GNSS (all systems)

April 2, 2013

IGS Launches Real-Time Service for High-Precision GNSS

The International GNSS Service (IGS), a worldwide federation of agencies involved in high-precision GNSS) applications, has announced the launch of its Real-Time Service (RTS).

The RTS is a global scale GNSS orbit and clock correction service that enables real-time precise point positioning (PPP) and related applications requiring access to IGS low latency products. The RTS is offered in beta as a GPS-only service for the development and testing of applications.

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By Inside GNSS

GNSS Technologies and Applications for Sub-Saharan Africa Conference

This new international conference on GNSS technologies and applications for the development of sub-Saharan African countries will take place May 30 and 31 at the new bayside Terrou-Bi hotel and conference center in Dakar, Senegal.

The event targets entrepreneurs and companies from the EU and Africa that use GNSS technologies. The event is designed to showcase and promote African technical competencies with solid potential for success using EGNOS and Galileo services and the space sector in general.

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By Inside GNSS
April 1, 2013

ISGNSS 2013: International Symposium on Global Satellite Navigation Systems

The Congress Center

The theme of ISGNSS 2013 is "Connecting Continents through GNSS where Europe and Asia Meet." It will be held from October 22 through 25 at the Congress Center in Yildiz Technical University of Istanbul.

The first conference in this series was held in 1999 in Japan. The ISGNSS International Program Committee is headed by Prof. Sang Jeong Lee of Korea’s Chungnam National University.

Online registration begins May 1, 2013.

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By Inside GNSS
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AUVSI Unmanned Systems 2013

The 2013 Unmanned Systems North America industry exhibition and symposium sponsored by AUVSI will be held from August 12 -15 at Walter E. Washington convention Center in Washington D.C. The Renaissance Washington is the conference headquarters hotel.

It features technical panels and presentations, workshops and poster sessions on the state of the unmanned systems and robotics markets. The event covers military, civil and commercial applications for air, ground and maritime vehicles.

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By Inside GNSS

InterGEO 2013

The 2013 InterGEO conference and trade fair for geodesy, geoinformation and land management will take place at Exhibition Ground in Essen on October 8, 9 and 10.

The conference topics cover geodesy, surveying and GIS; remote sensing and photogrammetry hardware, software and services; geoinformation and complementary solutions. The conference language is German.

For more information about the conference, contact Christine Salbach, CEO of DVW GmbH at the email address below. 

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By Inside GNSS

IGNSS 2013: International GNSS Society Symposium

Registration is open for the IGNSS 2013 symposium and industry exhibition. It will take place at the Outrigger Hotel in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia from July 16 to 18 during the sunny area’s cool and dry season.

The conference venue is one block from the famous Surfer’s Paradise Beach.

Program topics include GNSS system issues, receivers and signals, policy issues, applications and non-satellite positioning methods.(The deadline for abstract submission has passed)

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By Inside GNSS
March 29, 2013

Registration Opens for ESA Summer School on GNSS

Registration has opened for the European Space Agency’s International Summer School on GNSS.

Scheduled July 15–25 in Davos, Switzerland, this year’s program will be held in conjunction with the European Commission’s Joint Research Center (JRC). The program is open to graduate students (with a first university degree), Ph.D. candidates, early-stage researchers, and young professionals wishing to broaden their knowledge.

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By Inside GNSS
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March 26, 2013

ICL-GNSS 2013: Localization and GNSS Conference

NH Santo Stefano Hotel

The 2013 International Conference on Localization and GNSS will take place from June 25 to 27 at the NH Santo Stefano hotel in downtown Torino, Italy.

ICL-GNSS 2013 will address the latest research on satellite-based and complementary positioning techniques for use outdoors and indoors, and on different platforms such as stand-alone navigators, PDAs and mobile devices.

The emphasis is on GNSS receiver design, related signal processing methods and leading-edge technologies.

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By Inside GNSS

ICG Interoperability Workshop Seeks Views on New GNSS Signal Design

Tom Stansell

An International Committee on GNSS (ICG) Interoperability Workshop April 25–27, in Honolulu, Hawaii, is seeking participation by designers and manufacturers of GNSS user equipment. The workshop, convened by ICG Working Group A (WG-A) on Compatibility and Interoperability, immediately follows the ION Pacific PNT conference at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa.

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By Inside GNSS
March 25, 2013

Letters: Get a Start on GNSS Interoperability Now

“The GNSS Quartet” (January-February 2013, Inside GNSS, aptly named and coauthored by Glen Gibbons, Dee Ann Divis, and Peter Gutierrez) is reminiscent of Dr. Brad Parkinson’s observation about “interchangeability” at his ION GNSS 2011 plenary session. With interoperability taken to its logical level of completion, a position solution should be readily obtainable from four satellites, each belonging to a different constellation.

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By Inside GNSS
March 20, 2013

COCESNA: Technical and Operational Workshop on GNSS

This practical workshop targets professionals in the aviation sector and others interested in GNSS. It will take place on May 6 and 7 in San Salvador, El Salvador.

It is sponsored by the Central America Organization for Aerial
Navigation Services and the Galileo Information Center for Latin
America.

The topics are:

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By Inside GNSS

SASGI 2013: SA Surveying + Geomatic Indaba 2013

SASGI 2013 will take place at the Emperors Palace in Gauteng, South Africa on July 22, 23 and 24. The theme is Geospatial Solutions for National Development Planning.

This is the annual South African conference of surveying, geo-informatics, GIS, mapping, remote sensing and location-based business.

 

The conference is wide-ranging and will cover:

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By Inside GNSS

HxGN Live (formerly Hexagon 2013)

A number of user conferences for customers of Hexagon AB’s precise measurement brands and products will be combined in the Swedish corporation’s third international conference this summer.

The event’s new name is HxGN Live, or Hexagon Global Network

It will take place at MGM Grand Hotel and Casino from June 3 through June 6, 2013.

The theme is "Great Stories Start Here" and will include 200 technical and training sessions and an industry exhibition.

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By Inside GNSS
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