Activities of Werner KUHN related to 2010/2208(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on transport applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems – short- and medium-term EU policy PDF (179 KB) DOC (116 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas EGNOS is a self-contained system to supplement GPS that has to have GPS signals in order to perform calculation and correction operations and is therefore dependent on them; whereas there will be no completely independent GNSS until Galileo has been deployed,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the commercial transport applications of EGNOS and Galileo represent a growing global market which should be secured as far as is possible for the economic benefit of European business,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Agrees with the Commission that a targeted action plan is, at this point, the best option for giving a further impetus to the development and application of EGNOS and Galileo, particularly in the transport field;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees that an action to promote the use of EGNOS and Galileo in civil aviation is a strategic requirement for the implementation of a Single European Sky, especially as regards its use for landing procedures and at small airports;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that all of the European Union is not at this time covered by EGNOS and calls for the EGNOS system to be extended to southern, eastern and south-eastern Europe as a matter of priority so as to enable it to be used throughout Europe in every transport sector;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Endorses the view that EGNOS and Galileo can make an important contribution to road traffic management and that an awareness campaign in that sector is required in order to increase the use made of the opportunities it provides in relation to fee collection, eCall and real- time tracking to contribute to safer and more environmentally friendly road transport;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Agrees that GNSS can do much to enhance the safety and efficiency of shipping and that the Commission should take steps to increase awareness of possible GNSS applications in the maritime and inland waterway sectors and to have EGNOS-based applications accepted at IMO and ICAO levels;