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Hudnut to Receive 2017 Ivan I. Mueller Award for Distinguished Service and Leadership

Hudnut to Receive 2017 Ivan I. Mueller Award for Distinguished Service and Leadership

Kenneth Hudnut will receive the 2017 Ivan I. Mueller Award for Distinguished Service and Leadership in December. Photo courtesy of Kenneth Hudnut.

Kenneth Hudnut, a contributing writer and former columnist for Inside GNSS, will receive the 2017 Ivan I. Mueller Award for Distinguished Service and Leadership at the 2017 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, to be held December 11-15 in New Orleans, La. The award acknowledges “major achievements in service to and/or leadership within the field of geodesy.”

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By Inside GNSS
Topcon Announces Upgrade to Smooth Ride Data Collection Software
October 23, 2017

Topcon Announces Upgrade to Smooth Ride Data Collection Software

RD-M1 Collect 2.0 includes updates designed to facilitate and optimize mapping of road conditions. Photo: Topcon.

Topcon Positioning Group recently announced an update to its data collection software for the Smooth Ride resurfacing workflow solution. RD-M1 Collect 2.0 includes updates designed to facilitate and optimize mapping of road conditions.  

The improvements feature an improved interface that is designed to simplify setup and automatically detect the position of the wheel sensor during data collection.

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By Inside GNSS
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Sokkia Introduces New Radio Modem for GCX GNSS Receiver Line
October 20, 2017

Sokkia Introduces New Radio Modem for GCX GNSS Receiver Line

Sokkia’s R4S-BT radio modem is designed to offer advanced radio connectivity with GNSS receivers. Photo: Sokkia.

Sokkia has unveiled a new radio modem designed to offer advanced radio connectivity with GNSS receivers — the R4S-BT. The UHF radio solution provides an external option for use with the Sokkia GCX receiver line.

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By Inside GNSS
Air Force Declares First Lockheed Martin GPS III Satellite “Available for Launch”
October 13, 2017

Air Force Declares First Lockheed Martin GPS III Satellite “Available for Launch”

GPS III SV01 now awaits a call up to begin pre-launch preparations. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

Ushering in a new era of advanced Global Positioning System technology, the U.S. Air Force this week declared the first Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite “Available for Launch.”

The Air Force’s “AFL” declaration is the final acceptance of Lockheed Martin’s first GPS III Space Vehicle (GPS III SV01) prior to its expected 2018 launch. GPS III SV01 will bring new capabilities to U.S. and allied military forces, and a new civil signal that will improve future connectivity worldwide for commercial and civilian users.

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By Inside GNSS
GNSS Technologies and its Applications, GNSS-17

GNSS Technologies and its Applications, GNSS-17

The Nehru Zoological Park is a zoo located near Mir Alam Tank in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Wikimdeia Commons photo by Bharadwaj Kasula.

The Research and Training Unit for Navigational Electronics and the Department of Civil Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad are conducting a 3-day workshop on GNSS.

The main objective of this course is to introduce the basic concepts of GNSS, its applications and its limitations.
This basic course will cover the topics:
• Principle of operation of GPS or any GNSS system
• Architecture of variopus systems including GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou and NavIC
• Errors in GPS or GNSS
• Principle of operation and architecture
• Signal structure of GNSSs, DGSPS, augmentation systems, WADGPS
• Applications of GNSS in the areas of Civil Engineering, Aviation, Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics, Forest, Atmospheric and Environmental fields
Participants
Expected participants are working engineers, scientists, academicians, research scholars and students interested to understand the mechanism of GNSS and its applications.

By Inside GNSS
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Advisory Board Invites Ligado to the Podium
October 12, 2017

Advisory Board Invites Ligado to the Podium

The nation’s leading satellite navigation experts have invited Ligado Networks, a firm whose plans are widely viewed by many as a threat to satnav, to present at their November 15 meeting. If the company accepts, it could illuminate the structure of the terrestrial service it has in mind and either ease, or add fuel to, the ongoing dispute between Ligado and the GPS community.

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By Dee Ann Divis
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles to Play a Major Part in Smart Columbus Projects
October 11, 2017

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles to Play a Major Part in Smart Columbus Projects

Carla Bailo, AVP for mobility research and business development at OSU, spoke at ION GNSS+ on Sept. 26. Photo: Institute of Navigation.

If all goes as planned, Columbus, Ohio will become one of the smarter cities around, using drones to deliver medical supplies, autonomous shuttles for college students, and a smart infrastructure that will help with buses, traffic congestion, collision avoidance for both vehicles and pedestrians, and much more.

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By Inside GNSS
Using Advanced GNSS Signals and Systems Course
October 3, 2017

Using Advanced GNSS Signals and Systems Course

European Space Agency’s ESTEC in Noordwijk
European Space Agency’s ESTEC in Noordwijk

Dr. John Betz will be teaching “Using Advanced GNSS Signals and Systems” (Course 541) at ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, October 23-26, 2017. This intensive and unique NavtechGPS course enables attendees to achieve proficiency, not merely familiarity, with the essential aspects of using GPS/GNSS signals and systems.

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By Inside GNSS
Honey Shares his Lifetime of Navigation with Boats, Cars and Sports During Keynote Speech
September 28, 2017

Honey Shares his Lifetime of Navigation with Boats, Cars and Sports During Keynote Speech

As a child Stan Honey taught himself navigation and he admits he was “always good at math” and “just found navigation interesting.”

When he shared his many tales with the crowd in the Oregon Ballroom Tuesday night at the ION GNSS+ during the Plenary Session, the Yale- and Stanford-trained engineer entertained the audience with a wealth of information on early navigation systems, current navigation technologies, and how he and his colleagues developed many of the systems used to enhance the way millions of fans watch sports on television.

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