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  • General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union

    The General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union will be held in Vienna, Austria, April 7-12, 2013.

    A highlight is Session “G1.3 – High-Precision GNSS Algorithms and Applications in Geosciences.” This session is an activity of IAG Sub-Commission 4.5 “High-Precision GNSS Algorithms and Applications.”

    Session G1.3 description:

    In the past two decades high-precision GPS has been applied to support numerous applications in geosciences. Currently, there are two fully operational Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), and two more are in the implementation stage. The new systems are about to start providing the user signals, and both, GPS and GLONASS are currently undergoing a significant modernization, which adds more capacity, more signals, better accuracy and interoperability, etc. This, however, also results in new challenges in data processing. Moreover, the new developments in GNSS stimulate a broad range of new applications.

    Algorithmic advancements are needed to address the opportunities and challenges in enhancing the accuracy, availability, interoperability and integrity of high-precision GNSS applications.

    This session is a forum to discuss new developments in high-precision GNSS algorithms and applications in geosciences. We encourage, but not limit, submissions related to:

    • Modeling and strategies in high-precision GNSS,
    • Multi-GNSS potential benefit for geosciences,
    • Precise Point Positioning (PPP),
    • CORS services for geosciences (GBAS, Network-RTK, etc.),
    • Biases and calibrations,
    • New or improved GNSS products for high-precision applications (orbits, clocks, etc.),
    • Ambiguity resolution and validation,
    • Precise Positioning of EOS platforms
    • Precise Positioning for natural hazards prevention,
    • High-precision applications for geosciences,
    • and more.

    Papers are welcomed on all aspects of these issues. Deadline for receipt of abstracts is January 9, 2013.

  • European Navigation Conference Set for April in Vienna

    The European Navigation Conference 2013 will be the 17th conference within the ENC series held under the auspices of the European Group of Institutes of Navigation (EUGIN). The conference will be hosted  by the Austrian Institute of Navigation (AIN) and will take place April 23-25, 2013, in Vienna, Austria. The conference venue is located at  the Austria Center Vienna next to the Vienna International Center.

    Registration is now open.

    The scientific program will be a combination of plenary lectures, parallel sessions and poster presentations. Each year the conference attracts researchers, students, policy makers, manufacturers, users, and service providers from all over the world. With the wide variety of topics in navigation and the expertise of the attending speakers, the aim is to bring together more than 600 experts.

    The conference will focus on the present status as well as on future developments in navigation technologies and systems. The ENC 2013 will be a showcase for state-of-the-art technology and, more importantly, for innovations in the field of terrestrial and satellite-based navigation regarding positioning, trajectory determination, routing, guidance, surveillance, and other areas.

    The program schedule will include ample time to visit the industrial and commercial exhibition which will run in parallel to the conference.

    The official language of the symposium will be English. No simultaneous translation will be provided.

    Preliminary Conference Topics (Sessions):

    • GNSS Development and Interoperability
    • Certification and Standardization
    • GNSS Receiver and Antenna Technology
    • Specific Navigation Applications
    • Space-based Augmentation Systems
    • Space-based Augmentation Systems – Applications
    • Integrated Navigation
    • Intelligent Transportation Systems
    • Business and Economic Aspects of GNSS
    • Non-GNSS Navigation Sensors and Infrastructure
    • Modern Applications and Future Developments
    • Technology Transfer
    • Integrated Applications
    • Location-based Services
    • Navigable Maps
    • Indoor Positioning
    • Time & Frequency Transfer
    • GNSS Network RTK
    • Precise Point Positioning (PPP)
    • Galileo Masters
    • Security and GNSS
    • Scientific GNSS Applications

  • European Navigation Conference Opens Call for Papers

    The 2013 European Navigation Conference (ENC 2013) will be held April 23-25 in Vienna, Austria. This will be the 17th conference in the GNSS series held under the auspices of the European Group of Institutes of Navigation (EUGIN) and is hosted by the Austrian Institute of Navigation (OVN).

    ENC 2013 will focus on the present status as well as on future developments in navigation systems, with special emphasis on Galileo. The conference will be a showcase for state of the art and, more important, for innovations in the field of terrestrial and satellite navigation. The implementation of new technologies in navigation will be illustrated by the industry exhibition, running in parallel to the conference. The theme is “Navigation — Expanding our Horizons.”

    The scientific program will be a combination of plenary lectures, parallel sessions, and poster presentations. Abstracts (paper or poster) with a maximum length of 1,000 words must be electronically submitted for peer-review. Submission deadline for abstracts is December 17.

  • Istanbul to Host First INTERGEO Eurasia in 2014

    The new INTERGEO Eurasia conference trade fair, which will take place in Istanbul on the Bosphorus in spring 2014, will cater specifically to the needs of this economic area. It is aimed at Turkey, south-eastern Europe, the Middle East and the “stan” countries. INTERGEO Eurasia is a collaboration between HINTE Messe and Messe München International. One way in which the DVW is supporting this project is through the use of the INTERGEO brand.

    As Olaf Freier, CEO of HINTE Messe, explains, “This step is a response to the internationalization strategy of numerous INTERGEO partners. The aim is to firmly establish a concept geared specifically to the circumstances in this up-and-coming economic area. The collaboration with Messe München International provides additional expertise and structures for this step and will ensure INTERGEO Eurasia gets off to the best possible start.”

    Hartmut Rosengarten, chairman of the INTERGEO Exhibitor Advisory Board, adds: “INTERGEO has become the number one international platform for many global companies. In addition to further developing INTERGEO in Germany, it makes strategic sense to pursue a growth policy that is closely linked to the existing success concept in other economic areas, too.”

    The INTERGEO Eurasia programme is being planned in close consultation with international INTERGEO exhibitors and the relevant institutions and associations in Turkey.

    HINTE Messe is a partner of the DWV (German Association of Surveying) and has been responsible for organising INTERGEO since 1995. During this period, the conference trade fair has enjoyed continuous growth in Germany. INTERGEO East events aimed primarily at the south-eastern European market have already been held in Belgrade, Zagreb, Sofia and Istanbul.

    Messe München International is one of the world’s leading trade fair companies and has organised events in Asia, Russia, the Middle East and South America. It benefits from a global network, with six foreign subsidiaries and over 60 agencies serving more than 90 different countries.

  • IGNSS Society 2013 Conference & Exhibition

    The IGNSS Society will be holding the 2013 conference & exhibition at the Outrigger Hotel, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, July 16-18, 2013.

    The program will include keynote speakers, oral presentations, interactive poster sessions, panel sessions, open interactive forums, an informative trade exhibition, GNSS demonstrations and a field day.

    Topics will include:

    • Status of GNSS (GPS, Galileo, GLONASS,     Compass, QZSS)
    • Innovative GNSS Applications
    • Land Mobile Applications
    • Aviation and Aerospace Applications
    • Maritime Applications
    • Precise Timing
    • Machine Guidance and Automation
    • GNSS Interference and Signal Processing
    • Alternatives and Backups to GNSS
    • Multi-sensor Integration
    • GNSS Receiver Hardware Design
    • Software GNSS Receivers
    • Atmospheric Effects and Space Weather
    • Precise Carrier Phase-Based Positioning
    • Geodetic Infrastructure and Datums
    • Pedestrian and Indoor Navigation
    • GNSS Policy, Governance and Alternatives and Organisational Issues

    For more information, visit the website, or email [email protected].

     

     

  • China Satellite Navigation Conference (CSNC 2013)

    The fourth China Satellite Navigation Conference (CSNC 2013) has issued a call for papers for the May 15–17, 2013, event in Wuhan, China.

    The theme of CSNC 2013 is “BeiDou Application — Opportunities and Challenges.” The event will include an academic exchange and a commercial exhibition and technical forum.

    The deadline for submitting abstracts is October 31, 2012. Full papers are due December 20. Authors whose papers have been accepted will be notified by the end of February 2013. A template for the papers and additional information on the event are available on the  CSNC conference website.

  • Munich Navigation Satellite Summit

    The Munich Navigation Satellite Summit will be held June 18–20, 2013, in the Residenz München, Munich, Germany. It has been established as a top European and International conference with global impact, featuring invited high-ranking worldwide speakers from industry, science and governments dealing with the directions of satellite navigation now and in the future.

    The Summit starts on June 18 with the Exhibition Opening and Champagne Reception at 16.30 hrs. The technical programme of the conference starts with the Opening Plenary Panel discussing the topic “GNSS – New Challenges” at 17.15 hrs. Afterwards the Bavarian State Reception in the famous ”Residenz München” is giving opportunities for networking.

    The technical program of the Munich Satellite Navigation Summit includes plenary discussions among invited speakers and presents a concise update on the main activities in worldwide satellite navigation systems, in particular on

    • Implementation of the European satellite navigation system Galileo
    • Modernization of the US Global Positioning System (GPS IIF, GPS III)
    • Status and modernization of the Russian Global Satellite Navigation System
      GLONASS
    • Developments of new global and regional systems like the Chinese COMPASS, the Japanese QZSS and the Indian IRNSS
    • Space Based Augmentation systems (SBAS)
    • Legal issues of privacy devises and GNSS re-transmitters
    • Getting the centimeter on global scale (Precise Point Positioning)
    • Design of future navigation systems: Will autonomous sensors come to the fore
    • GNSS monitoring of the system earth and natural disasters
    • Integrated applications of GNSS and Earth Observation

    The Munich Satellite Navigation Summit will further highlight the creation of new applications and services in

    • satellite navigation, in combination with
    • telecommunication and
    • information technology, in particular geo-information technology

    Various sessions will feature discussions among invited panellists talking about perspectives and critical issues in various rapidly growing application scenes of satellite navigation, in particular with Galileo. Brief presentations and statements of the panellists are initiating each session. An interactive question and answer period with the auditorium is closing the topic.

     

  • Trimble Dimensions 2012

    Trimble’s conference will provide insight into how information technology can transform the way surveying, engineering, construction, mapping, GIS, geospatial, utilities and field service management professionals work. It will be held November 5–7, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

  • NAVITEC 2012

    The Radio Navigation Systems & Techniques Section of the Directorate of Technical and Quality Management announces the Sixth Workshop on Satellite Navigation Technology, NAVITEC 2012, December 5-7, at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
    NAVITEC 2012 will also include the “GNSS Signals and Signal Processing Workshop,” in coordination with CNES, DLR, and UFAF.

  • 9th European Conference on Precision Agriculture

    The 9th European Conference on Precision Agriculture will be held in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain, July 7-11, 2013. The conference started on 1997 and takes place every two years in different locations around Europe. The proceedings of the conference are strictly edited to ensure the scientific quality of the event. The event is being held under the auspices of the International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA) and the Universitat de Lleida (UdL).

     

  • Course: Propagation Effects, Channel Models and Related Error Sources on GNSS

    October 15, 2012 – October 17, 2012

    Madrid | Spain

    The course “Propagation Effects, Channel Models and Related Error Sources on GNSS” will be held in ESA/ESAC, Madrid, Spain, October 15-17, 2012.

    This course is organized by ESA in collaboration with CDTI, DLR, CNES and ASI, in the frame of the Network of Experts in Electromagnetic Wave Propagation and the European School of Antennas (ESoA). Its objective is to provide a strong basis into Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) error sources related to radiowave propagation and interference effects. The course covers the description of tropospheric, ionospheric, multipath and interference effects; how they affect GNSS receivers; and how they are impacting observables. The course also includes test cases, exercises, specialized lectures, and industry presentations and an exhibition.

    Further details and registration. Contact: [email protected]

  • UPINLBS 2012 Conference and Exhibition

    October 3-4, 2012
    Helsinki | Finland

    The second International Conference and Exhibition on Ubiquitous Positioning, Indoor Navigation, and Location Based Service, UPINLBS 2012, will be held October 3-4 at the Hilton Hotel Strand in Helsinki, Finland.

    Topics include:
    •    GNSS based positioning for indoors and outdoors
    •    RAN (Radio Access Network) based positioning in smart phones
    •    Positioning solutions based on signals of opportunity
    •    Hybrid positioning solutions with multiple sensors and RF signals
    •    Emerging sensor technologies for positioning
    •    Vision-aided navigation
    •    Smart phone navigation and LBS technologies
    •    Innovative LBS services and applications
    •    Context awareness

    Papers submitted to the conference will be peer-reviewed and published in IEEE Xplore digital library. The deadline for full paper submission is June 17. On-line paper submission and registration will be soon available at the conference website.