ABOUT US EXPERTISE SERVICES NEWS CAREER CONTACT About us FDC in a Nutshell For over 30 years, FDC has offered a unique blend of expertise in Positioning, Navigation & Timing (PNT), Earth Observation, Telecom and Security to private and public stakeholders of both the civilian and the military domains. Relying on a rich understanding of institutional decision-making processes as well as on a strong knowledge of the industrial environment, FDC’s experts are very well equipped to understand your needs. We deploy tailor-made teams of highly qualified consultants to perform: Business Consulting and Programme Management Technology Consulting Research, Development and Innovation FDC’s experts embody all the values that make FDC’s DNA: Technical Excellence Impartial Vision Responsiveness & Flexibility Customer satisfaction is our “raison d’être“! Key Facts & Figures 30+ YEARS OF COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE Scroll down & Learn more ! • September 1989: FDC Creation – Headquarters in Paris periphery – Vincennes, France • First French Ministry of Defense technical support contracts on: GNSS Aeronautical Security Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) • First European Commission support contract on European GNSS Programmes development • First EUROCONTROL contract on Satellite Navigation • First ESA support contract for a GNSS Office • Recommendation towards EU and National Institutions for consideration of security aspects – Controlled Access Service – on the future Galileo Programme • GNSS 2 (Galileo) Forum • Foundation of the ORganisation of European GNSS INdustry of equipment and service (OREGIN) • Acquisition of an EADS (now Airbus) subsidiary specialised in Air Command and Control System (ACCS) • “Best paper” award on GNSS Authentication mechanisms at NAVSAT 2002 international conference • Foundation of the Galileo Services organisation, a network gathering more than 150 companies • First European Commission support contract on Copernicus (formerly GMES) • First European Commission contract on European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) • First contract with the European GNSS Agency (GSA) on an EGNOS Business Study • First contract on SatCom programme for Egyptian Civil Aviation Authorities • Launching of R&D activities on GNSS and Security • Development of a Geo time tagging product – GEODatage – using SBAS time • First European Commission contract on International Cooperation related to GNSS • FDC becomes a member of the European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC) • Development of TACOT, a trusted GNSS prototype for Digital Tachograph • Co-organisation of 33 “European Space Expos” accross the European Union, gathering more than 1M visitors • Development of FOSTER ITS, a trusted and resilient GNSS module for automotive applications • Organisation of the 1st Galileo PRS Pilot Project Demonstration dedicated to Timing & Synchronisation applications • FDC operates as a member of the Copernicus Support Office • Organisation of the first and second Galileo User Consultation Platform (UCP) • Organisation of 12 Copernicus Training and Information sessions in various EU Member States • Full scale pilots of the FOSTER module in sensitive fleet management applications • Organisation of trainings on first Pre-operational PRS receivers (P3RS2) • Support in the drafting of the last issues of the GNSS Technology (n°1 & 2) and Market (n° 4, 5 & 6) Reports • FDC becomes STMicroelectronics Partner • Release of Initial industrial Secured GNSS module samples (DRACONAV) A Strong Network through Associations & Fora 10 Cours Louis Lumière 94300 Vincennes, France +33 1 53 66 11 11 business@fdc.eu Privacy Policy Legal Notice