On 6 March 2014, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Judge Patrick Geraghty dismissed the case of the Federal Administration Aviation (FAA) against Raphael Pirker. According to the FAA’s view, Pirker had allegedly illegally used drones to make a video of the University of Virginia. The FAA had sought to assess ... Weiterlesen
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The U.S. Senate held a hearing on 12 March 2014 on possible threats posed by recent Chinese efforts to apparently develop a new anti-satellite (ASAT) . Already the November 2013 U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission had raised concerns about China’s new missile developments. According to Gen. William Shelton, head ... Weiterlesen
24 März 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann
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Tthe new Copernicus Regulation passed the European Parliament on 12 March 2014. The EU’s Earth Observation Programme Copernicus will provide valuable data for various environmental and security applications and decisions. The Regulation ensures the further development of the programme and defines objectives, governance and funding in the amount of EUR ... Weiterlesen
21 März 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann
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On 12 March 2014, the European Parliament voted in favour of the amendments to the GSA regulation. Most prominently, the amendment emphasises and strengthens the strict separation between the security accreditation of operations within the GSA (as implemented by the Security Accreditation Board) and to other activities of the Agency ... Weiterlesen
14 März 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann
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BHO Legal organizes the Legal Session of the upcoming Munich Satellite Navigation Summit 2014.
We are proud that the organizer of the Summit has tasked us again with the organisation of this session.
The Legal Session (Session 6) this year will be held on the 26th March 2014, the second ... Weiterlesen
12 März 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann
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A Commission report published on 6th February emphasises the importance of the relations with ESA for the implementation of the EU flagship space programmes, Galileo and Copernicus. The report also acknowledges ESA’s key role in them as the agency responsible for research and technological development and the evolution of the ... Weiterlesen
7 Februar 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann
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The European GNSS Agency (GSA) invites European industries and European Union (EU) Member State Competent Public Regulated Service (PRS) Authorities to share their views and ideas in support of the adoption of the PRS. Particularly, industries with capabilities to support the development of Galileo PRS user segment technologies (e.g. receivers, ... Weiterlesen
3 Februar 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann
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The two commercial satellite fleet operators, SES and Eutelsat, on January 30 said their long-running dispute about rights to 500 megahertz of spectrum over the heart of Europe had been definitively concluded with an SES victory but a less-than-expected cost to Eutelsat.
SES will continue to have rights to the ... Weiterlesen
3 Februar 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann
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The European Commission is pressuring France and Britain to surrender patents they have secured relating to the Galileo satellite navigation System. The commission wants to avoid a chilling effect on Galileo receiver builders now worried about having to pay royalty or licensing fees. The French and British governments hold patents, which, ... Weiterlesen
31 Januar 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann
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The European Commission's effort to set common European regulations on the sale of high-resolution satellite imagery outside Europe has been blocked by the British government.
The goal was to create common rules on which a country would be able to receive high-resolution imagery and under what general conditions.
The British government ... Weiterlesen
31 Januar 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann