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Connected to space

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Conectados con el espacio

Connected to space

We live in an interconnected world where the solutions and applications that emerge to make our lives easier are increasingly dependent on connectivity and location data. This is the case of new mobility applications, the development of smart cities, or digital twins to replicate certain environments (urban ones, railway, roads, etc.).

Data

More than 90%

of satellite location and positioning solutions are mass market and user applications account.

30 billions

of IoT devices is expected to reach in the coming years.

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A new space for the future

Connectivity is here to stay, and in this new connected scenario, space appears as the main facilitator of technology, providing not only data and services, but also communications infrastructure, thus contributing to bridging the digital divide in more remote areas. or depopulated.

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Un nuevo espacio para el futuro
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¿Tenemos cobertura?
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Are we covered?

While satellite constellations are designed to achieve full coverage in the service area, sometimes the performance or the reception of the signals themselves may be degraded due to the particularities of the area, such as in urban areas with tall buildings, or in mountainous areas, for example. It is therefore important to have proper simulation and forecasting tools such as SIDESAT that allow estimating the coverage and availability of satellite communications and GNSS signals, without the need to deploy on-site infrastructure.

PIONEERING SOLUTION FOR PREDICTING COMMUNICATIONS AND POSITIONING SIGNAL COVERAGE
The new solution will allow to know the satellite coverage anywhere in the world, providing essential data for the correct functioning of flight operations, mobile applicatios or connected devices, among others.

Connected to space

AUTHORS

Antonio Águila

Antonio Águila

Gerente técnico en la Gerencia de Sistemas CNS - ATM

Antonio Águila

Telecommunications Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, with more than 22 years of experience in systems engineering, in areas such as: CNS systems for air navigation, airport installations, electronic warfare systems in military aircraft and satellite-based applications and services (mainly GNSS). He is currently the company's sales representative for Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.

Carlos Armiens

Carlos Armiens

Experto en la Gerencia Sistemas CNS - ATM

Carlos Armiens

Telecommunications Engineer from the University of Alcalá. He participated in NASA's Curiosity mission, where he collaborated in the development of an infrared sensor for monitoring the temperature of the Martian soil. An expert in space programmes, he is project manager for the commission Ineco has signed with the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and the Urban Agenda to provide technical support and management services in the field of European space programmes

Francisco Javier Esteban

Francisco Javier Esteban

Gerente técnico en la Gerencia de Sistemas CNS - ATM

Francisco Javier Esteban

Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from UPM, specialising in Air Navigation. With 20 years of experience working in the air transport and satellite navigation (GNSS) sector, he began his professional career at Ineco in 2003. During this time he has been involved in the development and management of software projects, in the EGNOS project providing technical support to ASE or supporting the Galileo market segment at the GSC and providing technical and management support services in the field of European space programmes.

María-Eva Ramírez

María-Eva Ramírez

Experta de la Gerencia de Sistemas CNS - ATM

María-Eva Ramírez

PhD in Mathematical Sciences from the University of Cádiz, specialising in Astronomy and Geodesy. Expert in GNSS, she is a consultant on space issues to the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, and the head of several projects related to satellite navigation and its application to transport. From March 2021, she co- lead the Madrid local group of the Women In Aerospace Europe (WIA-E) association.