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ESA European Space Agency<br />
Inter-government body promoting European space technology for<br />
peaceful applications. Formed 1974. Comprises (2010) Austria,<br />
Belgium, Czech Rep, Denmark, Finl<strong>and</strong>, France, Germany, Greece,<br />
Irel<strong>and</strong>, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherl<strong>and</strong>s, Norway, Portugal, Spain,<br />
Sweden, Switzerl<strong>and</strong> & UK. Canada is an Associate Member.<br />
ESAF Eastern <strong>and</strong> Southern African Office (ICAO)<br />
eSafety EU initiative for in-vehicle systems (established 2001)<br />
ESARR EUROCONTROL Safety Regulatory Requirements<br />
ESD electro-static discharge<br />
ESDI European Spatial Data Infrastructure<br />
ESDP European Security <strong>and</strong> Defence Policy<br />
eSDS Electronic Safety Data Sheet (marine)<br />
ESERO European Space Education Resource Office<br />
ESGN electrically-suspended gyro navigator<br />
ESIG ECDIS security internet gate<br />
ESNC European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESA)<br />
ESNIS European Satellite Navigation Industries (was Galileo Industries)<br />
Owned by Alcatel Alenia Space SAS (FR), Finmeccanica SpA<br />
(IT), EADS Astrium GmbH (GE), EADS Astrium Ltd (UK), Galileo<br />
Sistemas y Servicios (7 companies fm SP) & 3 Thales subsidaries.<br />
ESNP European Satellite Navigation Programme (ETG)<br />
ESOC European Space Operations Centre<br />
ESoP European Statement of Principles<br />
ESP European Space Policy<br />
ESPI European Space Policy Institute<br />
ESPO European Sea Ports Organisation<br />
ESRG Electronic Systems Research Group (Brunel University)<br />
ESRO European Space Research Organisation<br />
ESSF EGNOS System Simulation Facility<br />
ESSI European Strategic Safety Initiative<br />
Aviation safety partnership between EASA, regulators <strong>and</strong> industry.<br />
ESSP European Satellite Service Provider<br />
Created in April 2001 to operate EGNOS. Shareholders are<br />
NATS (UK), DGAC/DSNA (F), AENA (E), ENAV (I), DFS (D),<br />
NAV-PT (P) <strong>and</strong> Skyguide (CH).<br />
ESTB EGNOS System Test Bed<br />
ESTEC ESA Technical Centre (Navigation Lab at Noordwijk, Netherl<strong>and</strong>s)<br />
ESTMP European Space Technology Master Plan<br />
ESV earth station (located on a) vessel (for maritime comms)<br />
ESV EGNOS signal-in-space validation<br />
ESVS EGNOS Service Volume Simulator<br />
ETA estimated time of arrival<br />
46<br />
March 2012
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