GNSS (all systems)

Royal Institute of Navigation: UAV NAV Symposium
March 4, 2010

Royal Institute of Navigation: UAV NAV Symposium

RIN sponsors a one-day symposium and industry exhibition on unmanned aerial vehicles, "Navigating Alone." It will be held at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London on May 26, 2010.

The event will cover a number of navigation-related topics concerning the design and operation of UAVs, including: Mission planning, Remote control, Autonomous control, Navigation sensors and integration, Terrain mapping, Legislation and safety.

The symposium includes formal discussions and time for informal networking.

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By Inside GNSS
Peter Chapman-Andrews New Director of Royal Institute of Navigation

Peter Chapman-Andrews New Director of Royal Institute of Navigation

Capt. Peter Chapman-Andrews

Peter Chapman-Andrews replaced David Broughton as director of Britain’s Royal Institute of Navigation in January. He will be the fourth director since RIN was founded in 1947.

Chapman is a graduate of Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. He served as Queen’s Harbor Master, Portsmouth, and as fleet navigation officer on the staff of CinC fleet. He also served as aircraft director officer, principal warfare officer, navigation officer and ship’s commander during his career in the Royal Navy. He retired  in 2004 with the rank of captain.

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GPS Jamming and Interference Sparks UK Concerns, Technical Solutions
March 2, 2010

GPS Jamming and Interference Sparks UK Concerns, Technical Solutions

Prof. David Last at DSKTN symposium

The noise floor seems to be rising on the subject of GNSS vulnerability to  jamming and interference. Recently, the United Kingdom provided the locus for a trio of initiatives that reflect growing anxieties about the widespread global dependence of critical position, navigation, and timing (PNT) applications and infrastructures on the low-power signals from space.

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By Inside GNSS
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International LIDAR Mapping Forum (IMLF) 2010

International LIDAR Mapping Forum (IMLF) 2010

The ILMF celebrates its tenth anniversary this year at the Hyatt Regency in Denver, Colorado on March 3-5.

This technical conference and exhibition will feature 30 papers, including two on how Light Detection and Ranging technology is being used in Haiti to assess damage from the recent earthquake and also the probability of future earthquakes.

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By Inside GNSS
2010 Space Weather Workshop
February 24, 2010

2010 Space Weather Workshop

The annual Space Weather Workshop will take place at the Millennium Hotel in Boulder, Colorado on April 27-30 2010. The registration deadline is April 2.

The program highlights space weather impacts in several areas, including communications, navigation, spacecraft operations, aviation, and electric power. 

At the 2010 conference, discussions of GNSS impacts will take place all morning right after the opening remarks on Tuesday, April 27.

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By Inside GNSS
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2010 International Symposium on GPS/GNSS

2010 International Symposium on GPS/GNSS

The theme of the 2010 International Symposium on GPS/GNSS is "At a Turning Point." It will take place at Howard International House in Taipei, Taiwan on October 26-28.

National Cheng Kung University is organizing and hosting the event. The symposium will be held in English.

The annual forum is open to innovative ideas on GNSS systems, techniques, applications and opportunities by researchers and engineers from academia and industry.

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By Inside GNSS
Oceanology International 2010
February 10, 2010

Oceanology International 2010

Oceanography International 2010 will take place at ExCel London conference center in the city’s Docklands area on March 9-11.

The free biennial technical conference and trade exhibition covers all aspects of marine science and ocean technology and attracts 6600 visitors and 500 exhibitors from 89 countries.

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JAXA Gives QZSS Satellite a Nickname - “Michibiki"
February 3, 2010

JAXA Gives QZSS Satellite a Nickname – “Michibiki”

Quasi-Zenith satellite orbit

The Japanese Space Agency has selected a nickname for its first GNSS satellite: “Michibiki.”  JAXA received more than 11,000 entries in its recent contest to raise national awareness of the GPS augmentation program.

The first of three Quasi-Zenith satellites will launch during the Japanese 2010 fiscal year, sometime before March 31, 2011. 

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