Paving the way for satellite-basedflight navigation over the vast airspace of India, its neighbours and surrounding high seas, the first phase of the ambitious navigation system GAGAN has been certified by aviation regulator DGCA.
The certification of the GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) system is a major step to make it fully operational in the next few months.
The DGCA certification was done earlier this week, official sources said today, adding that the certification process started in October and involved examination of large number of technical issues and documentations.
GAGAN would enable aircraft fitted with satellite-based augmentation equipment to use its signals in space for enroute navigation and precision approach without vertical guidance over the huge air space.
Developed jointly by Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), GAGAN would expand India's navigation coverage not only over the national and neighbouring countries' airspace, but also over Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea.
05/01/14 PTI/Deccan Chronicle
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The certification of the GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) system is a major step to make it fully operational in the next few months.
The DGCA certification was done earlier this week, official sources said today, adding that the certification process started in October and involved examination of large number of technical issues and documentations.
GAGAN would enable aircraft fitted with satellite-based augmentation equipment to use its signals in space for enroute navigation and precision approach without vertical guidance over the huge air space.
Developed jointly by Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), GAGAN would expand India's navigation coverage not only over the national and neighbouring countries' airspace, but also over Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea.
05/01/14 PTI/Deccan Chronicle
