Past Projects
EMBRACE - East Midlands Business and Research satellite Applications Centre of Excellence
EMBRACE was a collaborative partnership between the universities of Nottingham and Leicester and the British Geological Survey (BGS). University of Leicester was the lead partner hosting the Satellite Applications Centre of Excellence on behalf of the consortium. The overall aim of the EMBRACE was to align the resource, expertise and track record to build a significant Satellite Applications Catapult activity in the East Midlands linked to the Harwell Centre.
INGENUITY Plus (ERDF funded)
‘Ingenuity’ is The University of Nottingham’s local business network and the principal communication channel for promoting the technical centres and generic business offerings from the University. The objective of 'Ingenuity Plus' is to transfer knowledge and expertise from the University into local and regional small and medium sized businesses. Five technical centres have been integrated into the programme; these include: Aerospace, Chemistry, Energy, Satellite Navigation, Food & Brewing.
SABRE - Satellite Applications Business Innovation Programme (HEFCE funded)
The SABRE project promoted satellite applications technology, with a focus on location, positioning and navigation, as a springboard for new businesses and new innovations. It was delivered in partnership with the Satellite Applications Catapult Centre (Catapult).
Other Projects:
MARiNAV (ESA funded)
Enabling Innovation (ERDF funded)
Galileo Masters - UK Regional Challenge & University Challenge Special Prize
AMSCI GNSS
iMOTORS (InnovateUK funded)
GeoSHM (ESA funded)
Data4Sustain
European Commission FP7-funded Projects
GENIUS - GNSS Education Network for Industry and Universities
The EU FP7 GENIUS project focussed on building strong links between universities, research institutes and industry, through the implementation of measures to strengthen GNSS education and fostering of co-operation between education, research and business. It provided training, networking and industrial experience to GNSS students. It enabled technology transfer through an industry focused training, internship and PhD programme.
EMMIA - European Mobile and Mobility Alliance
GNSS infrastructure is a vital component of the mobile and mobility industries. The main objective of EMMIA was to support service innovation for mobile and mobility industries.
Gfg2
Gfgsquared was a three-year coordination action, which started in November 2010 and finished in November 2013. The project was funded by the 7th Framework Programme of the European Commission under the environment theme. The mission of this project was to improve assessment of the value of GNSS for Global Environmental Earth Observation (GEEO) and GEOSS.
The ISSUE - Intelligent Solutions for Sustainable Urban Economies
The ISSUE Project, funded by the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme, "Regions of Knowledge", started on 1 December 2011 and will finish on 30 November 2014. The project involves 13 European partners from regional research clusters, including the East Midlands in the United Kingdom, each with
representatives from universities/research institutions, business and regional/local government.
NGI / GRACE Industrial Projects
GNSS Hardening Study
This project was a short-term “GNSS Hardening Study” in partnership with the GLA to establish the trend in GNSS receiver hardening technology.
Reduced GPS: Part 1, Impact Assessment
The first phase of this project used GSSF software.
Reduced GPS: Part 2, Assessment Hardware Simulation
It was proposed to test two different receiver types in the original scenarios, and to test the two receivers in a typical DGPS simulation during the original scenarios.
GSM and Wi-Fi Signal Strength Logging
To upgrade the previously created RFspy to version 2.0 that will include integrated Wi-Fi signal strength measurement. This was capable of tracking the additional 802.11p and 3G systems installed during Phase 1B.
Use of GRACE roof based test track to validate GPS data
Vehicle testing using GPS. This study used the GRACE NGI roof based test-track with the objective to investigate and validate some product development related to GPS integration.
Evaluation of GPS Pilot Project
Consultancy on the evaluation of tenders for a GPS Pilot project – attendance at meetings and advice
Mobile Devices Hardware
Development of an algorithm that could be run on the identified Mobile Devices hardware. The project utilised the Mobile Devices platform to develop and test crash detection algorithms.
Testing Field Survey (GNSS)
Proposal provided by NGI with the key objectives to analyse: (1) performance characteristics of a GNSS receiver in both static and rover mode; (2) resistance of GNSS equipment to known external signal interference environments.
Future Testing GNSS receivers
NGI test-track customer, to test OS GNSS receivers for future GPS and Galileo signals using hardware simulator.
Navigation Mathematics Training
GNSS Antenna Testing
Veripos Ltd provides differential GNSS products and services with a high precision positioning service using L-band signals. The objective of this project was to investigate the effect of multipath on the antenna.
NGI / GRACE Projects
ENCORE - Feb '10 to Feb '12
ENhanced COde galileo REceiver for land management in Brazil
gsa.europa.eu
ERIG (GJU) - May '10 to Feb '12
Community legal framework for a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC). This specific legal form is designed to facilitate the joint establishment and operation of research infrastructures of European interest.
ec.europa.eu
eSOTER - Sep '08 to Feb '12
The eSOTER project is an EC FP7 funded collaborative project involving 14 partners in Europe, China and Morocco. Allied with the Group of Earth Observations – GEO – the eSOTER project addresses the felt need for a global soil and terrain database.
euroGEOSS – May '09 to Apr '12
The european Global Earth Observation System of Systems (euroGEOSS) is a EC FP7 funded project with many academic partners in Europe and the United States of America. EuroGEOSS demonstrates the added value to the scientific community and society of making exiting systems and applications interoperable and used within the GOESS and INSPIRE frameworks.
FURLONG (BNSC) - Sept '04
FUture Real-time LOcation and NaviGation study: A Study Showing the Importance of Communication to Future Real-Time Location and Navigation.
ture eal-time cation and aviation study: A Study Showing the Importance of Communication to Future Real-Time Location and Navigation.
telecom.esa.int
GalileoSat (ESA) - 2000 to Present
Galileo is an initiative of the European Union (EU) and the European Space Agency (ESA). It comprises the
development, implementation and operation of a state-of-the-art global navigation satellite system. The
operation of Galileo will be performed under civilian control.
w: esa.int
GSSF (ESA) - Simulation Tool
Galileo System Simulation Facility (GSSF) is a software simulation tool that reproduces the functional and performance behaviour of the Galileo system in order to support the system engineering activities during the various phases of the project.
w: gssf.info
GGPHI (GJU) - Jan '06 to Jun '07
The low-cost, low-power Galileo/GPS carrier phase positioning system (GGPhi) project aimed at making high precision positioning attainable for applications that at the moment are constrained by environmental and cost issues.
gsa.europa.eu
GIGAS – Jun '08 to May '10
GEOSS, INSPIRE and GMES an Action in Support (GIGAS) was a European project co-funded by the European Commission as a Support Action under Grant Agreement number 224274. The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre is the technical coordinator of INSPIRE, whilst the European Space Agency (ESA) is responsible for the GMES space component.
(GIGAS) was a European project co-funded by the European Commission as a Support Action under Grant Agreement number 224274. The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre is the technical coordinator of INSPIRE, whilst the European Space Agency (ESA) is responsible for the GMES space component.
GIS4EU - Nov '07 to Jul '10
The former Nottingham University CGS has worked as a package leader for the Geographic Information System for EUrope (GIS4EU) project, which aimed to provide guidelines and technology for the harmonisation of cartographic datasets from various European counties according to requirements of the INSPIRE directive.
GSSF (ESA) - Simulation Tool
Galileo System Simulation Facility (GSSF) is a software simulation tool that reproduces the functional and performance behaviour of the Galileo system in order to support the system engineering activities during the various phases of the project.
w: gssf.info
GSTI TestCase - Apr '10 to Jan '12
GNSS Simulation and Testing tools Infrastructure (GSTI) TestCase is the development of a platform which provides support to GNSS activities related to simulation and testing by establishing a centralised point of contact to a network of European GNSS laboratories and a first level communication level with the organisations providing the final services.
(GSTI) TestCase is the development of a platform which provides support to GNSS activities related to simulation and testing by establishing a centralised point of contact to a network of European GNSS laboratories and a first level communication level with the organisations providing the final services.
iNSight – '09 to '13
The iNnovative Navigation Using New GNSS Signals with hybridised technologies (iNSight). Funded by the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), its main objective is to address the major scientific and technical barriers to the full exploitation of the opportunities presented by new signals from modernized and emerging Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS).
IRC2G (GJU) - Jan '06 to Dec '07
Integration of a Regional Component to Galileo (IRC2G) prototyped a system that provided end-users with a combined GPS/Galileo positioning solution with SBAS-augmentations. The system has been demonstrated in both Europe and China.
ntegration of a egional omponent to alileo (IRC2G) prototyped a system that provided end-users with a combined GPS/Galileo positioning solution with SBAS-augmentations. The system has been demonstrated in both Europe and China.
The objective of the project is to prototype a system which provides end-users with a combined GPS/Galileo positioning solution with SBAS-based augmentations. It will demonstrate the concept of multi-constellation augmentation.
KIS4SAT – Jan '10 to Jan '11
KIS4SAT is part of the Europe INNOVA Knowledge Intensive Services (KIS) innitiative aiming to accelerate the service innovations in Europe. Building and testing the relevant innovation support platform needed to stimulate the launch and development of high growth (or potentially high growth) KIS Ventures in the field of satellite downstream applications. This sectorial network intends to build a platform that will enable entrepreneurs and knowledge intensive service ventures of high growth potential to seize market opportunities in the field of satellite downstream applications.
OS Future Data – Sep '08 to Mar '12
An Ordnance Survey (OS) funded research programme to identify the likely challenges that future technological and market developments will have on OS products and to provide insight into the nature of future data models. The project aimed to facilitate the increase in demand for a more descriptive, yet credible and accurate map information.
PRECISIO - 2010 to present
PRECISIO addresses this challenge through the provision of a GNSS professional receiver product based on a
software-defined radio (SDR) approach. The objective of the project is to define, design, develop, validate and
demonstrate a multi-constellation, multi-frequency, high-end prototype GNSS software receiver targeting the
professional application markets.
w: precisio.org
Polaris (EC) - Software Tool
Polaris is a software tool to support GNSS based application design. The objective of Polaris is to provide the tool needed in order to feedback requirements to the system and application design, and to support the market analysts in obtaining reliable inputs from users and service providers. Polaris has been designed to allow rapid performance assessments of navigation systems and sensors in low-cost platforms to support application and system design.
SCENIC – Jan '09 to Jan '11
Support to the Coordination of EuropeaN gnss simulation and testing InfrastruCture (SCENIC) has a main objective to define the GSTI.
upport to the oordination of uropea gnss simulation and testing nfrastruture (SCENIC) has a main objective to define the GSTI.
gnss-test-portal.eu
SISTER (EC FP7) - Apr '08 to Sept '11
Thegoal of the Strengthening the IST research capacity of Sofia UnivERsity (SISTER) project is to develop FMI as a Leading Centre in SEE in research, innovation and training in two areas of ICT - Intelligent Content and Semantics, Software and Services.
(1) cordis.europa.eu
(2) www-it.fmi.uni-sofia.bg/cist
SPACER – Jan '09 to Jan '11
Funded by the Joint Information Systems committee (JISC), partner members of the SPACER project have developed a prototype application that enables mobile phones with built-in Global Positioning System (GPS) devices to query repositories. NGI has been involved in the development of a prototype application.
SWIMA – Sep '08 to Sep '10
Funded by the UK Technology Strategy Board (TSB), the Sensor Web for Infrastructure MAnagement (SWIMA) project explores how a standards and sensor web-based control and information system could address data gathering issues for environmental monitoring.
The NGI has played a prominent role due to its expertise in associated geospatial theory and technologies.
VULCANO – Summer '11
Identification of GNSSvulnerabilities using data collected from experiments from the Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL) live jamming trials.