GNSS (all systems)

Lockheed Martin Unveils GPS Exhibit at the United Nations in Vienna
July 16, 2010

Lockheed Martin Unveils GPS Exhibit at the United Nations in Vienna

Rick Ambrose, Lockheed Martin vice-president and general manager, surveillance and navigation systems, introduces GPS Block III model for Permanent Space Exhibit at United Nations Committee on Pea, Vienna,

Lockheed Martin has opened a GPS exhibit as a part of the Permanent Space Exhibit of the United Nations Office at Vienna, Austria, to emphasize the importance of satellite navigation technology serving millions of citizens around the globe.

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Royal Institute of Navigation NAV10 Conference
July 14, 2010

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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NavTech GPS Tutorials (before ION GNSS 2010)
July 10, 2010

NavTech GPS Tutorials (before ION GNSS 2010)

Doubletree Hotel-Lloyd Center, Portland

NavTech GPS will offer its 24th series of seminars at the Doubletree – LLoyd Center hotel before the ION GNSS 2010 conference in Portland, Oregon.

The tutorials will be held on Monday, September 20 and Tuesday, September 21.

In addition to GPS fundamentals, rleceiver technology, differential GPS, GPS business, environmental effects and indoor positioning, new topics include:

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By Inside GNSS
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GNSS Solutions Tutorials (held before ION GNSS 2010)

GNSS Solutions Tutorials (held before ION GNSS 2010)

Oregon Convention Center interior

GNSS Solutions Ltd. offers tutorials and seminars on Monday, September 20 and Tuesday, September 21, before the Institute of Navigation conference, ION GNSS 2010.

The company’s comprehensive tutorial/seminar program will be held at the Oregon Convention Center, where the ION GNSS conference takes place.

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Six U.S. and Canadian GNSS Experts Will Judge USA Challenge Applications Ideas

Six U.S. and Canadian GNSS Experts Will Judge USA Challenge Applications Ideas

Six GNSS business, technical and applications experts will judge the USA Challenge, North America’s first regional foray into the the 7-year old European Satellite Navigation Competition (Galileo Masters). The ESNC has become a worldwide race to see who can develop the most innovative applications ideas using GPS, GLONASS, Galileo or EGNOS, Compass/Beidou 2 or any of the regional and augmentation systems.

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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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Trimble Dimensions 2010
July 5, 2010

Trimble Dimensions 2010

The Trimble Dimensions conference covers real-world applications of positioning technology in the survey, construction, mapping and GIS, utility, mobile mapping, mobile resource management, GNSS infrastructure and construction asset management industries.

Of particular interest to Inside GNSS readers will be the Infrastructure Track; it includes high-accuracy positioning information for a wide variety of applications and industries.

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New Multi-GNSS Demonstration Campaign Launched for Asia-Oceania

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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Obama’s National Space Policy Authorizes Use of Foreign GNSS Services to Strengthen GPS
June 28, 2010

Obama’s National Space Policy Authorizes Use of Foreign GNSS Services to Strengthen GPS

A new U.S. National Space Policy announced today (June 28, 2010) by the White House says that foreign GNSS services may be used “to augment and strengthen the resiliency of GPS.”

In a document that underlines the Obama administration’s intention to rely more on international cooperation in space-related activities and “energize competitive domestic industries to participate in global markets,” the new policy reaffirms recent efforts “to engage with foreign GNSS providers to encourage compatibility and interoperability, promote transparency in civil service provision, and enable market access for U.S. industry.”

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Testing Multi-GNSS Equipment

Testing Multi-GNSS Equipment

FIGURE 1: Single- and multi-channel simulators, GPS/Galileo (on top) and GPS/GLONASS software receiver USB front end with controlled power source

For the complete story, including figures, graphs, and images, please download the PDF of the article, above.

Testing procedures comprise an important element in the development, manufacturing, and integration of GNSS devices. Essentially, everybody involved in GNSS will be involved in or affected by testing at one time or another.

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