SBAS and RNSS

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September 11, 2010

“Michibiki,” Japan’s First QZSS Navigation Satellite, Reaches Quasi-Zenith Orbit

QZSS satellite separaes from the launcher (photo by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)

(UPDATED September 27) Japan’s first quasi-zenith satellite launched successfully from the Tanegashima space center on September 11, 2010 and reached its quasi-zenith orbit on Monday, September 27.

Michibiki means to guide or lead the way, appropriate for the first entry into Japan’s satellite augmentation program that will vastly improve GNSS accuracy over Japan and the rest of East Asia.

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By Inside GNSS
Oregon: More GPS Product Design and GNSS-related Industry Here Than You May Think
September 10, 2010

Oregon: More GPS Product Design and GNSS-related Industry Here Than You May Think

The Portland skyline with a GPSIIF satellite is featured in the Inside GNSS booth at ION GNSS 2010

by Glen Gibbons

Few would mistake Oregon for the beating heart of GNSS. Still,  for a medium-sized U.S. metro area in the Pacific Northwest, Portland  and Oregon’s I-5 corridor has enough relevant involvement with the industry to justify hosting the Institute of Navigation’s 2010 GNSS conference and exhibition.

Oregon has FLIR Systems, Cloud Cap Technology, TriQuint, Intel, Garmin and Inside GNSS magazine.

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By Inside GNSS
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Firmware Update for NovAtel L1 OEMStar Receiver
August 10, 2010

Firmware Update for NovAtel L1 OEMStar Receiver

NovAtel Inc. recently announced the release of Version 1.011 firmware for its L1 OEMStar GNSS (GPS+GLONASS+SBAS) receiver, which the company says is designed to provide improved PDP and GL1DE filter performance, improved satellite tracking in low signal level environments, improved satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) performance when operating outside of the standard grid map, and improved time to first fix.

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By Inside GNSS
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August 9, 2010

QZSS Satellite ‘Michibiki’ to Launch on September 11

JAXA has announced the launch date for Japan’s first Quasi-Zenith satellite. On the morning of September 11, H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 18 will carry the satellite, nicknamed Michibiki, to its inclined geosynchronous orbit (IGSO).

The launch was postponed from August 2 because of problems with the onboard reaction wheels. The malfunctioning part was replaced.

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By Inside GNSS
European Union Conference: A New Space Policy for Europe
August 2, 2010

European Union Conference: A New Space Policy for Europe

The European Parliament will hold a high-level conference for industry and political decisionmakers on European space policy at the European Parliament Hemicycle in Brussels, Belgium on October 26 and 27, 2010. It is organized by Business Bridge Europe (BBE) and Parliament’s Sky and Space Intergroup.

Invited speakers for the opening session include:

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By Inside GNSS
Meet GINA
July 27, 2010

Meet GINA

GINA On-Board Unit (OBU)

For at least the past two decades, managing traffic on Europe’s road networks has been a growing concern for European policy makers and citizens alike. While demand for transport has consistently increased over the years, Europe’s road network capacity has failed to keep pace, leading to increasing levels of congestion and pollution.

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By Inside GNSS
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Royal Institute of Navigation NAV10 Conference

Royal Institute of Navigation NAV10 Conference

Convocation Hall, Church House

The theme of NAV10 is "Position, Location, Timing: Everyone, Everything, Everywhere

The international Royal Insitute of Navigation conference will take place from November 30 to December 2 at Church House, Westminster, London.

The event attracts users and specialists in all areas of navigation. It will run as two parallel sessions over three days and will cover all major applications including marine, aerospace and ground vehicle navigation.

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By Inside GNSS
Geospatial World Forum
July 8, 2010

Geospatial World Forum

Novotel Hyderabad Convention Center

The 2011 Geospatial World Forum (formerly Map World Forum) and industry exhibition will take place at the Novotel and HICC Complex near Hitec City in Hyderabad, India on January 18-21. The theme of this year’s conference is "Dimensions and Directions of Geospatial Industry."

The international event offers a number of symposia, seminars and workshops given by geospatial agencies, professional societies and industries on development, design integration, and science topics. A geospatial users forum will also be held.

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By Inside GNSS
New Multi-GNSS Demonstration Campaign Launched for Asia-Oceania
June 30, 2010

New Multi-GNSS Demonstration Campaign Launched for Asia-Oceania

Interoperability in a world of multiple global navigation satellite systems—everybody talks about it, but not much has been done about it in practice. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) hopes to change that with a five-year campaign demonstrating the benefits and opportunities of maximizing the use of the more than 100 GNSS space vehicles that will be operating over the Asia-Oceania region in the next decade. (See accompanying satellite-visibility graphic).

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By Inside GNSS
ESA Sponsors GNSS Summer School this September in Denmark
May 20, 2010

ESA Sponsors GNSS Summer School this September in Denmark

An informal discussion at the 2009 GNSS summer school

Online registration is open for the fourth International Summer School on Global Navigation Satellite systems. The 10-day course will take place at the GPS Center at Aalborg University in Slettestrand, Denmark from Wednesday afternoon, September 1 through Saturday morning, September 11.

Held for the first two years at University FAF Munich, it now takes place in Denmark with two new lead sponsors, the European Space Agency and Nokia.

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By Inside GNSS
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