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The GPS/GNSS newsletter by Navtech Seminars
& GPS Supply,
the GPS professional's resource since 1984. |
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Editor-in-Chief:
Carolyn P. McDonald (send news items to cmcdonald@navtechgps.com)
Technical
Editor: Keith D. McDonald (satconsult@aol.com)
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& Design: Yelena Teterina (yteterina@navtechgps.com)
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Included
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1) TOTAL ELECTRON COUNT REAL-TIME SPEC MAP
2) 50% OFF PRICE ON THE NORDNAV SOFTWARE
RECEIVER
3) NAVTECH'S PUBLIC COURSES THROUGH JANUARY
2006
(two thousand SIX that is!)
4) LINKS TO VARIOUS NAVIGATION INDUSTRY
NEWSLETTERS and RESOURCES
5) MEETINGS CALENDAR
6) SEE NAVTECH'S BOOK SEARCH ENGINE AT
www.navtechgps.com
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ITEM 1) TOTAL ELECTRON COUNT REAL-TIME
SPEC MAP
Effective November 1, 2004, the US Total Electron Content
Real-Time Specification map is available at
http://sec.noaa.gov/ustec/
. A more detailed explanation that describes additional NOAA
products can be found at
http://www.noaa.gov/ , as the"Top Story." This item was
submtted by Mr. Joe Kunches, Chief Space Weather Operations for
NOAA in Boulder, Colorado. He says that the product is
experimental and that they welcome comments. Further, he says "
we hope this will culminate with the ability to predict the
ionosphere, and what GPS will see, a few hours in advance."
Click on the NOAA link above to find the feedback form.
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ITEM 2) 50% OFF PRICE ON THE NORDNAV
SOFTWARE RECEIVER
The 50% off price on the NordNav R25 software GPS receiver is
coming quickly to a close! On Friday November 5th the
price goes back up for this innovative L1 software GPS receiver.
Act now before this sale comes to an end. Don't miss out on this
very special pricing.
Please visit our page at
http://www.navtechgps.com/supply/nordnav.asp for
product descriptions and spec sheets.
If you would like more information or to place an order please
contact Franck Boynton right away at
fboynton"@"navtechgps.com or (800) 628-0885 or
(703) 256-8900.
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ITEM 3) NAVTECH'S PUBLIC COURSES THROUGH
JANUARY 2006
*** January 10-14, 2005 *******************
THE NEW ORLEANS SEMINARS orginially scheduled for Dec. 6-10 HAVE
BEEN CHANGED TO JANUARY 10-14, 2005!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Chateau Sonesta Hotel
New Orleans, Louisiana
356: "GPS Operation for Engineers and Technical Professionals",
taught by
Mr. Keith McDonald and Dr. Chris Hegarty (January 10-14, 2005)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem356.asp
and its components, known as....
111: "GPS Fundamentals", taught by Mr. Keith McDonald (January
10, 2005)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem111.asp
122: "GPS Fundamentals and Enhancements", taught by Mr. McDonald
(January 10-11, 2005)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem122.asp
217: "Introduction to Differential GPS", taught by Dr. Chris
Hegarty (January 12, 2005)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem217.asp
356B: "Advanced GPS Operation for Engineers", taught by Dr.
Chris Hegarty
(January 12-14, 2005) (The first day, Wednesday, is the same as
217)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem356.asp
331: "Weak Signal Tracking & High Sensitivity GPS for Indoors",
taught by
Dr. Gerard Lachapelle and Dr. Mark Petovello (January 10-12,
2005)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem331.asp
447: "Applied Kalman Filtering with Emphasis on GPS-aided
Systems"
Dr. Larry Levy (January 10-14, 2005)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem447.asp
*** May 2-6, 2005 ****************
San Diego Marriott Mission Valley Hotel
San Diego, California
356: "GPS Operation for Engineers and Technical Professionals",
taught by
Mr. Keith McDonald and Dr. Jim Sennott (May 2-6, 2005)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem356.asp
111: "GPS Fundamentals", taught by Mr. Keith McDonald (May 2,
2005)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem111.asp
122: "GPS Fundamentals and Enhancements", taught by Mr. McDonald
(May 2-3, 2005)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem122.asp
217: "Introduction to Differential GPS", taught by Dr. Chris
Hegarty (May 4, 2005)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem217.asp
356B: "Advanced GPS Operation for Engineers", taught by Dr.
Chris Hegarty
(May 4-6, 2005) (The first day, Wednesday, is the same as 217)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem356.asp
537: Advanced Integration of GPS and Inertial Navigation Systems
(previously known as Course 536)
Dr. Larry Levy and Dr. Alan Pue, (May 2-4, 2005)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem536.asp
521: New Developments in Ambiguity Resolution for GNSS Precise
Positioning
Dr. Kees deJong (May 5-6, 2005)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem521.asp
323: GPS Interference & Jamming Issues for Civil and Military
Users
Mr. Logan Scott and Mr. Philip Ward (May 4-5, 2005)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem323.asp
212: Test, Evaluation, and Signal Simulation
Mr. Peter Boulton (May 5, 2005)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem212.asp
*** September 12-13, 2005*******************
Hyatt Regency Long Beach
Long Beach, California (Perfect weather). Navtech's tutorials
prior to ION GNSS 2005. Information will be posted on our
website by June, 2005. If you need to make plans now, see
www.GPSetc.com under
seminars for our recent 2004 series, for an idea of what we will
be offering.
***** HEADS UP FOR 2006 ********************
We already know that we will be holding Courses 356, 111, 122,
217, and 356B in New Orleans January 9-13, 2006 at the Chateau
Sonesta Hotel. More courses will be added as we discover what
our clients wish to learn.
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ITEM 4 NEWSLETTER LINKS and RESOURCES (This
is an archival list. Please notify us if your own link changes.)
* The European Space Agency publishes an EGNOS newsletter that
is called EGNOS NEWS, focusing both on EGNOS and on satellite
navigation issues. The latest issue became available for
download May 25, as Issue 1/2004:
http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/egnos/estb/newsletter.htm
* To learn about the world's most relied upon GPS technical
magazine, GPS
World, go to
http://www.gpsworld.com/gpsworld
* For the archives of the Locus Inc. newsletter on LORAN
positioning and
timing, go to:
http://www.locusinc.com/loran_newsletter.html
View their latest newsletter dated September, 2004:
http://www.linkspoint.com/newsletters/newsletter_09_04.html
* For the newsletter published by Professional Surveyor
Magazine,
go to
http://www.profsurv.com/newsArc.htm
* Continuously updated newsletter by the US Coast Guard's
Navigation Center
"NAVCEN" is at
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/
* Military and Aerospace magazine's newsletter is found at:
http://mae.pennnet.com/Search/index.cfm?Section=Archives
* Kalman filter site maintained by Gregory F. Welch, UNC, Chapel
Hill, Nc
http://www.cs.unc.edu/~welch/kalman/
* See graduate theses in full at
www.geomatics.ucalgary.ca/links/GradTheses.html
* See Loran Lines, the newsletter for The International Loran
Association (ILA) at
http://www.loran.org/Newsletters/NewsletterIndex.htm
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ITEM 5 MEETINGS
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November 9-11, 2004
NAV 04, sponsored by the Royal Institute of Navigation
Church House, Westminster, London
Theme: "Location & Timing Applications". Colin Beatty FRIN is
Chairman.
Go to www.rin.org.uk
for details
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December 7-9, 2004
The 36th Annual PTTI Meeting
Hyatt Regency, Washington, DC
Contact Sheila Faulkner at:
bopenyan@aol.com
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December 6-8, 2004
2004 International Symposium on GPS/GNSS
Sydney, Australia
http://www.gnss2004.org
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January 24-26, 2005
ION National Technical Meeting
The Catamaran Hotel
San Diego, California
Dr. John Studenny is General Chair and Dr. Naser El-Sheimy is
Program Chair
See www.ion.org for
details.
Call for abstracts has been mailed, and abstracts are due no
later than September 30, 2004.
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June 27-29, 2005
ION Annual Meeting
Royal Sonesta Hotel
Cambridge, Massachusetts
www.ion.org
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April 12-14, 2005
CERGAL 2005 (International Symposium on Certification of Galileo
System and Services)
Braunschweig, Germany
http://www.dgon.de
______________________________________
August, 2005
The 37th Annual PTTI Meeting
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Will meet with the IEEE Frequency Control Symposium.
Contact Sheila Faulkner at:
bopenyan@aol.com
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September 13-16, 2005
ION GNSS 2005
Long Beach Convention Center,
Long Beach, California
www.ion.org
______________________________________
January 18-20, 2006
ION National Technical Meeting
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Monterey, California
www.ion.org
______________________________________
September 26-29, 2006 (Tutorials: September 25-26)
ION GNSS 2006
Fort Worth Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas
www.ion.org
______________________________________
September 25-28, 2007 (Tutorials: September 24-25)
ION GNSS 2007
Fort Worth Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas
www.ion.org
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