When disaster strikes, terrestrial networks are often the first to fail. Galileo EWSS broadcasts emergency alerts straight from satellite to the population at risk: reaching smartphones and fixed warning devices, even when mobile networks are down.
Space for Civil Protection
Galileo Emergency Warning Satellite Service (EWSS) : satellite-based public warning through the EU's sovereign Galileo constellation.
An integrated solution: Meerkat by Telespazio
Meerkat© embedded software turns a Galileo EWSS satellite signal into a clear, simple and efficient alert on the ground.
For alerting authorities, alert reception is continuously monitored, and the entire fleet of receivers is maintained through the Meerkat© Service Centre.
1 Fixed receivers
Sirens, long-range speakers, digital panels and in-building warning systems: the devices that reach people in public spaces.
2 Meerkat© embedded sw
Runs on each receiver. Decodes the Galileo EWSS signal and renders it into a broadcastable alert audio, video or text.
3 Meerkat© Data Collection
Collects data from every deployed module, exposes it through a data API, and pushes patches and updates across the fleet.
Why satellite-based warning?
449M +
Every EU citizen reachable within seconds without prerequisite equipment
< 30 sec
From satellite broadcast to citizen notification in the danger area
mobile + fixed
Broad range of receiver including smartphones, sirens, panels and long-range speakers
Cost effective
Much lower cost than cell broadcast: no new infrastructure needed
1 m - 2,000 km
Geofencing precision, from a street to a region
Cybersecured
Signal OSNMA authentication, filtering of spoofing and jamming by design
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