GNSS (all systems)

GNSS Technologies and its Applications, GNSS-17

The Research and Training Unit for Navigational Electronics and the Department of Civil Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad are conducting a 3-day workshop on GNSS.

The main objective of this course is to introduce the basic concepts of GNSS, its applications and its limitations.
This basic course will cover the topics:
• Principle of operation of GPS or any GNSS system
• Architecture of variopus systems including GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou and NavIC
• Errors in GPS or GNSS
• Principle of operation and architecture
• Signal structure of GNSSs, DGSPS, augmentation systems, WADGPS
• Applications of GNSS in the areas of Civil Engineering, Aviation, Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics, Forest, Atmospheric and Environmental fields
Participants
Expected participants are working engineers, scientists, academicians, research scholars and students interested to understand the mechanism of GNSS and its applications.

By Inside GNSS
October 12, 2017

Advisory Board Invites Ligado to the Podium

The nation’s leading satellite navigation experts have invited Ligado Networks, a firm whose plans are widely viewed by many as a threat to satnav, to present at their November 15 meeting. If the company accepts, it could illuminate the structure of the terrestrial service it has in mind and either ease, or add fuel to, the ongoing dispute between Ligado and the GPS community.

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By Dee Ann Divis
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October 3, 2017

Using Advanced GNSS Signals and Systems Course

Dr. John Betz will be teaching “Using Advanced GNSS Signals and Systems” (Course 541) at ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, October 23-26, 2017. This intensive and unique NavtechGPS course enables attendees to achieve proficiency, not merely familiarity, with the essential aspects of using GPS/GNSS signals and systems.

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By Inside GNSS
September 28, 2017

Honey Shares his Lifetime of Navigation with Boats, Cars and Sports During Keynote Speech

As a child Stan Honey taught himself navigation and he admits he was “always good at math” and “just found navigation interesting.”

When he shared his many tales with the crowd in the Oregon Ballroom Tuesday night at the ION GNSS+ during the Plenary Session, the Yale- and Stanford-trained engineer entertained the audience with a wealth of information on early navigation systems, current navigation technologies, and how he and his colleagues developed many of the systems used to enhance the way millions of fans watch sports on television.

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By Inside GNSS
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September 21, 2017

Nominations for ION Fellows and Annual Awards Now Being Accepted

Nominations for the Institute of Navigation (ION) Fellows and Annual Awards are now being accepted. The ION Annual Awards Program is sponsored by The Institute of Navigation and recognizes individuals making significant contributions or demonstrating outstanding performance relating to the art and science of navigation.



You can submit your nominations today for ION’s Fellows and Annual Awards at ion.org/awards. Nominations are due October 15.



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By Inside GNSS
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