The European Commission has Friday lot shall be deleted in its budgets for the coming years, but this is hardly a cut in the funding for the European Global Navigation Satellite System. Galileo is well under fire, and the budget can still beaches in the European Parliament.
On Friday the European Commission’s proposals for the financial framework for the period 2014 to 2020 done. Europe is forced substantial cuts in its cost and the navigation system Galileo is one of the projects where substantial savings can be made.
The New York Times summed up Thursday the reasons why Galileo in the economic downturn-ridden Europe could fail: the project has already three times more cost than originally budgeted, there are only four of the thirty satellites in orbit around the earth, the system offers virtually identical functionality as gps, and the chance that there is ever money can be earned is small.
Nevertheless, loved the European Commission Friday, the budget is largely in balance, writes InsideGNSS. The European Commission initially wanted a 7 billion euro reserve, and this past november, the president of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy, an amount of 6.6 billion euro. Ultimately, a budget of 6.3 billion identified; less than previously proposed, but rather to the amount that was expected. The proposal now goes to the European Parliament, where the necessary opponents of Galileo to sit.
Proponents of Galileo indicate that Europa with the satellite system is less dependant on the United States. It should also Galileo more accurate than the American system. With Galileo the position to within one meter’s accuracy be determined, compared to four meters with gps. There has always been squabbling over the funding of the project.
