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Work Item details
Reference ES_01
Short Name
ETSI Workitem
ETSI Deliverable
Subject ECC Report - Evaluation of the opportunities and barriers for harmonised approaches to A-GNSS location information and practical adoption for 112 calling.

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Scope This work will seek to understand how and where A-GNSS location information is available in Europe and whether harmonised approaches would be necessary or beneficial for providing accurate location information for emergency calls. It will also examine the consequences of potential harmonised A-GNSS methods for onward conveyance of location information to PSAPs. It will not examine other location gathering techniques such as Wi-Fi.
Deliverable ECC Report
Responsible group WG NaN - NaN3
Start date 17-03-2015
Target date 31-10-2016
Public Consultation 29-07-2016
Permanent Work Item False
Comments

Questionnaire to mobile network operators and handset and chipset manufacturers completed in September 2015. Objective:To get insights into the possibility of introducing a harmonised approach to implementing A-GNSS technology. Next step will be to discuss with network equipment vendors to obtain a balanced view. It is likely that a workshop will then be organised as part of the next PT ES meeting (9-10 February 2016).

 


Keywords 112, Emergency Services, A-GNSS, GPS, Caller location information
Worked by NaN/PT ES
Contact Freddie McBride (Closed) ([email protected])
Status Finalised
Triggered By Romania,Norway, Croatia, UK, Portugal, Croatia
Progress Report Public Consultation: Draft ECC Report 255 - 18 May 2016 until 29 July 2016