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April 1, 2010

KVH Launches New FOG/MEMS IMU

KVH Industries, Inc., of Middletown, Rhode Island, has introduced its new CG-5100 inertial measurement unit (IMU), which combines KVH fiber optic gyros (FOGs) and microelectro-mechanical system (MEMS) accelerometers to measure roll, pitch, and yaw angular rates and accelerations.

The CG-5100 is designed for stabilization, navigation, and autonomous vehicle applications requiring precision position, velocity, and attitude sensing capabilities, dependable backup for GPS in dynamic conditions or when GPS is unavailable.

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By Inside GNSS
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2010 Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (PIN)

“Science City” campus of ETH, Zurich

The International 2010 PIN Conference and industry exhibition will take place at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Campus Science City (Hoenggerberg), Zurich, Switzerland from September 15 to 17 2010.

Organizers call it the largest meeting dedicated entirely to indoor positioning, with 196 announced abstracts from 36 countries.

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By Inside GNSS
March 29, 2010

European Space Weather Week 2010

Solar flare (NASA)

The 7th Space Weather Week will take place at Congress Centre Oud Sint-Jan in Bruges, Belgium from November 15 to 19 2010. The purpose is to bring the various countries and institutions of Europe together on space weather issues that concern them all.

It is organized by the European Space Agency, the Royal Observatory of Belgium, the Solar-Terrestrial Center of Excellence, and the European Commission COST office.

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By Inside GNSS

NAVSUP 2010: Polish Navigation Forum

The 17th conference on "The Role of Navigation in Support of Human Activity" will be held in Gdynia, Poland from September 23 to 25 2010. An industry exhibition is part of the event.

The conference will cover the latest developments in navigation and positioning on the water, on land and in the air.

The event targets scientists, engineers from Poland and Europe.

May 15 2010 is the deadline for applications and submission of abstracts.

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By Inside GNSS

Telematics Detroit 2010

The Telematics Detroit 2010 Conference and Exhibition covers the digital in-car and mobile industries. It will take place on June 8-9 at The Rock Financial Showplace in Novi, Michigan.

The event features two days of keynotes with senior-level speakers from Ford, Mercedes Benz, BMW NA, Google, Yahoo! Geo Technologies, Wireless Car, T-Mobile, Continental, Garmin, Nokia, General Motors, U. Michigan Transportation Research and others.

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By Inside GNSS
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European GNSS Supervisory Authority Launches EGNOS Portal

A DGAC ATR42 test aircraft lands at Limoges airport during EGNOS trials. (ESA photo)

The European GNSS Supervisory Authority (GSA), on behalf of the European Commission, has launched an Internet portal for the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) designed to help developers and entrepreneurs vying for a slice of the emerging satellite navigation market.

The European counterpart to the U.S. GPS Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), EGNOS is a satellite-based augmentation system that provides real-time differential corrections and integrity information about GPS operations.

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By Inside GNSS

RIN: 3rd GNSS Vulnerabilities and Solutions Conference 2010

Aerial shot of Krk Island in the Adriatic

The third GNSS Vulnerabilities and Solutions conference, sponsored by the Royal Institute of Navigation, will focus on all aspects of satellite navigation, but particularly these subjects:

  • Core and augmentation satellite navigation systems
  • Safety-critical applications
  • Space weather and ionospheric effects
  • Location-based services (LBS)
  • Intelligent transport systems (ITS)

It will take place from September 5-8 2010 on the resort island of Krk during the Adriatic high season. 

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By Inside GNSS

European Navigation Conference on GNSS 2010

The ENC GNSS 2010 will be held at the Stadhalle Braunschweig, Germany on October 19-21.

The main topics will be Galileo system and segment technology, status and interoperability of the GNSSes and augmentation systems, GNSS integration with communications and other terrestrial systems and GIS, developments in navigation instruments, transport and mobility and more.

Paper abstracts must be submitted by April 16 2010. Peter Vörsman, DGON, is the program committee chair.

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By Inside GNSS

Joint Navigation Conference (JNC) 2010

The 2010 Joint Navigation Conference (Guidance, Navigation and Control) will take place at Wyndham Orlando Resort in Florida, USA from June 7 to June 10, 2010.

The conference theme is "Military Navigation Technology: The Foundation of Military Ops." It is cohosted by the Joint Service Data Exchange (JSDE) and the Institute of Navigation (ION) for the U.S. Departments of Defense and Homeland Security.

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By Inside GNSS
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