One year earlier, 170 experts met in Brussels, invited by the Commission, to analyse the European dependence on the American GPS system, but also to gather civilian applications propositions.
在那一年前，170名专家在委员会的邀请下于布鲁塞尔举行会议，分析欧洲对美国全球定位系统（GPS）的依赖，并同时收集了民用应用的意向。