Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
As space becomes a major topic that the mainstream media is now focusing upon, there are more eyes and dollars attuned to the “how to” monetize these market segments than ever before in the history of the satellite and space industry.
By Inside GNSS
The International Astronautical Congress (IAC) consists of a scientific conference program and a space exhibition. Scheduled for October 1-5 in Bremen, a city straddling the Weser River in northwest Germany, it provides an opportunity for about 4,000 space actors from all over the world to come together.
By Inside GNSS
With Europe’s Galileo constellation in space now expanded to 26 navigation satellites – and Galileo Initial Services available to users worldwide – the infrastructure on the ground that controls them is undergoing a corresponding expansion.
By Inside GNSS
Honeywell’s HGuide n580 is a small, light-weight, self-contained, all-attitude Inertial/GNSS Navigator which can be used in a wide variety of platforms, applications and industries where continuous navigation information is a critical component.
By Inside GNSS
Just more than 60 years ago the U.S Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) launched what has become the longest remaining man-made object in space.
Launched in March 1958, Vanguard I, a component of the Vanguard Project, is a small aluminum sphere (16.5 centimeters in diameter) that was designed to partake in the International Geophysical Year (IGY) — a series of coordinated observations of various geophysical phenomena during solar maximum, spanning July 1957 through December 1958.
By Inside GNSS
Equations
EquationsWorking Papers explore the technical and scientific themes that underpin GNSS programs and applications. This regular column is coordinated by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Günter Hein, head of Europe’s Galileo Operations and Evolution.
By Günter W. Hein
Southampton’s Town WallsThe Royal Institute of Navigation will host a one-day event on The Future of GNSS with speaker Prof. Terry Moore on April 21, 2016 at the Warsash Maritime Academy in Southampton, England.
The speaker will outline the future of GNNS and its systems, anticipated changes and the impact of these developments.
This meeting which is joint with the NI and UK Hydro Society will be followed by the RIN Solent branch AGM.
This event is free. Prior booking not required, guests are welcome.
By Inside GNSS
The Royal Institute of Navigation will host a one-day International Forum on Aviation and Space Weather on March 17, 2016 at the DGAC (Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile) in Paris, France.
Registration is available here.
The Forum hopes to bring foremost experts together to discuss space weather and aviation.
By Inside GNSS
The Royal Geographical Society, LondonThe Knowledge Transfer Network and the Royal Institute of Navigation will host a one-day event on Geolocation Technologies for Wearable Platforms on November 24, 2015 at the Royal Geographical Society, London.
Registration is available here.
By Inside GNSS
