Investing in the future
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Along the years, the space sector has become a valuable magnet for talent and know-how. Its tough requirements ensure the competitiveness of European industries and allow companies to apply the acquired knowledge to more down to Earth applications to the benefit of all citizens. This is why investing in space means, ultimately, investing in people.
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Investing in the future
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We are in Valladolid, Spain. Here, bus users can time their journeys to the second. Thanks to the GPS-based fleet tracking and management systems used by the public transport company, they know exactly when the bus will come, and with how much delay if itís stuck in a traffic jam.
This useful technology has been developed by GMV, a company with a long career in space.
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CLIP Miguel Ángel Martínez Olagüe, Development Manager, GMV
""In the 1990s we decided to apply a strategy of diversification, emphasising technology and the knowledge that we had acquired thanks to our work in space. So we began working on GPS for ESA. That allowed us to understand this technology and we moved into the field of fleet positioning and management.""
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Having taken its first steps in the fields of satellite navigation, flight dynamics and mission analysis for the European Space Agency, GMV is well versed at putting its space know-how into more down to