Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
The sixth conference on Recent Advances in Space Technology (RAST 2013) will take place at the Harbiye Military Museum close to the Istanbul Convention Center (ICEC) in downtown Istanbul, Turkey. It will run from June 12 through June 14.
By Inside GNSS
The 5th conference on European Union space policy will take place at the European Commission’s Charlemagne Building, in Brussels, Belgium on January 29 and January 30, 2013.
It is aimed at decisionmakers in EU governance and industry and members of the public as well.
The theme is "Building Up a Global Tool for Global Challenges." The conference is sponsored by the presidents of the European Commission, the European Council and the European Parliament.
By Inside GNSS
NavtechGPS presents a series of GNSS courses at the Doubletree Suites by Hilton in Santa Monica, California from December 3 through December 7, 2012.
The classes will take place two long blocks from the automobile-free Third
Street Promenade and four blocks from the Santa Monica Pier (and, of course, the beach).
Register by November 16 for the special hotel conference rate.
By Inside GNSS
Say what you want about the European capitol — one thing is for sure, Brussels is alive with conversation. With corporate high flyers and political decision makers tripping over one another on their way to long lunch breaks and after-dinner drinks, the chitchat can flow fast and furious.
If one is not careful, idle conversation can turn into rumor and rumor become a “buzz.”
By Peter Gutierrez
UAVs: Sharing the Airspace is the topic of this one-day workshop on February 12 at the National Physical Laboratories, Teddington. It is part of the Royal Institute of Navigation’s NAV series of conferences.
Unmanned and manned aircraft will operate together in the skies in the very near future. How will that work?
Topics include:
By Inside GNSS
One in a series of NAV conferences sponsored by the Royal Institute of Navigation, this all-day event on February 21, 2013 will take place at Southampton Solent University Conference Center.
NAV-Maritime will focus on:
• Is ECDIS letting us down?
• The role of integrated navigation systems (INS) within e-navigation
• The increasing interest in unmanned vessels
ION’s brand new event, PACIFIC PNT, brings together policy and technical leaders from the Pacific Rim for policy updates, program status and technical exchanges on positioning, navigation and timing.
Tutorials, conference and table-top exhibition will be held from Monday, April 22 through Wednesday, April 25 at the Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa in Honolulu.
The deadline for abstract submission is past.
By Inside GNSS
A combined conference and trade fair, European Space Solutions — scheduled for December 3–5 in Central Hall, Westminster Storey’s Gate, London, England — will bring businesses and the public sectors together with users and developers to explore how space technologies and applications, including satellite navigation, can make a difference in the lives and livelihoods of people across Europe.
By Inside GNSS
Finding your way will be even easier with a new smartphone app from two Portuguese research institutes that augments GNSS with ultra-low magnetic field communication (ULF-MC) for reliable navigation in office buildings, airports, underground parking garages and other indoor locations.
By Inside GNSS
European Space Solutions, a conference and business fair for European government and industry to meet users and developers of space-based technologies and services will take place on December 3, 4 and 5.
Central Hall Westminster Storey’s Gate conference center is the venue.
The Keynote speakers are Antonio Tajani, the European Commission vice president for industry and entrepreneurship; Richard Branson,space travel promoter and head of Virgin Group and David Willetts, UK minister for universities and science.
By Inside GNSS
Contrary to a widely held public impression, the elimination of GPS Selective Availability in 2000 did not take care of the needs that many users have for enhanced GNSS capabilities.
Indeed, various “augmentations” have been developed to meet the requirements of some applications for better accuracy, availability, or integrity (the assurance of the quality of a signal) than are available from GNSS signals in space.
By Inside GNSS
Arianespace successfully launched India’s GSAT-10 satellite this evening (September 28, 2012) on board an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
The GSAT-10 carries India’s second GAGAN (GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation) payload, following a successful launch of the nation’s first space-based augmentation for GPS last year.
By Inside GNSS
The Japanese Cabinet Office issued an official announcement on Friday (September 21, 2012) approving plans to procure and finance construction of the ground control system and the operation of the next phase of the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS). Procurement is going to be carried out using PFI (private finance initiative) scheme.
By Inside GNSS
