1. email: nicolas.vincent@telespazio.com
EGNOS OS/Galileo regulated tracking & tracing services for personal mobility
“EGNOS/Galileo services benefiting to regulated applications”,
Brussels
Telespazio France
Nicolas VINCENT

2. Contents Market environment Service provision architecture
EGNOS tracing & tracking services
Market analysis outcomes
Main enablers and recommendations

3. Market environment Persons tracking & tracing for social interests
6-14 year-old children
Dependent persons
Lone workers
GPS-based solutions are penetrating this market today on pure commercial basis
In some cases, the use of GNSS is triggered by appropriate legislations
Alzheimer illness national plans - Loi Borloo Juillet 2005 in France
Lone Worker protection regulations (French law: INRS Specification (NS255))
Regulations can facilitate and regulate a successful penetration in this market
Sector market figures :
47 millions 6 to 14 years old kids and 73 millions over 65 years old in Europe
1 million of Lone workers in France

4. Service provision architecture
MENTORE Solution = Terminals & Multi Service Tracking Platform interfacing with Axa Assistance Information System and Call Center
Location Platform
Call Center
Web Services
Use of operational tools
for demos from
market actors
End User Terminal

5. EGNOS tracing & tracking services
Terminal
S911 LAIPAC terminal
Used for Pilot due to delay on Laipac bracelets manufacturing
Activation of reception of EGNOS Open signals on Laipac device but unavailability of A-GPS feature
Lack of other SUPL A-GPS terminals on the market
Set of 3 baseline services:
Location Request service : on demand by declared users (family, supervisor, etc.)
Exit of zone alarm : geofencing to detect automatically runaway child, etc.
SOS Call alarm : on demand by the holder when he is lost, etc…

6. Main results
Service set up is not complex and real life tests have been performed with a high level of satisfaction from selected users and marker representatives
Position reliability has been considered excellent during the tests
But GPS/EGNOS alone is not sufficient:
Time to Get position (TTFF) is too long in some cases (> 1 or 2 minutes).
Service Coverage is highly constrained, including inside houses
No availability of the EGNOS CS-A-GPS terminal due to manufacturing issues
Partial results as no validation of the EGNOS CS added value

7. The business case: a B2B2C market
Key actors are:
Customers : social networks, large groups (PTI)
Service provider
EGNOS Provider
Terminal manufacturer = ~Mobile phones but specific niche market products
Telecom operator (LBS service)
Others : Insurance, Internet, Call centers, etc…

8. A positive business but only after 8 years
Results of the preliminary LWP business plan
Potential market in France ~ ,66% per year
Rapid GNSS market penetration due to regulation
Main drivers : Potential market (increase or back-up with sister apps as prisoners tracking), Terminal cost & replacement rate, EGNOS fee
Break-even point = 2017
Free cash flow = 118M€
+ 50M€ /y
A positive business but only after 8 years
Free cash flow

9. Main enablers
In this LBS social market, the added value of EGNOS features is not evident and EGNOS penetration will only result of a technological pushing strategy
Eg. coverage & availability performance are lower than those of voice services
Technological difficulties for small-devices dedicated to these classes of persons
In MENTORE pilot, only EGNOS OS was considered due to problems related with devices but the value for EGNOS CS for such regulated application users is not yet demonstrated.
Definition of a Liability Scheme between service provider and actors in the value chain
Business opportunities for EGNOS CS to be further analyzed (for example in combination with other special classes of persons, such as offenders)
“The Memphis Police Department is planning to deploy approximately 3,000 one piece GPS offender tracking devices to Criminal Justice/Law-Enforcement agencies in six counties in three states. The proposed type of electronic monitoring/tracking system is multi-integrated to primarily track an offender’s movements, monitor, check, and verify that offenders remain at home or comply with a schedule during specified time periods.”

10. Recommendations
In summary, the market is still immature and mainly confronted with 3 key obstacles :
Psychology: reluctant to use new technologies and to learn how to use it.
Regulation: share of responsibilities not clearly defined yet.
Ethics: Privacy protection vs comfort and safety.
There are still some aspects to be further researched:
Technical : Support terminal manufacturers & demos of CS added value
Legal and Regulatory: Definition of a Service Level Agreement and Support of regulatory process
Communication : EGNOS use Promotion actions