ESA Open Invitation to Tender AO9077
Open Date: 15/08/2017
Closing Date: 04/10/2017 13:00:00

Status: ISSUED
Reference Nr.: 17.154.11
Prog. Ref.: NAVISP Element 1
Budget Ref.: E/0365-10 – NAVISP Element 1
Special Prov.: AT+BE+CZ+DK+FI+FR+NO+RO+CH+GB
Tender Type: C
Price Range: 200-500 KEURO
Products: Ground Segment / Ground Station / F&T equipment / GPS Receivers
Techology Domains: Electromagnetic Technologies and Techniques / Wave Interaction and Propagation / Wave Interaction
Establishment: ESTEC
Directorate: Dir. Galileo Prog & Nav related activiti
Department: Strategy and Programme Department
Division: GNSS Demonstration Office
Contract Officer: Mezzadri, Monica
Industrial Policy Measure: N/A – Not apply
Last Update Date: 15/08/2017
Update Reason: Tender issue

This EXPRO+ procurement is part of the NAVISP Programme, under Elelment 1, Work Plan 2017.The measurement of Integrated Water Vapour using GNSS stations from a network of reference stations have been demonstrated. During the last years, the existence of multi- constellation and multi-frequency GNSS increases the effectiveness and reliability of such measurements for weather prediction. Currently the availability of affordable powerful hand-held GNSS receivers with multi-constellation and multi-frequency capabilities suitable to provide code and carrier-phase observations allows to increase these networks at a level not possible before. A very promising approach is to promote a collaborative crowd-sourcing where the owners of suitable hand-held receivers, smartphones and similardevices, provide the observations required for GNSS weather monitoring. The proposed activity will address the state-of the-art oflow-cost receivers that could be fitted in mobiles or similar devices and the development and testing of a pilot end-to-end test bed to prove the approach at local and regional level.

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