Any look into the crystal ball of (even the near) future is fraught with caveats, error, and less than perfect clarity. However, certain extrapolations and not-so-wild guesses do exist.
GNSS, General – Existing (and near term proposed) systems will continue to expand, receive modernization support, and move (slowly) towards increased interest in securitizing systems and data utilized in the GNSS sourceto- user “food chain”. Nationalism of systems and (at least regionalism of) augmentation sources will progress.

There are lots of needs for a unified platform that allows efficient GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver development and testing for various applications. With the current functionality of the GPS constellation and the promise of the future Galileo constellation, many efforts have been focused on the 1575.42MHz L1 signals for the GNSS software receiver implementation. GPS (Global Positioning System) L1 or Galileo E1…

Prem Shanker

Goel is Secretary to the Government of India,

Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).

India has recently launched the National Tsunami Early Warning System (TEWS) established by Ministry of Earth Sciences. Coordinates discussed various aspects of the TEWS with Dr P S Goel, Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Earth Sciences

Who can forget December 26, …

In looking ahead at what milestones we may expect to see during 2008 in the world of GPS and GNSS it is easy to be caught at one of two extremes. The first extreme would be to make the mistake of the shortsighted person who in the late nineteenth century proposed that the US Patent Office should be closed because everything conceivable had already been invented. The other extreme would be to look ahead at the promise of new constellations…

Nano effects
 
A historic moment.
For the automobile industry and for India too.
Tata unveiled small car Nano with a price tag of US$ 2,500.
When this ‘car for masses’ was promised, many did not believe.
Now it is a reality.
A revolutionary innovation.
An innovation that may change the life of millions.
GNSS technology too has this potential.
For imaginative applications and wider …

Ajay Seth,
Managing Director of Elcome Technologies on being acquired by Hexagon

 
What was the thought behind this acquisition?

The Indian market is growing very rapidly. From Hexagon’s perspective as well as the Indian point of view, we need to grow faster and this requires investment. Hexagon could help us achieve this …

January 2008

Institute of navigation national technical Meeting

January,28-30, 2007,

San Diego, California, USA

www.ion.org

February 2008

Mobile World congress 2008

February 11 – 14,

Barcelona, Spain

www.mobileworldcongress.com

Munich satellite navigation summit

19 – 21 February, 2008,

Residenz München, Germany

http://www.munich-satellitenavigationsummit.org/

GSDI-10  St.Augustine, Trinidad

February 25-29, 2008

http://www.gsdi.org/gsdi10/

NavtechGPS Seminars

February 25-29, 2008

New Orleans, LA

PWitt@navtechgps.com

March 2008

CeBIT

March 4-9,

Hannover Germany

www.cebit.de

WAlIS Forum 2008

March 12-14,

Perth, Western Australia

forum@walis.wa.gov.au

http://www.walis.wa.gov.au/forum

April 2008

GEO-SIBERIA 2008

April 22 – 24, 2008,

Novosibirsk , Russia,

strutz@sibfair.ru

http://geosiberia.sibfair.ru/eng/n

Space …

Rakesh Verma

CEO, MapMyIndia,

CE Systems on navigation market in India

How do you see the success of the Navigator in India where we culturally depend on word of mouth for directions?
There is a significant need for a GPS navigation device for all India . Depending on word of mouth for directions has set in as culture in …

January 2008

Institute of navigation national technical Meeting

January,28-30, 2007,

San Diego, California, USA

www.ion.org

February 2008

Mobile World congress 2008

February 11 – 14,

Barcelona, Spain

www.mobileworldcongress.com

Munich satellite navigation summit

19 – 21 February, 2008,

Residenz München, Germany

http://www.munich-satellitenavigationsummit.org/

GSDI-10  St.Augustine, Trinidad

February 25-29, 2008

http://www.gsdi.org/gsdi10/

NavtechGPS Seminars

February 25-29, 2008

New Orleans, LA

PWitt@navtechgps.com

March 2008

CeBIT

March 4-9,

Hannover Germany

www.cebit.de

WAlIS Forum 2008

March 12-14,

Perth, Western Australia

forum@walis.wa.gov.au

http://www.walis.wa.gov.au/forum

April 2008

GEO-SIBERIA 2008

April 22 – 24, 2008,

Novosibirsk , Russia,

strutz@sibfair.ru

http://geosiberia.sibfair.ru/eng/n

Space …

The LBS stream
It’s integral to the day-to-day functioning in the developed world.
In Asia, Japan and Korea lead the way.
The undercurrents are becoming visible in India.
First, it was the state-owned BSNL to join the LBS bandwagon.
Later, the private player Bharti Airtel followed suit.
Market dynamics indicate positive trends for LBS.
With the mobile phones holding the pulse of …