On the 16th and 17th of April 2012 the Network of European Regions Using Space Technologies (NEREUS) has organized an interesting workshop entitled “EGNOS and GALILEO for Marine and Maritime Applications: Opportunities and Challenges for European Regions” on the use of GNSS for marine and maritime applications, held in the unique setting of the city...
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Apr 4, 2012 • EU Delegation in Ukraine in collaboration with European Commission-DG Enterprise and Industry (DG ENTR), National Aviation University and VVA Consulting organized the second seminar on the topic “Possible extension of EGNOS coverage in Ukraine”.
Further to the 1st workshop held in Kiev on November 11th, 2011 the organization of this seminar had the main objective to...
The launch of the first 2 operational Galileo satellites from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou – originally planned for Thursday, 20 October – was postponed to Friday, 21 October, at 12:30:26 pm CEST.
The launch has been successful until now and you can follow the different stages live here.
For those of you who have been working in...
Recently looking at the Pay Per Use Insurance (PPUI) market, I’ve experienced that is very hard to find out a set of market information about this segment, that today is on everyone’s lips in the insurance world.
From a consumer perspective understanding what a PPUI or PAYD (pay as you drive) is, is very easy: on...
The first day at ITS Europe for VVA was devoted mostly to the introductory plennary session, entitled “Strategies for successful implementation of ITS in cities and urban regions” and to the very interesting Scutum Think Tank.
Some key concepts have been mentioned more than once by speakers and participants, despite their role, we will quickly summarize...
The European Space Agency, Arianespace and the European Commission announced on May 23 that the launch of the first two satellites of Europe’s global navigation satellite system is planned to take place on 20 October.
Read the announcement here
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May 25, 2011 • As it was promised, this short note will provide insight on one of the most fascinating subjects of the Event organized by the Il sole 24 ore under the topic: Green Mobility and sustainable urban development. The round table discussion this time became a round table debate, where we heard complaints about a lack on...
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May 17, 2011 • Observing continuing series of acquisitions and strategic alliances in recent years in GNSS market a reasonable question that comes to mind is: do we deal here with the concentration trend in the industry? If so, when did it start and for how long it will continue? What are the implications for all the market players...
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May 10, 2011 • In our previous post (link) we have analyzed the introduction of DSRC in road tolling and introduced the role GNSS could play in this segment.
Let’s try to better understand the expected evolution of this new technology.
The downsides of the system from the sky
Is GNSS going to replace DSRC, then? Not at all, the story is...
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May 5, 2011 • Just few days had passed after the closure of the 59th World Congress and Exhibition of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) in Dubai, when another event on the same topic has been held in Milan organized by the newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore on April 18th.
We took part to the later One, where...
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May 3, 2011 • There is a lot of talk going on about intelligent transport systems. Still, there are no turnkey applications around with the power of changing people’s daily life.
In this survey we challenge you to create the ideal service: what information do you need the most while you get around in your city? Which is the best...
One of the first key concepts Enrico Valdani shared with me as a junior at VVA was based on the answer to the following question “Companies exist and prosper thanks to?”.
People would look for the most complex and sophisticated answers, but the very simple and basic one is “customers”. If you don’t have a customer...
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