United States and European Union Announce Collaboration on the Use of Global Navigation Satellite Systems

United States and European Union Announce Collaboration on the Use of Global Navigation Satellite Systems: "United States and European Union Announce Collaboration on the Use of Global Navigation Satellite Systems

Washington, DC
July 30, 2010

The following is a joint statement on cooperation between the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) and Europe’s planned Galileo space-based navigation system issued by representatives of the United States of America and the European Union and its Member States on July 30, 2010.

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U.S. and EU Announce Improved Performance from Receivers Using both GPS and Galileo Combined Performance

On 30 July 2010, the Government of the United States, the European Union (EU) and its Member States announced the conclusion of an initial phase of consultations affirming user interoperability and enhanced performance of combined GPS and Galileo receivers performance under the auspices of their 2004 Agreement on the Promotion, Provision and Use of Galileo and GPS Satellite-Based Navigation Systems and Related Applications. Consultations under this agreement discuss matters regarding bilateral cooperation in the use of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)."