Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
Uninterrupted continuous positioning technology is no longer a "nice to have" option but, for many applications, a "must have" requirement. Mobile devices increasingly rely on position/location functionality, and users have little tolerance for gaps in service.
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Exhibit from the first Compass Satellite Navigation ConferenceThe second China Satellite Navigation conference will take place at Shanghai’s Expo Center on May 18-20, 2011.
The conference scientific chair is Prof. Sun Jiadong.
The aim of the conference is to build satellite navigation as an active academic field in China, to promote satellite system technology innovation and to strengthen the relationship between business and government for the advance of China’s Compass/Beidou system.
By Inside GNSS
Gda?sk Golden Gate- D?uga StreetIn 2012, for the first time, the annual European Navigation Conference and industry exhibition will take place in Gdańsk (Danzig), Poland.
It will be held at April 25-27 in the Filharmonia convention hall on Olowianka Island, near the historic center of the city.
The theme is "Navigation for the People." The conference will be held in English.
The abstract submission deadline has been now passed.
By Inside GNSS
In 2012, for the first time, the annual European Navigation Conference will take place in Gdańsk, Poland.
It will be held at April 25-27 in the Filharmonia convention hall on Olowianka Island. It is at the center of the one of the oldest Baltic cities, near many of the historical attractions of Gdańsk (Danzig).
The theme is "Navigation for the People." The conference will be held in English.
The event will also feature a technical exhbition for companies, institutes and others to demonstrate their products.
By Inside GNSS
The 2011 Esri User Conference will be held at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California from July 11 to July 15.
Of particular interest to Inside GNSS readers:
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The GNSS signal spectrum in neonNavtechGPS, the Washington D.C.-based GNSS technology trainers, will introduce a new advanced receiver course for engineers and designers in their summer seminar series at the Doubletree Hotel in Annapolis, Maryland next July 11-15.
The course is called "Using Advanced GPS/GNSS Signals and Systems." Signal and receiver design expert John Betz, MITRE Corporation, and James Sennott, president of Tracking and Imaging Systems, Inc will teach it.
Continuing a series of acquisitions in recent years, Trimble announced today (April 19, 2011) that the Sunnyvale, California–based company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Ashtech S.A.S.
In announcing the its plans, Trimble said that it expects the acquisition of the Carquefou, France, company and its affiliates will expand the U.S. company’s Spectra Precision portfolio of survey solutions and allow the company to better address emerging markets worldwide.
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The demand for techniques capable of authenticating the GNSS signals and detecting simulation attacks (spoofing) has increased exponentially in the last years, mainly targeted to financial and safety critical applications.
Associated proposals and developments addressing these issues focused on two different approaches: user segment authentication services that leveraged existing services in order to detect signal spoofing and that integrated signal authentication services into the GNSS system itself.
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Working Papers explore the technical and scientific themes that underpin GNSS programs and applications. This regular column is coordinated by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Günter Hein, head of Europe’s Galileo Operations and Evolution.
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NavCom Technology’s SF-3040 ReceiverNavCom Technology, Inc., has launched its 66-channel, SF-3040 pole-mount receiver, featuring StarFire/real-time kinematic (RTK) multi-GNSS capabilities and optimized for surveying and mapping applications.
NavCom says its new product provides real-time kinematic (RTK)–level accuracy up to 40 kilometers away from the base station or decimeter-level accuracy anywhere in the world when using the company’s StarFire global satellite-based augmentation system (GSBAS).
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The 2011 International Conference on Localisation and GNSS will take place on June 29 and 30 in the city of Tampere, Finland at Tampere Hall, the largest conference and concert center in Scandanavia.
ICL-GNSS 2011 will address the latest research on satellite-based positioning techniques to provide reliable and accurate position information with low latency. The emphasis is on the design of mass-market and professional GNSS receivers and related tools and methodologies.
Topics include:
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The European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) 2011 opened its registration page on April 1 for entries in this year’s international search for new GNSS applications and product developments.
This year’s competition offers business start-up aid worth €1 million ($1.4 million) and a cash prize pool of €100,000.
By Inside GNSS
NovAtel FlexPak6NovAtel Inc. has announced the launch of its FlexPak6 GNSS enclosure, the first product to house the company’s new OEM628 multi-constellation receiver.
According to the Calgary, Alberta, Canada–based company, the 120-channel FlexPak6 is designed for easy integration into new user equipment and is capable of tracking all current and upcoming GNSS satellite signals, including GPS L1/L2/L2C/L5 (code and carrier phase), GLONASS L1/L2, Galileo E1/E5a/E5b/Alt-BOC, Compass/BeiDou-2 and satellite-based augmentation systems.
By Inside GNSS
