The primary objective of FOSTER ITS is to design and develop the first secured GNSS module available on the market for ITS application. The FOSTER ITS products will be Galileo, EGNOS, GPS and GLONASS enabled and will offer greater resilience against the increasing range of GNSS threats by: • Detecting signal attack attempts (spoofing, meaconing and jamming); • Providing indicators to users about confidence of the positioning; • Providing proof of the integrity and origin of the PVT data (digital signature). The other ambition of FOSTER ITS project is to create a new ecosystem merging GNSS and Security. To reach these objectives, the FOSTER ITS secured GNSS module will: • Implement and enhance the Level Of Confidence IP (Intellectual Property) developed in the FP7 TACOT project; • Implement and enhance the Spoofing, Meaconing and Jamming detection IP developed in the FP7 TACOT project; • Add a secure Micro Controller Unit (MCU) to increase speed and robustness of security functions and ensure easiest security evaluation; • Implement Galileo OS Navigation Message Authentication Capability; • Target automotive grade and security evaluation; • Provide interface to support EDAS (EGNOS Data Access Service). In addition, the design of this secured module will natively allow further ITS security features in particular certificate and key cabinet that will be used in Vehicle-to-Vehicle and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2X) communication (IEEE 1609.2 protocol). The FOSTER ITS Team consists of experienced companies and organisations which provides the most efficient background for the performance of the project. This consortium is composed of FDC, ST Microelectronics (Automotive and Security divisions), Novacom services and NavCert.

Enhanced Personal Locator Beacon (PLB), embedded EGNSS receiver, and MEOLUT, implementing innovative technologies complying with the Cospas-Sarsat standards yet significantly improving the localization of slow-moving beacons and on-land activated beacons with restricted sky visibility, paving the way to effective mass market terrestrial Search and Rescue services based on SAR/Galileo.

The success of Galileo will largely depend on its penetration in LBS and M2M markets. While the LBS market is largely dominated by Google and Apple, it is high time to create for the M2M market a comprehensive, EU-based location platform that will bring together all of the location enablers (Galileo, EGNOS, other GNSS, Wi-Fi, Cell-ID), and also win back LBS market shares. Developing applications only, will NOT preserve EGNSS interests, unless first developing the proper location enablers, combining location technologies and taking due account of EGNSS added values. ELAASTIC (European Location As A Service Targeting International Commerce) addresses these needs by developing a European based location service worldwide to ensure EGNOS and Galileo penetration. ELAASTIC will provide: 1. A “Location As A Service” platform focused on delivering reliable location technologies with innovative features based on EGNOS and Galileo signal specificities, 2. An optimized End to End set of location services with full consistency between the Galileo signals, the chipset’s capabilities and additional location infrastructure, 3. Compliance with industry standards for location (e.g. OMA SUPL 2.0), with willingness to contribute to their extension, 4. A service opening for applications developers to rapidly take benefit of Galileo within H2020 first steps, 5. A true commitment to operate a commercial location service as developed during the course of the project, 6. An Ecosystem to ease the deployment of value added services such as eCall and E112. This service will be provided by European (independent of US corporations) companies with a focus on supporting the development of downstream European companies working in the sector. The ELAASTIC proposal has been built through collaboration of five global leaders in location technology: Telespazio France, ST-microelectronics, Thales Alenia Space France, Rx Networks, and Novero, three of them listed as major actors in Berg Insight 2013 LB