GMV completes design of the second generation of the Galileo GNSS Service Center

GMV has successfully completed its detailed design for the second generation of the Galileo GNSS Service Centre (GSC). This center is a key part of the infrastructure for the Galileo services, because in addition to acting as the main interface between the Galileo system and its users, it also houses or facilitates provision of various unique services offered by Galileo, such as the Open Service Navigation Message Authentication (OSNMA), Signal Authentication Service (SAS), and High-Accuracy Service (HAS).

Achieving this significant milestone confirms the proposed design for the center, including definition of the service interfaces, the final specifications for the various algorithms, and the final design of the architecture for this new generation of the center. This is a key step that lays the foundation for developing the system’s various components, and for consolidation of the platform that will be used to deploy those elements.

Since the beginning of the project, GMV has followed an agile methodology based on the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), in line with the milestones established at the program level. This approach has allowed continuous, fluid collaboration between the various members of the consortium and the European Union Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA) as the client, and this has facilitated successful compliance with the objectives established for this design phase.

Now, using the consolidated design as a starting point, preparation is beginning for the hardware/software platform and agile development of the various software elements. These will be completed in an incremental manner, which will allow progressive integration and validation of functionalities until the system has been completed, which has been planned for the fourth quarter of 2025.