Braunschweig Research Airport in Lower Saxony: A Centre of Competence in Traffic Management and Transport Safety and Security. Located in the Federal German State of Lower Saxony, Braunschweig Research Airport is an innovative cluster for intelligent transport systems (ITS) – especially satellite navigation applications. The airport’s unique selling point is its concentration of major research establishments specialising in more than one mode of transportation:

• Aviation (with the Federal Office of Civil Aviation)
• Railway transportation (with the market leader in rail automation, Siemens Rail Automation)
• Road transportation (with safety-critical applications in cooperation with Volkswagen)

Braunschweig Research Airport and the organisations in its immediate vicinity are unique in their concentration of expertise related to multi-modal types of transportation, particularly in the safety-critical fields of ITS and GNSS. The airport also serves as a test centre for the transportation sector.

The Galileo Center for Safety-critical Applications, Certifications and Services (GAUSS) combines and concentrates its members’ competencies in safety-critical applications at the national and international level.

As the support association of GAUSS, ITS Niedersachsen represent the interests of more than 100 companies and institutions. It is open to work with partners that have special expertise in the field of ITS, telematics, and the standardisation and certification of GNSS applications.

A cornerstone of the commercial success of Galileo, standardisation and certification represent a unique advantage over GPS. The majority of safety-critical applications need certification to minimise the risk of liability issues and other legal problems.

In its new primary focus, GAUSS supports the implementation of eCall, the European emergency calling system for cars. The eCall system automatically dials 112, Europe‘s main emergency number, when a car has a serious accident and sends its location to the nearest emergency service. This can halve emergency response times, reduce severity of injuries and save the lives of people who do not know or cannot say where they are.

eCall thus represents an ideal combination of the expertise of Braunschweig Research Airport and the enablement of new safety-critical applications, which is the intention of GAUSS.
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