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Global Precision Satellite Navigation System Experts Gather to Discuss Future Strategies
- Satellite navigation workshop held in Seoul from 3rd... Promoting Korea Augmentation Satellite System (KASS) -
□MOLIT (Minister Kim Hyun-mee) will co-host the ICAO Asia-Pacific Satellite Navigation (BGAS/SBAS) Workshop at the Glad Yeouido Hotel for three days from Jun 3 (Mon) to Jun 5 (Wed) with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
ㅇ Over 100 satellite navigation experts from 17 ICAO member nations, manufacturers and eight research institutes will be in attendance to introduce the concept and regulations of satellite navigation (session 1), case-studies on satellite navigation certification, flight procedures and safety assessments (session 2), and pending issues for execution of the Asia-Pacific satellite navigation (session 3).
ㅇ Korea is planning to share the need for constructing domestic satellite navigation including general plans for the navigation sector and hold five presentations including the development and construction of the Korean Augmentation Satellite System (KASS) and domestic certification regulations.
ㅇ This workshop will be an opportunity to share the policies and operational knowhow of other countries that have developed and operated proprietary precision satellite navigation systems such as the US, Europe and India, and to promote the Korea Augmentation Satellite System (KASS) that is currently being developed in Korea.
□ While the entire world is shifting from the aircraft flight method that depending on ground navigation facilities to navigation systems that use GPS satellite technologies, the current GPS has limited use in the aviation sector due to its large margin of error (17-37m).
ㅇ Therefore, in order to enhance the precision and reliability of GPS signals, ICAO designated the satellite based augmentation system (SBAS) that reduces the margin of error to 3m as the international standard and recommended to aim at using it as the world standard by ‘25.
ㅇ By utilizing SBAS, aircraft can fly similar to precision approach to improve safety, and it can also provide optimal flight paths to the aircraft to increase capacity and reduce fuel and carbon emissions.
□ Following the US, Europe and Japan, Korea also began development and construction of the Korea Augmentation Satellite System from ‘14 and is working hard to begin open pilot services by the end of ’20 and expand it to aviation services by the second half of ‘22.
ㅇ The lease contract for one geostationary orbit satellite that transmits compensated GPS signals was completed this year, and it is currently in the system production/construction stage, and preparations are being made to organize the ‘aviation satellite navigation operation center’, which will be exclusively in charge of KASS operations.
ㅇ In addition, it will strengthen cooperation in the satellite navigation sector from various angles such as entering execution plans with the European Commission and European Global Navigation Satellite System Agency (GSA) to smoothly pursue the project, while also dispatching experts and holding joint seminars.
□ MOLIT Director General for Airport and Air Navigation Policy Kim Yong-seok said, “This workshop will be used as an opportunity to establish strategies to utilize the Korea Augmentation Satellite System (KASS) as essential multi-purpose infrastructure for the lives of citizens such as airports, roads and logistics.”
ㅇ He added, “Based on the discussed contents, we will do our best to reduce the trials and errors of developing and constructing KASS and to make a soft landing in Korea.”
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