Ještě dříve, než bude nová družice ESA Aeolus uložena do transportního kontejneru a odeslána do Francouzské Guayany, aby se odtud v srpnu vydala do vesmíru, budou mít zástupci médií možnost prohlédnout si naposledy tento nejnovější satelit programu Earth Explorer.
The European GNSS Agency (GSA) hosted Cospas-Sarsat participants at its Prague headquarters on 5-11 June 2018, at a meeting to address matters related to the evolution of the Medium-Altitude Earth Orbit Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) system.
At the meeting, the Cospas-Sarsat participants focused on developing the final operational and technical steps required for the declaration of MEOSAR Initial Operational Capability (IOC), planned for 2019. By holding this meeting at the GSA headquarters in Prague, the European Commission underlined the key contribution of the SAR/Galileo service to the MEOSAR system, paving the way towards its full operational capability.
The Galileo SAR service is a fundamental European contribution to the Cospas-Sarsat International Programme, thanks to the SAR/Galileo repeaters and ground segment equipment that relay Cospas-Sarsat distress alerts to national authorities through the Cospas-Sarsat ground network.
“Galileo SAR is one of five Galileo services and is among the three initial services that were declared by the Commission in December 2016. Galileo will be the first full constellation with SAR capability,” GSA Executive Director Carlo des Dorides said at the meeting.
Watch this: Galileo Search and Rescue (SAR) Service
“The GSA is actively supporting beacon manufacturers in implementing Galileo differentiators into their new products and is proud to have Galileo-enabled beacons in the market as a result of our collaboration with leading EU manufacturers,” des Dorides said, adding that the GSA is also leveraging EU GNSS R&D programmes to contribute to Cospas-Sarsat priorities.
The Cospas-Sarsat system detects and locates emergency beacons activated by aircraft, ships and people engaged in recreational activities in remote areas, and then sends these distress alerts to search-and-rescue authorities. The system utilises a network of satellites that provides coverage anywhere on Earth. Distress alerts are detected, located and forwarded to over 200 countries and territories at no cost to beacon owners or the receiving government agencies.
Between September 1982 and December 2016, the Cospas-Sarsat system provided assistance in rescuing at least 43,807 people in 12,664 SAR events. On average, six lives are saved every day with the assistance of Cospas-Sarsat.
Cospas-Sarsat delegates met at the GSA’s Prague headquarters from 5-11 June 2018, to discuss the evolution of the Medium-Altitude Earth Orbit Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) system
And this: MEOSAR Intro
In 2004, Cospas-Sarsat initiated the development of the Medium-altitude Earth Orbiting Satellite System for Search and Rescue (MEOSAR system), with SAR repeaters placed on the GNSS satellites of Europe, Russia and the USA. Early operational capability data from the MEOSAR system has been available since December 2016. MEOSAR will initially complement the existing low-altitude LEOSAR and geostationary GEOSAR systems. The MEOSAR system will eventually replace LEOSAR to become the primary Cospas-Sarsat system.
For more information on Cospas-Sarsat, click here.
Media note: This feature can be republished without charge provided the European GNSS Agency (GSA) is acknowledged as the source at the top or the bottom of the story. You must request permission before you use any of the photographs on the site. If you republish, we would be grateful if you could link back to the GSA website (http://www.gsa.europa.eu).
The European GNSS Agency (GSA) hosted Cospas-Sarsat participants at its Prague headquarters on 5-11 June 2018, at a meeting to address matters related to the evolution of the Medium-Altitude Earth Orbit Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) system.
At the meeting, the Cospas-Sarsat participants focused on developing the final operational and technical steps required for the declaration of MEOSAR Initial Operational Capability (IOC), planned for 2019. By holding this meeting at the GSA headquarters in Prague, the European Commission underlined the key contribution of the SAR/Galileo service to the MEOSAR system, paving the way towards its full operational capability.
The Galileo SAR service is a fundamental European contribution to the Cospas-Sarsat International Programme, thanks to the SAR/Galileo repeaters and ground segment equipment that relay Cospas-Sarsat distress alerts to national authorities through the Cospas-Sarsat ground network.
“Galileo SAR is one of five Galileo services and is among the three initial services that were declared by the Commission in December 2016. Galileo will be the first full constellation with SAR capability,” GSA Executive Director Carlo des Dorides said at the meeting.
Watch this: Galileo Search and Rescue (SAR) Service
“The GSA is actively supporting beacon manufacturers in implementing Galileo differentiators into their new products and is proud to have Galileo-enabled beacons in the market as a result of our collaboration with leading EU manufacturers,” des Dorides said, adding that the GSA is also leveraging EU GNSS R&D programmes to contribute to Cospas-Sarsat priorities.
The Cospas-Sarsat system detects and locates emergency beacons activated by aircraft, ships and people engaged in recreational activities in remote areas, and then sends these distress alerts to search-and-rescue authorities. The system utilises a network of satellites that provides coverage anywhere on Earth. Distress alerts are detected, located and forwarded to over 200 countries and territories at no cost to beacon owners or the receiving government agencies.
Between September 1982 and December 2016, the Cospas-Sarsat system provided assistance in rescuing at least 43,807 people in 12,664 SAR events. On average, six lives are saved every day with the assistance of Cospas-Sarsat.
Cospas-Sarsat delegates met at the GSA’s Prague headquarters from 5-11 June 2018, to discuss the evolution of the Medium-Altitude Earth Orbit Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) system
And this: MEOSAR Intro
In 2004, Cospas-Sarsat initiated the development of the Medium-altitude Earth Orbiting Satellite System for Search and Rescue (MEOSAR system), with SAR repeaters placed on the GNSS satellites of Europe, Russia and the USA. Early operational capability data from the MEOSAR system has been available since December 2016. MEOSAR will initially complement the existing low-altitude LEOSAR and geostationary GEOSAR systems. The MEOSAR system will eventually replace LEOSAR to become the primary Cospas-Sarsat system.
For more information on Cospas-Sarsat, click here.
Media note: This feature can be republished without charge provided the European GNSS Agency (GSA) is acknowledged as the source at the top or the bottom of the story. You must request permission before you use any of the photographs on the site. If you republish, we would be grateful if you could link back to the GSA website (http://www.gsa.europa.eu).
The European GNSS Agency (GSA) hosted Cospas-Sarsat participants at its Prague headquarters on 5-11 June 2018, at a meeting to address matters related to the evolution of the Medium-Altitude Earth Orbit Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) system.
At the meeting, the Cospas-Sarsat participants focused on developing the final operational and technical steps required for the declaration of MEOSAR Initial Operational Capability (IOC), planned for 2019. By holding this meeting at the GSA headquarters in Prague, the European Commission underlined the key contribution of the SAR/Galileo service to the MEOSAR system, paving the way towards its full operational capability.
The Galileo SAR service is a fundamental European contribution to the Cospas-Sarsat International Programme, thanks to the SAR/Galileo repeaters and ground segment equipment that relay Cospas-Sarsat distress alerts to national authorities through the Cospas-Sarsat ground network.
“Galileo SAR is one of five Galileo services and is among the three initial services that were declared by the Commission in December 2016. Galileo will be the first full constellation with SAR capability,” GSA Executive Director Carlo des Dorides said at the meeting.
Watch this: Galileo Search and Rescue (SAR) Service
“The GSA is actively supporting beacon manufacturers in implementing Galileo differentiators into their new products and is proud to have Galileo-enabled beacons in the market as a result of our collaboration with leading EU manufacturers,” des Dorides said, adding that the GSA is also leveraging EU GNSS R&D programmes to contribute to Cospas-Sarsat priorities.
The Cospas-Sarsat system detects and locates emergency beacons activated by aircraft, ships and people engaged in recreational activities in remote areas, and then sends these distress alerts to search-and-rescue authorities. The system utilises a network of satellites that provides coverage anywhere on Earth. Distress alerts are detected, located and forwarded to over 200 countries and territories at no cost to beacon owners or the receiving government agencies.
Between September 1982 and December 2016, the Cospas-Sarsat system provided assistance in rescuing at least 43,807 people in 12,664 SAR events. On average, six lives are saved every day with the assistance of Cospas-Sarsat.
Cospas-Sarsat delegates met at the GSA’s Prague headquarters from 5-11 June 2018, to discuss the evolution of the Medium-Altitude Earth Orbit Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) system
And this: MEOSAR Intro
In 2004, Cospas-Sarsat initiated the development of the Medium-altitude Earth Orbiting Satellite System for Search and Rescue (MEOSAR system), with SAR repeaters placed on the GNSS satellites of Europe, Russia and the USA. Early operational capability data from the MEOSAR system has been available since December 2016. MEOSAR will initially complement the existing low-altitude LEOSAR and geostationary GEOSAR systems. The MEOSAR system will eventually replace LEOSAR to become the primary Cospas-Sarsat system.
For more information on Cospas-Sarsat, click here.
Media note: This feature can be republished without charge provided the European GNSS Agency (GSA) is acknowledged as the source at the top or the bottom of the story. You must request permission before you use any of the photographs on the site. If you republish, we would be grateful if you could link back to the GSA website (http://www.gsa.europa.eu).
Bentley recognized for helping Malaysia’s Mass Rapid Transit Corporation in going digital
for a world-class railway project
Bentley Systems today announced it has received a 2018 Microsoft Partner of the Year award. Bentley was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of user solutions based on Microsoft technology.
Awards were announced in 39 categories, with winners chosen from more than 2,600 entrants from 115 countries worldwide. Bentley Systems was recognized for providing outstanding solutions and services in the CityNext Partner of the Year category.
Bentley Systems CEO Greg Bentley said, “We are honored to have received this prestigious award which recognizes Bentley as a provider of cloud-based software solutions powered by Azure, for the advancement of infrastructure projects throughout the world, and specifically for Mass Rapid Transit Corporation’s [MRTC] outstanding Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya [SSP] line in Malaysia. MRTC is going digital, harnessing Bentley and Microsoft technology to deliver one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects ever undertaken in Asia.”
With more than 1.7 million people residing in just 94 square miles, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has one of the highest population densities globally. As a result, it is estimated that residents living in the Greater Klang Valley region collectively spend 280 million hours per year stuck in traffic. The SSP line is the second line of MRTC’s Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit railway project, which will create better mobility for residents and make it possible to ease traffic by an estimated 160,000 cars daily. As Malaysia’s largest infrastructure project, the SSP line includes 11 interchange stations, making it easier for commuters to transfer to existing and future rail lines, while 16 stations will have park and ride facilities. In addition to creating an estimated 130,000 new employment opportunities, the line has the potential to generate RM 20 billion in cost savings per year as a result of reduced traffic congestion.
The MRTC project team utilizes Bentley OpenRail’s connected data environment comprising the shared services of ProjectWise and AssetWise, powered by Microsoft Azure to ensure seamless information exchange, real-time collaboration, and management of asset information across the lifecycle, among hundreds of team members.
Poh Seng Tiok, director of planning and design for MRTC noted that on a project of this scale and complexity, it is essential to effectively manage and share the huge amount of data across the entire project—from design and construction, through to operation and asset management.
Mr. Poh said, “We need to make sure that all the different [project] phases are well covered and information that we build up during design, and during construction are taken forward during the operation and maintenance stage for better understanding. By turning to the Bentley/Microsoft cloud-based solution, we are able to streamline collaboration across all teams and identify and mitigate potential issues, before they impact cost, schedule, and safety. We expect to increase productivity by about 35 percent, through reducing design rework by providing real-time, accurate information.”
Through the partnership with Bentley Systems and Microsoft, MRTC expects to complete the project on time and within budget by 2022. Watch the project video here. Learn more about the featured project here.
“Our ecosystem of partners is crucial to delivering transformative solutions, and this year’s winners have proven to be some of the finest among their peers,” said Gavriella Schuster, corporate vice president, One Commercial Partner, Microsoft Corp. “We are pleased to recognize Bentley Systems for being selected as winner of the 2018 Microsoft CityNext award.”
About Microsoft’s Partner of the Year Awards
The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards recognize Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions during the past year. Award winners are recognized at Microsoft Inspire, Microsoft’s annual partner event, to be held this year in Las Vegas, July 15 through 19. Learn more about the awards program.
In a major collaborative effort, scientists from around the world have used information from satellites to reveal that ice melting in Antarctica has not only raised sea levels by 7.6 cm since 1992, but, critically, almost half of this rise has occurred in the last five years.
In a major collaborative effort, scientists from around the world have used information from satellites to reveal that ice melting in Antarctica has not only raised sea levels by 7.6 mm since 1992, but, critically, almost half of this rise has occurred in the last five years.
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Rostliny reagují mnohem rychleji a jsou citlivější, než si často představujeme: detekují změny světla ve zlomku sekundu a jsou schopné se za světlem natočit v řádu minut. Podobně rychle pak reagují na gravitaci. V prvním červnovém týdnu evropští vědci poprvé v historii sledovali kořeny rostlin v reálném čase, a to na palubě letounu vytvářejícího různé úrovně gravitace.
Award recognizes Bentley colleague for outstanding contributions to civil engineering in 2017
Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced that Bentley colleague, Thomas Walski, Ph.D. P.E., F. ASCE, F. EWRI has received the Civil Engineer of the Year 2017 award from the American Society of Civil Engineers, Lehigh Valley Section (LV-ASCE). The award is given annually to recognize outstanding achievements and contributions of a civil engineer to the engineering profession, to the education and support of younger and future engineers, and to the community.
The LV-ASCE Nominations and Awards Committee evaluates nominees based on their professional and occupational achievements including positions held, research, technical writing, volunteer involvement in the community, and aid to educational development.
Dr. Walski said, “I appreciate the Lehigh Valley ASCE’s recognizing me with this award. I have been lucky to have worked as a water engineer, which enabled me to work on technically challenging projects, with outstanding individuals while providing essential services for people. I appreciate the opportunity I’ve had with great organizations from the start of my career though the years I’ve spent on the Bentley team.”
Since 2000, Dr. Walski has served as a senior product manager and research fellow for Bentley Systems. He is co-holder of several patents in hydraulic analysis, and his research in the water industry has resulted in significant improvements in engineering practices in applied hydraulics. Additionally, Dr. Walski has authored or contributed to more than 25 reference books and more than 100 conference presentations and journal papers.
Dr. Walski has served on numerous committees, is associate editor for the Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, and former editor of the Journal of Environmental Engineering. To date, Dr. Walski has received numerous awards and honors including being named as one of the 50 water industry icons by Water and Waste Digest in 2011, and early in his career awarded as Outstanding Young Engineer by ASCE, Mississippi Section, in 1985.
Prior to his tenure at Bentley Systems, Dr. Walski served as executive director of Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and has held several environmental, sanitary, and civil engineering positions, including with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pennsylvania American Water, and the Water and Wastewater Utility in Austin, Texas. Dr. Walski was an associate professor for Wilkes University, where he taught courses in hydraulics, water resources planning, and water supply design. Dr. Walski earned his master’s degree and Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University.
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Dr. Thomas Walski receives LV-ASCE Civil Engineer of the Year award.
Read more here about ASCE Awards criteria.
About Bentley Systems
Bentley Systems is a global leader in providing engineers, architects, geospatial professionals, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure. Founded in 1984, Bentley has more than 3,500 colleagues in over 50 countries, and is on track to surpass an annual revenue run rate of $700 million. Since 2012, Bentley has invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions.
About the American Society of Civil Engineers
The American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 150,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation’s oldest engineering society.
ASCE stands at the forefront of a profession that plans, designs, constructs, and operates society’s economic and social engine – the built environment – while protecting and restoring the natural environment. www.asce.org
Supporting development and sharing of best-practice approaches for
project delivery and asset operations
FRANKFURT (from ACHEMA, World Forum for the Process Industries) − Siemens’ Process Industries and Drives and Digital Factories divisions are teaming up with Bentley Systems’ Bentley Institute to establish a Process Industries Academy that will support the companies’ joint vision for cloud services and digital workflows in engineering and operations. The Process Industries Academy will help organizations to better understand and develop an effective digital strategy across all aspects of the asset lifecycle, based on the practical experience and knowledge of the industry’s leading experts.
With recent fluctuations in the oil, gas, and global energy markets, and the subsequent impact on related process manufacturing sectors, established ways of working in the process industries are now being challenged across the entire project lifecycle. Fewer capital investments in greenfield projects, and an increased focus on optimizing productivity, performance and utilization of existing assets, have prompted the process industries to examine new ways to increase competitiveness and operating revenues.
An optimal approach to project delivery and asset performance addresses the interactions and balance between an organization’s capabilities, its people, the underlying business processes and methods, all coupled with the latest technology, to consistently improve its business outcomes.
Based on the experience and knowledge of the industry’s leading experts, the Process Industries Academy will provide sessions focusing on real-world examples of the key aspects of a digital approach to capital project delivery and asset operations. Participants will discover how developing a clear digital strategy for improved collaboration, communication, and coordination between project teams creates an ideal environment to optimize information creation and digital workflows.
Eckard Eberle, CEO, Process Automation, Process Industries and Drives Division, Siemens AG, said, “The Process Industries Academy supports the development of industry best-practice approaches, while respecting the culture and traditions within today’s process industries. Our shared vision for the academy is to offer a practical, effective means for asset owners, decision makers, and program and project managers to understand the interactions and balance between teams, processes, and technologies so they can see improved project delivery and asset performance.”
Alan Lamont, vice president of Digital Advancement Academies for Bentley Systems, said, “The Process Industries Academy will offer industry professionals an environment to learn and share practical insights about business process improvements enabled by technology, so they can educate and equip their teams to be more productive and achieve the best outcomes. With academy sessions, we hope to help participants to develop a better understanding of their role and the benefits across the asset lifecycle, with practical, real-world examples of “Going Digital” to advance capital project delivery and asset operations.”
Process Industries Academies will be situated in the following locations to support the global process industry:
Karlsruhe, Germany at Siemens’ Process Automation World
Houston, Texas, U.S. in Bentley’s Digital Advancement Academy
Shanghai, China at Siemens’ Process Industry Center of Excellence
The first academy session is scheduled for November 14, 2018 in Karlsruhe at Siemens Process Automation World. A half-day preview of the Process Industries Academy will be featured during Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2018 Conference in London on Monday, October 15.
Caption and image link: The Process Industries Academy will help organizations develop a digital strategy based on practical experience and knowledge from leading experts.
Attribution: Photo courtesy of Bentley Systems
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for 170 years. The company is active around the globe, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world's largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a leading supplier of efficient power generation and power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. With its publicly listed subsidiary Siemens Healthineers AG, the company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT.
In fiscal 2017, which ended on September 30, 2017, Siemens generated revenue of €83.0 billion and net income of €6.2 billion. At the end of September 2017, the company had around 377,000 employees worldwide. www.siemens.com
Bentley Institute advances the infrastructure professions by encouraging and supporting going digital. Its initiatives advance and attract current and future infrastructure professionals through continuous learning about technology solutions, as well as project delivery and asset performance best practices. Bentley Institute’s Digital Advancement Academies facilitate an environment and a culture of innovation via awareness sessions, forums, and targeted seminars and working groups, helping to ensure that all project collaborators fully understand the digital processes, standards, and deliverables expected for successful project outcomes. www.bentley.com/learn
Bentley Systems, Incorporated is a global leader dedicated to providing engineers, architects, geospatial professionals, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure. Founded in 1984, Bentley has more than 3,500 colleagues in over 50 countries, and is on track to surpass an annual revenue run rate of $700 million. Since 2012, Bentley has invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions.
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Read the articleNově jmenovaný španělský premiér oznámil svůj záměr, podle něhož by se kosmonaut ESA Pedro Duque stal ministrem pro vědu, inovace a vysoké školy.
Mark your calendar for European Space Week 2018, and don’t miss out on the leading European space programmes conference, connecting business, policy-makers, international experts and space application user communities, which will take place in Marseille, France, on 3-6 December 2018.
Beginning with the EGNSS Users Consultation Platform, Copernicus Accelerator and the Galileo Accelerator, EU Space Week will combine several events in a week, in an attempt to respond to the needs of EU space programme users. The event will address how Europe is using space to tackle challenges in areas such as sustainable development, mobility, defence, economic development and the environment.
At a plenary session, participants will learn more about the state of the art of Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus, with input from keynote speakers and high-level officials. This will also be an opportunity to learn about the latest status of the EU space programmes. Other sessions dedicated to Smart Cities, sustainable land management, interconnectivity, infrastructure and marine and maritime issues will examine how European businesses, entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) are already using EU space technologies and can harness the power of space technology to build the innovative applications and services needed in these areas.
On Tuesday 4 December, the awards ceremony for the European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC), known as the “Galileo Masters” and the Copernicus Masters, will take place. This competition was officially launched during the recent inauguration of the Galileo Reference Centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.
Registration for European Space Week has not yet opened, but you can sign up now, and receive notification when registration opens.
For updates, check the event portal regularly.
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Český dodavatel softwaru Esri, společnost ARCDATA Praha, nabízí možnost odborné stáže pro studenty. Stážista bude mít možnost podílet se například na následujících činnostech: příprava ukázek GIS funkcionality pro potenciální zákazníky, výroba programových modulů v rámci aktuálních projektů, či testování funkcionality nově uvedeného SW. Máte zájem o stáž? Pošlete nám motivační dopis, ve kterém nezapomeňte popsat i svou představu o cílech […]
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Read the articleKosmonaut ESA Alexander Gerst dorazil na Mezinárodní kosmickou stanici, kde tak začal svoji půlroční misi Horizons. Společně s ním přiletěla na ISS americká astronautka Serena Auñón-Chancellorová a ruský pilot Sergej Prokopjev.
Kosmonaut ESA Alexander Gerst dorazil na Mezinárodní kosmickou stanici, kde tak začal svoji půlroční misi Horizons. Společně s ním přiletěla na ISS americká astronautka Serena Auñón-Chancellorová a ruský pilot Sergej Prokopjev.
The award criteria are the following: |
- Scientific excellence and innovative approach of the academic work |
- Thematic relevance of the scientific work for issues/problems of the Danube Region |
- Relevance of the scientific work beyond the national borders |
- Potential of the candidate (for example: integration in international networks, participation in scientific projects, publication history, experience in teaching, etc.) |
- No formal age limit - BUT Limitation to participants that have received their master/PhD max. 5 years ago (meaning after 1st of January 2013). Submissions of candidates holding only a bachelor degree will not be accepted. |
The European GNSS Agency (GSA) hosted the GNSS Raw Measurements Taskforce workshop “GNSS Raw Measurements: From research to commercial use” on May 30, to share and explore experiences, use cases and opportunities enabled by Android GNSS Raw measurements.
The workshop was attended by over 80 participants from industry and from the academic and research communities and included over 20 presentations and two demonstrations by GEO++ and Spirent. The participants shared their experience with Android raw measurements in three exciting domains: high accuracy applications; scientific, educational and robustness applications; and applications for testing and optimisation.
Promising results arising from the use of raw measurements were presented, both involving the use of raw data for high accuracy techniques and for testing a constellation or combination of constellations. The workshop also took a look into the future, in a session on the outlook for geolocation in the mass market, where participants discussed the increased accuracy, availability and robustness that Galileo will contribute.
Frank van Diggelen, principal software engineer at Google provided a keynote presentation on Android GNSS measurements along with a vision for advanced location services. He spoke in particular about the new Android features to be enabled with new APIs (application programming interfaces) and enhancements of GNSSLogger, Google`s raw measurements analysis tool.
Broadcom’s Miguel Torroja stressed how dual frequency will change performance levels in the mass market. “Until today, mass market devices have been single frequency only, but the industry is now moving towards dual frequency, with a resulting increase in accuracy in open environments and more robustness to multipath in urban scenarios,” he said.
Read this: World’s first dual-frequency GNSS smartphone hits the market
Highlighting the role of Galileo within the use of GNSS raw measurements, Airbus’ Moises Navarro Gallardo, said that by including Galileo in the position, velocity and time (PVT) solution through the use of raw measurements, users will easily experience the added accuracy and availability that Galileo provides.
GSA’s Fiammetta Diani provided a status update on Galileo along with an overview of new services to expect in the near future – specifically high accuracy and authentication.
“Open signal navigation message authentication will help mitigate the vulnerabilities of GNSS and is a clear differentiator of Galileo with respect to other GNSS available to the public,” she said. As regards high accuracy, she said that this would be based on Precise Point Positioning via Galileo E6 without the need for an additional communication channel. This will be gradually implemented between 2018 and 2020.
In particular, three key additions to the integrity navigation (I/NAV) message for OS users on E1B will further increase compliance with the relevant 3GPP standard.
According to GSA’s Flavio Sbardellati: “Reduced clock and ephemeris data (redCED) will enable the computation of coarse position in a faster time to first fix, while secondary synchronisation pattern (SSP) will strengthen synchronisation with mobile networks.” Sbardellati added that additional forward error correction (FEC2) would improve data tracking in difficult environments.
The presentations from the workshop can be downloaded here.
Launched in June 2017 and coordinated by the European GNSS Agency (GSA), the GNSS Raw Measurements Task Force aims to share knowledge and expertise on Android raw measurements and their use, including their potential for high accuracy positioning techniques relevant to mass market applications. The Task Force includes GNSS experts, scientists and market players, all of whom are dedicated to promoting a wider use of these raw measurements.
More information on the Task Force, its members and their work can be found here.
Media note: This feature can be republished without charge provided the European GNSS Agency (GSA) is acknowledged as the source at the top or the bottom of the story. You must request permission before you use any of the photographs on the site. If you republish, we would be grateful if you could link back to the GSA website (http://www.gsa.europa.eu).
The European GNSS Agency (GSA) hosted the GNSS Raw Measurements Taskforce workshop “GNSS Raw Measurements: From research to commercial use” on May 30, to share and explore experiences, use cases and opportunities enabled by Android GNSS Raw measurements.
The workshop was attended by over 80 participants from industry and from the academic and research communities and included over 20 presentations and two demonstrations by GEO++ and Spirent. The participants shared their experience with Android raw measurements in three exciting domains: high accuracy applications; scientific, educational and robustness applications; and applications for testing and optimisation.
Promising results arising from the use of raw measurements were presented, both involving the use of raw data for high accuracy techniques and for testing a constellation or combination of constellations. The workshop also took a look into the future, in a session on the outlook for geolocation in the mass market, where participants discussed the increased accuracy, availability and robustness that Galileo will contribute.
Frank van Diggelen, principal software engineer at Google provided a keynote presentation on Android GNSS measurements along with a vision for advanced location services. He spoke in particular about the new Android features to be enabled with new APIs (application programming interfaces) and enhancements of GNSSLogger, Google`s raw measurements analysis tool.
Broadcom’s Miguel Torroja stressed how dual frequency will change performance levels in the mass market. “Until today, mass market devices have been single frequency only, but the industry is now moving towards dual frequency, with a resulting increase in accuracy in open environments and more robustness to multipath in urban scenarios,” he said.
Read this: World’s first dual-frequency GNSS smartphone hits the market
Highlighting the role of Galileo within the use of GNSS raw measurements, Airbus’ Moises Navarro Gallardo, said that by including Galileo in the position, velocity and time (PVT) solution through the use of raw measurements, users will easily experience the added accuracy and availability that Galileo provides.
GSA’s Fiammetta Diani provided a status update on Galileo along with an overview of new services to expect in the near future – specifically high accuracy and authentication.
“Open signal navigation message authentication will help mitigate the vulnerabilities of GNSS and is a clear differentiator of Galileo with respect to other GNSS available to the public,” she said. As regards high accuracy, she said that this would be based on Precise Point Positioning via Galileo E6 without the need for an additional communication channel. This will be gradually implemented between 2018 and 2020.
In particular, three key additions to the integrity navigation (I/NAV) message for OS users on E1B will further increase compliance with the relevant 3GPP standard.
According to GSA’s Flavio Sbardellati: “Reduced clock and ephemeris data (redCED) will enable the computation of coarse position in a faster time to first fix, while secondary synchronisation pattern (SSP) will strengthen synchronisation with mobile networks.” Sbardellati added that additional forward error correction (FEC2) would improve data tracking in difficult environments.
The presentations from the workshop can be downloaded here.
Launched in June 2017 and coordinated by the European GNSS Agency (GSA), the GNSS Raw Measurements Task Force aims to share knowledge and expertise on Android raw measurements and their use, including their potential for high accuracy positioning techniques relevant to mass market applications. The Task Force includes GNSS experts, scientists and market players, all of whom are dedicated to promoting a wider use of these raw measurements.
More information on the Task Force, its members and their work can be found here.
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