EGNOS and Galileo - European GNSS Agency - Europa

17Where can we see the difference?Aviation – Safer, cheaper and more efficient, EGNOS provides the accuracy neededto guide pilots safely during their flight and onto runways. It makes it possible forlarger passenger airplanes to land at regional airports that are often not equippedwith ground-based navigation aids.Road – The improvements to the positioning accuracy EGNOS brings, makesit possible for more trains to use our infrastructure and for cars to find shorter,more fuel-efficient routes. Knowing exactly where each vehicle is letscompanies improve their logistics. It also means the police and otheremergency services get to where they are needed, faster.Agriculture – Saving farmers money, helping the environment andboosting crop yields, EGNOS means precision agriculture benefits not onlyfor those working on the land, but for the land itself. Using aerial imagersand other tools, it is now possible to work out just the right amount ofseeds to sow and how much fertiliser to use, on a field-by-field basis.Location-based Services – From our cars to our gadgets, thepersonal navigation devices we use benefit from the improved accuracyEGNOS provides. You might want to locate a friend nearby or you mightneed to be airlifted off a mountain – life-saving or just lifestyle, this extraaccuracy makes all the difference.Maritime – Port operations and coast guards, offshore exploration andfisheries management; the service EGNOS is bringing improves every aspectof maritime operations.