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1) Second GALILEO
test Satellite Launched
Europe's Galileo space-based
navigation system took another step
toward fruition with the launch of a
second prototype satellite Saturday
night, less than a week after the
European Parliament approved plans
to finance the network with public
funds.
The second Galileo In-Orbit
Validation Element, or GIOVE,
satellite will test flight hardware
for engineers developing the
system's operational constellation
for launches beginning in 2010.
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2)
UPCOMING GPS/GNSS COURSES
June 2-6, 2008
Doubletree Annapolis Hotel ~ Annapolis,
Maryland, USA
Course
356: GPS Operation for Engineers and
Technical Professionals
Instructors: Mr. Keith McDonald and
Dr. Chris Hegarty (June 2-6, 2008)
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About this
course:
- To give a
comprehensive introduction to
GPS and DGPS technology, system
concepts, design, operation,
implementation and applications.
- To provide
detailed information on the GPS
signal, its processing by the
receiver, and the techniques by
which GPS obtains position,
velocity and time.
- To present
current information on the
status, plans, schedule and
capabilities for GPS, as well as
for other satellite-based
systems with position
determination applications.
- To fill in
technical information gaps for
those working in GPS.
Who
should attend:
Excellent for engineering staff who
need to be rapidly brought up to
speed on GPS, and for those already
working in GPS who need exposure to
the system as a whole, in order to
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Course
111: GPS
Fundamentals,
taught by Mr. Keith McDonald (Monday
June 2)
(Day 1 of Course 356)
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Course
122: GPS
Fundamentals and Enhancements,
taught by Mr. McDonald
(Monday-Tuesday, June 2-3)
( Days 1-2 of Course 356)
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Course
217: Introduction
to Differential GPS,
taught by Dr. Chris Hegarty
(Wednesday June 4)
( Day 3 of Course 356)
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Course
356B: GPS
Operations: DGPS, GPS Signals &
Processing,
taught by Dr. Chris Hegarty
(Wednesday-Friday, June 4-6)
(Days 3,4 &5 of Course 356)
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COURSE
447: Applied Kalman Filtering
(4.5 days)
Instructors: Dr. Patrick Hwang and
Mir. Michael Vaujin (June 2-6, 2008)
About this course:
This course is a highly intensive
short course on Kalman filtering and
Kalman filtering applications.
Emphasis in the course is on
practical applications, but
sufficient supporting theory is
provided to give attendees the
necessary tools for meaningful
research and development work in the
field. Considerable time is devoted
to modeling, the most difficult
aspect of Kalman filtering, in an
application setting.
There will be a
high level of instructor/attendee
interaction, designed to provide
hands-on problem solving and
solution discussions. The learning
experience will also be supplemented
by homework assignments to assist
attendees in improving their
understanding of course concepts. |
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COURSE 448: Advanced
Receiver Processing of GNSS Signals
Instructor: Dr. John Betz (June 2-5,
2008)
About this course:
This 4-day course is intended for
scientists and engineers seeking to
develop expertise in the
characteristics, features and
processing of current and planned
signals from GPS and other GNSS
systems. The course will
substantially benefit both those who
need to understand the details and
rationale of advanced signal
receiver processing and those who
need to produce quantitative
assessments of receivers and their
signal processing performance. |
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July 14-18, 2008
ESA/ESTEC~ Noordwijk, Netherlands
Course
359: Galileo, GPS and Other GNSS
Signals with Receiver Processing &
Technology
Instructors: Dr. Thomas
Burger, Dr. Martin Hollreiser and
Mr. Keith McDonald (July 14-18,
2008)
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About this
course:
- To present
current information on the
status, plans, schedule and
capabilities for GPS and
Galileo, as well as for other
satellite-based systems with
position determination
applications.
- To provide a
structured view of current and
future GNSS signals and to
evaluate the signal processing
performance of receivers.
- To describe
techniques for the receiver
processing of current and future
GNSS signals, showing features,
capabilities, trade-offs and
limitations.systems with
position determination
applications.
- To assist the
attendee in developing skills
for assessing receiver
processing methods and
performance for both current and
future GNSS signals and systems.
Who
should attend:
This course is intended for
scientists and engineers seeking to
develop expertise in the
characteristics, features and
processing of current and planned
signals from GPS and other GNSS
systems. The course will
substantially benefit both those who
need to understand the details and
rationale of advanced signal
receiver processing and those who
need to produce quantitative
assessments of receivers and their
signal processing performance. |
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Course
359A: Galileo
Design, Development & Signal
Processing,
taught by Dr. Thomas Burger and Dr.
Martin Hollereiser (Monday July 14)
(Day 1 of Course 359)
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Course
359B: Advanced
Receiver Processing of GNSS
Signals,
taught by Dr. John Betz
(Tuesday-Friday, July 15-18)
( Days 4-5 of Course 359)
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3)
22nd ANNUAL TUTORIALS prior to ION GNSS 2008
September 15-16, 2008
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Savannah, Georgia
Annual GNSS Tutorials by
NavtechGPS prior to ION GNSS 2008
Conference.
NOTE: Detailed tutorial schedule will be
available within next week on our website.
This schedule will be similar to our 2007
schedule with 7 NEW topics!
Please check back with us soon!
Click here to view our 2007 tutorial
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4)
MEETINGS CALENDAR
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April 23-25, 2008
ENC-GNSS 2008
Centre de Congres Pierre Baudis
Toulouse, France
http://www.toulousespaceshow.eu/toulouse_space_show.htm
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May 6-8, 2008 (ABSTRACTS DUE: November 1,
2007)
PLANS 2008
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Monterey, California
www.plansconference.org
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June 2-6, 2008
NavtechGPS Courses
Doubletree Annapolis Hotel
Annapolis, Maryland
https://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/sem2008schedule.asp
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September 16-19, 2008 (NavtechGPS Tutorials:
September 15-16)
ION GNSS 2008
TBD
Savannah, Georgia
www.ion.org
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October 14-16, 2008
NavtechGPS Courses
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
*Full details will be available in June
2008.
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November 11-14, 2008
IS-GPS/GNSS 2008
Tokyo University of Marine Science and
Technology
Tokyo, Japan
http://gnss2008.jp
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December 1-4, 2008
PTTI 2008
Hyatt Regency Reston Town Center
Reston, Virginia
http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/ptti.html |
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5)
NEWSLETTER LINKS and USEFUL WEBSITES
(This is an archival list. Please notify us
if your own link changes.)
* Mr. Glen Gibbons, founding
editor of "GPS World", launched a new
international trade journal, "Inside GNSS"
in January 2006. Subscription is FREE and
details can be found at
http://www.insidegnss.com
* Collection of articles from "The American
Surveyor" Magazine about GNSS for precise
positioning and Real Time Networks:
http://www.amerisurv.com/content/view/3812/153/
* A reliable source for Galileo information
is:
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/galileo/doc/com_galileo_en_final_16may2007.pdf
* The European Space Agency publishes an
EGNOS newsletter that is called EGNOS NEWS,
focusing both on EGNOS and on satellite
navigation issues:
http://ravel.esrin.esa.int/docs/egnos/estb/newsletter.htm
* To view details on "GPS World" magazine,
the GPS standard since 1990, go to
http://www.gpsworld.com/
* International Loran Association news
archive:
http://www.loran.org/news.html
For high-level eLoran system description
which was put on the web by the ILA, please
visit:
http://www.loran.org/news/eLoran%20Definition%20Document%200%201%20Released.pdf
* For the archive of the Locus Inc.
newsletter, which is no longer an active
newsletter, on LORAN positioning and timing,
go to:
http://www.locusinc.com/loran_newsletter.html
* For the newsletter published by
"Professional Surveyor" Magazine, go to
http://www.profsurv.com/newpsm/news.php
* 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 is at
http://www.cs.unc.edu/~welch/kalman/
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