Galileo-Ecodrive by Prof Gerhard Güttler, the regional winner for Hesse in the European Satellite Navigation Competition 2007, uses actual and prospective information of a road’s geodetic height profile, as provided by a satellite navigation system, for controlling and optimising the operation of auxiliary devices of a car, a truck, a bus or a train to reduce fuel consumption. For more information: http://www.swd-servotech.de.