METIS MEdi Terranean Introduction of GNSS Services

METIS MEdi. Terranean Introduction of GNSS Services · METIS – 1 st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop • 12 th July 2007 • Casablanca Technopark - Morocco · Page 1 · Telespazio S. p. A. · Antonella Di Fazio email: antonella. difazio@telespazio. com

Contents 4 METIS Project Overview 4 METIS Point of Contacts (Po. C) 4 METIS Demonstrations 4 METIS Events 4 METIS Project status: Timeline & next appointment The METIS project is managed by the European GNSS Supervisory Authority through Euro-MED GNSS I project 2 METIS – 1 st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12 th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco

Project Overview (1/6) 4 Project launched in the frame of Euro-Med GNSS I Programme: >GNSS Regional Plan (Activity A) >Training and Awareness (Activity B) METIS contract >GNSS Services Demonstration (Activity C) >GNSS Signal In Space provision 4 METIS Objective: Promotion of GNSS services in the MEDA area, paving the way for GNSS services in MEDA 4 METIS duration: 30 Months (started mid of July 2006) 3 METIS – 1 st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12 th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco

Project Overview (2/6) 4 METIS countries: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey 4 METIS Team: >Euro-Med Consortium composed by 5 partners, TPZ (coordinator - I), FDC (F), ESSP (B), AUI (Mo), TAS (F) >More than 20 subcontractors (mainly MEDA) involved in activity A, B or C >GEMCO involved as subcontractor for activities B and C 4 METIS – 1 st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12 th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco

Project Overview (3/6) 4 METIS outcomes: >Contributing to the definition of Euro-Mediterranean policy and actions in favour of the GNSS (EGNOS/GALILEO) services market in MEDA >Establishing cooperation and shared objectives between EU and MEDA economic actors supporting such a policy 4 METIS key activities: >Activity A - A Euro-Med “GNSS Regional Plan” preparation (Leader: TPZ) >Activity B - Running a “Training & Awareness” programme (Leader AUI) >Activity C - Implementation of 10 “GNSS Service Demonstrations” (Leader: ESSP) METIS activities are performed in parallel with the relevant infrastructure preparation for GNSS SIS (Signal In Space) Provision Activity in the region, undertaken by the European Space Agency (ESA) 5 METIS – 1 st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12 th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco

Project Overview (4/6) - “GNSS Regional Plan” 4 Development of a plan for the GNSS Service implementation: >In the ten MEDA countries >For the different user/application domain >With a 5 -10 years long scenario >From the initial introduction of EGNOS to the further addition of Galileo >To ease the introduction of GNSS services 4 GNSS Regional Plan: >Defines opportunities and assesses policies >Sets priorities and necessary actions in favour of a progressive GNSS services market implementation èMEDA actors involvement is a key element for a shared Euro-Med “GNSS Regional Plan” èLinks with related initiatives in the region is fundamental 6 METIS – 1 st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12 th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco

Project Overview (5/6) - “Training & Awareness” 4 Development of customised training and awareness plans: >List of MEDA Point of Contacts (Po. Cs) >List of media relations (channels for project promotion - MEDA/International) >Training needs and tools identification >Training and communication material production >Launch of dissemination and promotion activities >Education and training plan implementation 4 Dissemination tools: Web Site (En. , Ar. , Fr. ), Newsletters, press releases, … 4 Close cooperation with GEMCO 4 Supporting Activity A in the Regional Plan preparation (events, Po. Cs) 4 Supported by promotion & training within Activity C METIS Training & Awareness is a key element for MEDA actors involvement 7 METIS – 1 st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12 th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco

Project Overview (6/6) - “GNSS Service Demonstration” 4 Enabling “GNSS Service Demonstration” in the regions 4 Supporting Activity A in the Regional Plan preparation, as straightforward and practical way to: >Improve co-operations with actors already initiated/facilitating establishment of new ones >Ensure involvement of regional and local actors in METIS 4 Supporting Activity B for training material and Po. C list population MEDA actors participate and validate METIS service demonstrations, through direct involvement in the demonstrations and promotion events 8 METIS – 1 st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12 th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco

METIS Points of Contacts (1/3) 4 Key factor towards METIS establishment of common interests and shared objectives for a GNSS Mediterranean policy: >Inputs/Feedbacks >Validation/Guidelines >Promotion 4 A “live” METIS Po. C list created and populated with “selected” actors from the ten MEDA countries, interested in the development of GNSS services and diffusion of GNSS knowledge: >National Coordinators of Transport GNSS programmes >Institutions and Local Authorities >Users from different application sectors >Technological companies (digital maps producers, devices and Information Technology developers) >Service Providers >Universities and research institutes 9 METIS – 1 st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12 th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco

METIS Points of Contacts (2/3) METIS Po. Cs today: more than 200 persons, periodically informed on the project achievements via the METIS Newsletter and invited to participate to the METIS events 10 METIS – 1 st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12 th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco

METIS Points of Contacts (3/3) Activities inter-relation & METIS Po. Cs involvement/contribution: 4 METIS Activity A performs the necessary task for the elaboration of the MEDA GNSS Regional Plan 4 Its outputs are promoted and disseminated through METIS Activity B awareness 4 Its work takes as input: >The results from GNSS service case studies implementation and validation in different application domains and use scenarios, carried out in Activity C demonstrations >MEDA actors inputs and feedbacks gathered through interviews, dedicated forums and workshops, to ensure the GNSS Regional Plan is defined upon a shared Euro. Med strategy and policy for the GNSS service market 11 METIS – 1 st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12 th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco

METIS Demonstrations (1/2) 4 Implementation of GNSS Service Demonstrations Setting up and execution of 10 demonstrations, covering 9 MEDA countries and different application domains >4 “Wide-Area Demo” for sub-regional applications >6 “Local-Area Demo” for national applications 4 METIS GNSS Service demonstration objectives: >Demonstrate GNSS benefits in real user case / operative scenarios >Validate EGNOS in various application domains vs. MEDA regional needs >Cover all MEDA region Countries >Maximise the involvement of key local actors in GNSS service pilots >Provide tools for the local exploitation and promotion of GNSS capabilities A review of the “user needs” gathered from MEDA actors involved in demos will be done through questionnaire/interviews, following test/practical use of GNSS services in the different application domains 12 METIS – 1 st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12 th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco

METIS Demonstrations (2/2) On-going: 4 WAD 2 - Road transport dangerous good 4 WAD 3 - Freight Multimodality 13 METIS – 1 st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12 th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco

METIS Events (1/2) 4 METIS KO in Cairo (Egypt) - GEMCO, July 2006 4 Master Training & Seminar in Ifrane (Morocco) - AUI, March 2007 4 First Regional Plan workshop in Casablanca (Morocco) - Today 4 Next events: èTraining & Seminar in Cairo (Egypt) - GEMCO, 6 th & 7 th November 2007 >Training topics will be published soon on the METIS Web Site and in the 2 nd Newsletter >Invitations will be done through the MEDA National Coordinators and distributed to METIS Po. Cs èOther events are planned in coincidence with the demonstrations >WAD 2 trials in November-December 2007 in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria a demonstration event planned in Morocco (Rabat) in November 2007 >WAD 3 trials campaign in October-November 2007 - a promotional event in Tunis (Rades port) in November 2007 14 METIS – 1 st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12 th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco

METIS Events (2/2) 4 METIS Regional Trainings in Tunisia and Lebanon: >Follow up of the Master Training & Seminar in Ifrane >Voluntary effort from organisers, supported by METIS >Presently under organisation >Tunisia Regional Training (tentatively March 2008) at Technopole El Ghazala In Tunis and organised by ENIT/ENSI >Lebanon Regional Training (still TBD), organised by the Lebanon Ministry of Transportation 4 Events awareness through METIS dissemination tools: >http: //www. aui. ma/GNSS/metis/ new version soon available on the net >Newsletter 15 2 nd Newsletter soon ready for circulation METIS – 1 st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12 th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco

METIS Timeline & next appointment Today Next Appointments!! 16 METIS – 1 st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12 th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco

Thank You! http: //www. aui. ma/GNSS/metis/ 17 METIS – 1 st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12 th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco