / SDH / ATM / networks and reference stations. Combinations with a Network Time server (NTP) or even a PTP server for network synchronization are likewise possible. The PTP Precision Time Protocol achieves highly precise synchronization of ethernet networks. The mixture of the product line combined with technical and marketing knowledge is one of the reasons for the success of UNVERDROSSTECHNIK. Furthermore our experience is available to customer’s disposal as well as we support the planning of complex networks and their synchronization.
Our product spectrum: Rubidium / Cesium standards As reference oscillators or stand-alone equipment, portable equipment for service purposes GPS / DCF receivers as OEM components or PCI slot card systems Generation and distribution of reference frequencies and telecommunication signals Real-time application Synchronization of all hierarchy levels in transmission networks or reference stations Management systems for automatic monitoring of the entire synchronization hierarchy Calibration standards for time and frequency
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.Services: Network planning and frequency measurements . Installation and commissioning on site . Training support . Consulting / product assistance and network-design
Please feel free to contact us and describe your problem, It will be a pleasure for us to be at your disposal.
Just ask us–it‘s TIME!
Satellite navigation in Bavaria
concurrent competencies
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A-Z Company Index The following companies presents a general overview of important Bavarian firms and are listed in alphabetical order and on the following pages assigned to categories (see color key on the facing page).
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AEE – Aircraft Electronic Engineering GmbH Anwendungszentrum GmbH ASTO Besitz GmbH Astrium Services GmbH AuCon AWTC Europe Axio-Net GmbH Bardenheuer GmbH bavAIRia e.V. BHO Legal Bitmanagement Software GmbH CAM Systems GmbH Carl-Cranz-Gesellschaft e.V. CeTEC GmbH & Co. KG CeTIM CMP® CNA e.V. – Rail Technology Cluster Data United GmbH Data-Warehouse GmbH DSC – DodelSatelliteCommunications EADS Astrium GmbH Elektrobit Automotive GmbH EOMAP GmbH & Co. KG ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH Eureka Navigation Solutions AG Euromap European Space Imaging GmbH Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML Funkwerk Avionics GmbH GAF AG Garmin Deutschland GmbH Geo-IT GmbH German Aerospace Center (DLR) Gfw Starnberg mbH GI Geoinformatik GmbH GPP Communication GmbH & Co. KG GründerRegio M Heisse Kursawe Eversheds IABG mbH IFEN GmbH IGVZ e.V. Initiative Satellite Navigation Berchtesgadener Land Institute of Flight System Dynamics Institute of Geodesy and Navigation
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Intermap Technologies GmbH Invest in Bavaria KATHREIN-Werke KG Kayser-Threde GmbH Land of Bavaria Administration for Surveying Lansdowne Consulting GmbH LICON Logistics e.V. LKZ Prien GmbH LogiCom Telematik-Vertriebs GmbH Management Consultancy and Legal Advice MECOMO AG mobile life® MRK Management Consultants GmbH NavCert GmbH NAVIGON AG NAVISPACE AG PB Enterprises Philotech GmbH POCKETMAPS proTime RSS Remote Sensing Solutions GmbH Runder Tisch GIS e.V. Satellite Navigation Forum SCHLEIFRING und Apparatebau GmbH soscho gmbh SpaceTec Capital Partners GmbH sportsCurve GmbH SUPERWISE Technologies AG SysDesign Aerospace GmbH T-Systems Enterprise Services GmbH Telespazio Deutschland GmbH Telic GmbH The PQT Consultancy Trimble Terrasat GmbH United Maps GmbH University of Würzburg UnternehmerTUM GmbH UNVERDROSS TECHNIK Upper Bavaria Tourist Board Vincotech Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft Berchtesgadener Land mbH 74 Work Microwave GmbH 74 Zentrum für Telematik e.V.
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Consumer Devices
SatNav consumer devices are primarily components such as antennas, high-frequency parts, digital parts, and the associated firmware or embedded software. The spectrum ranges from chipsets as components of mobile telephones to complete systems like vehicle navigation equipment for end users.
Content
Content refers to a (supplemental) information base that is either stored locally in the consumer equipment or downloaded as needed from a server. It might, for example, be raw data, maps, or points of interest. Content can also be georeferenced information about the amount of clearance under bridges in digital maps or in fleet management systems as part of road logistics.
Value-adding Services
Value-adding services process information about a specific location, its surroundings, and such subjects as points of interest in order to provide a specific user service. Such services are also called location-based services and are frequently found in vehicle navigation products, but they are also increasingly playing a role in mobile consumer equipment like cell phones and smartphones. The eCall which automatically transmits information about an emergency to a rescue service is also a value-adding service.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure relevant for satellite navigation includes satellite navigation test facilities, test beds, and transmission and reception equipment, for example for differential GPS services or control centers. Suppliers who design or create systems or subsystems like antennas or labs for the above-mentioned infrastructure also appear under this category.
Services
Services relevant for satellite navigation are, for example, the certification of consumer equipment or services, consultation or acquisitions relating to financing, support for marketing activities, providing insurance for services, technical or business project management, and legal advice. These services can be on a purely commercial basis, or provided by governments, or offered as a subsidy.
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AEE – Aircraft Electronic Engineering GmbH
Anwendungszentrum GmbH
For over 20 years AEE GmbH has been a modern aviation firm registered by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for production and maintenance and with ISO 9001 certification as a development company. It designs, produces, distributes, services and repairs electronic systems either as customized products or series productions. Its long experience in aircraft systems allows it to play an important role also in complex civil and military endeavors and to contribute to the development of innovative technologies in diverse research projects.
With assistance from the German Aerospace Center DLR, the Bavarian government, and its own shareholders, Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen (AZO) was in recent years able to establish itself as a leading platform for innovative start-up companies in the aviation, aerospace and satellite navigation field. Since the end of 2002, 38 new companies representing over 650 highly qualified jobs have been created in Oberpfaffenhofen.
Aircraft Electronic Engineering GmbH Starnberger Str. 1 D-82229 Seefeld / Drössling T. +49 (0)8152 / 777-3 F. +49 (0)8152 / 777-5 aee@aee-gmbh.de www.aee-gmbh.de
Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen Friedrichshafener Str. 1 D-82205 Gilching T. +49 (0)8105 / 772 77-10 F. +49 (0)8105 / 772 77-55 info@anwendungszentrum.de www.anwendungszentrum.de
ASTO Besitz GmbH
Astrium Services GmbH
Oberpfaffenhofen
ASTO Besitz GmbH is a joint venture of the companies ASTO Aerospace GmbH, Grünwald, and Porr Solutions Deutschland GmbH, Berlin. It specializes in customized real estate such as technology parks and technology infrastructure projects. Going beyond the new Galileo Control Center at DLR, the Aerospace & Technology Park in Oberpfaffenhofen is an element in the plans of the Bavarian government to expand Oberpfaffenhofen into an international center for satellite navigation.
Astrium Services GmbH provides a full range of satellite services in a one-stop-shop offering customized, secure communications services and systems for government and the military, geoinformation products and services, and innovative navigation solutions. Together with its subsidiaries Paradigm, GPT, Milsat Services, London Satellite Exchange, Infoterra, Spot Image, Imass, and AXIO-NET, Astrium Services has a worldwide reputation for flexibility, reliability and innovation.
ASTO Besitz GmbH Otto-Heilmann-Str. 17 D-82031 Grünwald T. +49 (0)89 / 38 66 55-0 F. +49 (0)89 / 38 66 55-22 kontakt@fim-fiv.de www.asto-network.de
Astrium Services GmbH Dr. Christof Schäfer, Head of Value Added Services Navigation D-81663 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 607-261 64 F. +49 (0)89 / 607-342 20 christof.schaefer@astrium.eads.net www.astrium.eads.net
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AuCon
AWTC Europe
For over ten years AuCon has been providing consultation, planning and sales of GPS signal distribution systems for customers in aviation and defense technology. Its product portfolio includes GPS splitters, combiners, amplifiers, repeaters and antennas. Well-known companies such as Eurocopter, Krauss-Maffei and the Armed Forces have been AuCon’s steady customers for years. AuCon is also prepared to test and develop GPS systems on site.
The Aisin AW Group is a partner of most major automobile manufacturers worldwide. Its European subsidiaries AW Europe and AWTC Europe supply navigation systems to Toyota and Audi, among others. Aisin AW is a leading specialist in “the networked car” and has introduced numerous world first products. These innovations range from voice navigation to incremental online map updates to NAVI-MATIC, which provides navigation support for automatic transmission, shock absorbers and brakes.
AuCon Gleißachweg 9 D-85774 Unterföhring (Munich) T. +49 (0)89 / 89 99 78-20 F. +49 (0)89 / 89 99 78-70 vertrieb@aucon.de www.aucon.de
AWTC Europe (Aisin AW Group) Contact: Peter Pohl Gutenbergstr. 5 | D-85716 Unterschleissheim T. +49 (0)89 / 203 08 11-0 F. +49 (0)89 / 203 08 11-41 peter.pohl@awtce.de www.aweurope.eu
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Axio-Net GmbH
Bardenheuer GmbH
ascos is a Germany-wide satellite reference service which delivers real-time uniform correction signals for GPS and GLONASS, providing an accuracy down to 2 cm. ascos positioning services comprise four real-time services of different accuracies along with a postprocessing and a real-time transformation service. ascos is operated by AXIONET GmbH, a joint venture between two of the most experienced and successful companies developing, operating and providing satellite services: Astrium Services GmbH and Allsat GmbH network+services.
Bardenheuer GmbH, founded in 1994 with headquarters in Munich, is specialized in consulting and systems integration. We are focused on the telecommunications, automotive and security markets. We offer both complete as well as partial solutions along the entire value chain from strategic to technology consultation, analysis, systems design, specification, implementation, testing, and finally, servicing of the finished product or system.
AXIO-NET GmbH Botho Graf zu Eulenburg, Managing Director D-81663 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 607-336 74 F. +49 (0)89 / 607-342 20 botho.eulenburg@axio-net.eu www.axio-net.eu
BARDENHEUER GmbH Elsenheimerstr. 47 a D-80687 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 54 70 54-0 F. +49 (0)89 / 54 70 54-11 muenchen@bardenheuer.de www.bardenheuer.de
bavAIRia e.V.
BHO Legal
The Bavarian government has given bavAIRia e.V. the responsibility of managing the clusters “Satellite Navigation” and “Aviation and Aerospace.” The goal is to ascertain the key Bavarian expertise available in these clusters and to link the specialists more closely in order to maintain and increase the global competitiveness of these branches. The members of bavAIRia e.V. reflect the entire range of Bavaria’s business and research environment.
BHO Legal provides legal services for high-tech projects in air and space, research and development, IT and telecommunications, as well as security and defense. Our law firm has wide expertise in the field of satellite navigation. We especially assist participants in research projects, in projects related to the construction and utilization of test facilities as well as in the current tender procedure for Galileo Full Operational Capability (FOC).
bavAIRia e.V. Freidrichshafener Str. 1 D-82205 Gilching T. +49 (0)8105 / 27 29 27-0 F. +49 (0)8105 / 27 29 27-15 info@bavAIRia.net www.bavAIRia.net
BHO Legal Alter Messeplatz 2 D-80339 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 20 06 26-92 F. +49 (0)89 / 20 06 26-93 munich@bho-legal.com www.bho-legal.com
Bitmanagement Software GmbH
CAM Systems GmbH
Bitmanagement Software GmbH, Berg, produces interactive 3D software for geovisualizations based on the international Web 3D standards X3D, VRML, Collada, CityGML, Google kmz and Open JT (on request). The product portfolio focuses on online visualization and consists of viewers and the development of associated tools like BS Editor, BS Reducer or BS Encrypt. The products of Bitmanagement also put companies in a position to develop their own Internet-supported 3D products.
The focus of CAM Systems is on consulting and systems for aeronautics and aerospace. CAM‘s “Space” business unit offers customers a full range of services for successful operation of the ground segment: from defining requirements and outlining a concept to design, engineering, development, installation, integration and validation, and on to routine operations and maintenance.
Bitmanagement Software GmbH Oberlandstr. 26 D-82335 Berg T. +49 (0)8151 / 9717-08 F. +49 (0)8151 / 9717-09 info@bitmanagement.de www.bitmanagement.de
CAM Systems GmbH Westendstr. 193 D-80686 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 18 90 80-0 F. +49 (0)89 / 18 90 80-111 info@cam-systems.de www.cam-systems.de
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Carl-Cranz-Gesellschaft e.V.
CeTEC GmbH & Co. KG
For over four decades, CCG has been offering post-graduate training and studies in engineering and natural sciences. To date, over 45,000 participants from Germany and abroad have attended CCG courses. Approximately 90 seminars are held annually in English and in German, in learning groups composed of 10-20 people. Special emphasis is placed on closely relating theory and practice.
CeTEC is a consulting and engineering company focusing on telematics applications, systems and equipment. It has developed hardware and software platforms for telemetry and telematics projects from which customers benefit in terms of lower development costs, fewer project risks and faster development cycles (“time-to-market”). Based on these highly flexible platforms, customized products and projects can be produced much faster and at lower cost.
Carl-Cranz-Gesellschaft e.V. Contact: Clemens Hennige Argelsrieder Feld 11 | D-82234 Wessling T. +49 (0)8153 / 88 11 98-0 F. +49 (0)8153 / 88 11 98-19 ccg@ccg-ev.de www.ccg-ev.de
CeTEC GmbH & Co. KG Raiffeisenallee 12b D-82041 Oberhaching (Munich) T. +49 (0)89 / 67 34 60-60 F. +49 (0)89 / 67 34 60-66 info@cetec.cc www.cetec.cc
CeTIM
CMP®
Center for Technology and Innovation Management
Cellular Technology, Engineering & Consulting
CeTIM is a university research institute and entrepreneurship center within the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering of the University of the German Federal Armed Forces (UniBw), Munich, and Leiden University, Netherlands. It is composed of two centers of competence. The “Innovation Management” center studies innovation networks and clusters; the “Virtual Organizations” center is concerned with networked forms of organization and the management principles of an information society.
Satellite supported success in advertising. Relaunch of the magazine medicine today, a proven magazine founded by the German Medical Association and in print for over 50 years. Entry into the national market with the regionally established advertising system PreCover®-advertising medicine today. This system utilizes GPS data in order to place different advertisements in the PreCover®‚ of medicine today according to their points of delivery, thus reaching precisely defined target buildings.
CeTIM@UniBw München Werner-Heisenberg-Weg 39 D-85577 Neubiberg T. +49 (0)89 / 550 58-001 Prof.Katzy@CeTIM.org www.CeTIM.org
CMP® Contact: Erich Neumann P.O. Box 11 06 | D-82196 Gilching M. +49 (0)172 / 355 08 00 F. +49 (0)8105 / 39 06 82 cmp-gl@web.de www.cmp-medien.de
Skills Initiatives for transport and logistics
CNA e.V. – Rail Technology Cluster
Data United GmbH
“Intelligent transport and logistics” — since 1996 this has been the goal CNA e.V. aims for with its successful networking activities. For this reason, in 2006 the Bavarian government gave CNA e.V. responsibility for managing the Rail Technology Cluster. This cluster is a powerful network platform for the rail technology branch, created to increase the innovative capabilities and productivity of companies and to intensify networking along the value added chain.
Data United makes available a universal online business platform which converts all types of digital media content (images, sound, video) generated via mobile consumer devices into a certified and secure state and then makes the customized result available over standard interfaces. The content is tested for authenticity, enriched with supplementary, customer-specified data and then transferred to clients in a secure format.
CNA e.V. – Rail Technology Cluster Center for Transportation & Logistics Neuer Adler Theresienstr. 9 | D-90403 Nuremberg T. +49 (0)911 / 4809-4815 F. +49 (0)911 / 4610-760 info@c-na.de www.c-na.de
Data United GmbH c/o Anwendungszentrum Oberpaffenhofen Contact: Wilhelm Prasser CEO Friedrichshafener Str. 1 | D-82205 Gilching M. +49 (0)151 / 22 95 55 44 wilhelm.prasser@data-united.de www.data-united.de
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Data-Warehouse GmbH
DSC – DodelSatelliteCommunications
For over 20 years, Data-Warehouse GmbH has been a systems firm with its own product portfolio of integrated solutions for quality-assured information management, logistics and process optimization, security strategies, and data protection consultation services. Assistance is provided not only in developing or optimizing a strategy, but also with its implementation and operation.
How do you get the positions of your fleet vehicles back to your fleet management center – how about the vehicles‘ status data and the cargo data? Which national, regional and global systems, Iridium, Globalstar, EUTELSAT, Inmarsat (up to 0.5 Mbps), Solaris, etc. avail themselves – which system for which service for which transmission quality and bit rate? We advise you with suitable equipment, its procurement, its commissioning into Service; its licensing, and its use. We find optimum tarifs for your specific needs.
Products: IQIMS: for reliable IT solutions and lower (up to 90%) IT costs. Tixxle: a communicative mobile notepads for Web pages (see www.tixxle.com).
Data-Warehouse GmbH Beethovenstr. 33 D-85521 Ottobrunn T. +49 (0)89 / 66 03 93-0 F. +49 (0)89 / 66 03 93-11 info@datawh.de www.datawh.de
DodelSatelliteCommunications Hans Dodel, Dipl.-Ing., MS in EE Tulpenstr. 7 | D-82131 Gauting T. +49 (0)89 / 850 64 84 M. +49 (0)171 / 466 48 43 hans@dodel.de www.dodel.de
EADS Astrium GmbH
Elektrobit Automotive GmbH
Astrium is a world leader in the space industry with top-ranking know-how and broad experience as a prime contractor in all fields of aerospace. The company is a 100% subsidiary of EADS and has a turnover of 4.3 billion Euro. In the field of satellite navigation Astrium has extensive experience in the design and development of the Galileo system and its satellites. In addition, Astrium develops innovative technologies in selected areas of navigation applications.
With its EB street director, EB offers a navigation solution which is fit for both in-dash navigation systems in the automotive sector or portable devices. EB street director is a white-label navigation solution, so EB supplies everything from the navigation core to the end product, but without an EB label. The customer then has the option of incorporating his own brand in the navigation software, either on his own or with our help.
EADS Astrium GmbH Contact: Thomas Mayer D-81663 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 607-232 18 F. +49 (0)89 / 607-210 23 thomas.mayer@astrium.eads.net www.astrium.eads.net
Elektrobit Automotive GmbH Am Wolfsmantel 46 D-91058 Erlangen info.automotive@elektrobit.com www.elektrobit.com
EOMAP GmbH & Co. KG
ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH
Sophisticated map products based on multi- to hyper-spectral remote sensing data, as well as software processors for satellite sensors, comprise EOMAP‘s core business. EOMAP‘s solutions rely on standardized physical models and work independently of scale, sensor type, and geographic location. Operational mapping of water quality, water depth and sea floor properties of inland and coastal waters are carried out for environmental agencies and the offshore industry.
For four decades, ESG has been developing, integrating and operating electronic and IT systems. Its logistics solutions ensure that these systems remain available and efficient when in operation. Among our customers are companies in the automobile, aerospace and defence industries and from the areas of telecommunications and logistics. The ESG group achieves a turnover of 202 million euro (2008) with 1,200 employees and is one of Germany’s leading system and software houses.
EOMAP GmbH & Co. KG Sonderflughafen Oberpfaffenhofen Friedrichshafener Str. 1 | D-82205 Gilching T. +49 (0)8105 / 37 07 78-0 F. +49 (0)8105 / 37 07 78-9 info@eomap.de www.eomap.de
ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH Contact: Dr. Sonja Sulzmaier Livry-Gargan-Str. 6 | D-82256 Frstenfeldbruck T. +49 (0)89 / 92 16-2253 F. +49 (0)89 / 92 16-1622 53 sonja.sulzmaier@esg.de www.esg.de
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Eureka Navigation Solutions AG
Euromap
Eureka was founded in 2002 under the motto CONNECTING COMPETENCE. The focus of its parent company, Eureka AG, is services for communications, telematics and mobile consumer devices, maintained over the entire service life of the equipment. The subsidiary founded in 2005, Eureka Navigation Solutions, implements products and systems in the areas of positioning, communications and wireless networks. Its expertise is in tracking and tracing systems, location-based services and sensor networks.
Euromap Satellitendaten-Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH was founded in 1996 as a 100% subsidiary of GAF AG. Euromap GmbH has exclusive European access and distribution rights to the Indian earth observation satellites IRS-P6 (Resourcesat-1) and IRS-P5 (Cartosat-1), and maintains an archive of IRS-1C/1D data.
Eureka Navigation Solutions AG Bremer Str. 11 D-80807 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 552 72-0 F. +49 (0)89 / 552 72-599 satnav@eureka.de www.eureka.de
Euromap Satellitendaten- Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH Arnulfstr. 197 D-80634 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 12 15 28-0 F. +49 (0)89 / 12 15 28–79 info@euromap.de www.euromap.de
European Space Imaging GmbH
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS
European Space Imaging is a leading supplier of high-resolution satellite imagery to customers in Europe and North Africa. European Space Imaging is the only European satellite data provider that operates its own high-resolution satellite ground station for direct satellite tasking and local data downlink. As of today, European Space Imaging’s data archives comprise of more than 15 million square kilometers of high-resolution satellite data.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, founded in 1985 and with headquarter in Erlangen, has branches in Nuremberg, Fürth, Ilmenau and Dresden. With 585 employees it is currently the largest Institute within the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft. The activities in Nuremberg are primarily focused on the development of single parts as well as integrated systems for satellite navigation applications such as high-accuracy or portable positioning devices using GPS, Galileo, Glonass and EGNOS.
European Space Imaging GmbH Arnulfstr. 197 D-80634 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 1301 42-0 F. +49 (0)89 / 1301 42-22 info@euspaceimaging.com www.euspaceimaging.com
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS Contact: Stefanie Gallenberger Nordostpark 93 | D-90411 Nuremberg stefanie.gallenberger@iis.fraunhofer.de T. +49 (0)911 / 580 61-6476 F. +49 (0)911 / 580 61-6398 www.iis.fraunhofer.de
Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML
Funkwerk Avionics GmbH
Satellitendaten- Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH
Contact: Dr. Rupert Haydn, CEO
The Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics is engaged in research, development and implementation in the sense of applied research. Its Traffic, Mobility and Environment Project Center in Prien on Chiemsee deals primarily with transport and information logistics. Particularly in the areas of freight and passenger transport, rescue, safety, wood logistics, and tourism, practical solutions which make use of new technologies are investigated and implemented.
Funkwerk Avionics is an authorized production and maintenance organization for aviation equipment. It develops, produces and markets avionics equipment and systems solutions for the fields of communications, navigation and display. It has Mode-S transponders and radio transceivers on offer in the general aviation market. Customized avionics equipment and systems solutions are implemented on behalf of recognized specialist companies and public authorities (Eurocontrol, European Space Agency).
Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics Project center: Traffic, Mobility and Environment Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Str. 9 | D-83233 Prien am Chiemsee wolfgang.inninger@prien.iml.fraunhofer.de T. +49 (0)8051 / 901-116 F. +49 (0)8051 / 901-111 www.prien.iml.fhg.de
Funkwerk Avionics GmbH Gewerbestr. 2 D-86875 Waal T. +49 (0)8246 / 9699-0 F. +49 (0)8246 / 1049 info@funkwerk-avionics.com www.funkwerk-avionics.com
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GAF AG
Garmin Deutschland GmbH
GAF AG is a leading international company with a wide portfolio of competences in developing integrated products and services within the field of remote sensing and geographic information systems. The GAF AG portfolio comprises the provision of geodata, data processing, software development, realisation of technical assistance projects and the provision of state-to-the-art information systems.
Garmin is the global market leader in the field of mobile navigation. Since 1989 it has been developing mobile navigation systems which help people to find the right way. From its roots in aviation and marine navigation the company has branched out to create a wide selection of GPS equipment for navigating streets, in nature, during sports, on water and in the air.
GAF AG Arnulfstr. 197 D-80634 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 12 15 28-0 F. +49 (0)89 / 12 15 28-79 info@gaf.de www.gaf.de
Garmin Deutschland GmbH Lochhamer Schlag 5a D-82166 Gräfelfing T. +49 (0)89 / 85 83 64-0 F. +49 (0)89 / 85 83 64-144 www.garmin.de
Geo-IT GmbH
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
For over ten years Geo-IT GmbH has been offering customers high quality services and impartial advice on subjects relating to geoinformation, satellite-supported tracking and databases. It utilizes powerful software components based on OpenSourceSoftware such as UMN-Mapserver and PostgreSQL/PostGIS. This approach allows for maximum flexibility and transparency at a high quality level and attractive cost-benefit ratio.
DLR is Germany‘s national research center for aeronautics and space. Its extensive research and development work in aeronautics, space, transportation and energy is integrated into national and international cooperative ventures. As Germany‘s Space Agency, the German Federal Government has given DLR responsibility for the forward planning and implementation of the German space program. Approximately 6,000 people work for DLR; the center has 29 institutes at 13 locations in Germany.
Geo-IT GmbH – Geoinformatik, IT-Services Guggenberg 3 D-82380 Peissenberg T. +49 (0)8803 / 49 83-72 F. +49 (0)8803 / 49 83-73 info@geo-it.com www.geo-it.com
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Münchner Str. 20 | D-82234 Wessling T. +49 (0)8153 / 28-0 F. +49 (0)8153 / 28-1243 Pressestelle-OP@dlr.de www.dlr.de
Gfw Starnberg mbH
GI Geoinformatik GmbH
GfW is an interface between businesses, public offices, political decision makers and the public in the county of Starnberg. It is organized as a public-private partnership and is committed to business enterprises, the safeguarding and expansion of jobs, and the questions, wishes and problems of the inhabitants. Its purpose is to provide information about the county of Starnberg and financial support options, and to give guidance in relating to public authorities.
GI Geoinformatik GmbH offers the whole range of services in the field of geospatial data processing and Geograpical Information Systems (GIS) based on over 15 years of experience. GI focuses on mobile software solutions integrating satellite based positioning (GPS/GNSS), rugged hardware and data synchronization with centrally managed databases. As a business partner of leading hardware and software manufacturers (Trimble, ESRI) customers can expect tailored solutions featuring state-of-the-art technology.
Gfw Starnberg mbH Strandbadstr. 2 D-82319 Starnberg T. +49 (0)8151 / 148-520 F. +49 (0)8151 / 148-654 winkelkoetter@gfw-starnberg.de www.gfw-starnberg.de
GI Geoinformatik GmbH Contact: Dr. Klaus Brand Morellstr. 33 D-86159 Augsburg T. +49 (0)821 / 258 69-20 info@gi-geoinformatik.de www.gi-geoinformatik.de
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GPP Communication GmbH & Co. KG
GründerRegio M
GPP is an independent development house with extensive knowhow in mobile communications and many years of experience in developing satellite navigations systems. The focus is on customized tracking systems meeting special requirements for radio data systems, satellite tracking, map visualization, vehicle-suitable design, and emergency call systems. It includes both centralized and consumer devices for vehicle and fleet management, tracking objects or persons, emergency calls and mobile systems.
For over ten years GründerRegio M has been encouraging a university-oriented entrepreneurship culture in the Munich Region in a variety of projects. One goal is, together with Bavarian clusters, in this case especially bavAIRia e.V., to coordinate international activities in the area of entrepreneurship and SatNav with international organizations like the European Commission, ESA and the GNSS Supervisory Authority.
GPP Communication GmbH & Co. KG Contact: Dr. Richard Henn Kolpingring 18a | D-82041 Oberhaching T. +49 (0)89 / 613 04-229 F. +49 (0)89 / 613 04-353 r.henn@gppag.de www.gppag.de
GründerRegio M e.V. | Internationale Programme Gewerbehof Westend - Haus F Westendstr. 123 | D-80339 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 32 19 78-13 F. +49 (0)89 / 32 19 78-15 europa@gr-m.de www.gr-m.de
Heisse Kursawe Eversheds
IABG mbH
Heisse Kursawe Eversheds is the sole German member of Eversheds Intern. Ltd, one of the largest alliances of legal firms worldwide, represented by over 3,500 lawyers in 29 countries. In Germany more than 70 lawyers in Munich advise clients including over 50 listed companies and over 40 Fortune 600 enterprises in all areas of commercial law. In Chambers Europe 2008, Heisse Kursawe Eversheds is ranked as a leading law firm.
IABG is a leading European technology enterprise. We focus on trend-setting high technology and science applications. We plan, implement and operate. With approximately 1,000 experienced and committed employees we provide our customers with solutions in the Automotive, InfoCom, Transport, Environment & Energy Engineering, Aeronautics, Space as well as Defence & Security sectors.
Fabian Volz, Partner von Heisse Kursawe Eversheds | Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft Maximiliansplatz 5 | D-80333 Munich fabian.volz@eversheds.de T. +49 (0)89 / 545 65-391 F. +49 (0)89 / 545 65-198 www.heisse-kursawe.com
IABG mbH Einsteinstr. 20 D-85521 Ottobrunn T. +49 (0)89 / 60 88-0 F. +49 (0)89 / 60 88-4000 info@iabg.de www.iabg.de
IFEN GmbH
IGVZ e.V.
Excellence in Satellite Navigation
IFEN specializes in applications, products and software for positioning and navigation. All aspects of satellite navigation are covered, from basic principles to algorithm and software development, conducting systems studies, developing and marketing commercial products and applications to integrated turnkey navigation and reception systems.
The goals of IGVZ are to support the trimodal freight traffic center (GVZ) located at Nuremberg’s port facilities and to forward the interests of the companies based there. It is financed by membership fees and reimbursement. The concluded projects “GVZ telematics” and “GVZ combined transport” investigated the cooperative and multimodal use of transport carriers. IGVZ is a hazardous goods monitoring partner in the “SATNAV SME” project and will plan tracking and tracing systems for combined transport in the “GVZ TT” project.
IFEN GmbH Alte Gruber Str. 6 D-85586 Poing T. +49 (0)8121 / 22 38-10 F. +49 (0)8121 / 22 38-11 info@ifen.com www.ifen.com
IGVZ Interessengemeinschaft Güterverkehrszentrum Hafen Nürnberg e.V. Zugspitzstr. 152 | D-90471 Nuremberg T. +49 (0)911 / 813 700-24 F. +49 (0)911 / 813 700-23 info@igvz-nuernberg.de www.igvz-nuernberg.de
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Initiative Satellite Navigation Berchtesgadener Land
Technische Universität München
Institute of Flight System Dynamics
At the Galileo Test and Development Environment (GATE) in Berchtesgadener Land, companies can not only develop equipment and applications in anticipation of the availability of the European Galileo satellites; they can also test them under realistic conditions. Together with local firms, this county initiative carries out projects in the areas of tourism, security, logistics and health.
Navigation and state estimation provide the basis for the bottom-up research structure at the Institute of Flight System Dynamics. Research in domains such as flight control and system identification would not be possible without this basis. In the field of navigation, our focus lies on precise satellite navigation and multisensor data fusion. All applications are based on the use of low cost sensors with the objective of being implemented in both manned aviation and miniaturized aircraft.
Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft Berchtesgadener Land mbH Sägewerkstr. 3 | im Techno-Z Freilassing D-83395 Freilassing T. +49 (0)8654 / 77 50-0 T. +49 (0)8654 / 77 50-15 info@satnav-bgl.de www.satnav-bgl.de
Institute of Flight System Dynamics Technische Universität München Boltzmannstr. 15 D-85748 Garching T. +49 89 / 289-16081 F. +49 89 / 289-16058 florian.holzapfel@tum.de
Institute of Geodesy and Navigation
Intermap Technologies GmbH
The Institute of Geodesy and Navigation has been involved in systems-related research and development for 25 years. The focus is on satellite navigation (especially Galileo), GNSS receiver development, sensor integration (GNSS/INS coupling) and indoor positioning. The Institute organizes the annual Munich Satellite Navigation Summit. Contact: Prof. Bernd Eissfeller
Intermap® is a digital mapping company creating highly accurate 3D elevation models of the earth‘s surface. The company has proactively remapped entire countries and built uniform national databases, called NEXTMap®. Demand for NEXTMap data is growing as new commercial applications emerge within the GIS, engineering, automotive, GPS device, insurance risk management, oil and gas, environmental planning, telecommunications, transportation, alternative energy, and 3D visualization markets.
Institute of Geodesy and Navigation University FAF Munich D-85577 Neubiberg T. +49 (0)89 / 6004-3425 F. +49 (0)89 / 6004-3019 ifen@unibw.de www.unibw.de/nav
Intermap Technologies GmbH Heimeranstr. 35 D-80339 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 309 07 99-0 F. +49 (0)89 / 309 07 99-19 info.de@intermap.com www.intermap.com
Invest in Bavaria
KATHREIN-Werke KG
Invest in Bavaria is the central coordinating body for investors in the Bavaria Ministry of Economic Affairs. Our international team is there to offer you confidential assistance with setting up a new business or expanding your present facilities in Bavaria. We will provide you with information, help you find a suitable site and arrange contacts with government agencies as well as local partners and networks. Our service is of course free of charge. Get in touch with us! Contact: Dr. Johann Niggl
Kathrein is an internationally active company dealing with antenna and communications technology. The Kathrein conglomerate, headed by KATHREIN-Werke KG, currently includes 58 subsidiaries and holding companies with four production sites in Rosenheim and 12 in other locations on five continents. Over 6,500 people are employed in this company group. Its turnover in 2008 surpassed 1.3 billion euro, two-thirds of which was earned abroad.
Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology Prinzregentenstr. 28 | D-80538 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 2162-2642 F. +49 (0)89 / 2162-2803 info@invest-in-bavaria.com www.invest-in-bavaria.com
KATHREIN-Werke KG Anton-Kathrein-Str. 1-3 D-83004 Rosenheim T. +49 (0)8031 / 184-0 F. +49 (0)8031 / 184-306 sat@kathrein.de www.kathrein.de
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Kayser-Threde GmbH
Land of Bavaria Administration for Surveying
The internationally operating system house Kayser-Threde GmbH develops and implements high-tech solutions for astronautics and industry. These include systems solutions for manned and unmanned space missions, optics, process control, and crash test data acquisition. The rigorous requirements of aerospace are reflected in the reliability of Kayser-Threde products, systems solutions and processes. The company was founded in 1967 and became part of the OHB Technology group in 2007.
The Land of Bavaria Administration for Surveying (Bayerische Vermessungsverwaltung) uses modern technology to record every square meter of Bavaria. Absolutely up-to-date and full-coverage basic geographical data from the official topographic information system (ATKIS®) are made available with digital topographic maps, digital orthophotos, digital terrain models, digital landscape models and data from property cadastres.
Kayser-Threde GmbH Wolfratshauser Str. 48 D-81379 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 724 95-0 F. +49 (0)89 / 724 95-291 info@kayser-threde.com www.kayser-threde.com
Landesamt für Vermessung und Geoinformation Alexandrastr. 4 D-80538 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 2129-1111 F. +49 (0)89 / 2129-1113 service@geodaten.bayern.de www.geodaten.bayern.de
Lansdowne Consulting GmbH
LICON Logistics e.V.
Lansdowne Consulting is an independent international strategy and management consultancy. We help our clients to deliver significant and lasting improvements in their performance. Lansdowne has profound expertise and an established network to support corporate transactions, especially for identifying and acquiring investors and strategic partners. Contact: Tobias Hofmann
Advantages for our members and project partners: • Build up of customer trust (pilot projects) • Powerful know-how and information networks • Rapid access to technology (short learning curves) • Integrated view of (logistics) processes • Assistance in developing and improving products • Certification and auditing support • And not least: High certainty of project success
Lansdowne Consulting GmbH Widenmayerstr. 32 D-80538 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 37 41 64-72 F. +49 (0)89 / 37 41 64-74 Tobias.Hofmann@lansdowneconsulting.com www.lansdowneconsulting.de
LICON Logistics e.V. Wendelsteinstr. 2 D-83026 Rosenheim T. +49 (0)8025 / 6282 F. +49 (0)8025 / 6341 klaus.pracht@licon-logistics.com www.licon-logistics.com
LKZ Prien GmbH
LogiCom Telematik-Vertriebs GmbH
The Logistics Competence Center (LKZ) is an innovation hub focusing on logistics and transport using an interdisciplinary and cooperative approach and with a strong international orientation. It offers complete logistics solutions and develops, manages and coordinates innovative logistics expertise, particularly relating to new advances in satellite navigation, such as devising practical applications for Galileo. Contact: Mr. Karl Fischer (managing director)
LogiCom Telematik-Vertriebs GmbH moderates workshops on data recording, navigation and communications; develops systems solutions for data recording, navigation and communications; provides organizational and technical consultation and implementation of complete solutions; develops projects from original concept to implementation; and creates software tools to support in-house applications.
LKZ Prien GmbH Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Str. 9 D-83209 Prien am Chiemsee T. +49 (0)8051 / 901-0 F. +49 (0)8051 / 901-109 info@lkzprien.de www.lkzprien.de
LogiCom Telematik-Vertriebs GmbH Gautinger Str. 51 D-82152 Krailling T. +49 (0)89 / 85 66 34-25 F. +49 (0)89 / 85 66 34-26 info@logicom.de www.logicom.de
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Management Consultancy and Legal Advice
MECOMO AG
Based on practical expertise gained over decades of experience in business management, the company makes available success-oriented integrated solutions in pragmatic partnership with customers from the business world. Ready-to-use products, so-called complete solutions, are as much a part of the range of services as is legal advice focused on corporate law and comprehensive management consultancy for starting up or optimizing businesses.
MECOMO AG specializes in developing location-based services (GPS and other tracking technologies) for corporate customers. In the field of tracking, innovative solutions are developed for locating objects and persons (e.g., MECOMO FLEET). The company is a technology leader in maintenance-free, temporally-unrestricted power-independent object tracking (e.g., MECOMO GPS solar). The tracking platform nLP (with modular architecture) offers scalable capacity (ASP, optionally in-house).
Unternehmens- und Rechtsberatung | Ralph Derkum Cecinastr. 70 D-82205 Gilching T. +49 (0)8105 / 37 07 80 F. +49 (0)8105 / 77 29 51 info@ralphderkum.com www.ralphderkum.com
MECOMO AG Contact: Stefan Heimerl Carl-von-Linde-Str. 30a D-85716 Unterschleissheim T. +49 (0)89 / 37 40 85-10 stefan.heimerl@mecomo.com www.mecomo.com
mobile life
MRK Management Consultants GmbH
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mobile life® is a provider of GPS/Galileo-based positioning and telemetry/monitoring products with high accuracy. The company supplies products and GPS-based solutions for use in the areas of logistics, tourism, sports, health and location services. They include mapabox, for locating vehicles, construction equipment and monitor freight, and mapafon, for locating and monitoring people, children and animals. mobile life® can integrate its technology in GPS-enabled consumer equipment and provide customized Internet portals for all services.
MRK is a business consultancy firm founded in 1971 and specializing in technical fields. Besides national and international project offices there are German branch offices in Munich, Frankfurt, Leipzig and Hamburg. The company helps major international companies as well as public agencies to find innovative solutions to their problems. Services are offered along the entire value adding chain from original conception to active implementation.
mobile life® Unternehmer Gesellschaft Krottenkopfstr. 1 | D-81377 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 189 23-135 F. +49 (0)89 / 189 23-443 teske@mapabox.de www.mapabox.de www.mapafon.de
MRK Management Consultants GmbH Mrs. Dr. Imke Hartmann, CEO Herzog-Rudolf-Str.1 | D-80539 Munich T. +49 89 2420669 0 F. +49 89 2420669 55 info@mrk.de www.mrk.de
NavCert GmbH
NAVIGON AG
NavCert offers support regarding the development and the marketing of products and services in the area of positioning and navigation. The service range consists of testing, certification and consultancy for safety critical components, products and system for GALILEO and EGNOS, for terrestrial infrastructure for the expansion of basic services and for consumer products for GPS. Here, the NavCert experts assure reliability, accuracy and integrity and increased market awareness.
NAVIGON AG is one of the world’s leading innovators of highquality navigation devices standing for outstanding technology in attractive lines. Besides, the company offers GPS software solutions for well-known electronic brands as well as automotive software components for outstanding navigation systems. Founded in 1991, NAVIGON employs a total staff of more than 400 and is represented by its own offices in Asia, Europe and North America.
NavCert GmbH Ridlerstr. 65 D-80339 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 50 08-4545 F. +49 (0)89 / 50 08-4233 info@navcert.com www.navcert.com
NAVIGON AG Berliner Platz 11 D-97080 Würzburg T. +49 (0)931 / 3573-100 F. +49 (0)931 / 3573-122 info@navigon.com www.navigon.com
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NAVISPACE AG
PB Enterprises
We navigate you through your space of ideas and technologies
Aerospace Consulting | Simulation & Training | International Conferences
Navispace AG is a technology marketing specialist with a strong focus on the telecommunications, navigation and geoinformation markets. The company helps its customers to develop going-tomarket strategies as well as to expand existing distribution channels by strategic technology transfer. Well-known international customers have long been making use of the expertise of Navispace AG, including the Anwendungszentrum Oberpfaffenhofen, Bluetooth, Freescale, Nokia, Munich International Trade Fairs, and Vodafone.
Consulting aerospace projects in civil and defence applications, in particular avionic systems, navigation systems including satellite navigation, test systems, ground support, simulation and training systems, based on many years of experience in these fields and a big personal network. Organization of international conferences on simulation and training, in particular engaged with the International Training & Education Conference ITEC and at the Berlin Airshow.
NAVISPACE AG Madeleine-Ruoff Str. 26 D-82211 Herrsching T. +49 (0)8152 / 909 90 47 F. +49 (0)8152 / 909 98 94 info@navispace.de www.navispace.de
PB Enterprises | Paul A. Broß, Dipl. Phys. Consulting Simulation & Training Riemerschmidstr. 14 D-85567 Grafing near Munich T. +49 (0)8092 / 845-53 F. +49 (0)8092 / 845-54 paul.bross@t-online.de
Philotech GmbH
POCKETMAPS
Systementwicklung und Software GmbH
The world in pocket-size
Since 1987 Philotech has provided customized services and products for systems engineering, support engineering, software development and software verification. In the field of satellite navigation, Philotech contributes especially to the Galileo Ground Mission Segment (GMS) with analyses for segment testing and traceability, software process consulting and software development, assembly, integration, verification (AIV), as well as applications such as aircraft approach procedures.
The POCKETMAPS company of Munich offers highest quality visualizations of precise, up-to-date cartographic material for GPS and print applications. It is known for readable maps which anticipate people’s needs and contexts. Cycling, mountain biking and hiking reflect today’s “back to nature” trend, and a handy, complete package is offered which makes possible a better and safer experience of nature in such activities. Producing unsurpassed maps meeting every need is the company goal.
Philotech GmbH Eschenstr. 2 D-82024 Taufkirchen T. +49 (0)89 / 61 08 98-0 F. +49 (0)89 / 61 08 98-10 info@philotech.net www.philotech.de
POCKETMAPS Wolfgang Mohrbach Perhamerstr. 2 D-80687 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 580 41 28 info@pocketmaps.de www.pocketmaps.de
proTime
RSS Remote Sensing Solutions GmbH
Gesellschaft für Informationslogistik mbH
Since 1993 proTime has been providing reliable concepts and finished products for use in satellite navigation, wireless communication, and mobile, networked electronics. Applications include fleet management, automotive electronics, tourism, and security systems. In addition to services for automotive, wireless communication and logistics companies, proTime is also a partner in cooperative research projects. proTime hardware and services deliver the right information at the right time to the right place.
RSS GmbH specializes in deriving and analyzing geodata and thematic information from aerial and satellite images and incorporating them in geoinformation systems (GIS). The focus is on environmental monitoring (forest and nature conservation, disaster response, climate change) as well as on producing and distributing three-dimensional urban models and landscapes based on innovative 3D technologies.
proTime Gesellschaft für Informationslogistik mbH Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Str. 9 D-83209 Prien am Chiemsee T. +49 (0)8051 / 6916-0 F. +49 (0)8051 / 6916-11 info@protime.de www.protime.de
RSS - Remote Sensing Solutions GmbH Wörthstr. 49 D-81667 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 48 95 47-65 F. +49 (0)89 / 48 95 47-67 info@rssgmbh.de www.rssgmbh.de
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Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs
Runder Tisch GIS e.V.
Satellite Navigation Forum
Runder Tisch GIS e.V. was founded in July 2000 to improve efficiency in using geographical information systems and the data they contain, in cooperation with public authorities, the business world and research institutions. Runder Tisch is a nonprofit association based at Munich Technical University. The focus of its activities is in the four areas of training and postgraduate studies, promoting young talent, project activities and working groups.
The “Forum for Satellite Navigation” provides nationwide support for cooperation between the regional initiatives that exist in Germany. The forum is designed as a “network of networks” and serves as a platform for a wide-scale exchange of experience and information and for the creation of nationwide link-ups of businesses, the scientific community, trade associations, public authorities and users. The Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs sees itself as a facilitator and patron of the forum.
Runder Tisch GIS e.V. c/o Technische Universität München Arcisstr. 21 | D-80333 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 28 92 28-57 F. +49 (0)89 / 28 92 28-78 runder-tisch@bv.tum.de www.rundertischgis.de
Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs Telematics, new Traffic Technologies Invalidenstr. 44 | D-10115 Berlin T. +49 (0)30 /183 00-2662 F. +49 (0)30 /183 00-1902 silke.rittgerott@bmvbs.bund.de www.satnav-forum.de
SCHLEIFRING und Apparatebau GmbH
soscho gmbh
Slip ring systems: For many years the name SCHLEIFRING has been a synonym for unique, proven and utterly reliable transmission technology. SCHLEIFRING covers all sectors of the worldwide requirement for sophisticated contacting slip ring systems and noncontacting Rotary Joints for high data rate signal transmission as well as noncontacting power transmission.
soscho gmbh has developed a unique, true-real-time 3D technology which can be used without visual aids and during daylight. soscho is a partner in 3D flight monitoring, visualizing, for example, meteorological data, temperature-profiles and similar satellite data in xyz real time using a volumetric display. soscho also develops 3D output equipment for customers, who can then walk around their monitor (a cube) and view their presentation (data stream film) from all sides, as if it were tangible.
SCHLEIFRING und Apparatebau GmbH Contact: Brigitte Bethge Am Hardtanger 10 | D-82256 Fürstenfeldbruck T. +49 (0)8141 / 403-331 F. +49 (0)8141 / 403-165 bbethge@schleifring.de www.schleifring.de
soscho gmbh Contact: Dipl.-Ing. Angelika Stalinski Raistinger Str. 25 | D-82362 Weilheim T. +49 (0)89 / 894 64-754 F. +49 (0)89 / 894 64-720 stalinski@soscho.de www.soscho.de
SpaceTec Capital Partners GmbH
sportsCurve GmbH
As a venture capital and advisory firm we focus on “Geo and Satellite Information Businesses”. Priority lies on early stage investments. Accredited by technology seed funds we coach entrepreneurs and start-up companies. We advise institutions and help manage technology projects. Our expertise spans state, federal and European institutions and the following industries: space technology, automotive, telematics, transportation, internet services, telecommunications.
sportsCurve is a leading provider of real-time tracking for athletes and sporting event organizers, designed to meet the demands of professional athletes. The technology represents the latest developments in GPS and telecommunications; extremely small, lightweight, and easy to use. The combination of state of the art satellite positioning solutions and detailed mapping data is a perfect basis for monitoring individual tracks, runs, rides and all other adventures–from the sea to the sky!
SpaceTec Capital Partners GmbH Perchtinger Str. 5 D-81379 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 724 95 56-0 F. +49 (0)89 / 724 95 56-9 info@spaceteccapital.de www.spaceteccapital.de
sportsCurve GmbH Contact: Keith Peterson Friedrichshafener Str. 1 D-82205 Gilching T. +49 (0)8105 / 772 77-10 k.peterson@sportscurve.com www.sportscurve.com
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SUPERWISE Technologies AG
SysDesign Aerospace GmbH
SUPERWISE Technologies AG specializes in search technologies for reliable and rapid identification of objects, images, processes and texts, without the need for programming on the part of the user. All significant processes are precisely simulated by a “virtual brain.” In-house Apollo technology provides intelligent, associative solutions for locating and tracking moving objects (for example, ozone streamers in satellite images), and truly associative text searches in very large files.
The SysDesign group is an engineering service provider which develops high-quality hardware and software. Well-known companies in the fields of aviation and aerospace technology, satellite navigation, the automobile industry, telecommunications and satellite communications are supported by over 70 experienced specialists. Whether there is time pressure, a lack of in-house specialists, or a task that may not be in their core area of business, customers only need to explain what they need and SysDesign will find an optimal solution.
SUPERWISE Technologies AG Bahnhofstr. 26 D-82515 Wolfratshausen T. +49 (0)8171 / 969 69-0 F. +49 (0)8171 / 969 69-77 info@superwise-technologies.com www.superwise-technologies.com
SysDesign Aerospace GmbH Lilienthalstr. 10 D-82205 Gilching T. +49 (0)8105 / 772 88-20 F. +49 (0)8105 / 772 88-28 Info@SysDesign-Aerospace.de www.SysDesign-Aerospace.de
T-Systems Enterprise Services GmbH
Telespazio Deutschland GmbH
T-Systems is that branch of Deutsche Telekom which services key customer accounts. The company operates information and communication technologies (ICT) for multinational firms and public institutions using a worldwide infrastructure of computer centers and networks. With branches in over 20 countries and global delivery capabilities, T-Systems is able to serve companies representing all branches. Some 46,000 employees invest their competence and know-how in providing services of the highest quality.
The core business activity of Telespazio Deutschland GmbH is operation and maintenance of aerospace technical systems. The company has established itself as a reliable and high performance partner in the European aerospace community thanks to its many years of cooperation with such organizations as the European Space Agency (ESA), the German Aerospace Center (DLR), and the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT).
T-Systems Enterprise Services GmbH Contact: Lorenz Thrainer, Vice President Aerospace & Defence Industries Dachauer Str. 651 | D-80995 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 1011-2909 lorenz.thrainer@t-systems.com www.t-systems.de
Telespazio Deutschland GmbH A Finmeccanica / Thales Company Talhofstr. 28a D-82205 Gilching T. +49 (0)8105 / 38 43-0 F. +49 (0)8105 / 38 43-12 www.telespazio.com/de
Telic GmbH
The PQT Consultancy
Telic GmbH, based in Oberhaching, develops and distributes worldwide telematics and telemetry products based on GSM and GPS. It supports telematics service providers in integrating Telic products. High technological competence, large investments in research and development, and flexibility in making adaptations to meet customer wishes are typical for the company. Telic produces all its products in Germany, and its ISO9001 certification is evidence of high quality.
The Project, Quality, Technology & IP Management Consultants: The PQT Consultancy was founded by Jürgen Seybold on January 1st, 2006. Consultancy services are offered mainly to industrial partners in the competence areas business development, acquisition and bidding, project, quality and intellectual property management, review and auditing of company processes, and system and services certification.
Telic GmbH Raiffeisenallee 12b D-82041 Oberhaching T. +49 (0)89 / 490 26 86-0 F. +49 (0)89 / 490 26 86-18 info@telic.de www.telic.de
The PQT Consultancy | Ing.-Büro Jürgen Seybold Alpenblickstr. 5 D-83679 Sachsenkam T. +49 (0)8021 / 9011-57 F. +49 (0)8021 / 9011-58 jseybold@pqt-consultancy.com www.pqt-consultancy.com
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Trimble Terrasat GmbH
United Maps GmbH
Trimble offers innovative solutions in the areas of surveying, civil and structural engineering, agriculture, mapping and GIS, public safety, transportation, wireless communication, fleet management, and field services. Trimble has produced GNSS positioning products for more than 30 years. The company portfolio includes over 850 patents and provides the basis for a wide range of solutions for the entire branch. Trimble’s turnover in 2008 was 1.3 billion US dollars.
United Maps produces highly detailed vector maps to extend data licenced from either Navteq or Tele Atlas. Proprietary algorithms merge and enrich primary sources with supplemental professional content. The resulting mapping products deliver deep zoom levels, rich attributes and relevant detail for mobile use cases, location-based services and map applications. United Maps‘ comprehensive vector maps are topologized and completely routable.
Trimble Terrasat GmbH Haringstr. 19 D-85635 Höhenkirchen T. +49 (0)8102 / 7433-0 F. +49 (0)8102 / 7433-131 Terrasat_info@trimble.com www.trimble.com
United Maps GmbH Agnes-Pockels-Bogen 1 D-80992 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 452 13 93-0 F. +49 (0)89 / 452 13 93-99 info@unitedmaps.net www.unitedmaps.net
Center for Innovation and Business Creation at Technische Universität München
University of Würzburg
Informatics VII: Robotics & Telematics
UnternehmerTUM GmbH
State-of-the-art navigation technologies are one focus of research at Würzburg University, particularly in combination with subsequent information processing and control using microprocessors. Numerous robotic vehicles and orbiting picosatellites are available for characterizing performance, as are outdoor testing facilities for high-precision reference position measurements. Applications are in the fields of robotics, materials flow, medical technology and aerospace.
UnternehmerTUM sparks the enthusiasm of talented young people for the entrepreneurial world and enables them to drive their innovations and to establish new businesses. The center combines entrepreneurship education with the launching of new companies and systematically accompanies over 50 innovation and start-up teams annually, with a focus on new technologies. Founded in 2002, UnternehmerTUM with its over 40 employees is one of Europe’s leading centers of innovation and business creation.
Julius-Maximilian University Würzburg Informatics VII: Robotics & Telematics Am Hubland | D-97074 Würzburg T. +49 (0)931 / 318 66 47 F. +49 (0)931 / 888 66 79 schi@informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de www7.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de
UnternehmerTUM GmbH Contact: Christian Schüller Innovation & Business Creation T. +49 (0)89 / 32 46 24-270 schueller@unternehmertum.de www.unternehmertum.de
UNVERDROSS TECHNIK
Upper Bavaria Tourist Board
UNVERDROSS TECHNIK is a specialist in the field of time and frequency. Its products include crystals, filters, oscillators, Rubidium, Cesium, GPS / DCF receivers, modules, systems, NTP real-time servers, synchronization, network planning, frequency measurements, installation, training, service and consultation.
Tourismusverband München-Oberbayern e.V. brings together the touristic points of interest of its members. On its interactive map at http://maps.oberbayern.de the areas of gastronomy, lodgings, sightseeing highlights, events and tourist routes (for hiking, biking, etc.) are represented. An additional service of the Upper Bavaria Map is to enable direct distribution of data with the help of its partners.
UNVERDROSS TECHNIK Zeit + Frequenz Am Pfeifenberg 5 | D-82237 Wörthsee T. +49 (0)8143 / 6157-58 F. +49 (0)8143 / 6162 unverdross@unverdross.de www.unverdross.de
Upper Bavaria Tourist Board Radolfzeller Str. 15 D-81243 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 82 92 18-0 F. +49 (0)89 / 82 92 18-28 sekretariat@oberbayern.de www.oberbayern.de
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Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft Berchtesgadener Land mbH
Vincotech Precise position determination is becoming an increasingly essential part of our everyday life. GPS functionality has expanded from its traditional application areas into the consumer goods market. With new products often also requiring intelligent communication options, Vincotech’s state of the art solutions comprise GPS modules, Smart Antennae and even complete Telematics boxes, all based on the latest technologies.
We support companies in matters related to Berchtesgadener Land as an economic area, supply information, and assist in the search for commercially zoned construction sites or commercial buildings, whether for purposes of expansion, a local move, or newly settling in the area. Assistance is provided with licensing procedures, subsidy and financing options, cooperative activities and networking, and with the establishment of new companies.
Vincotech GmbH Contact: Hans Wiedemann Biberger Str. 93 D-82008 Unterhaching T. +49 (0)89 / 87 80 67-151 hans.wiedemann@vincotech.com www.vincotech.com
Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft Berchtesgadener Land mbH Sägewerkstr. 3 | im Techno-Z Freilassing D-83395 Freilassing T. +49 (0)8654 / 77 50-0 T. +49 (0)8654 / 77 50-15 info@wfg-bgl.info www.wfg-bgl.info
Work Microwave GmbH
Zentrum für Telematik e.V.
Work Microwave GmbH is a leading producer of professional high-frequency modules and complete units for satellite communication, military technology, measurement technology and sensors. Under the brand name “Work Navigation” and together with IfEN GmbH the company develops simulators for navigation signals of GPS, Galileo and GLONASS satellites for receiver test benches and for demanding research and development tasks.
Information about position and orientation is an important prerequisite for operating mobile equipment over large distances. The telematics center Zentrum für Telematik e.V. offers integrated solutions based on telecommunications, automation technologies and informatics (= telematics) which make it possible to provide services at distant locations. Applications include remote servicing and remote fault diagnoses for industrial production, rovers for disaster response and control systems for traffic flow.
Work Microwave GmbH Raiffeisenstr. 12 D-83607 Holzkirchen T. +49 (0)8024 / 64 08-0 F. +49 (0)8024 / 64 08-40 sales@work-microwave.com www.work-microwave.com
Zentrum für Telematik e.V. Contact: Prof. Klaus Schilling Allesgrundweg 12 | D-97218 Gerbrunn T. +49 (0)931 / 329 29 54-10 F. +49 (0)931 / 329 29 54-11 klaus.schilling@telematik-zentrum.de www.telematik-zentrum.de
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IMPRINT Publisher Dr. Martin Haunschild Co-ordinator Aerospace and Satellite Navigation in Bavaria; Chairman bavAIRia e.V. Sonderflughafen Oberpfaffenhofen Friedrichshafener Str. 1 D-82205 Gilching T. +49 (0)8105 / 27 29 27-0 F. +49 (0)8105 / 27 29 27-15 info@bavAIRia.net www.bavAIRia.net General remarks • The contents do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the publisher. • Galileo is a joint project of the European Commission and the European Space Agency. Order queries info@bavAIRia.net Status of English edition 1st print run August 2009 Graphic design and realization www.janebehrends.de Printing Druckstudio Sorwat GmbH www.sorwat.de
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Bavarian Ministry of Economy Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology Prinzregentenstr. 28 D-80538 Munich T. +49 (0)89 / 2162-0 F. +49 (0)89 / 2162-2670 poststelle@stmwivt.bayern.de www.stmwivt.bayern.de
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Dr. Martin Haunschild Co-ordinator Aerospace and Satellite Navigation in Bavaria; Chairman