Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
Hotel Nikko New Century in Haidian, BeijingThis officially sanctioned conference and equipment exhibtion addresses applications, technologies and trends for China’s satellite communications, broadcasting, remote sensing, navigation and positioning.It will be held at Hotel Nikko New Century in Beijing on October 26.28, 2011.
Subjects of most interest to Inside GNSS readers include:
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ETH Hönggerberg from the south (Hannes Röst photo)The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) sponsors this conference and exhibition on UAVs and geomatics at Campus Science City (Hoenggerberg) in Zurich, Switzerland from September 14 through 16, 2011.
UAV-g 2011 will bring together experts in photogrammetry, surveying, robotics, computer vision, artificial intelligence and aerospace engineering.
Researchers, developers, service and systems providers and users are invited to exhibit and demonstrate their UAV systems in geomatics at at the Birrfeld airfield on Thursday, September 15.
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On June 27, the Supreme Court decided to accept a 2005 Washington D.C. warrantless tracking case that illustrates how confusing GPS satellite positioning and the new technologies that follow, sense and link us are to judges and public alike. The case, United States v. Jones, will probably be heard during the October 2011 term.
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Space geodesy and its applications for geosciences and space exploitation is the theme of the APSG 2011 workshop. It will be held at the RMIT University in Melbourne on June 23-25.
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The 2011 Esri User Conference will be held at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California from July 11 to July 15.
Of particular interest to Inside GNSS readers:
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Geneq SXBlue IIILGeneq Inc., a Montreal, Quebec, Canada, manufacturer, has introduced two new GPS products.
The SXBlue III-L is a compact GPS L1/L2 receiver in the world designed for use with OmniSTAR’s HP service to attain decimeter accuracy worldwide. Targeted at GIS mapping/surveying applications, the receiver measures 14 x 8 x 5.6 centimeters (5.57 x 3.15 x 2.22 inches) and weighs 517 grams (1.14 pounds) including battery.
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NavCom Technology’s SF-3040 ReceiverNavCom Technology, Inc., has launched its 66-channel, SF-3040 pole-mount receiver, featuring StarFire/real-time kinematic (RTK) multi-GNSS capabilities and optimized for surveying and mapping applications.
NavCom says its new product provides real-time kinematic (RTK)–level accuracy up to 40 kilometers away from the base station or decimeter-level accuracy anywhere in the world when using the company’s StarFire global satellite-based augmentation system (GSBAS).
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A number of user conferences for customers of Hexagon AB’s precise measurement brands and products will be combined in the Swedish corporation’s first international conference this summer.
It will take place at Orlando World Center Marriott Resort in Orlando, Florida from June 6 through June 9, 2011.
The theme is "Building a Smarter World," and will include 200 technical and training sessions and an industry exhibition.
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Marriott Convention CenterThe American Society of Civil Engineers will offer a day-long program on Monday, March 21 at SPAR International 2011 that will focus on real-time GNSS positioning and using the 3D Global Spatial Data Model
Bill Henning, senior geodesist for the National Geodetic Survey, will lead the morning session. With more than 43 years of experience in all phases of surveying technology, he is helping to develop guidelines and support methodology for real time GNSS position with state, national, and international organizations.
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Fira de Barcelona, Monjuic venueThe GlobalGEO Fair will take place in the Monjuic Venue, Hall 6 at Fira de Barcelona exhibition center in Barcelona, Spain from March 15 to March 17.
The fair features the latest products for GPS navigation, 3D mapping, geographic information systems, photogrammetry, teledetection, geodesics, topography, satellite navigation, intelligent transport systems and communications.
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Nuremberg Pilatushaus and castleThe 2011 InterGeo conference and trade fair for geodesy, geoinformation and land managment will take place at the CNN CongressCenter Nürnberg in Nuremberg, Germany from September 27 to 29, 2011.
It is organized by DVW e.V. – German Society for Geodesy, Geoinformation and Land Management.
The conference language is German.
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View from the MCECThe 2011 International Association of Geodesy (IAG) General Assembly will be part of the International Union for Geodesy and Geophysics international conference, to be held at the new Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia from June 28 to July 7, 2011.
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Topcon X30 controllerTopcon Positioning Systems (TPS) and DICKEY-john Corporation, an agricultural systems and machine control manufacturer based in Auburn, Illinois, have formed a strategic relationship in the agriculture industry.
Headquartered in Livermore, California, TPS recently unveiled its System 350 machine control system, which employs the company’s new X30 control console and its AGI-3 receiver for autosteering.
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