Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
The first full operational capability (FOC) Galileo satellite has survived the most difficult of all the environmental tests “with flying colors,” according to the space vehicle’s manufacturer OHB-System, of Bremen, Germany.
By Inside GNSS
R&S SMBV100A screenshot with K107 BeiDou optionRohde & Schwarz has added BeiDou functionality to its GNSS simulator integrated into the company’s R&S SMBV100A vector signal generator. With the R&S SMBV-K107 option the GNSS simulator now covers the BeiDou standard as well as those for GPS, Galileo, and GLONASS.
By Inside GNSS
Academician Sun Jiadong, Chairman of CSNC 2014The organizing committee for the fifth China Satellite Navigation Conference (CSNC 2014) is inviting papers for presentation at the event, scheduled May 21–23 in Nanjing.
The annual event is China’s largest and most comprehensive high-level satellite navigation academic conference. Abstracts need to be submitted by November 30 and full papers, by December 30.
By Inside GNSS
Jules McNeff, Overlook SystemsTechnologies, Inc.EDITOR’S NOTE: Jules McNeff answers additional questions on the subject of spectrum protection and sharing in a special “GNSS Forum” extension of this installment of the "Thought Leadership Series" in this issue of Inside GNSS.
As Mark Twain once famously told a petitioner for investment advice: “Buy land. They are not making it any more.”
So it is with radio frequency spectrum, a limited and finite resource.
By Inside GNSS
Some of the specific technical issues behind the latest delay for Galileo’s first full operational capability (FOC) satellites have already been reported. The story, as it is told, generally starts with a late navigation payload delivery by British firm Surrey Satellite Technology to the German prime contractor, OHB. Next, OHB ran into issues with the payload and the platform, further stretching out the timeline.
By Peter Gutierrez
GPS/BeiDou/MEMS configuration and GPS/MEMS configuration (left and right, respectively, top photo), Front view (center photo) and back view (lower photo) of nAX5.2Due to the huge success of GPS in both military and civil applications, several other GNSSs have been developed, built, and operated in the last few decades. GNSS, regional, and augmentation systems are comprise a growing family that also includes GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, and Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS). New members, such as the Global Indian Navigation System (GINS), are preparing to join in next decade.
By Inside GNSS
The Presidential Palace in Hanoi, VietnamThe fifth Asia Oceania Regional Workshop on GNSS will take place at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam from December 1-3, 2013.
Registration has closed.
The December 1 GNSS Tutorial Session will be "GNSS Positioning Technology".
On December 2 and 3, sessions will be devoted to GNSS applications, a group discussion on the technologies and results of the Multi-GNSS Demonstration experiment and a demonstration of emergency information distribution during disaster using GNSS.
By Inside GNSS
Prompted by reports of a sharp deterioration in the quantity and quality of 911-caller automatic location information, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is weighing new requirements for phone companies to help emergency personnel find cell phone users in need of aid.
Data from emergency providers show that a rapidly declining number of 911 calls from mobile phone users come in without the accurate location information needed to find the person calling for help.
By Inside GNSS
ION’s Pacific PNT Conference 2015 will take place April 20-23, 2015 at the Marriott Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The conference brings together policy and technical leaders from the Pacific Rim for policy updates, program status and technical exchanges on positioning, navigation and timing. The conference will include tutorials and a table-top exhibition.
Call for Abstracts will be available in Fall 2014. Registration will open in the Winter of 2014.
By Inside GNSS
The 2014 JNC – Joint Navigation Conference, "Military Navigation Technology: The Foundation for Military Ops", will take place June 16-19, 2014 at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida.
Online registration is open.
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NovAtel Inc. has announced the NovAtel CORRECT positioning technology, which combines data from multiple GNSS satellite constellations with corrections from a variety of sources, to deliver the best position solution possible.
Designed for NovAtel’s OEM6 receivers, CORRECT capabilities can be implemented in three ways, with correction data delivered via satellite or Internet, depending on the requirements of the application: precise point positioning (PPP), TERRASTAR, or real-time kinematic (RTK).
By Inside GNSS
In major step toward enabling unmanned aircraft to operate freely in the U.S. the federal government released a set of plans Thursday (November 7, 2013)on how it plans to integrate unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into the national airspace, including a policy to help protect the privacy of those living near drone test sites.
By Inside GNSS
A new nonprofit has been launched to push for repurposing the United States’ old C-Loran infrastructure to support a new, privately funded Enhanced Loran (eLoran) service as a backup to GPS.
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