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European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service

system that enhances the accuracy of GPS receivers
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Summary

European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service is a global navigation satellite system[1]. It draws 642 Wikipedia views per month (global navigation satellite system category, ranking #9 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: European Union[3]
  • Instance of: Q141741331[4]
  • Part of: European Union Space Programme[5]
  • Commons category: European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service[6]
  • Service entry: October 1, 2009[7]
  • Official website: https://egnos.gsc-europa.eu/[8]
  • Capital cost: 1,100,000,000 euro[9]

Why It Matters

European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/european-geostationary-navigation-overlay-service
MLA “European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/european-geostationary-navigation-overlay-service.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_european-geostationary-navigation-overlay-service_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/european-geostationary-navigation-overlay-service}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Artoria2e5 · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital cost → {'unit': 'Q4916', 'amount': '+1100000000'}
    Instance of → global navigation satellite system, Q141741331
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'id', 'i
    Service entry → +2009-10-01T00:00:00Z
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: Q141741331"
  2. 17w ago · הנדב הנכון · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Aliases → —
    Country → European Union
    Part of → European Union Space Programme
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Official website: https://egnos.gsc-europa.eu/"
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