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May 27, 2010

Is GPS Vulnerability Leading the U.S. Towards a More Cooperative Space Posture?

As the United States enters a season of crucial Department of Defense (DoD) policy reviews, GPS may be riding the wave or caught in the ebb tide, depending on how one reads the signs. But a softer line toward cooperative efforts on GNSS may be emerging, if only because of concerns about U.S. dependence on a potentially vulnerable system.

The Quadrennial Defense Review, the Space Posture Review, and program objective memorandums (POMs) that will span fiscal 2012-2016 all are in process. Meanwhile, DoD is pushing for reform of export controls, which have frequently constrained the ability of dual-use technologies such as GPS equipment and expertise to be exported profitably and in a timely manner.

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By Inside GNSS
May 20, 2010

ESA Sponsors GNSS Summer School this September in Denmark

An informal discussion at the 2009 GNSS summer school

Online registration is open for the fourth International Summer School on Global Navigation Satellite systems. The 10-day course will take place at the GPS Center at Aalborg University in Slettestrand, Denmark from Wednesday afternoon, September 1 through Saturday morning, September 11.

Held for the first two years at University FAF Munich, it now takes place in Denmark with two new lead sponsors, the European Space Agency and Nokia.

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ESA International Summer School 2010 on GNSS

The fourth International Summer School on GNSS has a new location and two new lead sponsors: the European Space Agency and Nokia.

It will take place at the Danish GPS Center at Aalborg University in Slettestrand, Denmark from September 1 through 11.

The summer school welcomes graduate students, post doctorate researchers and young professionals. Enrollment is limited to 50 students, so register soon.

See related story "ESA Sponsors GNSS Summer School this September in Denmark"

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April 20, 2010

GSA Seeks New Leadership

Pedro Pedreira

The European Commission (EC) is recruiting for an executive director of the Galileo Supervisory Agency (GSA), the new designation of the European GNSS Supervisory Authority. Deadline for applications is May 21.

The GSA’s current mission is to assist in the further implementation of the European GNSS Programs, composed of Galileo and the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS). Details for applying for the position can be found online at <www.gsa.europa.eu/go/gsa/careers>.

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By Inside GNSS
April 14, 2010

EC Liberates Galileo ICD Signal Specification

Today’s (April 13) release of an updated “Galileo Open Service Signal-In-Space Interface Control Document” (OS SIS ICD) freed the key specification document in two senses of the word: receiver manufacturers, application developers and service providers may now use the ICD as an official — not draft — guide to their work, and they may do so at no cost

The t’s have been crossed and the i’s dotted to the satisfaction of lawyers and politicians — and the relief of designers and system integrators eager to begin work on Galileo-capable products without fear of having substantive changes in the specifications and legal or financial difficulties for moving ahead.

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April 10, 2010

GNSS Opportunities Help Drive UK to Set Up National Space Agency

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown visits the Geospatial Building at the University of Nottingham. Photo courtesy of GRACE

(This article first appeared in the March 31 Inside GNSS SIGNALS eNewsletter)

Driven in part by a prestigious Space Innovation and Growth Strategy (Space IGS) report suggesting that the nation has lost both the best industrial work and the ability to influence programs such as Galileo, the United Kingdom will establish a new national space agency on April 1.

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By Inside GNSS
March 30, 2010

2010 Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (PIN)

“Science City” campus of ETH, Zurich

The International 2010 PIN Conference and industry exhibition will take place at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Campus Science City (Hoenggerberg), Zurich, Switzerland from September 15 to 17 2010.

Organizers call it the largest meeting dedicated entirely to indoor positioning, with 196 announced abstracts from 36 countries.

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By Inside GNSS
March 29, 2010

European Space Weather Week 2010

Solar flare (NASA)

The 7th Space Weather Week will take place at Congress Centre Oud Sint-Jan in Bruges, Belgium from November 15 to 19 2010. The purpose is to bring the various countries and institutions of Europe together on space weather issues that concern them all.

It is organized by the European Space Agency, the Royal Observatory of Belgium, the Solar-Terrestrial Center of Excellence, and the European Commission COST office.

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By Inside GNSS

NAVSUP 2010: Polish Navigation Forum

The 17th conference on "The Role of Navigation in Support of Human Activity" will be held in Gdynia, Poland from September 23 to 25 2010. An industry exhibition is part of the event.

The conference will cover the latest developments in navigation and positioning on the water, on land and in the air.

The event targets scientists, engineers from Poland and Europe.

May 15 2010 is the deadline for applications and submission of abstracts.

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RIN: 3rd GNSS Vulnerabilities and Solutions Conference 2010

Aerial shot of Krk Island in the Adriatic

The third GNSS Vulnerabilities and Solutions conference, sponsored by the Royal Institute of Navigation, will focus on all aspects of satellite navigation, but particularly these subjects:

  • Core and augmentation satellite navigation systems
  • Safety-critical applications
  • Space weather and ionospheric effects
  • Location-based services (LBS)
  • Intelligent transport systems (ITS)

It will take place from September 5-8 2010 on the resort island of Krk during the Adriatic high season. 

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