New needs, rapidly growing markets
Increasing requirementts show up in the fields of mobility, security an environmental protection :
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reduce energy consumption
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optimize the safety of people (e.g.elderly people, car riders), protect privacy
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aid handicapped people (e.g.blind people)
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harness new marketing modes
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ddeliver a useful information consistent with navigation precision
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increase road safety
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optimize the management of land ways
Answering important society stakes, especially in urban areas, they generate new needs that create rapidly growing markets.
New sectors to cover, e.g.
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real navigation capacities for road transport for a smart optimization of fuel consumption, not based on top speed limitation.
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optimization of ship routes according to winds and streams
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increasing the reactivity of relief in case of accident (road of health)
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consumer market
Progress in « traditionnals » sectors (especially naval and aeronautic)
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miniaturisation
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increased integration of varied systems
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use of incr´easingly richer data bases
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intégrity, safety
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precision
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human factors