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EGNOS Controlled Railway Equipment – ECO-RAIL
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Initiated by ongoing development projects, such as EGNOS
and GALILEO, satellite navigation has become an
interesting tool for all modes of transport.
This applies in particular to the rail sector, which would considerably
benefit from the implementation of autonomous on-board positioning systems.
Above all, operators of local and regional railway lines would be able to
organise the transport of passengers and freight more efficiently by
using such systems.
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Train control poses high demands on positioning with regard to
availability, reliability and integrity. These requirements can
only be fulfilled by means of integrated positioning systems
combining GNSS with other sources of information. The concept
of the ECORAIL prototype merges GPS/EGNOS, odometry and
cartographic information.
The EGNOS Controlled Railway Equipment (ECORAIL) project dealt
with the implementation of satellite navigation into the railway
domain to demonstrate the feasibility and benefits of GNSS.
Download the Eco-Rail Video
European Space Agency - ARTES 5 -
ECO-RAIL project website
European Space Agency - News -
ECO-RAIL Demonstration
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