Commercial Space Products and Services
Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services
2017 – Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services – Snapshot
Positioning, navigation, and timing services are provided by government-owned GNSS satellite constellations at no cost to users…
2014 – Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services
More than ## billion smartphones incorporated location-based services (LBS) and applications in 2014, making these devices the most popular positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) tools on the market. A recent market assessment provided by the European GNSS Agency (GSA) noted that the non-smartphone portion of the total ## billion PNT devices tended to be more specialized in nature, providing tools for surveying, transportation, agriculture, and infrastructure activities.
2016 – Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services – Snapshot
The geolocation and navigation sector makes up the largest portion of commercial space products and services, with estimated 2016 revenues of €## billion (US$## billion), according the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA). As calculated in…
2005 – Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services
ABI Research estimates global market revenues for satellite-based positioning technologies for all applications at $## billion for 2005, see Exhibit 4o, The Industrial Technology Research Institute estimated 2003 GPS production value at $## billion and growing. Trends in GPS growth were reported in Business Week, along with a discussion of the entrance of “mainstream” electronics firms into the GPS marketplace:
2007 – Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services
Sales of GPS equipment and chipsets grew ##% in 2007, reaching an estimated $## billion in revenue. Of the estimated $## billion in economic activity in the global space economy, GPS equipment sales account for ##%. ABI Research estimates the total GPS equipment market to be $## billion in 2007. However, this includes $## billion in revenue from mobile phones that incorporate a GPS chipset. These are not included in the totals for global space activity because GPS capabilities are secondary applications of these devices.
2012 – Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services
Geo-location and navigation equipment and services continue to be the space industry’s largest and fastest-growing sector. Total global revenues for this market, estimated by the European GNSS Agency (GSA) in a May 2012 report, were $## billion in 2012, compared to $## in 2011.
2013 – Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services
Geo-location and navigation equipment and services continue to be the space industry’s largest and fastest-growing sector. Total global revenues for this market, estimated based on data published by the European GNSS Agency (GSA), were $## billion in 2013, compared to $## in 2012.
2015 – Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services – Snapshot
The geolocation and navigation sector makes up the largest portion of commercial space products and services, with estimated 2015 revenues of €## billion (US$## billion), according the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA). As calculated in euros by GSA, this is ##% more than the €## billion (US$## billion) in revenue seen in 2014. Geolocation…