The European project ENTICE (EUSPA Engineering Support to SBAS Standardisation Activities), developed by a consortium led by GMV and funded by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), has officially launched with the signing of its first specific contract. This milestone marks the start of an ambitious program aimed at advancing the standardization of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) usage in multiple strategic sectors, reinforcing the secure and consistent adoption of EGNSS throughout Europe.

Lasting one year, this initial contract covers key activities supporting the regulatory evolution of European satellite navigation services. These include the standardization of “Galileo OS Navigation Message Authentication (NMA)”, the future SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System) authentication service, and ARAIM (Advanced Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring) for civil aviation. Work will also focus on introducing GNSS into rail and maritime standards, as well as advancing the standard for Galileo timing and synchronization receivers.

The initiative builds on GMV’s extensive experience in GNSS standardization, established through previous EUSPA projects such as GESTA (GSA Engineering Support to SBAS DFMC Standardisation Activities), which focused on the harmonization and evolution of SBAS. ENTICE further strengthens GMV’s position as a European benchmark in GNSS engineering and in shaping technical frameworks that ensure interoperability and security in navigation services.

The consortium, made up of internationally recognized organizations including Honeywell, Airbus, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), and France’s National School of Civil Aviation (ENAC), combines industrial capabilities and expert knowledge to address the regulatory challenges posed by the next generation of EGNSS services. Their work will be essential to ensuring that future European navigation and authentication services are integrated efficiently, reliably, and securely into the sectors that rely most heavily on satellite navigation.