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. 2022 Jan 20;22(3):775.
doi: 10.3390/s22030775.

The EGNOS Augmentation in Maritime Navigation

Anna Innac  1 , Antonio Angrisano  2 , Silvio Del Pizzo  1 , Giovanni Cappello  1 , Salvatore Gaglione  1
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The EGNOS Augmentation in Maritime Navigation

Anna Innac et al. Sensors (Basel). .

Abstract

The objective of this work is the evaluation of the performances of EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System) augmentation system in maritime navigation by comparing them with those obtained by other positioning methods as Single Point Positioning (SPP) and Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS). Preliminarily, EGNOS performances in an open-sky context were evaluated through static data downloaded by EGNOS RIMS (Ranging and Integrity Monitoring Stations) located in Rome. Then, for the maritime test carried out onboard a boat in the Gulf of Naples, two dual-frequency receivers were used: Xiaomi Mi 8 smartphone and u-blox ZED-F9P multi-band GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver, both in kinematic mode. At last, IMO (International Maritime Organization) requirements, established in IMO Resolution A.1046 (27), that a SBAS (Satellite Based Augmentation System) system in particular scenarios (coastal, inland-water, harbor navigation and ocean waters) must respect, were verified.

Keywords: EGNOS; maritime; positioning.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results.

Figures

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Figure 1
EGNOS architecture [12].
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Figure 2
EGNOS RIMS located in the airport of Rome “Ciampino”.
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Figure 3
Number of visible GPS satellites during the static test.
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Figure 4
Position Dilution of Precision (PDOP), Vertical DOP (VDOP) and Horizontal DOP (HDOP)values as function of the time.
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Figure 5
Trajectory travelled by the boat in the Gulf on Naples on 29 September 2021.
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Figure 6
Number of visible GPS satellites during the kinematic test.
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Figure 7
Position Dilution of Precision (PDOP), Vertical DOP (VDOP) and Horizontal DOP (HDOP)values as function of the time during the kinematic test.
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Figure 8
The horizontal positioning solutions obtained applying PPK mode and used to perform the error analysis in the kinematic test.
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Figure 9
The altitude values obtained applying PPK mode and used for the error analysis.
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Figure 10
Horizontal and vertical positioning errors (in meters) as function of the time for GPS SPP (blue line), GPS + SBAS SPP (magenta line) and DGPS (orange line) configurations.
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Figure 11
Horizontal and vertical positioning errors (in meters) as function of the time for GPS SPP (blue line), GPS + SBAS SPP (magenta line) and DGPS (orange line) configurations applied to data from u-blox receiver.
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Figure 12
Horizontal and vertical positioning errors (in meters) as function of the time for GPS SPP (blue line), GPS + SBAS SPP (magenta line) and DGPS (orange line) configurations applied to data from Xiaomi Mi 8.
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