Satellite-based navigation system: a pan-African infrastructure for integration and economic development Stefano Scarda European Commission Africa-EU Infrastructure Partnership Third meeting of the Steering Committee Tunis, 7 April 2010

Towards a worldwide SBAS coverage Source: Stanford University WAAS EGNOS MSAS SDCM GAGAN Satellite coverage area EGNOS Service Area

Potential further coverage Service coverage could be extended through deployment of sole ground infrastructure, sharing space segments of the existing systems Coverage scenario presented by the FAA (US)

Benefits of SBAS in Africa The economic opening-up of airports and isolated regions, by making regional airports currently not equipped with the traditional aid instruments (ILS, VOR, DME) accessible to national, intercontinental, and intra-continental flights Facilitated exchanges with Europe, through the harmonisation of operational flight procedures between African countries and the rest of the world Savings on investments at local level, by reducing drastically the need and maintenance costs of ILS-type ground facilities in the airports Safer guidance during airport approaches Positive and very substantial repercussions in other sectors, such as the rail transport, agriculture and the territory planning Reduction of costs and greater reactivity for humanitarian interventions

Impact on economic development and integration 37 % from Africa is 250km from an ILS equipped airport 87 % from Africa is 250km from a main or regional airport

Results of a Cost-Benefits Analysis The use of SABS for Africa can bring benefits for various economic sectors Total Net Present Value surpass 500€m over the (30 years) period 311 Millions of Euro Total discounted net benefits (Discount rate of 8%) ~ 520€m

Satellite navigation in the Africa-EU policies SBAS in Africa is part of the First Action Plan ( ) for the Implementation of the Africa-EU Strategic Partnership (Lisbon Summit, December 2007) Reaffirmed by Vice-President Tajani at the African Union Open Day on Infrastructure (Addis Ababa, January 2009) Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and Neighbourhood Policy with North Africa Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and Neighbourhood Policy with North Africa Cotonou Agreement with sub-Saharan Africa Cotonou Agreement with sub-Saharan Africa Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation with South Africa Included in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council “Partnership between the European Union and Africa. Connecting Africa and Europe: working towards strengthening transport cooperation” (COM(2009) 301 final, 24 June 2009)

Technical feasibility and users’ interest Temporary EGNOS reference stations installed in several African countries: Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, Namibia and South Africa; flight testing took place during a East-to- West flight from Dakar to Mombasa on May 2005 A demonstration of the use of EGNOS for advanced rail traffic management, on low-density rail lines, Gauteng, South Africa 2005

Programme implementation steps Preparatory phase ( ) Build core of technical competences Build a preliminary backbone infrastructure Training activities Infrastructure Deployment Phase ( ) Detailed system design Deployment of stations across Africa Service provision and operation 1.Preliminary studies 2.Cost Benefit Analysis 3.Programming (implementation and management plan) 4.Governance scheme 5.Political support 6.Funding 7.Implementation (Preparatory phase and infrastructure deployment) … th EDF Intra-ACP (proposed) ITF Others (to be defined)

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