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October 31, 2007
Jean-Luc Issler

Jean-Luc Issler heads the Transmission Techniques and Signal Processing Department of CNES, the French space agency. His department’s main tasks are signal processing;…

By Inside GNSS


October 31, 2007
Location India 2008

This BtoB conference and exhibition includes three seminars on positioning technology for fleet management, location based services, and vehicle navigation. Technical sessions also…

By Inside GNSS


October 22, 2007
Arab Institute of Navigation Conference and Exhibition: MELAHA 2008

MELAHA 2008, The Arab Institute of Navigation (AIN) biennial conference will be held for the first time in Hurghada, Egypt, a tourist resort…

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October 20, 2007
GNSS for the Masses

Oh, yes, to be sure — they are really impressive numbers: the steep upward curve of unit and dollar (or euro or ruble or renminbi) sales volumes now that GNSS has hit the big time.

Whether it’s $25 billion today or $68 billion in 2010, the worldwide market has really taken off since consumers have discovered — almost by accident, in many cases — the amazing power of GNSS-driven products and services.

Ah, consumers. The mass market.

Rich! We’ll all be rich beyond our wildest imaginings!

By Inside GNSS


October 20, 2007
A System of Systems

Cruising around out here in Oregon, far outside the D.C. Beltway on the golden sunset side of the American dream, listening to the radio, I realize I have a little signal availability problem of my own sometimes.

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October 20, 2007
Turning Point

Historians sometimes speak of the Axial Age, referring to an ancient era that saw the coincident appearance of major religious and philosophical movements in widely scattered regions of the world. It represented a turning point in the course of human affairs.

This first decade of the 21st century may prove to be the Axial Age of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) community. Consider these signs and portents:

The U.S. Global Positioning System is poised to regain its momentum and sense of direction.

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October 17, 2007
Spirent GNSS Simulator User Conference

Spirent engineers and other GNSS professionals present papers on new developments in GNSS. Customers will present real-life case studies and Spirent Positioning Technology…

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October 16, 2007
Human Engineering

Human Engineering is an occasional feature that profiles GNSS engineers in industry, academia, the military and government. Want to know someone’s favorite equation?…

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October 14, 2007
About Augmentation/Regional Systems

Satellite-Based Augmentation Systems – Japan Civil Aviation Bureau Augmentation systems are designed to improve one or more qualities of a GNSS system or…

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October 14, 2007
GPS

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October 9, 2007
GNSS Signal 2008

The third CNES-ESA workshop on GNSS signals and signal processing will provide an overview of the Galileo and other GNSS signals, characteristics, and…

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October 9, 2007
Thinking Aloud

Editorial from the first issue of Inside GNSS, January 2006:

By Inside GNSS


October 7, 2007
GNSS Solutions

“GNSS Solutions” is a regular column featuring questions and answers about technical aspects of GNSS. Readers are invited to send their questions to…

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October 7, 2007
Working Papers

This regular Inside GNSS column explores the technical and scientific themes that underpin Global Navigation Satellite System programs and applications. It features analyses…

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October 3, 2007
NAVSUP 2008: Navigation in Support of Human Activity at Sea

The Polish Naval Academy and Institute of Navigation and Hydrography will host the XVI International Scientific and Technical Conference for The Role of…

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