The launch of the first two operational satellites of the EU's global navigation satellite system will take place on 20 October, the European Commission has announced. This is just the first of a series of launches due to take off from Europe's Space Port in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch of the Galileo satellites at an altitude of 23,600km will lead to the provision of initial satellite navigation services in 2014. Successive launches will complete the constellation by 2019.
It is a busy period for ITS Australia which has just hosted a successful Perth Showcase including a site inspection to a Traffic Operations Centre. An evening showcase attended by more than 60 members heard about ITS activities currently underway including recent improvements ITS is delivering to Western Australia’s road network. The association’s summit is scheduled for September which will not only examine intelligent transport systems but also integrated thinking and action on vehicle emissions and air q
Another newcomer, and still something of a fledgling organisation, is ITS Ethiopia. Posed in future tense, the association’s website says it will be a legally constituted non-profit institution with bylaws and a board of directors elected by members. Currently it is using the experiences of other ITS Societies to help craft a suitable legal framework. The association aims to promote and advance the implementation of applicable ITS technologies through research and development as well as project planning and
