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*Space segment: three operational GEO satellites, GSAT-8, GSAT-9 and GSAT-10 satellites.<ref name="GSAT8">[http://www.geospatialworld.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22261%3Aindias-gsat-8-satellite-to-help-gagan&catid=80%3Amiscellaneous-satellite-launch&Itemid=1 ''India’s GSAT-8 satellite to help GAGAN'', Geospatial World]</ref><ref>[http://www.isro.org/scripts/futureprogramme.aspx Future Programme, Indian Space Research Organization]</ref> The GSAT-8 satellites was successfully launched in March 2011.<ref name="GSAT8"/>
*Space segment: three operational GEO satellites, GSAT-8, GSAT-9 and GSAT-10 satellites.<ref name="GSAT8">[http://www.geospatialworld.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22261%3Aindias-gsat-8-satellite-to-help-gagan&catid=80%3Amiscellaneous-satellite-launch&Itemid=1 ''India’s GSAT-8 satellite to help GAGAN'', Geospatial World]</ref><ref>[http://www.isro.org/scripts/futureprogramme.aspx Future Programme, Indian Space Research Organization]</ref> The GSAT-8 satellites was successfully launched in March 2011.<ref name="GSAT8"/>
*Ground segment:  On the ground, the GPS data is received and processed in the 8 Indian Reference Stations (INRES), located at Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Kolkata, Guwahati, Port Blair and Jammu.<ref name="GAGAN_COSPAR"/> The Indian Master Control Center (INMCC), located at Bangalore, processes the data from the INRESs to compute the differential corrections and the estimate of its level of integrity. The SBAS message generated by the INMCC is uplinked to the GEO satellite through its corresponding Indian Land Uplink Station (INLUS).<ref name="INDIA_CURRENT>[http://indiacurrentaffairs.org/gagan-the-satellite-based-navigation-system/  GAGAN: The Satellite Based Navigation System, India Current Affairs, August 10, 2010]</ref> In its operational configuration, GAGAN will have 15 INRES, two INMCC, and three INLUS. The additional INRES will be located in  Indore, Bhuj, Amritsar, Chennai, Nagpur, Lucknow and Visakhapatnam.<ref name=GAGAN_SIS_TEST>[http://www.bangkok.icao.int/meetings/2009/nsfvfp/sp03.pdf A S Ganeshan (ISRO), ''GAGAN Signal In Space – Testing & Utilisation'', August 5-7, 2009]</ref>
*User segment: GAGAN-enabled GPS receivers, with the same technology as [[WAAS Receivers]], capable to use the GAGAN Signal-in-Space (SIS). User equipment for civil aviation shall be certified against several standards (see article  [[SBAS Standards]]).


*Ground segment:  On the ground, the GPS data is received and processed in the 8 Indian Reference Stations (INRES), located at Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Kolkata, Guwahati, Port Blair and Jammu.<ref name="GAGAN_COSPAR"/> The Indian Master Control Center (INMCC), located at Bangalore, processes the data from the INRESs to compute the differential corrections and the estimate of its level of integrity. The SBAS message generated by the INMCC is uplinked to the GEO satellite through its corresponding Indian Land Uplink Station (INLUS).<ref name="INDIA_CURRENT>[http://indiacurrentaffairs.org/gagan-the-satellite-based-navigation-system/  GAGAN: The Satellite Based Navigation System, India Current Affairs, August 10, 2010]</ref> In its operational configuration, GAGAN will have 15 INRES, two INMCC, and three INLUS.<ref>[http://www.bangkok.icao.int/meetings/2009/nsfvfp/sp03.pdf A S Ganeshan (ISRO), ''GAGAN Signal In Space – Testing & Utilisation'', August 5-7, 2009]</ref>
The company Raytheon was awarded in 2009 of the contract to build the complete GAGAN system.<ref>[http://www.insidegnss.com/node/1604 ''ISRO Extends Raytheon Contract for GAGAN GPS Augmentation System''] Inside GNSS News July 2009</ref>
 
 
*User segment: GAGAN-enabled GPS receivers, with the same technology as [[WAAS Receivers]], capable to use the GAGAN Signal-in-Space (SIS). User equipment for civil aviation shall be certified against several standards (see article  [[SBAS Standards]]).


Raytheon company was awarded in 2009 of the contract to build the complete GAGAN system.<ref>[http://www.insidegnss.com/node/1604 ''ISRO Extends Raytheon Contract for GAGAN GPS Augmentation System''] Inside GNSS News July 2009</ref>


==GAGAN Signals and Performances==
==GAGAN Signals and Performances==


The GAGAN GEO satellite will downlink navigation data via L1 and L5 WAAS signals, with Global Positioning System (GPS) type modulation. L1 and L5 WAAS signals were obtained from the United States Air Force and U.S Department of Defense on November 2001 and March 2005. <ref name="GAGAN WIKI"/>
The GAGAN GEO satellites will broadcast SBAS navigation data using L1 and L5 signals, with Global Positioning System (GPS) type modulation.<ref name="GAGAN WIKI"/>
The specification of the SBAS message data format is contained in the [http://www.icao.org ICAO] SARPS Appendix B for the aspects related with the signal in space, as well as in the RTCA MOPS DO-229D for the minimum performance requirements applicable to the airborne SBAS receiver equipment.  The format of the messages is thoroughly explained in the article [[The EGNOS SBAS Message Format Explained]]. (See the article [[SBAS Fundamentals]] for more information.)


GAGAN augments the GPS system with integrity and corrections to make the GPS system a trusted navigational aid.  It will be built to support the integrity required for APV I phases of flight, and to meet the [[SBAS Fundamentals|performance requirements]] of international civil aviation regulatory bodies.
The [[SBAS Fundamentals|performance objectives]] of the Final Operational Phase of the GAGAN system are:
*RNP 0.1 en route navigation in India Fligh Information Region (FIR).
*APV-2 over the land masses in India FIR.


==Ionospheric issues==
==Ionospheric issues==


One of the main concerns about an SBAS implementation in India is the ionospheric behavior at these latitudes.  The ionosphere near the geomagnetic equator has physical process and features that rarely affect mid-latitudes.  These include the Appleton geomagnetic anomaly, plasma bubbles, and scintillations. India falls in the Equatorial Ionospheric Anomaly belt.
One of the main concerns about an SBAS implementation in India is the [[Ionospheric Delay|ionospheric]] behavior at these latitudes.  The ionosphere near the geomagnetic equator has physical process and features that rarely affect mid-latitudes.  These include the Appleton geomagnetic anomaly, plasma bubbles, and scintillations. India falls in the Equatorial Ionospheric Anomaly belt.
 
Current SBAS in the mid magnetic latitudes provide a precision guidance for the single frequency users.  The ionosphere equatorial anomaly and the ionospheric phenomena typically found at equatorial latitudes, produce large spatial gradients and temporal gradients in the [[Ionospheric Delay|iono delay]].  This significantly challenges SBAS approaches for precision guidance at low magnetic latitudes. The macroscopic effects (equatorial anomaly) are not well approximated with the 5 x 5 degree grid thin shell model specified in the current [[SBAS Standards]]. Also, the microscopic phenomena (plasma bubbles) cause sharp gradients during a short period of time (less than 5 mins). If these small scale features are not observed or alerted by the SBAS system, it would make difficult to ensure to ensure integrity compatible with the precision approach alert limits. Finally, the scintillation environment at equatorial latitudes could cause problems for the user and reference receiver. All these problems are under study by several groups and different approaches for an SBAS implementation in equatorial magnetic regions have been presented.<ref >Doherty, Patricia et al., "Ionospheric Effects on Low-Latitude Space Based Augmentation Systems", proceedings of ION GPS, Portland, OR, September 2002. </ref><ref > Lejeune, R. et al., "Adequacy of the SBAS Ionospheric Grid Concept for Precision Approach in the Equatorial Region", proceedings of ION GPS, Portland, OR, September 2002. </ref><ref> Wu, S. et al., "A Single Frequency Approach to Mitigation of Ionospheric Depletion Events for SBAS in Equatorial Regions", ION GNSS 2006.</ref><ref> Cormier, D., et al., "Providing Precision Approach SBAS Service and Integrity in Equatorial Regions," Proceedings ION GPS/GNSS 2003, Portland, OR, September 2003. </ref><ref> Shukla, A.K., et al,‘’Two-Shell Ionospheric Model for Indian Region: A Novel Approach’’ IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing,  Aug. 2009 Volume: 47 Issue:8,Pages 2407 – 2412</ref>
 
==GAGAN Development==
 
GAGAN is primarily meant for civil aviation. The goal is to provide navigation system to safety-to-life operations over the Indian airspace and in the adjoining area. Once GAGAN is operational, it should improve air safety over India and aircraft will be able to make precision approaches within the coverage area. There are 449 airports and airstrips in India, but only 34 have instrument landing systems (ILSs) installed. <ref name="GAGAN WIKI"/>


The Indian government states that it will use the experience of building the GAGAN system in the creation of an autonomous regional navigation system called the [[Work in Progress:IRNSS|Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS)]].   
Current SBAS in the mid magnetic latitudes provide a precision guidance for the single frequency users. The ionosphere equatorial anomaly and the ionospheric phenomena typically found at equatorial latitudes, produce large spatial gradients and temporal gradients in the [[Ionospheric Delay|ionospheric delay]].  This significantly challenges SBAS approaches for precision guidance at low magnetic latitudes. The macroscopic effects (equatorial anomaly) are not well approximated with the 5 x 5 degree grid thin shell model specified in the current [[SBAS Standards]]. Also, the microscopic phenomena (plasma bubbles) cause sharp gradients during a short period of time (less than 5 minutes). If these small scale features are not observed or alerted by the SBAS system, it would make difficult to ensure integrity compatible with the precision approach alert limits. Finally, the scintillation environment at equatorial latitudes could cause problems for the user and reference receiver. All these problems are under study by several groups and different approaches for an SBAS implementation in equatorial magnetic regions have been presented.<ref >Doherty, Patricia et al., "Ionospheric Effects on Low-Latitude Space Based Augmentation Systems", proceedings of ION GPS, Portland, OR, September 2002. </ref><ref > Lejeune, R. et al., "Adequacy of the SBAS Ionospheric Grid Concept for Precision Approach in the Equatorial Region", proceedings of ION GPS, Portland, OR, September 2002. </ref><ref> Wu, S. et al., "A Single Frequency Approach to Mitigation of Ionospheric Depletion Events for SBAS in Equatorial Regions", ION GNSS 2006.</ref><ref> Cormier, D., et al., "Providing Precision Approach SBAS Service and Integrity in Equatorial Regions," Proceedings ION GPS/GNSS 2003, Portland, OR, September 2003. </ref><ref> Shukla, A.K., et al,‘’Two-Shell Ionospheric Model for Indian Region: A Novel Approach’’ IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Aug. 2009 Volume: 47 Issue:8,Pages 2407 – 2412</ref>


For the FOC Phase, new INRESs in Indore, Bhuj, Amritsar, Chennai, Nagpur, Lucknow and Visakhapatnam will be built, also a redundant Indian Master Control Centre (INMCC), an additional Indian Navigation Land Uplink Station (INLUS) and additional Communication links will be available. GAGAN is planned to be certified for civil aviation by the year 2014, and it will be compatible and interoperable with other [[SBAS Systems]] such as WAAS, MSAS and EGNOS.<ref name="GAGAN_COSPAR"/><ref name="GAGAN WIKI"/>
The approach followed in the GAGAN system is to cope with some of these phenomena at the user receiver level.<ref name=GAGAN_SIS_TEST/>


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 19:19, 29 August 2011


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Title GAGAN
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The GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation system (GAGAN) is the SBAS implementation by the Indian government.

GAGAN Introduction

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In August 2001 the Airports Authority of India and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) reached an agreement for the establishment of the GAGAN system.[1]

The development plan consists of three different phases:[2]

  1. Technology Demonstration System (TDS).
  2. Initial Experimental Phase (IEP).
  3. Final Operational phase (FOP).

The TDS phase was completed in August 2007 using the navigation payload of the INMARSAT 4F1 satellite. The Initial Experimental Phase (IEP), planned to be finished by 2009, is still under implementation due to a series of delays. The first GAGAN navigation payload was integrated into the GSAT-4 geostationary satellite. GSAT-4 was launched on 15 April 2010, however it failed to reach orbit.[3]

GAGAN Architecture

  • GAGAN overview.[4]

    GAGAN overview.[4]

The main components of the GAGAN Architecture are:[2]

  • Space segment: three operational GEO satellites, GSAT-8, GSAT-9 and GSAT-10 satellites.[5][6] The GSAT-8 satellites was successfully launched in March 2011.[5]
  • Ground segment: On the ground, the GPS data is received and processed in the 8 Indian Reference Stations (INRES), located at Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Kolkata, Guwahati, Port Blair and Jammu.[2] The Indian Master Control Center (INMCC), located at Bangalore, processes the data from the INRESs to compute the differential corrections and the estimate of its level of integrity. The SBAS message generated by the INMCC is uplinked to the GEO satellite through its corresponding Indian Land Uplink Station (INLUS).[7] In its operational configuration, GAGAN will have 15 INRES, two INMCC, and three INLUS. The additional INRES will be located in Indore, Bhuj, Amritsar, Chennai, Nagpur, Lucknow and Visakhapatnam.[8]
  • User segment: GAGAN-enabled GPS receivers, with the same technology as WAAS Receivers, capable to use the GAGAN Signal-in-Space (SIS). User equipment for civil aviation shall be certified against several standards (see article SBAS Standards).

The company Raytheon was awarded in 2009 of the contract to build the complete GAGAN system.[9]


GAGAN Signals and Performances

The GAGAN GEO satellites will broadcast SBAS navigation data using L1 and L5 signals, with Global Positioning System (GPS) type modulation.[4] The specification of the SBAS message data format is contained in the ICAO SARPS Appendix B for the aspects related with the signal in space, as well as in the RTCA MOPS DO-229D for the minimum performance requirements applicable to the airborne SBAS receiver equipment. The format of the messages is thoroughly explained in the article The EGNOS SBAS Message Format Explained. (See the article SBAS Fundamentals for more information.)

The performance objectives of the Final Operational Phase of the GAGAN system are:

  • RNP 0.1 en route navigation in India Fligh Information Region (FIR).
  • APV-2 over the land masses in India FIR.

Ionospheric issues

One of the main concerns about an SBAS implementation in India is the ionospheric behavior at these latitudes. The ionosphere near the geomagnetic equator has physical process and features that rarely affect mid-latitudes. These include the Appleton geomagnetic anomaly, plasma bubbles, and scintillations. India falls in the Equatorial Ionospheric Anomaly belt.

Current SBAS in the mid magnetic latitudes provide a precision guidance for the single frequency users. The ionosphere equatorial anomaly and the ionospheric phenomena typically found at equatorial latitudes, produce large spatial gradients and temporal gradients in the ionospheric delay. This significantly challenges SBAS approaches for precision guidance at low magnetic latitudes. The macroscopic effects (equatorial anomaly) are not well approximated with the 5 x 5 degree grid thin shell model specified in the current SBAS Standards. Also, the microscopic phenomena (plasma bubbles) cause sharp gradients during a short period of time (less than 5 minutes). If these small scale features are not observed or alerted by the SBAS system, it would make difficult to ensure integrity compatible with the precision approach alert limits. Finally, the scintillation environment at equatorial latitudes could cause problems for the user and reference receiver. All these problems are under study by several groups and different approaches for an SBAS implementation in equatorial magnetic regions have been presented.[10][11][12][13][14]

The approach followed in the GAGAN system is to cope with some of these phenomena at the user receiver level.[8]

Notes


References

  1. ^ Grewal et al., Global positioning systems, inertial navigation, and integration, Wiley-Interscience, 2007
  2. ^ a b c IRNSS and GAGAN status Presentation COSPAR Meeting, Montreal, July 2008
  3. ^ India’s own cryogenic rocket launch failsThe Hindu news, 15th April 2010.
  4. ^ a b GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation on Wikipedia
  5. ^ a b India’s GSAT-8 satellite to help GAGAN, Geospatial World
  6. ^ Future Programme, Indian Space Research Organization
  7. ^ GAGAN: The Satellite Based Navigation System, India Current Affairs, August 10, 2010
  8. ^ a b A S Ganeshan (ISRO), GAGAN Signal In Space – Testing & Utilisation, August 5-7, 2009
  9. ^ ISRO Extends Raytheon Contract for GAGAN GPS Augmentation System Inside GNSS News July 2009
  10. ^ Doherty, Patricia et al., "Ionospheric Effects on Low-Latitude Space Based Augmentation Systems", proceedings of ION GPS, Portland, OR, September 2002.
  11. ^ Lejeune, R. et al., "Adequacy of the SBAS Ionospheric Grid Concept for Precision Approach in the Equatorial Region", proceedings of ION GPS, Portland, OR, September 2002.
  12. ^ Wu, S. et al., "A Single Frequency Approach to Mitigation of Ionospheric Depletion Events for SBAS in Equatorial Regions", ION GNSS 2006.
  13. ^ Cormier, D., et al., "Providing Precision Approach SBAS Service and Integrity in Equatorial Regions," Proceedings ION GPS/GNSS 2003, Portland, OR, September 2003.
  14. ^ Shukla, A.K., et al,‘’Two-Shell Ionospheric Model for Indian Region: A Novel Approach’’ IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Aug. 2009 Volume: 47 Issue:8,Pages 2407 – 2412
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