ION GNSS+ 2013
Music right around the corner
This will be the 26th international technical meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation. It is the world’s largest and oldest GNSS conference, founded in 1987 as the ION GPS conference.
The 2014 European Navigation Conference and exhibition will be held at the World Trade Centre (WTC) in downtown Rotterdam, Netherlands on April 15, 16 and 17, 2014. It will focus on positioning navigation and timing (PNT) technology, innovation and business applications. The technical sessions will cover all aspects of PNT developments and applications.
The deadline for abstracts is December 31, 2013
Online registration is open. Early bird registration ends February 15, 2014.
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SIDEBAR: Ismael Colomina’s Compass Points
Ismael Colomina began his career in 1982. “So, in a way,” he says, “I grew up as a professional at the same time GPS was growing up and maturing. GNSS has always been present in my working life; so, I never experienced the ‘GNSS, aha!’ moment. Rather, I never stopped thinking ‘GNSS, of course!’"
European Navigation Conference – GNSS 2014
Ismael Colomina: GNSS, Of Course!
Ismael Colomina
Location Data Increasingly Used to Stop Fraud and Cyber Crooks
Establishing someone’s immediate whereabouts is emerging as a key element in preventing credit fraud and improving cyber security.
The technique uses location data, derived from GPS and other sources, to estimate the likelihood that the person making a request to enter a building, access a computer network, or use a credit card is actually who they say they are.
By Inside GNSS
Cooperative GNSS Authentication
EquationsDuring the past two decades, the Global Positioning System, together with other GNSSes, has become an essential element of the global information infrastructure, with myriad applications in almost every facets of modern businesses and lifestyles, including communication, energy distribution, finance and insurance, and transportation. Ever-growing dependence on GNSS creates strong incentives to attack civil GNSS, for either an illegitimate advantage or a terrorism purpose.
By Inside GNSS
What’s Next for Practical Ubiquitous Navigation?
Kalman state update equationNavigation — if you are reading this magazine, you almost certainly have some level of interest in navigation technology, which has seen an incredible explosion in use within many different fields.
By Inside GNSS
Averna, National Instruments Partner on Record & Playback System
Averna Technologies has announced the availability of RF Studio for National Instruments Software Defined Radio Platform (USRP), converting the USRP into a portable RF system for the recording and playback of real-world GNSS signals.
IFEN and WORK Microwave Announce BeiDou-2 Support, Additional Enhancements for NavX-NCS GNSS Simulators
IFEN GmbH, in partnership with WORK Microwave, have announced the release of software update v1.9 for their NavX-NCS GNSS multi-frequency simulator product line.
A key enhancement to the NavX-NCS solution is comprehensive support of China’s BeiDou-2 navigation satellite system, according to the companies. By enabling real-time simulation of second-generation BeiDou satellite signals, NavX-NCS expands a user’s GNSS signal capability beyond GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, and satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) constellations.
By Inside GNSS
Trimble Launches UAS-Oriented Modules at AUVSI 2013
Trimble AP15 GNSS-Inertial board
On Tuesday (August 13, 2013), Trimble used the forum of the AUVSI 2013 conference in Washington, D.C., to introduce new OEM GNSS products aimed at third-party manufacturers and system integrators.
The Trimble AP15 is the newest member of the company’s AP series of OEM GNSS-inertial board sets, and the Ashtech MB-One module delivers GNSS-based heading plus pitch or roll.
European Commission to Monitor GNSS Patents Worldwide
With a key Galileo patent dispute now set to enter its third year the European Union (EU) is moving to monitor GNSS patents around the world — a move that should give it insight into the competitiveness of European positioning, navigation, and technology (PNT) companies and a heads-up about future intellectual property (IP) issues.
By Inside GNSS
Homeland Security Opens New Round of Small UAS Evaluations
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will soon be taking new applications for its unmanned aircraft assessment program — a project that gives potential government customers at local, state, and federal levels an impartial evaluation of the strengths and costs of different systems.
By Inside GNSS
State Officials Argue at AUVSI for Ban on Warrantless UAV Surveillance
Alaska Lieutenant Governor Mead TreadwellThree key associations of state officials are recommending that states pass legislation banning the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for surveillance unless the person being tracked has given permission or a warrant has been issued.
The associations also recommended banning UAVs from carrying weapons and emphasizing in state laws that both UAVs and their smaller cousins, model aircraft, be operated in ways that do not “present a nuisance to people or property.”
By Inside GNSS
European Rail Industry Perspective on GNSS: Francesco Rispoli
I was sitting on a train recently and a guy said to me, “What does GPS have to do with trains? Trains run on tracks, don’t they? How can they get lost or go the wrong way?”
The fact is trains have all kinds of things to do with GNSS. Most important are safety-related applications, including satellite navigation as a means of precisely determining train position. Being able to anticipate approaching curves and bends is important for tilting trains, for example.
By Inside GNSS
