1. Page 1 METIS MEdiTerranean Introduction of GNSS Services METIS – 1st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop 12 th July 2007 Casablanca Technopark - Morocco Telespazio S.p.A. Antonella Di Fazio email: antonella.difazio@telespazio.com

2. Page 2 METIS – 1st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco  METIS Project Overview  METIS Point of Contacts (PoC)  METIS Demonstrations  METIS Events  METIS Project status: Timeline & next appointment Contents The METIS project is managed by the European GNSS Supervisory Authority through Euro-MED GNSS I project

3. Page 3 METIS – 1st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco  Project launched in the frame of Euro-Med GNSS I Programme: > GNSS Regional Plan (Activity A) > Training and Awareness (Activity B) > GNSS Services Demonstration (Activity C) > GNSS Signal In Space provision  METIS Objective: Promotion of GNSS services in the MEDA area, paving the way for GNSS services in MEDA  METIS duration: 30 Months (started mid of July 2006) Project Overview (1/6) METIS contract

4. Page 4 METIS – 1st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco Project Overview (2/6)  METIS countries: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey  METIS Team: > Euro-Med Consortium composed by 5 partners, TPZ (coordinator - I), FDC (F), ESSP (B), AUI (Mo), TAS (F) > More than 20 subcontractors (mainly MEDA) involved in activity A, B or C > GEMCO involved as subcontractor for activities B and C

5. Page 5 METIS – 1st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco  METIS outcomes: > Contributing to the definition of Euro-Mediterranean policy and actions in favour of the GNSS (EGNOS/GALILEO) services market in MEDA > Establishing cooperation and shared objectives between EU and MEDA economic actors supporting such a policy  METIS key activities: > Activity A - A Euro-Med “GNSS Regional Plan” preparation (Leader: TPZ) > Activity B - Running a “Training & Awareness” programme (Leader AUI) > Activity C - Implementation of 10 “GNSS Service Demonstrations” (Leader: ESSP) METIS activities are performed in parallel with the relevant infrastructure preparation for GNSS SIS (Signal In Space) Provision Activity in the region, undertaken by the European Space Agency (ESA) Project Overview (3/6)

6. Page 6 METIS – 1st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco  Development of a plan for the GNSS Service implementation: > In the ten MEDA countries > For the different user/application domain > With a 5-10 years long scenario > From the initial introduction of EGNOS to the further addition of Galileo > To ease the introduction of GNSS services  GNSS Regional Plan: > Defines opportunities and assesses policies > Sets priorities and necessary actions in favour of a progressive GNSS services market implementation  MEDA actors involvement is a key element for a shared Euro-Med “GNSS Regional Plan”  Links with related initiatives in the region is fundamental Project Overview (4/6) - “GNSS Regional Plan”

7. Page 7 METIS – 1st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco  Development of customised training and awareness plans: > List of MEDA Point of Contacts (PoCs) > List of media relations (channels for project promotion - MEDA/International) > Training needs and tools identification > Training and communication material production > Launch of dissemination and promotion activities > Education and training plan implementation  Dissemination tools: Web Site (En., Ar., Fr.), Newsletters, press releases, …  Close cooperation with GEMCO  Supporting Activity A in the Regional Plan preparation (events, PoCs)  Supported by promotion & training within Activity C METIS Training & Awareness is a key element for MEDA actors involvement Project Overview (5/6) - “Training & Awareness”

8. Page 8 METIS – 1st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco Project Overview (6/6) - “GNSS Service Demonstration”  Enabling “GNSS Service Demonstration” in the regions  Supporting Activity A in the Regional Plan preparation, as straightforward and practical way to: > Improve co-operations with actors already initiated/facilitating establishment of new ones > Ensure involvement of regional and local actors in METIS  Supporting Activity B for training material and PoC list population MEDA actors participate and validate METIS service demonstrations, through direct involvement in the demonstrations and promotion events

9. Page 9 METIS – 1st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco METIS Points of Contacts (1/3)  Key factor towards METIS establishment of common interests and shared objectives for a GNSS Mediterranean policy: > Inputs/Feedbacks > Validation/Guidelines > Promotion  A “live” METIS PoC list created and populated with “selected” actors from the ten MEDA countries, interested in the development of GNSS services and diffusion of GNSS knowledge: > National Coordinators of Transport GNSS programmes > Institutions and Local Authorities > Users from different application sectors > Technological companies (digital maps producers, devices and Information Technology developers) > Service Providers > Universities and research institutes

10. Page 10 METIS – 1st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco METIS Points of Contacts (2/3) METIS PoCs today: more than 200 persons, periodically informed on the project achievements via the METIS Newsletter and invited to participate to the METIS events

11. Page 11 METIS – 1st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco Activities inter-relation & METIS PoCs involvement/contribution:  METIS Activity A performs the necessary task for the elaboration of the MEDA GNSS Regional Plan  Its outputs are promoted and disseminated through METIS Activity B awareness  Its work takes as input: > The results from GNSS service case studies implementation and validation in different application domains and use scenarios, carried out in Activity C demonstrations > MEDA actors inputs and feedbacks gathered through interviews, dedicated forums and workshops, to ensure the GNSS Regional Plan is defined upon a shared Euro- Med strategy and policy for the GNSS service market METIS Points of Contacts (3/3)

12. Page 12 METIS – 1st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco METIS Demonstrations (1/2)  Implementation of GNSS Service Demonstrations Setting up and execution of 10 demonstrations, covering 9 MEDA countries and different application domains > 4 “Wide-Area Demo” for sub-regional applications > 6 “Local-Area Demo” for national applications  METIS GNSS Service demonstration objectives: > Demonstrate GNSS benefits in real user case / operative scenarios > Validate EGNOS in various application domains vs. MEDA regional needs > Cover all MEDA region Countries > Maximise the involvement of key local actors in GNSS service pilots > Provide tools for the local exploitation and promotion of GNSS capabilities A review of the “user needs” gathered from MEDA actors involved in demos will be done through questionnaire/interviews, following test/practical use of GNSS services in the different application domains

13. Page 13 METIS – 1st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco METIS Demonstrations (2/2) On-going:  WAD2 - Road transport dangerous good  WAD3 - Freight Multimodality

14. Page 14 METIS – 1st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco METIS Events (1/2)  METIS KO in Cairo (Egypt) - GEMCO, July 2006  Master Training & Seminar in Ifrane (Morocco) - AUI, March 2007  First Regional Plan workshop in Casablanca (Morocco) - Today  Next events:  Training & Seminar in Cairo (Egypt) - GEMCO, 6 th & 7 th November 2007 > Training topics will be published soon on the METIS Web Site and in the 2nd Newsletter > Invitations will be done through the MEDA National Coordinators and distributed to METIS PoCs  Other events are planned in coincidence with the demonstrations > WAD2 trials in November-December 2007 in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria - a demonstration event planned in Morocco (Rabat) in November 2007 > WAD 3 trials campaign in October-November 2007 - a promotional event in Tunis (Rades port) in November 2007

15. Page 15 METIS – 1st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco METIS Events (2/2)  METIS Regional Trainings in Tunisia and Lebanon: > Follow up of the Master Training & Seminar in Ifrane > Voluntary effort from organisers, supported by METIS > Presently under organisation > Tunisia Regional Training (tentatively March 2008) at Technopole El Ghazala In Tunis and organised by ENIT/ENSI > Lebanon Regional Training (still TBD), organised by the Lebanon Ministry of Transportation  Events awareness through METIS dissemination tools: > http://www.aui.ma/GNSS/metis/ new version soon available on the net > Newsletter 2 nd Newsletter soon ready for circulation

16. Page 16 METIS – 1st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco METIS Timeline & next appointment Today  Next Appointments!!

17. Page 17 METIS – 1st GNSS Regional Plan Workshop, 12th July 2007, Casablanca Technopark - Morocco Thank You! http://www.aui.ma/GNSS/metis/