The Engineering Model of the Galileo In- Orbit Verification satellites has completed several phases of testing in cooperation with the ground segment and is now being prepared for electromagnetic compatibility testing. The second in a series of System Validation Tests (SVT-0B1) has been executed from the Galileo Launch and Early Orbit Phase Operations Control Centre …
An industry group is attempting to drum up interest in the European Galileo satellite positioning system with a contest featuring £435,000 in prizes. The 2010 Competition looks to kick-start commercial exploitation of the Galileo system and has a large prize pot to get businesses interested. Winners from each country participating in the contest will also …

says François Erceau vice president and general manager of Ashtech
While commenting on the name change from Magellan Professional to Ashtech you said, “Ashtech brings a remarkable legacy of technology, precision, and innovation, but the ‘new Ashtech’ is a venture for the 21st century.” Would you like to elaborate?
Founded in 1987, Ashtech® has long played an …
June 2010
GEA’2010
22 -24th June
Cracow, Poland
jacek@gea.com.pl
http://gea.com.pl/targieng.php
July 2010
ISPRS Centenary Celebrations
4 July
Vienna, Austria
www.isprs100vienna.org
ESRI International User Conference
12-16 July
San Diego, USA
www.esri.com
August 2010
Bengaluru Space Expo
25-28 August
Bangaluru, India
http://www.bsxindia.com
September 2010
ESA International Summer School on GNSS
1-11 September
Denmark
www.munich-satellite-navigation-summerschool.org/
IPIN 2010
September 15-17, 2010
ETH Zurich, Campus Science City
(Hoenggerberg), Switzerland
www.geometh.ethz.ch/ipin/
ION GNSS 2010
21 – 24 September
Portland, Oregon, USA
www.ion.org
G-Spatial Expo
19-21 September
Yokohana, Japan
g-expo@jsurvey.jp
www.g-expo.jp/en/
GDI APAC
28-30 September
kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
www.geopatialdefenceasia.com
International Astronautical Congress 2010
27 Sep – …

It is not the strongest,
Nor the most intelligent,
But the ones most responsive to change,
Survive.
So said Darwin.
With the advent of new species – Smart Phones, MIDs..
The landscape of satellite navigation industry is changing.
Once considered a powerful and promising navigation force,
The space of PND appears to be shrinking.
Probably there is a need to adapt.
And evolve.
Bal Krishna, Editor
bal@mycoordinates.org
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Real-Time GNS Software Receivers: challenges, status, and perspectives
Marcel Baracchi-Frei, Grégoire Waelchli, Cyril Botteron and Pierre-André Farine
F-22 GINS: Ensuring the raptor always gets its prey
Lt Christine Laning
Improved algorithms for sailing calculations innavigational system
Athanasios Pallikaris, Lysandros Tsoulos and Demitris Paradissis
Lessons from Haiti
UNSPIDER team
The SEAGAL Project
Gustavo Belforte, Gabriella Povero, Matteo …

From the early days of the development of basic navigational software built into satellite navigational receivers, it has been noted that for the sake of simplicity and a number of other reasons, this navigational software is often based on methods of limited accuracy [1]. It is surprising that even nowadays the use of navigational software is still used in a loose manner, sometimes ignoring basic principles and adopting oversimplified…

During a disaster, situational awareness can mean the difference between life and death. Satellites provide reliable and rapid communication, observation and positioning tools, especially when crucial on-the-ground infrastructure is damaged. Risk management activities also benefit greatly from space-based data…