Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
Harris Corporation has provided Lockheed Martin with its fifth of 10 advanced navigation payloads contracted for the U.S. Air Force GPS III satellite program.
By Inside GNSS
Work Largely Continues as Group Becomes a Standards Development Organization. RTCA, which for decades has developed standards and worked through technical challenges at the behest of the Federal Aviation Administration, is no longer a Federal Advisory Committee (FAC) for the agency.
The FAA declined to renew its contract with RTCA and will instead take over some of what RTCA was doing — though, for now, the changes will be limited.
By Dee Ann Divis
The ESA/JRC International Summer School on GNSS is hosted this year by Austria from July 16-27, 2018 in Loipersdorf, Austria. It is in cooperation with Stanford University in the United States, the Institut Supérieur de l’Aeronautique et de l’Espace ISAE-SUPAERO in Toulouse, France, Graz University of Technology in Austria and the University FAF Munich in Germany.
By Inside GNSS
The European Space Agency (ESA), the French National Space Center (CNES), the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the 9th edition of the ESA Workshop on Satellite Navigation Technologies and European Workshop on GNSS Signals and Signal Processing (NAVITEC).
By Inside GNSS
Orolia announced today that its atomic clock solutions have been selected for the Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). Under contracts totaling 26 million euros, or approximately $30 million, Orolia will deliver its stable, accurate timing solutions to 12 additional Galileo satellites.
By Stan Goff
In recent years there has been plenty of talk about Smart Cities, including numerous lectures on the topic at a variety of GNSS conferences including multiple Institute of Navigation meetings. The benefits delivered by these Smart Cities range from improved safety, efficiencies in transportation and deliveries, reduced traffic congestion and improved environmental effects.
By Stan Goff
Hexagon’s Positioning Intelligence division today announced the latest milestone achieved on the road to safe autonomy. The company’s ground-breaking initiative is on a mission to develop functionally safe positioning technologies for fully autonomous vehicles and other applications.
By Inside GNSS
Significant advancements in GNSS and INS technology in the past few years are pushing the performance thresholds to levels unimagined only a few short years ago. This technology, and its capabilities, are evolving every day.
By Inside GNSS
NavtechGPS Spring GPS/GNSS Training Seminars will take place at the Hyatt House Falls Church/Merrifield in Virginia/Washington D.C. area. These courses are taught by some of the top technical professionals in the industry. All courses can be taught on-site at students’ locations — select a specific class or a combination of classes to
By Inside GNSS
The 2018 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, held May 21-24 in Olympic Valley, California, will feature a number of presentations including those focusing on: Materials, Resonators, & Resonator Circuit; Oscillators, Synthesizers, Noise, & Circuit Techniques; Microwave Frequency Standards & Applications; Sensors &
By Inside GNSS
Highlights for 2018 for the GNSS International Seminars on Positioning & Navigation Technologies at Ohio University include lectures by world-class researchers; hands-on labs on GNSS antenna and receiver design and UAS operation; and GNSS fundamentals and advanced applications.
By Inside GNSS
Following the publication of the White Paper Using GNSS Raw Measurements on Android Devices, the European GNSS Agency (GSA) and the Raw Measurements Taskforce will share their experiences around the use of raw measurements at a dedicated workshop — GNSS Raw Measurements: From research to commercial use — to be held at the GSA headquarters in Prague on May 30.
By Inside GNSS
The 27th Annual Workshop on Synchronization and Timing Systems (WSTS), sponsored by NIST and ATIS, will take place June 18-21, 2018 in San Jose, California.
By Stan Goff
