The GSA's mission and strategic objectives
As an official European Union regulatory authority, the European GNSS Agency (GSA) manages public interests related to European GNSS programmes.
The Agency's strategic objectives include the achievement of a fully operational GALILEO system. This includes the laying of foundations for a fully sustainable and economically viable system and its security.
Moreover, the Agency's key stated objective is to make GALILEO not just a functioning system but also the world's leading satellite navigation system for civilian applications.
Vision
Satellite radionavigation has made major inroads in many realms of society, impacting in increasingly profound ways on business, public services and consumer behaviour. Along with delivering economic benefits to innovative service providers and related businesses, satellite radionavigation devices, now integrated within a wide variety of vehicles and transport systems, has changed in fundamental ways how we manage the mobility, safety and security of people and goods.
For users in the general public, the next logical development will be the integration of accurate positioning devices into every mobile telephone or similar handheld device, making possible a deep transformation of the way society deals with the dimensions of time and space.
By developing a new generation of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Europe is laying the foundations for new high-technology industry development, job creation and economic growth. With Europe in the driving seat, independent and self-sustaining, GALILEO has the potential to become a key part of the global radionavigation positioning system of the future.
History
The GSA was established as a Community Agency on 12 July 2004, by Council Regulation (EC) 1321/2004, status amended in 2006 by Council Regulation (EC) No 1942/2006.
The European Council took this important step because of what it saw as the strategic nature of European satellite positioning and navigation programmes, which include both EGNOS and GALILEO, and the need to ensure that essential public interests in this field are adequately defended and represented.
With Regulation (EU) No. 912/2010, which entered into force on 9 November 2010, the Regulation (EC) 1942/2004 was repealed and references to it are to be construed as references to Regulation (EU) No. 912/2010. Following recital 5 of Regulation (EU) No. 912/2010 the GSA is no longer to be called European GNSS Supervisory Authority but European GNSS Agency. According to Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No. 912/2010 any measures adopted on the basis of Regulation (EC) 1942/2004 remain valid. Taking this into account, the GSA was restructured into the European GNSS Agency, ensuring the continuity of its activities.
The GSA's predecessor, the GALILEO Joint Undertaking (GJU) was set up in May 2002 by the European Community and the European Space Agency to manage the development phase of the GALILEO Programme. The GSA, as “European GNSS Supervisory Authority”, officially took over all tasks previously assigned to the GJU on 1 January 2007 which are continued by the GSA as “European GNSS Agency” within the scope of Regulation (EU) No. 912/2010.
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