European GNSS
Service Centre
The European GNSS Service Centre (GSC)
is located in Madrid, within the National
Institute of Aerospace Technology (INTA)
facilities at Torrejón de Ardoz.
European GNSS Service Centre (GSC)
Carretera Ajalvir km 4 (28850)
Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain
[email protected]
www.gsc-europa.eu
Supported by:
GSC Facilities
About European GNSS
Service Centre
The GSC will evolve
with Galileo
The GNSS* Service Centre (GSC) is located
in the Loyola de Palacio building and is set
to be an integral part of the European GNSS
infrastructure and provide a single interface
with users of the Galileo Open Service
(OS) and Commercial Service (CS).
During the Galileo In-Orbit Validation (IOV) phase,
the GSC Nucleus is operating a general Helpdesk
function. An upgrade will be developed to support
Early Services provision as of October 2014
with additional content and functionalities.
The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is responsible
for the management of the GSC.
The mission of the Centre is to:
> Provide general information
> Distribute timely Service Notices
A new version of the GSC will be developed
to support the commercial data dissemination
through a real-time interface by 2015. The GSC
will continue to evolve over time in order to
become fully functional in support of Galileo
Full Operational Capability (FOC) services.
On-line Access
to GSC Support
> Support Service Provision
> Provide performance reporting
> Provide support application
and product developers
The GSC Web Portal is available to
provide easy access to Helpdesk support,
information on System Status and
general programme information.
GALILEO Facilities Service
Geodesy
Time reference
Mid Term
GSC Nucleus upgrade
and OS helpdesk for Galileo
Early Services
The GSC services will be upgraded for Galileo
Early Services by the end of 2014 with additional
content and web functionality.
The GSC will act as the single interface between
the Galileo System and the Open Service (OS)
users, and the Commercial Service (CS) providers
and / or users.
Galileo Control Centre
EGNOS Service Centre
It will also provide CS service performance
assessment and notice to users. The GSC will host
a centre of expertise for OS, CS service aspects
accessible to the user via the user Helpdesk and
the web portal.
GSMC
The information will be provided through the
dissemination Platform for Galileo related
products, an electronic library with Galileo and
GNSS reference documentation and on demand
retrieval and delivery of specific Galileo data.
Galileo User Community (OS, CS and SoL)
* GNSS stands for Global Navigation Satellite System.
Main services:
> Provide basic services to the user community
via a web portal and a user helpdesk.
> Information on the system, system status
and user notifications.
> Sharing of R&D and industry knowledge
by market segment.
> Information on programme status
and ICD documents.
> Access to market experts in key segments.
Full Operational Capability
GNSS Service Centre
ext CS Providers
Other GNSS SCc
GSC Nucleus and OS
Helpdesk during the In-Orbit
Validation phase
Long Term
Performance
GNSS Service Centre
Short Term
www.gsc-europa.eu
The GSC will support the Open and Commercial
Services and their applications.