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Since the Galileo program was conceived by the EU, a high priority has been given to the development of the user segment. As a complement to other more technical chapters of the book, this chapter presents a global view of private and public investment in user localization technologies research and development (R&D), with a focus on Galileo receivers in Europe. The chapter starts by presenting some information on GNSS higher education in Europe. It then presents some metrics on R&D expenditures of major GNSS-related companies and government organizations, as per publicly available figures. It also describes the past and current Galileo receiver research programs financed with EU budget. Later, some general indicators of technology transfer and innovation are presented. The chapter finalizes with some trends and challenges that the sector may face in the following years.
Note: The information and views set out in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union.
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A detailed list of FP7 calls, activities, topics and selected projects can be found under http://gsa.europa.eu and more information on FP7 in general can be found under http://cordis.ec.europa.eu.
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More details on FP7 projects GRAMMAR, GAMMA-A, PRECISIO, ATENEA, ART-X, E-HIMALAYA, ADVANSYS and DISAP can be found under http://www.gsa.europa.eu/r-d/gnss-project-portfolio.
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Fernández Hernández, I. (2015). Galileo Receiver Research in Europe. In: Nurmi, J., Lohan, E., Sand, S., Hurskainen, H. (eds) GALILEO Positioning Technology. Signals and Communication Technology, vol 182. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1830-2_11
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