UN/USA International Meeting on the Use and Applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)

Vienna, Austria, 13-17 December 2004


Presentations

Note: The views expressed in the presentations and papers below are those of the authors and do not reflect the policies or views of the United Nations or the Office for Outer Space Affairs. The presentations and papers are provided solely for informational purposes.

Monday, 13 December 2004
Opening Session  
Chairperson: Ruth Neilan
  GPS-Galileo Cooperation Agreement
Ken Hodgkins (USA)
  Objectives of the International Meeting: carrying GNSS activities forward in 2005 and beyond
Sergio Camacho, (United Nations)
Plenary Session Latest developments with GNSS service providers
Chairperson: Ruth Neilan
  GPS Civil Augmentations � Status and Future
Hank Skalski (USA)
  Preparations for Galileo in Poland and in some other new EU Members
Janusz Zielinski (Poland)
  Indian SBAS � GAGAN
S. Kibe (India)
  Global Positioning System: Policy and Modernization Status
David Turner (USA)
  International Working Group on Site Quality, Integrity and Interference Monitoring
Istv�n Fejes (Hungary)
Plenary Session Follow-up actions and initiatives to the UN/USA Regional Workshops and the International Meetings of Experts on the Use and Applications of GNSS: 2001-2003
Chairperson: Octavian Balota
  Analysis and evaluation of the proposal related to the global network on GNSS applications in agriculture and management of natural resources
Carlos Vettorazzi (Brazil)
  Definition of the required satellite revisit frequency to fulfill farmer information needs - Use of GNSS in precision agriculture
Ruxandra Vintila (Romania)
  Update on the state of the art of the use of GNSS on agriculture and natural resources management
José Paulo Molin (Brazil)
Plenary Session GNSS education
Chairperson: Octavian Balota
  The UN/Italy fellowship program for the Master on Navigation and Related Applications of Politecnico di Torino and ISMB
Letizia Lo Presti (Italy)
  GNSS Laboratory: using the GPS as an interdisciplinary Laboratory on Theory of Telecommunications
Fernando Walter (Brazil)
  Education and Information Center in Svoboda nad Upou, Czech Republic - NGO BOREAS experience
Igor Jan Dvorak (Czech Republic)
Tuesday, 14 December 2004
Plenary Session Regional initiatives on the use and applications of GNSS in developing countries following the UN/USA Regional Workshops and the International Meetings of Experts on GNSS: 2001-2003
Chairperson: Habib Bassam
  Current status of AFREF
Charles Merry (South Africa)
  Present status of SIRGAS Project
William Martínez-Díaz (Colombia)
  EUPOS: Progress Report 2004
G. Milev (Bulgaria)
  Report on GNSS application development initiatives in Zambia and the sub-region
G. R. M. Moyo (Zambia), B. Mwape (Zambia), J. Narkiewicz (Poland)
Wednesday, 15 December 2004
Plenary Session Coordination of GNSS activities at the regional and national level
Chairperson: Charles Merry
  The progress of the implementation of proposed projects on the applications of GNSS in the management of environment and natural resources
William Nyakwada (Kenya)
  GNSS applications at Centro de Investiga��o em Ci�ncias Geo-Espaciais (CICGE), University of Porto
Isabel Osorio (Portugal)
  Results of the EURISY Conference on GNSS, Hungary 2004
Elod Böth (Hungary)
  GNSS activities at VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Petr Rapant (Czech Republic)
  The applications of GNSS in Malaysia: Status updates
Mustafa Din Subari (Malaysia)
  Monitoring of crustal movements in Egypt using GPS technique
Salah Mahmoud (Egypt)
  International GNSS Workshop for the Americas
Ciro Arévalo Yepes (Colombia)
  EGNOS for River Information Services
Paulo Chaves (Portugal)
  GNSS navigation for the Magdalena river
José Riveros Gutiérrez (Colombia)
  Establishing working relations with ICA/SDI Organizations
Milan Konecny (Czech Republic)
Plenary Session Coordination of GNSS activities at the regional and national level
Chairperson: Charles Kamamia
  The realization of the Global Geodetic Reference Frame and the IAG position on GNSS
Gerhard Beutler (Switzerland)
  An update on GNSS issues from the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)�
Matt Higgins (Australia)
  GPS Meteorology: Concepts and possibility of application in Brazil
J. F. Galera Monico (Brazil)
  Developments of the GLONASS system and GLONASS service
Sergey Revnivykh (Russian Federation)
  The progress of the GNSS activities in Romania in 2004
Alexandru BADEA (Romania)
Thursday, 16 December 2004
Plenary Session Special presentations
Chairperson: Surendra Pal
  Galileo Overview
Eero Ailio (European Commission)
  Status of EGNOS and Galileo projects
Rafael Lucas (European Space Agency)
  RadioNavigation Satellite Service - Progress Report 2004
Attila Matas (International Telecommunication Union)
Plenary Session Final reports of the Working Groups
Chairpersons: Chairpersons of the Working Groups
  Working Group to review the follow-up projects and initiatives taken since December 2003
Final report and final recommendations of the Working Group in Plenary
  Working Group on the implementation of the recommendations of the Action Team on GNSS
Final report and final recommendations of the Working Group in Plenary
Plenary Session Establishment of the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG)
Chairperson: Ken Hodgkins
  Opening remarks
Sergio Camacho (United Nations)
  Concept of the International Committee on GNSS (ICG) and draft terms of reference of ICG
Ken Hodgkins (USA)
Friday, 17 December 2004
Plenary Session Continuation of the Preparatory Meeting for the Establishment of the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG)
Chairperson: Ken Hodgkins
  Proposal for Colombia's first satellite: The Cubesat an educational program for developing academic satellite that has a navigation payload
Juan Carlos Narváez (Colombia)

 

 

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