EGNSS satellite technology has already been identified as one of the game-changer technologies of the ERTMS and Command and Control System (CCS) evolutions aiming at saving investments and operational costs. Although, in the last years the item regarding the introduction of the satellite assets to allow the ERTMS to operate seamlessly with GNSS-based Virtual Balises functionally has been deeply investigated and analysed, there are still barriers preventing its large adoption.
RAILGAP will contribute to filling this gap through the development of innovative and advanced methodology related tools for designing accurate and reliable references, such as the development of innovative High Accuracy and High Precision Ground Truth and Digital Maps. RAILGAP is the first project that will use Commercial trains to collect massive data from the fields overcoming main limitations.
Project partners: RFI, ADIF, CEDEX, RADIOLABS, DLR, HITACHI STS, INECO, RINA-C, TRENITALIA, UNIVERSITE GUSTAVE EIFFEL, UNIFE and ASSTRA