The European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) is the first pan-European satellite navigation system. It augments the US GPS satellite navigation system and makes it suitable for safety critical applications such as flying aircraft. <br /> <br />EGNOS is a joint project of ESA, the European Commission and Eurocontrol, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation. <br /> <br />It is Europe’s first activity in the field of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and is a precursor to Galileo, the full global satellite navigation system being currently built in Europe. <br /> <br />EGNOS operations are now managed by the European Commission through a contract with an operator based in France, the European Satellite Services Provider. <br /> <br />The EGNOS Safety of Live service has been officially declared available for aviation in 2011. <br /> <br />This video, produced by the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency, explains the interest of EGNOS and the recent improvements for landing procedures. <br /> <br />More about EGNOS: <br />http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Navigation/The_present_-_EGNOS
