GALILEI - Co-ordinated project for local element definition, impact of interoperability on system, frequencies allocation & protection, certification, standardisation, detailed service analysis & legal, institutional, regulatory framework for GALILEO
Overview
Background & policy context:
GALILEI is a cluster of studies under the Growth thematic programme of the 5th Research Framework Programme of the European Union. Together with five pilot projects, it forms part of on-going research work for the Galileo programme. It is managed by the EU Directorate General for Energy and Transport. GALILEI covers a set of fundamental topics ranging from purely technical issues to legal issues. The subjects addressed include interoperability with other infrastructures and services, the definition and specification of local elements, the standardisation and certification work to allow safe use of Galileo across the transport and telecommunication infrastructures, frequency planning, and market analyses and legal advice.
Objectives:
The objectives of the GALILEI cluster are to:
- ensure effective coordination between the tasks in the clustered contract, via a number of transverse coordination activities;
- provide a detailed definition of Galileo local elements, which are an integral part of the Galileo infrastructure and which will be fully integrated in enduser services that combine Galileo with other systems
- analyse in detail interoperability aspects and needs to ensure a fully optimised use of Galileo in combination with other systems;
- support the institutional actors in the frequency, standardisation and certification domains; set up a framework for gathering the user needs, and refine the assessments of Galileo markets;
- analyse the legal, institutional and regulatory environment and propose definition of associated frameworks;
- refine the definitions of the Galileo services.
Methodology:
Local Elements: this work is divided into the study of generic concerns that cover all possible local element configurations and custom-tailored studies into particularly interesting examples of local elements. Interfaces between the core system and the local elements are of particular interest.
Interoperability: Galileo will be one of several positioning and navigation systems available at the end of the decade. This task explores the requirement to maximise the interoperability of Galileo with existing and future systems.
Frequency Planning: GALILEI will ensure that Galileo interacts with the global telecommunications community so that the ideal frequencies are allocated to Galileo and protected from unauthorised use. The signal structures for Galileo’s signals will be refined in preparation for the development phase of the programme.
Standards & Certification: Galileo, as a positioning and navigation system, will have to fit into the existing global matrix of such systems and meet all standards and certification requirements. This is particularly important for Galileo’s safety-of-life navigation service. The results of GALILEI will assist the detailed design phase.
Market Analysis and Intelligence: Galileo, like any other new system, will emerge into a marketplace where the potential users will decide if they see real value in using a new system. The market analysis study will identify the most needed requirements and attempt to gauge the future market acceptability of the ‘product’. Such analysis is the best tool for optimising the cost/benefit ratio of the system.
Legal and Institutional Considerations: Galileo will be used, amongst others, for global safety-of-life navigation, where liability regimes are of paramount importance. The system will be operated by a private concessionnaire under a concession agreement with the public sector. These factors break new ground, and the consequent legal and institutional considerations are very wide-ranging. GALILEI is examining these complex issues raised by Galileo.
Service Definition: this task involves refining the service definition for Galileo. It is working closely with the others, particularly the market analysis task, in order to ensure that the users will get the services they require.
Coordination of Efforts: in a project like Galileo, it is fund
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