The GAUSS project aims at fast and thorough achievement of acceptable levels in terms of performance, safety and security for both, current drone and future U-Space operations. The key element within GAUSS is the integration and exploitation of Galileo-EGNOS exceptional features for precise and secure positioning to enable U-Space operations, supporting the management and coordination of all drones in the VLL airspace.

Objectives

• Reliable PVT for signal integrity, precise positioning and orientation of individual drones, enhancing their navigation performance and manoeuvrability.
• Multi-constellation/multi-frequency solution.
• EGNOS integrity features and service levels.
• Concept of operations design coordinated with SESAR U-Space concept.
• Enhanced safety: RNP (accuracy, integrity, continuity and availability). Use of relevant operational safety analysis methodologies: SORA and SecRAM.
• Enhanced security levels with anti-jamming and anti-spoofing capabilities built from Galileo multi-frequency and authentication capabilities.
• Coordination of a scalable number of drones flying in the same airspace, primary and alternate trajectories available with acceptable safety conditoins.
• Compatibility with all EASA categories of operations to which GAUSS solutions can be applied and thus, share the same UTM Airspace