Just announced are the winners of the eighth Galileo Masters European Satellite Navigation Competition and the new GMES Masters European Earth Monitoring Competition, both supported by ESA. Together with the two overall winners, eight Galileo Masters special topic prizes, five GMES Masters challenge prizes and 23 regional prizes were awarded at the ceremony in Munich, Germany. The prizes were given for the most creative business applications of satellite navigation and Earth monitoring for public and commercial use. Galileo Masters 2011 winner — The winners of the Galileo Masters were selected by a panel of international experts, including ESA representatives, out of the 401 proposals from almost 50 countries. This year’s best satnav application is the ‘True3D™ Heads-Up Display’. Submitted by Juliana Clegg of Making Virtual Solid, this augmented-reality navigation display provides non-distracting, translucent guidance to untrained drivers looking through the windshield. Read More
