India on course to have navigation system after US, EU, Japan

Bangalore: After the USA, Japan and Europe, India is on course to put in place a regional satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) for civil aviation purposes by June next year, say key officials associated with the ambitious project.
Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which have jointly taken up the Rs 774 crore project GAGAN (GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation), yesterday commenced the process of its Final System Acceptance Test (FSAT).
The objective of FSAT is to evaluate the system performance and its critical parameters in the integrated live environment using the satellite signals and ground based systems on integrity, accuracy, continuity and availability for aviation use.
17/07/12 PTI/Economic Times

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jul 2012, New Jul 2012