GAGAN certification

Satellite Based Augmentation System gets another boost,

As India joins USA, Japan and Europe to implement the operational SBAS.

GAGAN (GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation) achieves

RNP 0.1 certifi cation on December 30, 2013.

Type 2 message will be available in February 2014.

This enables Indian Flight Information Region (FIR) to support satellite based

augmentation services for precision navigation by suitably equipped aircraft.

GAGAN has its own advantages and challenges too,

Being the fi rst SBAS in equatorial ionospheric region

There are reasons to cheer by the aviation sector,

However, equally important will be

The potential GAGAN holds for the non-aviation applications

Like in marine and terrestrial navigation, LBS, urban planning, agriculture, etc.

As the benefits of using the system shall be immense.

Bal Krishna, Editor

bal@mycoordinates.org