The Egnos satellite navigation system is now undergoing tests for its use in commercial aircraft navigation as of 2003. The system has been developed by ESA, the European Commission and Eurocontrol, the Eurpean air traffic navigation organisation. It provides an overlay to the US-American GPS system making it accurate and reliable enough for civilian airliners.
Whereas Egnos is designed to meet the requirements of commercial aircraft, it will be also very useful for applications on the gorund--and even for farmers. Today's ESA TV Exchange outlines this aspect of Egnos.
The 5-minute A-roll contains split audio with an English guide track and is complemented by a B-roll with clean international sound.

EGNOS - a European satellite navigation system for aicraft É. and farmers
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In the future, air passengers can expect their journeys to be safer and more reliable. They will be in the hands of a revolutionary new navigation system, which guides planes using satellite data.
The European Space Agency, in partnership with the European Commission and EUROCONTROL, is developing a system known as EGNOS - the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service. This provides users with position, velocity and time information. It will be in place in 2004, providing a cost-effective solution to air traffic congestion.
Satellite navigation has already started to become part of our daily lives. But there is a need for better accuracy and service guarantees.
Until now, we have relied on systems of military origin - mainly the American GPS network. However, it is neither accurate nor reliable enough for safety-critical civilian applications. This is why the use of GPS is prohibited as sole means of navigati