GPS World

Author: GPS World Staff

  • Assuring Continuous High-Performance PNT: Solutions for GNSS Challenged/Denied Environments

    Sponsored by: Loctronix Corporation
    Broadcast Date: Thursday, August 1, 2013
    Moderator: Alan Cameron, Editor & Publisher, GPS World
    Speakers: Dr. Michael B. Mathews – CEO / Founder, Loctronix Corporation, Peter F. MacDoran – Chief Scientist, Loctronix Corporation, John Taylor – President, Mercury Data Systems, Tsega Emmanuel –  Product Manager, TeleCommunications Systems
    Summary: Learn how combining signals of opportunity GNSS, and inertial sensors provides high-performance positioning and navigation information in a variety of GNSS-challenged applications. Topics present an overview of latest solutions using software defined radio techniques to deliver continuous, critical PNT data in a flexible implementation ideal for applications including soldier navigation, spacecraft PNT, commercial indoor/outdoor asset tracking, GNSS signal assurance and interference detection.
    Download the White Paper by Loctronix

  • GNSS Industry Outlook for 2014

    Sponsored by: Hemisphere GNSS
    Broadcast Date:     Thursday, August 15, 2013
    Moderator:     Alan Cameron, Editor & Publisher, GPS World
    Speakers: Len Jacobson – GPS consultant, John Pottle – Marketing Director, Positioning and Navigation division, Spirent
    Summary: Immediately after the GNSS State of the Industry online survey closes on August 12, our analysts provide running commentary on the polling results. We’ll look at a broad spectrum  of responses (more than 700 to date, and still counting!) to questions about the GNSS economic outlook for 2013-2014, the industry’s Issue of the Year, the anticipated winners of the indoor navigation technology battle, alternate funding sources, the next evolutionary leap for commercial GNSS devices, and more. Also, sector-specific questions with responses from survey and high-precision; machine control and UAVs; wireless and consumer; satellites, signals, and simulators; defense, security, and government.

  • The Connected Vehicle

    Sponsored by: Hemisphere GNSS
    Broadcast Date:     Thursday, September 19, 2013
    Moderator: Janice Partyka, Wireless LBS Insider editor
    Speakers: David Jumpa, Chief Revenue Officer, Airbiquity; Scott McCormick, President, Connected Vehicle Trade Association; Andrew Maliszewski, Executive VP, Micronet; Scott Sedlik, VP Product and Marketing, Inrix
    Summary:     The biggest announcements and the most interesting news at the three big wireless/electronics shows in 2013 have all concerned the connected car. Location is a core technology. How will the connected vehicle market evolve? Will there be similarities to the more advanced fleet market? Providers of navigation, mapping, traffic, middleware, search, points of interest and mobile advertising all have key roles to play. How will the complexity of personalization and extras make it difficult to deliver products and service? The pace will only accelerate. Sort through the multiple issues and get your roadmap to the future with Janice Partyka and a panel of industry experts.

  • What’s the Latest & Greatest? GNSS Products for 2014 and Beyond

    New Frontiers in Product Development from ION & Intergeo
    Sponsored by: Hemisphere GNSS
    Broadcast Date: Thursday, October 17, 2013
    Speakers: Frank van Diggelen, Senior Technical Director for GNSS/Chief Navigation Officer, Broadcom Corp.; Ron Ramsaran, Senior Product Marketing Manager marine products, Hemisphere GNSS; Kirk Burnell, Product Marketing Manager OEM boards, Hemisphere GNSS; Eric Gakstatter, Editor, Survey Scene Newsletter
    Summary: A report on new product introductions as seen at ION-GNSS+ and at Intergeo, along with perspective on trends in two major sectors, high precision and smartphone/consumer electronics, with experts from both fields. 

  • Unmanned Aircraft Navigation

    Sponsored by: Hemisphere GNSS
    Original Broadcast Date: Thursday, November 21, 2013
    Moderator:     Tony Murfin, Editor, Professional OEM newsletter
    Speakers: Olivier Casabianca,     Business Area Manager, Trimble GNSS OEM; Hal Adams, Co-founder/Chief Operating Officer, Accord Technology; Neil Gerein, Defense Product Manager, NovAtel; Eric Brewer, Senior Systems Engineer, Rockwell Collins; and Howard William Loewen, President, MicroPilot, Inc.
    Summary:     In recent years, there has been explosive growth in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) market segment, with most on-board navigation systems relying on GNSS or GNSS with inertial aiding. As military budgets decline, interest in civilian commercial applications is growing rapidly.  The FAA recently awarded special type certification to two UAVs for commercial Arctic operations, and the industry is now poised for the opening of the regulation floodgates to address a growing commercial demand. In this webcast, we will hear from some of the industry leaders in GNSS-based navigation for UAVs, in both the military and civilian sectors: they will tell us what they are doing in UAV navigation and where they see this exciting market going.

  • Data Capture for GeoIntelligence

    Sponsored by: Navcom
    Broadcast Date: Thursday, May 8, 2014
    Moderator: Art Kalinski,     Editor, GeoIntelligence Insider Newsletter
    Speakers:     John Ciampa, CEO, Alta; Ted Ralston, Executive Program Manager, Soft Power Solutions; Paul Smith, General Manager, Cyclomedia; Dr. Peter VanAmburgh, Business Development, IIF Data
    Summary: A steep-curve learning session on the current explosion of capture systems, made possible with cheap, small GPS and inertial measurement units.  New oblique capture systems, improvements in 3D model capture, very accurate ground capture (see the Februrary GeoIntelligence newsletter column on Cyclomedia), high-resolution drifting balloons (AltaDrifter.com), cheap silent aerostats, unmanned autonomous air vehicles (UAVs), disposable UAVs, a new manned parafoil all-terrain vehicle (ATV) — yes, flying ATVs! — and more. Look into the future of data capture, because it’s coming at you fast, right now!
    View Ted Ralston’s launch demo video from the webinar
    View Dr. Peter VanAmburgh’s “Stalker” video from the webinar

  • GNSS Interference Detection and Mitigation for UAV Navigation

    Sponsored by: Loctronix Corporation
    Broadcast Date: Thursday, May 22, 2014
    Host: Dr. Michael B. Mathews,     CEO and Founder, Loctronix Corporation
    Speakers: Franck Boynton,     Vice President and CTO, NavtechGPS; Peter F. MacDoran, Chief Scientist, Loctronix Corporation; Michael O. Davies, Senior Engineer, Loctronix Corporation
    Summary: The need for robust, highly-reliable, navigation information in GNSS-denied environments is fast becoming a critical issue for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) / unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in both commercial and military applications.  Total reliance on GNSS can lead to disastrous consequences when signals are interfered with or obstructed. Low-cost, non-SAASM, GPS sensors are particularly vulnerable to jamming and interference. Attendees will learn how robust, cost-effective Hybrid GNSS Technologies (HGT) offer unique capabilities for UAV navigation in environments where traditional GPS receivers may fail.  Combining signals of opportunity (SoOps), inertial sensing, and multi-frequency GNSS using Spectral Compression Positioning, assures continuous navigation by detecting typical GNSS interference and mitigating their effects through alternative navigation means.
    Download a PDF of the webinar slides

  • How Much Farther to the Promised Land?

    Purchase Decisions in the Evolving Landscape of GPS, Multi-GNSS and Alternative PNT
    Sponsored by: NavCom
    Broadcast Date: Thursday, June 5, 2014
    Moderator: Alan Cameron    , Group Publisher, GPS World & Geospatial Solutions
    Speakers:     Steve Ault, Product Manager, NavCom Technology Inc.; John Pottle, Fellow, Institute of Engineering Technology and Royal Institute of Navigation; Philip Mattos, R&D scientist for several GNSS companies; Paul Benshoof, Global Business Development Manager, Locata Corporation
    Summary: Last month’s two GLONASS stumbles prompted some industry leaders to resume their calls for multi-GNSS and for redundant PNT. But neither concept yet exists, truly and pervasively, that is to say effectively for all users. When will reliable, robust, consistent and continuous positioning, navigation, and timing become a reality? Should we rely on whatever technology we currently possess until the perfect system comes available, or should we continuously upgrade at each iterative step along the way?

  • The Hottest Mapping Trends

    Live from ESRI in San Diego
    Focus on using RTK on mobile devices (iOS, Android)
    Sponsored by:     NavCom
    Broadcast Date: Thursday,  July 17, 2014
    Topic    : Using your iOS/Android Smartphone or Tablet with High-Precision GNSS Receivers.
    Moderator: Alan Cameron, Group Publisher, GPS World & Geospatial Solutions
    Keynote speaker: Eric Gakstatter, Editor, Survey Scene Newsletter
    Summary: The mobile device market has been in crazy-mode for the past two years. Every month, a new smartphone or tablet is introduced, giving geospatial more choices than ever before about what they can take into the field. A $200 7″ tablet? An iPad? A $1,200 ruggedized tablet? A Galaxy III smartphone? The mobile device smorgasbord is incredible. How do these devices behave as GIS data collection devices? Do they interface to high-precision GNSS receivers and other instruments? What are other companies using? Join us for a look at the benefits and pitfalls of using consumer-grade mobile devices for professional geospatial applications.

  • RTK on Your Smartphone or Tablet

    Sponsored by: NavCom
    Broadcast date: Thursday, August 14, 2014
    Moderator: Tracy Cozzens, Managing Editor, GPS World and Geospatial Solutions
    Speaker: Eric Gakstatter, Editor, Survey Scene Newsletter
    Summary: The availability of small RTK GNSS receivers, wireless Bluetooth connectivity, and the proliferation of publicly-available RTK bases provide an environment in which you can fully leverage the richness of centimeter-level, horizontal and vertical data. Learn how to adapt to and benefit from the dynamic mobile device market through a step-by-step demonstration. The method does not use the internal receiver of the tablet or smartphone, but takes advantage of some professional-grade RTK receivers on the market that make it easy for users to interface their various mobile devices to their receivers. Join us for a look at the benefits and pitfalls of using consumer-grade mobile devices for professional geospatial applications.
    Download a PDF of the webinar slides

  • Spoofing, Detection, and Navigation Vulnerability

    Sponsored by: NavCom
    Broadcast date: Thursday, September 18, 2014
    Moderator: Alan Cameron, Group Publisher, GPS World and Geospatial Solutions
    Speakers: Todd E. Humphreys, Director, Radionavigation Laboratory, University of Texas; Mark L. Psiaki, Professor, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University
    Summary: The threat of deceptive signal spoofing is a key element of cyber-crime and cyber-terrorism. The ongoing effort, vital to defense, government security, and all forms of navigation and tracking, to differentiate between real and fake GNSS signals gets an up-close and personal look from two leading researchers in the field, Mark L. Psiaki and Todd E. Humphreys. Our speakers will also expand the topic to address other vulnerabilities of navigation, collision avoidance, and timing systems, for example, weaknesses in aviation’s ADS-B protocol and the vulnerability of automotive radar systems.

  • Antennas for the Future: Design and Use

    Sponsored by: NavCom
    Broadcast date: Thursday, February 19, 2015
    Moderator: Alan Cameron, Group Publisher, GPS World and Geospatial Solutions
    Speakers: Maged Shenouda, Project Manager, Antenna Group, NovAtel Inc.; Kenneth M. Pesyna Jr., Ph.D. candidate, department of electrical and computer engineering, The University of Texas at Austin; Dr. Stani Licul, Co-Founder, President and CEO, Maxtena
    Summary: Understand the whys and hows of simulating signal problems now to avoid real-world problems later when newly released GNSS products encounter unanticipated problems in the field. As the number of critical applications that rely on positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) increases, the list of considerations for testing also grows. Topics addressed include leap seconds (next one coming up in June!), multipath, and interference of all sorts. The stakes for attacks on GNSS technologies are rising as incidents increase from occasional, often accidental, interference to more structured and organized approaches to jamming and spoofing. Moderated by Alan Cameron, Group Publisher, GPS World and Geospatial Solutions.