Galileo helps increasing the European Union cooperation with the Grand Caribbean, Central and South Americas

Abstract

Galileo and Copernicus are not only flagship technology programs of the European Union: they can be the ambassadors of European cooperation in other continents, an effective opportunity for growth and development together. On February 14th and 15th this year, a post-graduate course on satellites technologies and applications was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, at the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henrí­quez Ureña (UNPHU).

Keywords

• GNSS
• UNPHU
• Geomatics
• accuracy positioning
• satellites
• education