EMITECH-GNSS, a subsidiary of the EMITECH Group and a COFRAC-accredited testing laboratory (ISO/IEC 17025)¹, announces the relocation of its operations to new premises in order to support its growth and strengthen its GNSS metrology services.

Located in Ramonville-Saint-Agne within the Canal du Midi Technology Park, close to the CNES, this new site forms part of a strategy aimed at strengthening the laboratory’s technical capabilities whilst improving access to its services. In particular, it will enable the development of testing activities in controlled environments, three-dimensional RF simulation (OSNMA, CRPA) and GNSS signal replay, whilst further improving its assessments under the most challenging operational conditions.

This relocation is driven in particular by the increasing demands from industry, institutions and academia in the field of critical navigation, where the reliability and availability of position measurements are of key importance.

A location designed for performance and synergy

The new site in Ramonville-Saint-Agne, just 50 metres from the metro, offers Emitech GNSS excellent accessibility for its partners, customers and staff. This strategic location also strengthens the company’s proximity to key players in the space, aeronautics and technological innovation sectors:

• CNES (the French National Centre for Space Studies), a leading player in GNSS and space applications;
• Toulouse’s universities and research centres, hubs of innovation and talent incubators;
• A dense network of companies and start-ups specialising in embedded technologies, autonomous mobility and defence.

A comprehensive and enhanced range of services

This move is accompanied by a structural strengthening of Emitech GNSS’s offering, which is organised around three areas of expertise:

• - Testing of GNSS systems and components: characterisation and validation of the accuracy, integrity and robustness of antennas, receivers, IMUs/INSs and correction services. Tests are conducted in real or simulated modes, using real or synthetic RF signals, in accordance with the EN 16803 standard.
• - Digital testing facilities: advanced functional evaluation of positioning systems, based on the design of representative scenarios derived from real GNSS measurements and the large-scale generation of data using machine learning (AI) techniques. The resulting digital models of GNSS receivers and environments enable the accurate reproduction of propagation conditions, the prediction of equipment behaviour and the exploration of complex configurations.
• - Performance consulting and engineering: supporting manufacturers in the qualification of critical solutions incorporating GNSS, sensor hybridisation, protection against radio cyber-attacks (jamming/spoofing), and integration into multi-physical test campaigns (EMC, mechanical, climatic).

These services are aimed at a range of demanding sectors: automotive and autonomous mobility, rail, aerospace, defence, precision agriculture, space and infrastructure (timing, telecoms). The launch of new dedicated web pages and educational content will raise the profile of these areas of expertise among manufacturers and contractors.

A rapidly expanding GNSS market, with ambitions to match

In a sector where positioning reliability has become a prerequisite for any critical function - be it autonomous driving, aviation navigation, precision farming or time synchronisation infrastructure - the demand for GNSS evaluation expertise has never been greater. The choice to establish Emitech GNSS in the heart of the Toulouse metropolitan area, the European capital of space and aeronautics, is no coincidence: it is a deliberate decision to be as close as possible to the manufacturers, research organisations and contractors who are facing these challenges.

For more information, please contact Xavier Leblan (x.leblan@emitech-group.com - Main number remains the same: +33 5 62 80 82 58)

About EMITECH-GNSS, 12 Avenue de l'Europe, 31520 Ramonville Saint-Agne, France

Emitech GNSS, formerly Guide-GNSS (founded in 2010), is the Emitech Group subsidiary specialising in satellite positioning technologies. A COFRAC-accredited testing laboratory (N° 1-6924) in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025, with flexible scope of accreditation at Level 3, it evaluates, validates and certifies the performance testing of GNSS systems for sectors as diverse as the automotive, rail, aeronautics, defence, space and agriculture industries. Its services cover the testing of systems and components (antennas, receivers, IMU/INS), the simulation of customised scenarios, GNSS engineering consultancy and advanced metrology. As a co-author of the EN 16803 series of European standards, Emitech GNSS is a recognised technical authority at European level.

About the Emitech Group, 3 rue des Coudriers, 78180 Montigny le Bx, France -  www.emitech.fr

Emitech, founded in 1989, and its subsidiaries form the Emitech Group. The Group operates 18 sites with test centres dedicated to the design and validation of current and future mobility solutions, as well as to qualification, CE marking and the market launch of all kinds of products. The Group’s areas of expertise are diverse and complementary, covering EMC, radio, electrical safety, mechanical, vibration and acoustic environments, NVH, impact, thermal and physico-chemical environments, fire and hydraulics, as well as mechatronics, software, pollution and, more recently, GNSS metrology. The Emitech Group’s core business is test management, but it also extends to other areas such as test bench design, engineering, training and metrology. Emitech Certification is an independent entity within the Group and operates in accordance with its own quality standards. The Emitech Group employs 680 people and is expected to generate a turnover of €78.1 million in 2026.

Press contact - Emitech Group

Xavier LEBLAN - Development Manager, Emitech GNSS - x.leblan@emitech-group.com

M. Jean-Marc ROGI - Marketing and Communications Manager, Emitech Group - +33 4 67 87 11 02 - jm.rogi@emitech-group.com - www.emitech.fr

Emmanuel Ahossi - Press officer at Mepax - +33 6 65 59 84 20 - e.ahossi@mepax.com