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June 9, 2014

NavtechGPS Winter GNSS Training (Courses 123, 346 & 546)

NavtechGPS Winter GNSS Training 2014 will take place at the Bay Club Hotel and Marina in San Diego, California, December 8-11, 2014.

Register by October 15, 2014 and get a $100 Discount for 4-Day Courses.

Course 346: In-Depth GPS/GNSS Operation for Engineers & Technical Professionals: Principles, Technology, Applications and an Introduction to Basic DGPS Concepts. (4-day course)
Taught by Dr. Chris Hegarty, MITRE

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AfricaGEO 2014 Conference & Exhibition

The AfricaGEO 2014 Conference & Exhibition will be held at Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in Cape Town, South Africa, from July 1-3 2014. The conference theme is ‘Developing Geomatics for Africa’, with an emphasis on the development of Geomatics (as an industry/technology) in the African context.

A series of plenary and parallel technical sessions as well as panel discussions will be scheduled throughout the three day conference. The official language of the conference will be English.

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Spirent Federal GNSS Technical Meeting 2014

The 2014 Spirent Federal GNSS Technical Meeting will be held July 15-16, 2014 at the Double Tree by Hilton in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.

Spirent engineers will lead the 1-1/2 day technical meeting, including a half-day of FOUO sessions, on state-of-the-art GNSS simulation equipment.

The general session will be held on July 15-16, FOUO sessions will be held on Wednesday July 16.

Topics include:

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June 8, 2014

ISGNSS and KGS Conference 2014: International Symposium on Global Satellite Navigation Systems and Korea GNSS Society Conference

The theme of the joint ISGNSS 2014 and Korea GNSS Society (KGS) Conference, is “Cloud PNT in IoT.” It will be held from October 21 through 24 at the International Convention Center Jeju, Jeju Island, Korea.

Online registration is now available.

Abstracts will be accepted through July 13, 2014 on the following topics:

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June 6, 2014

FCC Workshop on GPS Receivers Alarms GNSS Community

Leading navigation experts are worried an upcoming workshop on GPS receivers being organized by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an attempt to initiate design mandates for user equipment that could potentially undermine the GNSS community.

“There is currently planned an FCC workshop that is going to, among other things, address certification and standards for receivers,” said Brad Parkinson, the acting chair of the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Advisory Board and a former chief of the NAVSTAR GPS Joint Program Office.

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AfricaGEO 2014

Developing geomatics for Africa with a focus on doing business in Africa and African land reform is the theme of this conference, first held in 2011.

The event will take place at The Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in Capetown, South Africa on July 1, 2 and 3.

The program consists of plenary and technical sessions, panel discussions, educational workshops on surveying, geo-information, remote sensing and aerial imagery.

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June 4, 2014

FAA to Consider Exemptions for Commercial UAS Operations for Movie and TV Production

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced this week that seven aerial photo and video production companies have asked for regulatory exemptions that would allow the film and television industry to use unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) with FAA approval for the first time.

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May 30, 2014

U.S. Eases Export Regulations for GPS Receivers

The U.S. government is set to ease its export rules for space-related and high-speed GPS receivers, moving many such devices out from under the stricter control of the State Department to the portfolio regulated by the Commerce Department, which already oversees the export of civil GPS receivers.

“It’s definitely a move in the right direction,” said one GPS expert.

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GPS IRT Shuffled, Shrunk in Budget Squeeze

The GPS Independent Review Team (IRT), a key player in GPS policy for nearly 20 years, has been disbanded by the Air Force in what several sources say is an effort to save money.

Created in 1997 for a temporary three-month assignment, the IRT has been instrumental in shaping the current GPS constellation including designing military’s M-code — giving the signal its distinctive two humps — and pushing to get that signal into the constellation earlier than initially planned.

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May 27, 2014

Trimble Announces Integrated Multi-Constellation GNSS, UHF Module for RTK Apps

Trimble has introduced its new BD930-UHF receiver and communication module, combining a triple-frequency GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou/Galileo receiver with an integrated UHF module.

Part of Trimble’s GNSS OEM portfolio, the new compact module features centimeter-level, real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning capabilities, according to the company. By integrating wireless communications on the same module, the BD930-UHF module is designed to significantly simplify the reception of RTK corrections.

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May 22, 2014

2015 IAIN World Congress

The 2015 World Congress of the International Association of Institutes of Navigation will take place at a new venue, the Corinthia Hotel, close to the well-preserved historical center of Prague, Czech Republic, on October 20 – 23, 2015. This will be the 15th meeting of all of the member organzations, who will discuss the science and practice of navigation and related technologies.

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May 21, 2014

China Plans to Complete BeiDou Ahead of Schedule

China’s BeiDou will accelerate the pace of its development, even as the world’s other three GNSS systems are experiencing delays and difficulties, according to speakers in the opening session of the China Satellite Navigation Conference (CSNC 2014) today (May 21) in Nanjing.

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