NavtechGPS News - NavtechGPS' GPS/GNSS Newsletter

ITEM 1) LATEST GPS SATELLITE SET TO HEALTHY

The U.S Coast Guard's Navigation Center (Navcen) confirmed that the GPS IIR-18 (M) launched from Cape Canaveral December 20 was set to healthy on January 2.

The satellite, dubbed SVN57, joins the four IIR-M satellites and 12 operational IIR satellites currently in the GPS constellation, which comprises 31 operational satellites overall. GPS IIR-18 (M) will be replacing SVN36, which in turn will replace SVN37, and be placed in orbital slot C1, according to the U.S. Air Force.

For complete story, please visit:
http://sidt.gpsworld.com/gpssidt/Latest+News/Latest-GPS-Satellite-Set-to-Healthy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/483301?contextCategoryId=33824

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ITEM 2) REGISTER NOW! GPS COURSES IN NEW ORLEANS FEB. 25-29

Online course registration is available! To register online please visit: https://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/semreg.asp

View our complete list of dates and courses at: http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/sem2008schedule.asp

February 25-29, 2008
Chateau Sonesta Hotel (in the Quarter)
New Orleans, Louisiana

Course 356: "GPS Operation for Engineers and Technical Professionals", taught by Mr. Keith McDonald and Dr. Chris Hegarty (February 25-29, 2008)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem356.asp

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 work more effectively.

Course 111: "GPS Fundamentals", taught by Mr. Keith McDonald (February 25, 2008)(same as Day 1 of Course 356)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem111.asp

Course 122: "GPS Fundamentals and Enhancements", taught by Mr. McDonald (February 25-26, 2008)(same as Days 1-2 of Course 356)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem122.asp

Course 217: "Introduction to Differential GPS", taught by Dr. Chris Hegarty (February 27, 2008)(same as Day 3 of Course 356)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem217.asp

Course 356B: "GPS Operations: DGPS, GPS Signals & Processing", taught by Dr. Chris Hegarty (February 27-29, 2008) (The first day, Wednesday, is the same as 217)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem356.asp#356B

June 2-6, 2008
Doubletree Annapolis Hotel
Annapolis, Maryland

Course 356: "GPS Operation for Engineers and Technical Professionals", taught by
Mr. Keith McDonald and Dr. Chris Hegarty (June 2-6, 2008)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem356.asp

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 work more effectively.

Course 111: "GPS Fundamentals", taught by Mr. Keith McDonald (June 2, 2008)(same as Day 1 of Course 356)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem111.asp

Course 122: "GPS Fundamentals and Enhancements", taught by Mr. McDonald (June 2-4, 2008)(same as Days 1-2 of Course 356)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem122.asp

Course 217: "Introduction to Differential GPS", taught by Dr. Chris Hegarty (June 3, 2008)(same as Day 3 of Course 356)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem217.asp

Course 356B: "GPS Operations: DGPS, GPS Signals & Processing", taught by Dr. Chris Hegarty (June 3-6, 2008) (The first day, Wednesday, is the same as 217)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem356.asp#356B

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Course 447: Applied Kalman Filtering (4.5 days)
Dr. Larry Levy (June 2-6, 2008)
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem447.asp

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 (June 2-5, 2008)
Instructor: Dr. John Betz
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/GPScourses/sem448.asp

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.

September 15-18, 2008
TBD

Savannah, Georgia

Annual GNSS Tutorials by NavtechGPS prior to ION GNSS 2008 Conference.

NOTE: Detailed tutorial schedule will be available in the Spring 2008.

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ITEM 3) 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" last January. Subscription is FREE and details can be found at http://www.insidegnss.com

* 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/

* For the archives of the Locus Inc. 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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ITEM 4) MEETINGS CALENDAR