SBAS and RNSS

Going to JNC? May 30 is the approval deadline for Canada, UK, Australia Attendees
May 15, 2011

Going to JNC? May 30 is the approval deadline for Canada, UK, Australia Attendees

Air vehicle, MQ-1B Predator system, Iraq 2008 (Military photo)

Online registration is open for the 2011 Joint Navigation Conference,  scheduled for June 28-20 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The FOUO event is the largest endorsed U.S. military navigation conference of the year, with joint service and government participation.

The annual JNC focuses on technical advances in guidance, navigation and control; especially on joint development, testing and support of affordable systems, logistics and integration.

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By Inside GNSS
APEC-GIT/15: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation-GNSS Implementation Team Meeting
May 13, 2011

APEC-GIT/15: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation-GNSS Implementation Team Meeting

Brisbane City Botanic Gardens facing Alice Street

(See Glen Gibbons’ report from APEC/GIT-14 in Seattle, June 2010)

The fifteenth meeting of APEC’s GNSS Implementation Team will be held June 13-16 at Sofitel Brisbane Central, All Saints Convention Center in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Online pre-registration is required and is limited to 50 delegates. Please contact either of the co-chairs if your password is not accepted on the GIT webpage registration screen.

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By Inside GNSS
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Hexagon 2011 International Conference
April 7, 2011

Hexagon 2011 International Conference

A number of user conferences for customers of Hexagon AB’s precise measurement brands and products will be combined in the Swedish corporation’s first international conference this summer.

It will take place at Orlando World Center Marriott Resort in Orlando, Florida from June 6 through June 9, 2011.

The theme is "Building a Smarter World," and will include 200 technical and training sessions and an industry exhibition.

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By Inside GNSS
Trimble to Acquire Fugro’s OmniSTAR DGPS Service
March 16, 2011

Trimble to Acquire Fugro’s OmniSTAR DGPS Service

Omnistar DGPS world map

Trimble announced on March 16 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets related to the OmniSTAR GNSS signal corrections business from Fugro N.V.

The acquisition is expected to significantly expand Trimble’s worldwide ability to provide correction services for a broad range of land-based applications in addition to OmniSTAR’s current focus in agriculture. Fugro’s offshore marine business is unaffected.

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By Inside GNSS
EGNOS Activates Safety of Life Service

EGNOS Activates Safety of Life Service

EGNOS-equipped cockpit

On March 2, ESSP (the European Satellite Services Provider) declared the safety-of-life (SoL) signal from the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) officially available for use by aviation, following European Commission (EC) authorization to provide the service.

Similar to the U.S. Federal Aviation (FAA) Administration’s Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), EGNOS transmits real-time corrections to GPS signals over a large expanse of Europe and north Africa.

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By Inside GNSS
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GlobalGEO/ International Geomatic Week
March 11, 2011

GlobalGEO/ International Geomatic Week

Fira de Barcelona, Monjuic venue

The GlobalGEO Fair will take place in the Monjuic Venue, Hall 6 at Fira de Barcelona exhibition center in Barcelona, Spain from March 15 to March 17. 

The fair features the latest products for GPS navigation, 3D mapping, geographic information systems, photogrammetry, teledetection, geodesics, topography, satellite navigation, intelligent transport systems and communications.

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By Inside GNSS
Spectracom Launches GSG-55 GPS/SBAS Constellation Simulator
January 30, 2011

Spectracom Launches GSG-55 GPS/SBAS Constellation Simulator

Pendulum GSG-55 Simulator

Spectracom has announced its new 16-channel GPS constellation simulator, the Pendulum GSG-55.

The latest in the Pendulum line of GPS receiver test instruments, the GSG-55 is able to simulate Satellite-Based Augmentation Systems (SBAS), such as the U.S. Wide Area Augmentation System and the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS).

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By Inside GNSS
JAXA Selects Spirent Simulator for QZSS Receiver Testing

JAXA Selects Spirent Simulator for QZSS Receiver Testing

Spirent Communications’ Positioning Technology Division, Paignton, UK, has announced that the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has selected Spirent’s GSS8000 Multi-GNSS Constellation Simulator to support further development of the Quazi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) program.

Responsible for the development of the initial QZSS user equipment, JAXA is using the GSS8000 to verify QZSS receiver performance.

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Galileo Mid-Term Review Foresees €1.9 Billion in Additional Costs
January 18, 2011

Galileo Mid-Term Review Foresees €1.9 Billion in Additional Costs

Antonio Tajani, EC Vice-President. EC photo

A European Commission (EC) communication sent to the European Parliament and European Council today (January 18, 2011) estimates that completing a fully operational capability (FOC), 30-satellite Galileo system and the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) will cost an additional €1.9 billion above the €3.4 billion already allocated.

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