SBAS and RNSS

NovAtel Garners FAA Contract for 3rd-Generation WAAS Receiver
October 2, 2013

NovAtel Garners FAA Contract for 3rd-Generation WAAS Receiver

NovAtel G-III WAAS Reference Receiver

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has contracted with NovAtel Inc. to produce and deliver 176 Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) third-generation reference receivers (G-III).

The contract also includes engineering support for the G-III receiver as well as the current generation reference receiver (G-II), Geostationary Earth Orbit Uplink Subsystem – Type 1 (GUST) receiver, and Signal Generator (SIGGEN).

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By Inside GNSS
GNSS Hotspots | September 2013
September 14, 2013

GNSS Hotspots | September 2013

One of 12 magnetograms recorded at Greenwich Observatory during the Great Geomagnetic Storm of 1859
1996 soccer game in the Midwest, (Rick Dikeman image)
Nouméa ground station after the flood
A pencil and a coffee cup show the size of NASA’s teeny tiny PhoneSat
Bonus Hotspot: Naro Tartaruga AUV
Pacific lamprey spawning (photo by Jeremy Monroe, Fresh Waters Illustrated)
“Return of the Bucentaurn to the Molo on Ascension Day”, by (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
The U.S. Naval Observatory Alternate Master Clock at 2nd Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB in Colorado. This photo was taken in January, 2006 during the addition of a leap second. The USNO master clocks control GPS timing. They are accurate to within one second every 20 million years (Satellites are so picky! Humans, on the other hand, just want to know if we’re too late for lunch) USAF photo by A1C Jason Ridder.
Detail of Compass/ BeiDou2 system diagram
Hotspot 6: Beluga A300 600ST

1. EASY RIDER
Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA
√ Not only has century-old American motorcycle manufacturer Harley Davidson used consumer focus groups for the first time to develop its newest “hogs,” it has responded to customers with a voice-activated touch-screen GPS unit, the first on a production model. Now the Easy Riders don’t have to wend their way to trouble, they can ask their chopper where to go.

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By Inside GNSS
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ION GNSS+ 2013
September 5, 2013

ION GNSS+ 2013

Music right around the corner

This will be the 26th international technical meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation. It is the world’s largest and oldest GNSS conference, founded in 1987 as the ION GPS conference.

GNSS Antennas with Chris Bartone
September 3, 2013

GNSS Antennas with Chris Bartone

Dr. Inder Gupta, The Ohio State University
Chris Bartone, Ohio University

With new signals and frequencies coming on line with modernized GNSSs, antennas play a more crucial role than ever in receiver system design.

Antennas are often an overlooked or undervalued aspect of GNSS user equipment.

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By Inside GNSS
European Commission to Monitor GNSS Patents Worldwide
August 14, 2013

European Commission to Monitor GNSS Patents Worldwide

With a key Galileo patent dispute now set to enter its third year the European Union (EU) is moving to monitor GNSS patents around the world — a move that should give it insight into the competitiveness of European positioning, navigation, and technology (PNT) companies and a heads-up about future intellectual property (IP) issues.

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By Inside GNSS
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State Officials Argue at AUVSI for Ban on Warrantless UAV Surveillance

State Officials Argue at AUVSI for Ban on Warrantless UAV Surveillance

Alaska Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell

Three key associations of state officials are recommending that states pass legislation banning the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for surveillance unless the person being tracked has given permission or a warrant has been issued.

The associations also recommended banning UAVs from carrying weapons and emphasizing in state laws that both UAVs and their smaller cousins, model aircraft, be operated in ways that do not “present a nuisance to people or property.”

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By Inside GNSS
Encouraging Galileo GNSS and EGNOS Use in the Mediterranean Basin
July 28, 2013

Encouraging Galileo GNSS and EGNOS Use in the Mediterranean Basin

Tunis, where the new Galileo Euro-Med Cooperation Office (GEMCO) will open in October.

A European-Union funded consortium invites companies and public agencies from Mediterranean countries in North Africa and the Middle East to submit ideas for extending Galileo GNSS and EGNOS use in the region.

Eligible ideas could be for a small pilot project or research study, a technical training plan, and/or a publication or article. The submission deadline is August 25, 2013.

The countries in the target area are Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, and Tunisia.

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By Inside GNSS
GNSS Hotspots | July 2013
July 17, 2013

GNSS Hotspots | July 2013

One of 12 magnetograms recorded at Greenwich Observatory during the Great Geomagnetic Storm of 1859
1996 soccer game in the Midwest, (Rick Dikeman image)
Nouméa ground station after the flood
A pencil and a coffee cup show the size of NASA’s teeny tiny PhoneSat
Bonus Hotspot: Naro Tartaruga AUV
Pacific lamprey spawning (photo by Jeremy Monroe, Fresh Waters Illustrated)
“Return of the Bucentaurn to the Molo on Ascension Day”, by (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
The U.S. Naval Observatory Alternate Master Clock at 2nd Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB in Colorado. This photo was taken in January, 2006 during the addition of a leap second. The USNO master clocks control GPS timing. They are accurate to within one second every 20 million years (Satellites are so picky! Humans, on the other hand, just want to know if we’re too late for lunch) USAF photo by A1C Jason Ridder.
Detail of Compass/ BeiDou2 system diagram
Hotspot 6: Beluga A300 600ST

1. ASHES & AIRPLANES
Boulder, Colorado USA

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By Inside GNSS
2014 IEEE Aerospace Conference
July 14, 2013

2014 IEEE Aerospace Conference

Abstracts are due on July 14 for next spring’s 2014 IEEE Aerospace Conference.

It will be held at the Yellowstone Conference Center in Big Sky, Montana from March 1 through 7.

Track 4 is of particular interest to readers of Inside GNSS. It covers Communication and Navigation Systems and Technologies. The track chairs are Phil Dafesh, The Aerospace Corporation and Shiley Tseng, a systems engineer and consultant on satellite and terrestrial high-performance networks.

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By Inside GNSS
NavtechGPS Seminar: Advanced GPS /GNSS Signals and Systems

NavtechGPS Seminar: Advanced GPS /GNSS Signals and Systems

Specifically designed for those attending the 2013 Institute of Navigation GNSS conference, this four-day course will take place before that event on Friday, September 13; Saturday, September 14; Monday, September 16 and Tuesday, September 17 in Nashville, Tennessee.

It will be taught by Dr. John Betz, the MITRE Corporation.

This course requires a solid background in GPS and familiarity with basic signal processing techniques and engineering mathematics.

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