What is the Galileo Open Service?

The Galileo Open Service (OS) is a free of charge global ranging, positioning and timing service. Since 2016, Galileo OS provides Europe and European citizens with independence and sovereignty in the provision of positioning service. The Galileo Open Service can be used by the Galileo enabled chipsets found in devices such as smartphones, smartwatch and car navigation systems.

All the details about the Galileo Services performance can be found in the regular reports published on the web site of the GNSS Service Centre, where users can also find the Galileo Open Service – Service Definition Document (OS SDD), which defines the minimum performance provided by the service.