ESESA will provide the European Union and South African authorities with an overall service implementation plan for the initial extension of EGNOS service to Southern Africa (SADC), including a roadmap, an action plan and recommendations.
A project supported by the European Commission through its 7th Framework Programme (FP7)

Past events and presentations

How will Satellite Based Augmentation of the GPS signal benefit the maritime, logistics and agricultural sector in Africa?
A workshop on user needs and the technical and institutional challenges

2 - 3 March 2011, Erinvale Estate Hotel and Spa, Somerset West
France Développement Conseil (FDC), NDConsult, Ecorys and the CSIR Satellite Applications Centre take pleasure in inviting you to a workshop on determining the needs and unpacking the technical and institutional challenges for the maritime, logistics and agricultural sectors with regards to satellite based augmentation of the GPS and other satellite based navigation signals. The invitation is made possible through the funding of ESESA, a European Union Framework Programme 7 project.

  • Detailed information and programme
  • Presentation: ESESA Workshop
  • Presentation: EGNOS, the preferred GNSS technology in precision agriculture
  • Presentation: Early results for EGNOS Aviation CBA for South Africa/SADC
  • Presentation: GNSS Application - Field Monitoring and collection of data using NICK
  • Presentation: The EGNOS Service to Provide Ground Based Access to EGNOS - EDAS Beta Test Findings
  • Presentation: EGNOS Service Extension to South Africa
  • Presentation: Plans for EGNOS/SBAS in South Africa
  • Presentation: The European GNSS Programmes EGNOS and Galileo
  • Presentation: Space weather and impact on GNSS
  • Presentation: TrigNet - The South African Network of Continuously Operating GNSS Base Stations
  • Presentation: EU-Africa Space and Transport Cooperation
  • Presentation: EU-South Africa Space Cooperation
  • Presentation: Last R&D GSA funded projects of the Galileo 2nd Call
  • Presentation: Intelligent vehicle based traffic monitoring – exploring application in South Africa
  • Presentation: SAMSA - The maritime environment
  • Presentation: CLM Positioning Solutions
  • Presentation: The African Geodetic Reference Frame AFREF

    How will Satellite Based Augmentation of the GPS signal benefit the aviation sector in Africa?
    A workshop on user needs and the technical and institutional challenges

    26 - 27 October 2010, Emperor's Palace, Gauteng
    France Développement Conseil (FDC), NDConsult, Ecorys and the CSIR Satellite Applications Centre held a workshop on determining the needs and unpacking the technical and institutional challenges for the aviation sector with regards to satellite based augmentation of the GPS and other satellite based navigation signals. The event was made possible through the funding of ESESA, a European Union Framework Programme 7 project.

  • Detailed information and programme
  • Presentation: Workshop introduction
  • Presentation: EGNOS Service Extension to South Africa
  • Presentation: EU-Africa Space and Transport Cooperation
  • Presentation: EU-South Africa Space Cooperation
  • Presentation: EGNOS Operations and Performance Monitoring
  • Presentation: EGNOS Programme and System
  • Presentation: EGNOS and ESSP Certification
  • Presentation: EGNOS for aviation
  • Presentation: RNAV GNSS approach
  • Presentation: EGNOS aviation implementation projects
  • Presentation: EGNOS benefits for regional airlines
  • Presentation: EGNOS Aviation CBA for AFI
  • Presentation: EGNOS implementation: Eurocontrol activities
  • Presentation: EGNOS for Africa - the architecture concept
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