EasyWay hosts SCUTUM Final Workshop

Thursday 1 December 2011 > 07:26

On the morning of the 9th of November, EasyWay had the honour to host the Final Workshop of the SCUTUM Project, in the same venue of the Annual Forum. The event, opened by Ms. Diani (GSA), attracted stakeholders from several Member States and sectors such as industry, public authorities, service providers and media. SCUTUM and EGNOS2 road projects were presented with their overall results.

Mr. Herenda, the 2010 EasyWay Chairman, acknowledged the possible exploitation of both projects’ results in the EasyWay framework for the future.

During a round table, moderated by Mr. Pagny (MEDDTL), the audience and the panellists had the opportunity to share their views on possible EGNOS advantages in the road and freight transport sectors. The representatives of the Ministries of Transport from various Member States and Mr. Marrazza from Italy’s Presidency of Council of Ministers presented their vision on the opportunities of SCUTUM’s results in the light of the European ITS Directive and the eCall. Mr. Lindholm from ERTICO welcomed SCUTUM’s substantial results contributing to a widespread use of satellite navigation for a more efficient mobility and transportation system in Europe. Mr. Trampini from eni, presently the largest adopter of EGNOS in Europe, showed how EGNOS fits into the company strategy of enhancing safety and efficiency of hazardous material transport.

A presentation on the CEN Workshop Agreement SCUTUM, the technical specification elaborated in the project, was delivered by Mr. Mechin (MEDDTL) during an EasyWay Annual Forum session dedicated to DATEXII.

All presentations are available here. The SCUTUM publication “EGNOS in dangerous goods transport”, which reports on the project’s key concepts, was distributed during the event and is available here.

For further information about SCUTUM visit www.scutumgnss.eu .