Algorithms & Methods
High-precision static and kinematic positioning techniques. Strategies for extended range carrier-phase-based positioning. Stochastic error modeling. Reliability and robustness of ambiguity resolution. Quality control and algorithm performance. High-precision static and kinematic strategies and associated applications. Utilization of high-rate, near real-time data from scientific GPS arrays and the impact of new arrays. Strategies for extending the range of carrier-phase-based positioning. Compressing, prioritizing, and scheduling network reference data through limited communication channels.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Lara Schmidt, The Rand Corporation
Richard Pennline, ARINC, Inc.
Curtis Shively, The MITRE Corporation
Janet Neumann, NovAtel, Inc., Canada
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Algorithms for Multi-sensor Fusion
New and novel algorithms as well as issues and challenges with standard algorithms for multi-sensor fusion. Innovative ways to integrate navigation sensors including electronic navigation aids, sonar and radar sensors, self-contained sensors, and maps. The technique may be a new way of using a traditional aiding sensor or a new aiding source.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Demoz Gebre-Egziabher, University of Minnesota
Dr. Paul Groves, QinetiQ, U.K.
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Alternatives & Backups to GNSS
Papers in this session are aimed to cover a broad range of GNSS alternatives that include traditionally considered backup options as well as emerging technologies. Particular topics may include but are not limited to the use of signals of opportunity; Ultra Wide Band (UWB) signal structures; image processing techniques; Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR)/Laser Radar (LADAR) sensor technologies; map matching; navigation filtering and processing with terrain features; and inertial coasting applications.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Lukas Marti, Robert Bosch Corporation
Dr. John Raquet, Air Force Institute of Technology
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Atmospheric Effects on GNSS
Ionosphere characterization, effects on positioning performance for both single and multi frequency, and mitigation techniques and tradeoffs. Ionospheric mapping, modeling techniques and data sources. Investigations into scintillation, geomagnetic disturbances and forecasting. Future developments in light of new signals, interoperable frequencies and low cost equipment. Tropospheric effects: models, error reduction, measurements and estimation.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Sunil Bisnath, York University, Canada
Dr. Anthea Coster, Haystack Observatory
Torben Schueler, University FAF Munich, Germany
Xiaoging Pi, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Aviation Applications
The use of GNSS for civil and military aviation, including future GNSS requirements for aviation, integration into multi-mode receivers and flight testing of GNSS applications. Aircraft based processing, including integrity monitoring (RAIM/FDE) and GNSS/INS integration to support aviation requirements. Integration of satellite navigation technology into aircraft design, air traffic management and airport surface navigation and guidance.
Co-chairs:
Kevin Bridges, Federal Aviation Administration
Prof. David Diggle, Ohio University
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Galileo & GPS/Galileo Reference & User Receivers
Design of the Galileo reference and user receivers, signal acquisition and tracking design and analysis, innovative processing (BOC, MBOC, ALTBOC tracking). Operational concept for multi-frequency, multi-constellation processing. Dynamic reconfiguration of receivers upon interference or loss of one constellation. Hardware and software, emerging technologies, risk areas. RF design for E5A-E5B front end. Receivers and markets. Combined system (GPS and Galileo) receivers.
Co-chairs:
Patrick Fenton, NovAtel, Inc., Canada
Jean-Luc Issler, Centre National d’Études Spatiales, France
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| Galileo Integrity, Multi-constellation RAIM
Status of Galileo integrity concept. Algorithms and performance of RAIM based on multiple constellations. Definition and refinement of integrity user equations.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Christophe Macabiau, ENAC, France
Robert Wolf, IfEN, GmbH, Germany
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Galileo Signal Structure, GPS/Galileo Interoperability
Galileo final signal structure, codes, data message, GPS/Galileo L1 optimization, analyses of GNSS system performance, signal modeling, interference modeling and measurements, vulnerability analysis. Results of studies, support tools, system validation and testing. Galileo signal simulators. Protection and coordination of frequencies.
Co-chairs:
Jérémie Godet, European Commision, Belgium
Stefan Wallner, University FAF Munich, Germany
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Galileo System Design & Services
System design, designs for ground and space systems. Ground control system design, navigation mission design, integrity mission design, search and rescue. Galileo communications networks. Security issues. System performance tradeoffs. Galileo satellite test beds (GSTB V1 and V2, test ranges). Galileo operations, constellation management, replenishment strategies.
Co-chairs:
Marco Falcone, European Space Agency, The Netherlands
Dr. Anthony Pratt, QinetiQ, U.K.
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GLONASS Modernization, QZSS, & Other GNSS
New civil and military capabilities and performance, including integrity and accuracy improvement concepts. Modernized space segment, control segment, and user equipment architectures and design. New GPS and GLONASS civil signals. Research and development status. Impact on future applications. Addition of Search & Rescue. QZSS status and design. COMPASS, IRNSS, and other potential navigation satellite systems.
Co-chairs:
Hiroaki Maeda, NEC Toshiba Space Systems, Ltd., Japan
Dr. Sergey Revnivykh, Russian Space Agency, Russia
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GNSS Antenna & Radio Technology
Antenna designs for GNSS with emphasis on size, gain control, multiple frequency coverage, multipath mitigation, and RF interference suppression. Phase array antennas such as controlled reception pattern antenna (CRPA) as well as performance assessment. Combined system antennas.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Keith F. McDonald, The MITRE Corporation
Sai Kalyanaraman, Ohio University
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GNSS Civil Interference & Spectrum Aspects
Effects of interference on civil and military receivers, interference mitigation techniques, limits of performance, interference effects on hazardously misleading information and integrity. Receiver design tradeoffs. Spectrum management, protection of navigation frequencies, interference issues, interference assessment, and test results.
Co-chairs:
Robert J. Yowell, The Aerospace Corporation
Dr. Jacob A. Sauer, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
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GNSS Ground-Based Augmentation Systems
Aviation local and regional area augmentation systems (GBAS, GRAS) technology, performance, and analysis methods. Accuracy, integrity, continuity, availability requirements and performance for various applications and architectures. Status of research, development and implementation programs; airborne and ground station equipment design, ground station siting and commissioning, aircraft integration, and ground and flight testing. Signal quality and integrity monitoring techniques and
performance. Requirements compliance demonstration and data analysis considerations. Interoperability between augmentation systems.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Jiyun Lee, Stanford University
Victor Wullschleger, Federal Aviation Administration
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GNSS-INS 1
Development and integration of MEMS inertial sensors with GNSS. Advanced processing techniques of raw IMU outputs such as frequency-domain and time-frequency domain techniques. MEMS calibration techniques for improved integrated performance. Role of MEMS IMU and AHRS in low-cost display systems. Papers that use real data to demonstrate performance of integrated MEMS/GNSS are strongly encouraged.
Co-chairs:
Dr. James Farrell, VIGIL, Inc.
Dr. Jan Wendel, MBDA, Germany
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GNSS-INS 2
Innovative development in integrated GNSS and INS. Ultra-tight and deep integration for improved GNSS tracking margin. Integrity, availability, and continuity. Advanced processing techniques and performance prediction.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Richard Greenspan, Draper Laboratory
Dr. Jacob Campbell, Air Force Research Laboratory
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| GNSS Receiver Algorithms
GNSS receiver algorithms not unique to hardware or software architectures but at the receiver level. Algorithms and techniques related to rapid acquisition, improved code and/or carrier tracking performance, high accuracy position solutions, reduced computational loads.
Co-chairs:
Chun Yang, Sigtem; Thomas Pany, University of Munich, Germany
Dr. Mark Psiaki, Cornell University
Dr. Olivier Julien, ENAC, France
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GNSS Space-Based Augmentation Systems
Space based augmentation systems (WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS, GAGAN, SNAS, etc.) technology and performance. Accuracy, integrity, availability and continuity performance for various architectures. Signal quality monitoring techniques and measured performance. New features, infrastructure and standardization evolutions. Status of implementation programs, airborne equipment design, aircraft integration, flight testing and integrity monitoring considerations. Signal quality monitoring techniques and performance. Interoperability between augmentation systems.
Co-chairs:
Eric Altshuler, Sequoia Research Corporation
Boubeker Belabbas, DLR German Aerospace Center, Germany
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GPS Modernization/GPS III
New civil and military capabilities and performance, including integrity and accuracy improvement concepts. Modernized and advanced GPS III system, space segment, control segment, and user equipment architectures and design. Modernized UE development and test results. New GPS civil signals at L1, L2, and L5. Research and development status. Impact on future applications.
Co-chairs:
Dr. John W. Betz, The MITRE Corporation
Rick Reaser, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
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Indoor Positioning
Augmentation of GNSS and integration of systems for indoor positioning. High sensitivity GNSS, advanced algorithms and assisted GPS acquisition. Indoors propagation models. Applications in security, E911, firefighting, law enforcement, rescue operations and context-aware services.
Co-chairs:
Dr. David Bevly, Auburn University
Dr. Paul Alves, The University of Calgary, Canada
Dr. William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Dr. Alexander Mitelman, Nordnav Technologies, Sweden
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Land Applications
Concepts, requirements, performance and operational experience with the use of GNSS for road, rail, and survey and engineering applications. Example applications include vehicle guidance, mobile and GIS mapping, and recreational uses. GNSS applications for precision farming and industrial application. Other issues include soil sampling, yield monitoring, chemical and fertilizer applications, mining and construction, and control of machinery. Environmental issues, personal navigators and navigation in confined environments. Development of standards to address performance requirements for the use of GNSS in land applications.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Paul Montgomery, Novariant
Dr. Taehwan Kim, Navcom Technology
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Marine Applications
Navigation systems operation in a marine environment, including water-way navigation, port entry and docking, ocean and harbor control of vessels, and precision berthing operations. GNSS marine applications, including vessel tracking systems, marine archeology, off-shore construction, exploration, drilling and dredging, fishing and recreation.
Co-chairs:
Prof. Peter Swaszsek, University of Rhode Island
Dr. Gregory Johnson, Alion Science & Technology
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Military Applications
Integration of GPS into new and existing military systems. M-code signal development and testing. Precision weapon delivery and military applications in land, sea, air, and space using GPS. Development of new military GPS and auxiliary sensor hardware. Includes interference and jamming aspects of GNSS from an unclassified perspective.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Thomas D. Powell, The Aerospace Corporation
Gregory W. Gerten, Analytic Graphics, Inc.
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Military Aviation Systems
Status and development of JPALS, LDGPS, and SRGPS. Accuracy, integrity, availability and continuity performance for various architectures. Status of implementation programs, airborne, ground station and ship equipment design, aircraft integration, flight testing and integrity monitoring considerations.
Co-chairs:
John V. Langer, The Aerospace Corporation
Andrew C. Ellingson, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center
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Modeling & Simulation
Novel and interesting uses of software GNSS models and simulations to prove concepts, advance algorithms and the state of the art in navigation. Software-defined GNSS simulator applications and technology. The use of hardware-in-the-loop simulators for GNSS research, development and evaluation.
Co-chairs:
Gary L. Green, General Dynamics-AIS
Jennifer K. Hendrixson, Overlook Systems Technologies, Inc.
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Multipath
Multipath models for GNSS channels, multipath effects on receiver performance including code and carrier tracking, multipath suppression techniques and receiver processing for multipath mitigation. Hardware (RF and receiver) as well as software techniques for multipath mitigation.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Inder J. Gupta, The Ohio State University
John H. Amt, Air Force Institute of Technology
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Multi-Sensor Navigation, Guidance & Control Systems
Advancements in integrated guidance, navigation and control systems. Improved hardware, interfaces, and miniaturized systems. Guidance, navigation, and control of unmanned ground and aerial vehicles. Integrated vehicle and sensor system design, and techniques.
Co-chairs:
Maj. Michael Veth, Air Force Institute of Technology
Dr. Maarten Uijt de Haag, Ohio University
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Network-Based RTK
Network-based carrier phase RTK algorithms and methods including virtual reference stations, functional models and new approaches. Real time quality control and long term monitoring of reference stations. Latency problems. Bias measures, and reference system issues. Novel applications and performance analysis within the framework of permanent reference station installations as used for network-based RTK.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska, The Ohio State University
Dr. Giovanni Pugliano, University of Naples, Italy
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New Product Announcements
This session provides an opportunity to introduce new products to the navigation community! Products should be very recently released or imminently commercially available. This session will focus on hardware and/or software products rather than algorithms or ideas. Vendors are encouraged to provide demonstrations in the exhibitor area afterwards.
Co-chairs:
Keith McDonald, NavtechGPS
Franck Boynton, NavtechGPS
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Novel Applications
Developments in new applications of GNSS technology, either in stand-alone mode, or as subset of hybrid systems. Models, performance, improvements over traditional techniques, and future potential. Wider effects of GNSS evolution on society. First, second, and third place winners of the Autonomous Lawn Mower Competition.
Co-chairs:
Lt. Casey Miller, AFRL/SNAA
Richard Fuller, Geotrax
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Remote Sensing With GPS & Integrated Sensors
Concepts and advanced algorithms related to remote sensing using GPS and GPS augmented by other sensors and systems. Topics of interest include GPS bi-static radars; experience with direct georeferencing in airborne laser scanning, digital photogrammetry and SAR applications; precise trajectory determination; innovations and new concepts in digital maps, geographic information systems (GIS) and geophysical navigation concepts that take advantage of the correlation to the earth’s topography, gravity and magnetic features.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Sameh Nassar, University of Calgary/NovAtel, Canada
Dr. Jan Skaloud, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
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Software Receivers 1
Flexible receiver architectures for GNSS receivers; receiver implementations using programmable processors or reconfigurable Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). Unique approaches to GNSS software receivers.
Co-chairs:
Zhu Zhen, Ohio University
Dr. Andrew Dempster, University of New South Whales, Australia
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Software Receivers 2
Applications of software receivers. Unique advantages of software receivers. Implementation of new approaches. Demonstration of novel advantages of unique approaches to software receivers.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Dennis Akos, University of Colorado
Dr. Brent Ledvina, Virginia Tech
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Space & Satellite Applications
Applications of GNSS on spaceborne platforms such as satellites, the space station, launch vehicles and interplanetary missions. Use of GNSS to aid primary objectives of orbit determination, attitude determination, and navigation, and application objectives such as gravity determination, and mapping from space. Advances in space-based user equipment.
Co-chairs:
Oliver Montenbruck, DLR German Aerospace Center, Germany
Prof. Favio Dovis, Politechnico Turin, Italy
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| Surveying & Geodesy
Applications of GNSS and other sensors in the field of engineering surveying, machine guidance, land surveying, applied and advanced geodesy. Advances and performance benefits due to multi-sensor integration of GNSS for novel applications in surveying and geodesy. Advances in instrumentation and observation techniques, theory and techniques for geodetic adjustment and mathematical representations of physical properties. Gravimetry and gradiometry; stability of the terrestrial reference frames, Earth rotation, crustal deformation, coastal processes.
Co-chairs:
John B. Schleppe, NovAtel Inc., Canada
Dr. Chris Rizos, University of New South Wales, Australia
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Timing & Scientific Applications
Developments in clock technology, time transfer and synchronization, and performance in terms of accuracy, integrity, availability and service continuity. Requirements and performance for applications of GNSS to earth sciences—geodesy, geodynamics, oceanography, etc.
Co-chairs:
William Bollwerk, U.S. Naval Observatory
Thomas Celano, Timing Solutions
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FOUO Sessions, Tuesday, Sept. 25
Co-sponsored by JSDE and AFRL
U.S. ONLY.
Military GPS & GPS-INS Integration. Abstracts should relate to military GNSS and military GNSS-INS integration.
Co-chairs:
Neeraj Pujara, AFRL/SNRN
Steve Stockbridge, AFRL/MNGN
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Abstracts should be submitted electronically via ION’s Web site no later than March 7, 2007. Go to the Online Abstract Submission Form available from the left menu bar of any ION web page. Complete all fields on the abstract submission form.
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