A relativistic and autonomous navigation satellite system

A relativistic positioning system has been proposed by Bartolom\'e Coll in 2002. Since then, several group developed this topic with different approaches. I will present a work done in collaboration with Ljubljana University and the ESA Advanced Concepts Team. We developed a concept, Autonomous Basis of Coordinates, in order to take advantage of the full autonomy of a satellite constellation for navigation and positioning, by means of satellite inter-links. I will present the advantages of this new paradigm and a number of potential application for reference systems, geophysics and relativistic gravitation.
Comment: 4 pages, proceedings of the "Rencontres de Moriond", 2011 sessions in La Thuile, Aosta valley, Italy