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The GPS/GNSS newsletter by Navtech Seminars
& GPS Supply, the GPS professional's resource since 1984. |
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17, 2001 |
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Editor-in-Chief:
Carolyn P. McDonald (send news items to cmcdonald@navtechgps.com)
Technical
Editor: Keith D. McDonald
Production
& Design:
F'Lynne Didenko
NOTE:
Welcome to " GPSetc.com
News" published
by Navtech Seminars & GPS Supply - your source for GPS/GNSS
news! Navtech has recently acquired an additional website
address, www.GPSetc.com
(which we hope will be both easier to remember and quicker to
type). We have also added some new features to our newsletter.
To mark the occasion, we have renamed our GPS/GNSS newsletter
"GPSetc.com News"!
This and future newsletters will now be
posted on our web site in an easier to navigate web format! We
will continue to send our newsletter emails in plain text
format, for ease of information exchange, and will provide a
link to the web version for each issue. In the future, we will
also provide an archive page with links to all newsletters that
have been posted to our web site, listed by date. Our goal is to
send a full newsletter about the middle of each month, with
additional news flashes as needed.
We also invite you to forward this
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Included
in this Newsletter (click on titles below to jump to news
items):
1)
NAVTECH'S TUTORIALS PRIOR TO ION GPS-2001 ARE
ONLINE!
2)
ION GPS 2001 HOTEL RESERVATIONS
3)
ION GPS 2001 MEETING BROCHURE READY TO BE
MAILED
4)
L2/L5 INDUSTRY DAY (briefings are now online - to access
this, see our detailed instructions)
5)
GPS 2 SOPS REPORT ON CONSTELLATION STATUS
6)
GPS CONSTELLATION STATUS - ERRATA
7)
GLONASS STATUS REPORT
8)
HISTORY NOTE ON SELECTIVE AVAILABILITY
9)
GNSS MEETING REPORT FROM SEVILLA, SPAIN
10)
GALILEO STATUS REPORT
11)
LOCKHEED MARTIN POLL ON APPLICATIONS
12)
SPECTRUM ASTRO POLL ON FUTURE OF GPS
13)
NAVCEN POLL ON GPS III & L2
14)
WAAS EQUIPMENT & PERFORMANCE UPDATES
15)
JUST SIGNED! Our exclusive agreement to sell the much
anticipated Per Enge/Pratap Misra GPS book
16)
NEW PRODUCTS FROM NAVTECH GPS SUPPLY
17)
NAVCEN NEWS
18)
USEFUL GPS WEBSITES (Navtech's continuing log of sites for
your reference)
19)
NAVTECH'S COURSES IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND
JUNE 25-29, 2001
(Let us know you may come, even if it is tentative! 
We base many plans on confirmed or tentative registrations
received by May 25.)
20)
ABOUT ANNAPOLIS & THE SHERATON BARCELO HOTEL
21)
NAVTECH SEMINAR'S ONLINE COURSE REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE!
(www.navtechgps.com/seminars/semreg.asp)
22)
MEETING NOTICES
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1)
NAVTECH'S TUTORIALS PRIOR TO ION GPS-2001 ARE ONLINE!
We
are not in the practice of putting our own Navtech advertising
first, but this is a special announcement!:
A PDF or our brochure pages describing the
tutorials prior to the ION GPS-2001 meeting in Salt Lake City is
NOW POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE: www.navtechgps.com/seminars/iongps2001.asp!
This is earlier than ever. Text versions of tutorial outlines
and tutorial online registration will be up in a few weeks,
hopefully by June 1. We have been presenting tutorials prior the
ION's Satellite Division meeting since 1987. We contribute a
significant percentage of our revenue to the ION for the
privilege of being associated with this meeting, and hope you
will come and enjoy both the educational and conference
experience in one synergistic trip!
This year we are presenting 35 short sessions
on Monday and Tuesday:.
NEW TOPICS for this year are:
* a new full day on "Indoor GPS" by Dr. Frank van
Diggelen
* a new full day on "Galileo" by Prof. Guenter Hein
and Prof. Bernd Eissfeller
* a new half day session for civil and military users on
"GPS Modernization & GPS III" by Dr. Mark
Youhanaie and Mr. Allen Lowry
* a new course called "How to Buy and Sell High-End
GPS" by Mr. Franck Boynton
* a refocused course "Propagation Environmental Effects on
GPS" by Mr. Jack Klobuchar
* a refocused course "GPS Receiver Architecture &
Software Receivers" by Dr. Dennis Akos and Dr. James Tsui
Our tutorials are Sept. 10 and 11, and the ION
GPS conference begins with the plenary the evening of Sept. 11
and concludes Friday afternoon, Sept. 14. The seminars provide
the background you need to more fully understand the conference
papers!
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2)
ION GPS 2001 HOTEL RESERVATIONS
Be
sure to also go to the ION's website ASAP (www.ion.org)
to register for your hotel room. Call now! They are filling up
fast! Tutorials are Sept. 10-11, and the conference is Sept.
11-14.
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3)
ION GPS 2001 MEETING BROCHURE READY TO BE MAILED
The
ION GPS 2001 brochure is at the printer as of May 14 and will be
in the mail by the end of the week! Give it a few weeks in the
mail, especially if you live overseas. If you don't have your
copy by June 15, email us at courses@navtechgps.com
and we will check the status for you. In the meantime, the ION
expects to have the conference and online registration on its
website by June 1.
This is the largest GPS meeting in the world,
with over 2000 attendees and about 100 exhibitors - be there for
product releases and the most important GPS/GNSS technical
papers of the year!
A note to Navtech's GPSetc Newsletter from the
ION's webmaster:
"The ION GPS 2001 program will be
available online at the ION website (www.ion.org)
by Friday, May 18, 2001. After June 1, 2001 the title of each
paper will be linked to the corresponding abstract. An
electronic Book of Abstracts will also be available for download
in PDF format.
This year ION is introducing a PDA version of
the program (Palm, WinCE, Visor, Web Enabled Cellphones, etc).
Registrants can download the program onto their handheld
devices. Each time a user synchronizes, the latest program
updates will be reflected on the PDA. Assuming registrants
synchronize just prior to departing for the meeting, they will
have a program that's more up-to-date than the on-site printed
version.
All the links and information regarding GPS
2001 are on the ION website at www.ion.org/meetings.html
Thank you,
Rick Buongiovanni, Information Manager,
Institute of Navigation"
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4)
L2/L5 INDUSTRY DAY
Here
is the website for obtaining the briefs presented at the GPS
L2/L5 Industry Day that was held 2 May 2001 in Los Angeles:
https://gps.losangeles.af.mil/gpslibrary/2000_public/2100_html/2120_documents.html
(you may or may not have trouble accessing this
site, depending on your level of SSL security)
Briefs are by C. Hegarty, A.J. van
Dierendonck, R. Fontana, P. Novak, R. Slattery, T. Stansell, P.
Dafesh et.al., K. Kovach, B. Feess, and Lt. Victoria.
You will find the ICD-200 draft document dated
Dec 7, 2000. This draft shows the proposed changes to the ICD in
italics and in color.
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5)
GPS 2 SOPS REPORT ON CONSTELLATION STATUS
"CLASSIFICATION:
UNCLASSIFIED
The GPS Constellation Sustainment and
Assessment Team (CSAT) met on 10 May in Los Angeles. This team
of GPS Joint Program Office (JPO), 2d Space Operations Squadron
(2 SOPS), and other U.S. Air Force and contractor
representatives meets quarterly to assess the current status of
the GPS constellation and make decisions regarding the
sustainment of GPS. During the May 10 meeting, the CSAT
cancelled the planned launch of SVN-45 (IIR-8) on 16 August
2001. The CSAT determined that the constellation health did not
dictate an August launch. The CSAT is investigating moving the
launch schedule for March 2002 into November 2001 if the need
arises. Reducing the number of IIR launches now improves the
chances of modifying more of the IIR satellites to include a
second civil signal on L2 and M-Code on L1 and L2 A GPS IIR
satellite is kept at Cape Canaveral at all times to support an
emergency launch. An emergency launch is theoretically possible
within 60-days of call-up. Of the 28 operational satellites,
those that have exhibited performance problems have been
positioned to minimize the impact of a failure. PRNs 15 and 17
(both in the D plane) have been positioned to cover each other
in the event of a failure. If PRN 15 or 17 fails, 2 SOPS will
request an emergency launch into the D plane. An emergency
launch could also be requested in the event of an unexpected
failure of a GPS satellite in a critical slot."
Above
was submitted to Navtech Seminars' newsletter on May 14 by:
"Scott A. True
NIMA Technical Liaison Officer (TLO)
Physical Scientist
GPS
Master Control
Station
National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA)
Schriever
AFB,
Colorado
Acquisition and Technology Directorate (AT)
Phone:
(719) 567-5695 (DSN
560)
Technology Office (ATT)
Fax:
(719) 567-6307 (DSN
560)
Research and Development Division (ATTR)
E-Mail:
scott.true@schriever.af.mil
<mailto:scott.true@schriever.af.mil>"
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6)
GPS CONSTELLATION STATUS - ERRATA
We
had a misprint In our previous newsletter. Please note that
PRN18 is actually SVN54, not SVN48 as we stated in the
Constellation Status new item of our April 13 newsletter.
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7)
GLONASS STATUS REPORT
In
summary, there are now 7 GLONASS satellites in orbit, a loss of
one since our last newsletter of April 14. Satellite #781,
Frequency 9, launched July 24, 1995, was set
"unusable" on April 24, 2001. Of the remaining
operating satellites, one was launched in 1995, three were
launched in 1998 and three in 2000. The Federations' report is
updated daily.
See http://mx.iki.rssi.ru/SFCSIC/english.html
for GLONASS updates from the Russian Federation's Ministry of
Defence.
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8)
HISTORY NOTE ON SELECTIVE AVAILABILITY
Selective
Availability (SA) was turned off on May 2, 2000, providing the
full accuracy of the GPS Standard Positioning Service (SPS) to
users worldwide. So, for the past year, unaided accuracies have
been determined by equipment, multipath, atmospheric conditions,
etc., but are no longer affected by any intentional degradation
of the signal by the US Department of Defense. Accuracies are
surprisingly good (5 - 10 m.) with even the least expensive GPS
units. The Technical Editor of this newsletter noted a marked
improvement in his in-car nav system's ability to do its job
well.
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9)
GNSS MEETING REPORT FROM SEVILLA, SPAIN
The
meeting in Sevilla, Spain May 8-11, 2001 had over 530 delegates
and over 20 exhibits, many of them quite large (the exhibits,
not the delegates!). The technical focus of the meeting was the
developmental Galileo system. Proceedings of the meeting will be
available in 2-3 months and we will publish the contact
information for that at a later date.
The meeting's social events were highlighted
by lavish fireworks that were followed by a banquet, dancing,
and a party that ended at 2 in the morning! Apparently, fun was
had by all. The next GNSS meeting will be 27-30 May, 2002 in
Copenhagen, Denmark.
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10)
GALILEO STATUS REPORT
This
information collected by Mr. McDonald at the GNSS meeting in
Sevilla, Spain May 8-11, 2001:
There was discussion of moving the operational
date from 2008 forward by two years to 2006 by accelerating the
program. The EU has a commitment of $100 million from
participating governments, and an additional $100 million has
been committed by industry. Further decision on full commitment
to an operational system is currently planned for December,
2001. The current work is still developmental. It was repeatedly
stated by various Europeans that Galileo should be viewed as an
addition to GPS, not a competitor. They expect the first 30
satellite deployment of Galileo to cost about 3-4 billion Euros.
(Euro = $.89 in May 2001)
Technical Editor's Note: A political comment
made by Mr. Jac Spaans during the meeting was that while the US
has made promises about sustaining GPS in a mode that is useful
to the world, the US has broken promises, specifically the
Koyoto Accord (regarding the environment), and cannot be relied
upon. This thinking has been a motivator in developing the
system, but it appears that parties from both the US and Europe
feel that an additional system will create a powerful
capability, not just a strong alternative.
www.galileo-pgm.org
for news about the Galileo program
www.genesis-office.org
to subscribe to the Galileo newsletter from the EU
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11)
LOCKHEED MARTIN POLL ON APPLICATIONS
Lockheed
Martin is collecting information from GPS users to help inform
GPS decision makers about the applications users need. Look at www.gps-future.com
for a form to email back to them.
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12)
SPECTRUM ASTRO POLL ON FUTURE OF GPS
Spectrum
Astro has also developed a site for collecting your thoughts on
the future of GPS : www.gps-III.com
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NAVCEN POLL ON GPS III & L2
Requesting
your input on GPS III and L2
Quoted from the NAVCEN web page May 7,2001:
"GPS MODERNIZATION DISCUSSIONS: The GPS III and L2 forums
are waiting for the conversations to begin! If you would like to
input a response to the GPS III questionnaire, the on-line form
is located at: www.navcen.uscg.gov/userinput/gps3userinput.htm"
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14)
WAAS EQUIPMENT & PERFORMANCE UPDATES
Navtech's
GPS Supply is pleased to report that 4 of our customers with
WAAS-capable GPS receivers have reported successfully receiving
the WAAS signal! They are in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; San
Diego, CA; Washington, DC and Japan. We welcome any further
feedback on your successes!
www.navtechgps.com/supply/waas.asp
- for Navtech GPS Supply's page on new WAAS products.
<http://wwws.raytheontands.com/waas/>
- for historical and planned broadcast outages of the WAAS
signal.
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15)
JUST SIGNED! Our exclusive agreement to sell the much
anticipated Per Enge/Pratap Misra GPS book
New
GPS Book by Enge & Misra to be released:
We are extremely pleased to announce that we
have just signed an agreement to be the exclusive worldwide
distributor of the much anticipated book being published by Dr.
Per Enge of Stanford University and Dr. Pratap Misra of the MIT
Lincoln Labs. The book is titled "Global Positioning
System: Signals, Measurements and Performance".
This book fills a gap in the existing array of
GPS books: it is written as original text
with the goal of providing readers with a study tool for
learning the overall GPS system. While it will certainly
be used as a graduate level GPS textbook, it will also be of use
to the person wanting to study on their own.
Our Technical Editor, Mr. Keith McDonald has
reviewed an early draft and the book promises to be a most
excellent reference and educational tool. It will also be used
as a supplement to some of Navtech's GPS courses. The book will
be available in September, 2001 for $90.00 plus shipping and
handling (no discount to bookstores).
Advance orders are being filed through www.navtechgps.com
or www.GPSetc.com. Just go
to the order form and request
Item #2500, (it is not yet detailed on our
website). Please understand it will not be shipped until
September/October, and we will not run your credit card until we
are processing the order then. (Your email address will be
required so that we can contact you easily. Try to file a credit
card with an expiry date after October, 2001. Email Nancy at nzehmer@navtechgps.com
if you have questions.
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16)
NEW PRODUCTS FROM NAVTECH GPS SUPPLY
{{{{{{{{{{{{{ The GPSMap 76 by Garmin is now available
at Navtech GPS Supply. Go to www.navtechgps.com/supply/newgar.asp.
{{{{{{{{{{{{{ The StreetPilot III GPS is the long
awaited alternative to expensive installed in-car nav systems.
By Garmin. www.navtechgps.com/supply/newgar.asp.
{{{{{{{{{{{{{ THE DGPS MAX RECEIVER HAS ARRIVED! Go to
www.navtechgps.com/supply/dgpsmax.asp This receiver is by CSI
Wireless, and allows you to choose your method of correction.
{{{{{{{{{{{{{ See all the eTrex series under
"Browse" - new Garmin products, or go to www.navtechgps.com/supply/newgar.asp.
The eTrex Venure (is translucent green), the eTrex Legend
(translucent blue), eTrex Vista (silver), and eTrex Camo (see
through) range from $129 - $349.
{{{{{{{{{{{{ The Navistar by CMC Electronics (formerly
BAE Systems Canada). Go to www.navtechgps.com/supply/navistar.asp.
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17)
NAVCEN NEWS
As
reported in our newsflash to you last week, the US Coast Guard's
NAVCEN's website is back online:
"Hello-
(This is quoted from the NAVCEN website on May 7, 2001, from
Rebecca Caswell)
***
The NAVCEN website has returned with a new address! *****
Please
note the new address: http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/
This
is a change of the extension. All previous bookmarked pages will
no longer work.
Submitted
by Rebecca Caswell
rcasswell@navcen.uscg.mil"
Quoted from the NAVCEN web page May 7, 2001
"CGSIC 37TH MEETING: The presentations
from the March CGSIC meeting are posted in the CGSIC meetings
section. There are still a couple of presentations missing, but
we hope to have them posted soon."
"CGSIC
SALT LAKE CITY: The agenda is being formed for the September
meeting. If you have any topic or issues that you would like
discussed please contact me." (rcasswell@navcen.uscg.mil)
"ISC
CHAIR POSITION: Mike Savill's term as Chair of the International
Subcommittee (ISC) is coming to an end. Mike has done an
admirable job in his three years as Chair
of the ISC. I am now accepting nominations for a replacement. To
nominate yourself or someone that you believe would be a
suitable replacement, please e-mail me. Questions concerning the
position can be sent to either Mike or to me. (rcasswell@navcen.uscg.mil)"
NAVCEN
information source for the above NAVCEN items:
Rebecca
Caswell
rcasswell@navcen.uscg.mil
+1
703 313 5930
Fax
+1 703 313 5805
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USEFUL GPS WEBSITES (Navtech's continuing log of sites for
your reference)
www.GPSetc.com,
Navtech Seminars & GPS Supply's additional,
easier-to-remember site name www.navtechgps.com
still works.
www.navtechgps.com/supply
for information on the wide variety of GPS equipments we sell
www.ion.org
(particularly to sign up for ION GPS-2001, or to get a hotel
room either for that conference or for our tutorials prior to
the conference)
www.navcen.uscg.gov
( you can sign up for automatic notification of changes in the
GPS system)
www.schriever.af.mil/GPS
(for NANU's - Notice Advisory to Navstar Users)
http://gps.losangeles.af.mil,
under GPS Library, in Public Documents you will find much GPS
information (you may or may not have trouble accessing this
site, depending on your level of SSL security)
www.galileo-pgm.org
for news about the Galileo program
www.genesis-office.org
to subscribe to the Galileo newsletter form the EU
www.spaceflightnow.com
for news on launches of various types
http://mx.iki.rssi.ru/SFCSIC/english.html
for GLONASS updates from the Russian Federation's Ministry of
Defence
www.navtechgps.com/links.asp#glonass
for links to other GLONASS sites.
www.ngs.noaa.gov/CORS
for updates on the CORS system
www.usgs.gov
for updates on the Geodetic Survey's GPS activities
<http://wwws.raytheontands.com/waas/>
- Historical and planned broadcast outages of the WAAS signal
www.navtechgps.com/links.asp
- for Navtech's categorized list of useful web sites
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NAVTECH'S COURSES IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND JUNE 25-29, 2001
Please
register for your choice of course(s) by May 25, if possible.
Tentative registrations are welcome - they help us gauge
interest in the courses!
Note that you may mix and match our courses.
New policy: We now limit the cost of your courses this week to
$2095 if you are combining separate courses. Go to items 11 and
12 for site and registration information.
THE SIX COURSES TO BE
PRESENTED IN ANNAPOLIS ARE:
I) COURSE 122: GPS
FUNDAMENTALS & ENHANCEMENTS
This two-day course is designed to help engineers and other GPS
technical professionals come up to speed quickly on GPS. On
Monday you will hear about the GPS space, ground control and
user segments, with sessions on performance, error sources,
signal structure, propagation, and system status. Tuesday
focuses on GPS timing, the navigation data message, precise
positioning, performance parameters, augmentations, and
modernization. You may also take only one day of this class if
that suits you better (call us at 703 256-8900)! This course is
taught by Mr. Keith McDonald, Navtech's Technical Director, and
the Navtech instructor with the deepest general, long-term
experience with GPS. His delivery is unusually clean and clear,
particularly well-suited to international attendees, and his
humor relieves the task of absorbing a great deal of information
in just a few days. All materials will be presented in
PowerPoint with an LCD projector (or "Beamer", as they
say in Europe!)
For a complete curriculum, go to: http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/sem122.asp
II) COURSE 356: GPS OPERATION
FOR ENGINEERS AND TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS - GPS Principles,
Technology, Applications, DGPS Concepts, and Receivers
This five-day course is designed to give a comprehensive
technical introduction to GPS and DGPS technology, system
concepts, design, operation, implementation and applications.
(Monday and Tuesday are the same as Course 122.) It provides
detailed information on the GPS signal, its processing and
techniques for obtaining position, velocity and time. The course
is also for those already working in GPS, and who would like
exposure to the system as a whole.
For a complete course outline, go to: http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/sem356.asp
III) COURSE 499: ADVANCED GPS
RECEIVER ARCHITECTURES & DESIGN - Hardware & Software
Designs for Stand-Alone and GPS Embedded Products
This five-day course is for engineers, system analysts, user
equipment designers, integrators, and those concerned with GPS
receiver selection, performance analysis, or equipment
modification for special applications. It provides in-depth
knowledge of GPS receiver technology, operation and development.
Taught by three highly experienced instructors who are lively
and clear in their teaching styles, and who are masters at
making the material relevant to your concerns.
***IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING REGISTERING FOR THIS
COURSE, PLEASE CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY! Enrollment is low and,
unfortunately, we may have to cancel.
For a full course outline, go to: http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/sem499.asp
IV) COURSE 447: APPLIED KALMAN
FILTERING - with Emphasis on GPS-Aided Systems
This four and one-half day course is a highly intensive short
course on Kalman filtering and its applications. Emphasis 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 is a high level of
instructor/attendee interaction for hands-on problem solving and
solution discussions. It is recommended that you bring a laptop,
and we can provide a temporary copy of MATLAB 4.0 for use in
class. We provide power for your computer as well. This is a
highly dynamic course by Dr. Larry Levy, who will keep you alert
and motivated to learn!!
For a full course outline, go to: http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/sem447.asp
V) COURSE 323: GPS
INTERFERENCE & JAMMING ISSUES FOR CIVIL AND MILITARY USERS:
Principles, Problems and Mitigation Techniques
This two-day course will be taught by Trent Skidmore and Logan
Scott, each with enormous experience and well-sustained, lively
delivery. The course addresses RFI and jamming concerns by
reviewing and analyzing interference and jamming threats and
their effects on equipment operation. A variety of equipment
analysis and design techniques, which can be used to mitigate
the effects found in adverse environments, are addressed.
For a full course outline, go to: http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/sem323.asp
VI) COURSE 217: INTRODUCTION
TO DIFFERENTIAL GPS
See Course 356, Day 3. This course addressed DGPS techniques and
capabilities, and is taught by Dr. Chris Hegarty, whose very
concise delivery is full of humor and experiential information. http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/sem217.asp
PLEASE NOTE:
COURSE 228: MERGING GPS AND COMMUNICATIONS - canceled
(You may attend this course in a 3-hour tutorial version Sept.
10 in Salt Lake City, Utah prior to ION GPS 2001. Tutorial
course number is 220. See the PDF of our tutorial pages at
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/iongps2001.asp)
COURSE 315: LOCAL AREA DGPS
FOR AIRCRAFT PRECISION APPROACH - canceled
(You may attend this course in its tutorial version Sept. 11 in
Salt Lake City, Utah prior to ION GPS 2001. Tutorial course
number is 340A&B. See the PDF of our tutorial pages at
http://www.navtechgps.com/seminars/iongps2001.asp)
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ABOUT ANNAPOLIS & THE SHERATON BARCELO HOTEL
All of Navtech's June public courses
will be held at:
The
Sheraton Barcelo Annapolis Hotel
Annapolis,
Maryland USA
June
25-29, 2001
www.sheraton.com
for a description and directions.
To make a reservation, call +1 (410) 266-3131,
or fax +1 (410) 266-6247
Annapolis is a Colonial sailing town on the
Chesapeake Bay and is a 29-mile easy drive from Washington, DC.
The closest airport is Baltimore-Washington International, which
also usually offers the best airfares in the
Baltimore-Washington DC area. BWI is about 25 minutes away and
has frequent ground transportation to Annapolis. You may also
fly into Dulles International in Virginia, about 1.5 hours away,
or into Washington Reagan National Airport, about 45 minutes.
For more info on the lovely town of Annapolis,
go to: www.annapolis.org
or go to www.ci.annapolis.md.us
ROOM RATE FOR ALL ATTENDEES, INCLUDING
GOVERNMENT ATTENDEES, IS A SPECIAL $90 (IF you book by June 7 -
you should call the hotel if you are late registering, but the
rate cannot be guaranteed. We looked up the web site and found
that the rates for June 23-29 are normally $129, so be sure to
get a room in the "Navtech room block" before June 7
to get our $90 rate!)
Look up the hotel at www.sheraton.com
Their phone is +1 (410) 266-3131 (ask for
"reservations").
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NAVTECH SEMINAR'S ONLINE COURSE REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE!
We
have updated and revised our seminar web pages to make it easier
for you to browse and to register! On-line registration is now
available for all our advertised courses at the following link: www.navtechgps.com/seminars/semreg.asp
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