GALILEO. Applications for rail.Integration of technologies for maximisation of effects

The UIC specialists' work-group "GALILEO applications for rail" has produced two reports with regard to the application opportunities of the satellite navigation and precise timing. The third report analyses the factors and elements that may maximize the effects of using the satellite navigation technology when integrating it with other technologies such as radar, video, IT, telecommunication, advanced sensors, servo-controlling, etc. The study develops the principles of "integration platforms" capable of inter-connecting modules and devices in scalable and flexible architectures. Another aim of the study is to provide a representative selection of integrating technologies and of the technologies that have the potential to be combined with the satellite navigation to offer enhanced applications through integration.