Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
Launch of two Galileo in-orbit validation (IOV) satellites next week will bring Europe’s long-awaited (and much-delayed) GNSS program into a new phase.
Liftoff from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, is scheduled for Thursday, October 20, at 11:34 GMT (7:34 a.m. local time). Progress in the operations and news updates can be viewed online at the European Space Agency website.
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[Updated October 3] All five of the world’s major satellite navigation systems are poised to offer new capability — if the money comes through — program representatives told attendees at the recent Institute of Navigation’s GNSS 2011 conference in Portland.
The satellite navigation systems in China, Japan, and the United States have each recently had new satellites added, while those in Russia and Europe are poised for new launches. Budgets are in flux for most systems, however, so it remains to be seen how the systems will advance over the next year.
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Following a difficult 2009, the precision GNSS market is moving into a new period of sustained growth, resulting in a near doubling of shipments and revenues by 2016, according to recently completed study by ABI Research.
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The following was first of five finalists in the 2011 USA Challenge. The North American regional contest in the European Satellite Navigation Competition(ESNC) is part of a global search for the newest, best and most innovative GNSS application ideas. True 3D Volumetric HUD went on to win €20,000 in prize money as the international winner, the 2011 Galileo Master.
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The following is one of the five top submissions to the 2011 USA Challenge. The North American regional contest in the European Satellite Navigation Competition(ESNC) is a global search for the newest, best and most innovative GNSS application ideas with €20,000 in prize money for the international winner, the 2011 Galileo Master.
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Zeljko Popovic is a research engineer at Honda R&D Americas, Inc. in Southfield, Michigan, investigating GPS positioning performance in obstructed environments for the needs of cooperative vehicle safety.
He has previously developed automotive control algorithms and software for Siemens VDO and Visteon.
Popovic earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering (mechatronics option) from the University of Waterloo and an M.S. in computer engineering from the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
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Mark Greaves is one of two geodetic analysts at Ordnance Survey.
He holds an M.Sc. in engineering surveying and geodesy and is a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
Greaves specializes in geodetic GNSS computations and analysis. He has worked at Ordnance Survey for almost 25 years during which time he has been responsible for several national GNSS network adjustments, including two internationally ratified realizations of the ETRS89 coordinate reference system in Great Britain.
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Paul Cruddace is the geodesy and positioning manager at Ordnance Survey, Great Britain’s national mapping agency.
He is responsible for the development and implementation of the overall strategy including the national GNSS infrastructure.
Cruddace is a chartered surveyor with a background in the use of precise GPS positioning to determine earthquake hazards.
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