The European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation, EUROCONTROL, is updating its free AUGUR web-based service, which, amongst other things, verifies the integrity and reliability of GPS signals for a range of air operations.
AUGUR makes it possible for pilots, airspace users and air navigation service providers to predict the availability of the GPS+RAIM (Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring) function for up to three days at any airport located in the member states of the European Civil Aviation Conference and MEDA (Mediterranean and Middle East) regions.
The RAIM processing algorithm, incorporated into most aeronautical GPS receivers, makes it possible to check the integrity of GPS satellite signals by taking advantage of as many as possible of the 31 active satellites in order to ensure that positions obtained are correct within the alarm limits established for each operation.
Spanish firm GMV — the current supplier of AUGUR — has been awarded the contract to lead all phases related to the development of the new AUGUR services, including definition of requirements, design, implementation, verification, validation and software deployment.
The upgrade is intended to improve operations at more than 4,000 airports and aerodromes across 44 countries in Europe and 12 countries in North Africa and the Middle East.
While the new version, which will be available in May 2025, is being developed and validated, GMV will continue to provide the current services, ensuring they are not interrupted.
