| Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| Prof. Pal AHLUWALIA
, Vice Chancellor, University of the South Pacific, Fiji |
| Hon. Jone USAMATE,
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Disaster Management and Meteorological Services, Fiji |
| Sharafat GADIMOVA,
Office for Outer Space Affairs, United Nations Office at Vienna, Vienna, Austria |
| Dr. Sushil KUMAR,
University of the South Pacific, Fiji |
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Global Positioning System (GPS): Status and Development,
Jeffrey AUERBACH, United States of America |
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Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS): Status and Development,
Sergey RYBKIN, Russian Federation |
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Status Update on the European Satellite Navigation System (GALILEO),
Daniel BLONSKI, European Union |
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BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS): Status and Development,
Zeng ZHAOXIAN, China |
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Development of precise positioning capabilities in mass market devices,
Matt HIGGINS, Australia |
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Dissemination of real-time and post-mission value added GNSS-data - A Global Operator's Perspective,
Razig NOOR, Australia |
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Concepts of creating a geodetic adjustment,
Ed CARLSON, United States of America |
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Bridging the gap between high altitude remote sensing and ground-based survey for marine conservation planning,
Subhash CHAND, New Zealand |
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GNSS receiver autonomous integrity monitoring-based on vector tracking loop,
Farah UZMA, Pakistan |
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Low-cost GNSS receiver system for high-precision GNSS data collection,
Dinesh MANANDHAR, Japan |
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Application of BeiDou in natural disaster emergency management in China,
Yongfeng LIAO, China |
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GNSS time transfer: Receiver internal delay determination,
Thayathip THONGTAN, Thailand |
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Migration from Fiji geodetic datum 1986 (FGD86) to International Terrestrial Reference Frame,
Asakaia TABUA, Fiji |
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Applications of GNSS in Tuvalu,
Fatasi MALOLOGA, Tuvalu |
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The use of GNSS based technology in Vanuatu,
Arishnal CHAND, Vanuatu |
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GNSS applications to make lives better in the Pacific-SkyEye Pacific,
Ebony-Jean TA' AVILI, Samoa |
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The plan for development of a modern height system for Tonga,
Viliamu FOLAU, Tonga |
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Presentations are available at the Seminar web page
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Monitoring and mitigating space weather effects for GNSS applications,
Balwinder Singh ARORA, Australia |
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On the predictability of equatorial plasma bubbles for GNSS users,
Brett CARTER,
Australia |
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Simulating ionospheric mitigation on GNSS-based application,
Slamet SUPRIADI, Indonesia |
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Modeling the ionospheric TEC over Malaysia using SCHA,
Siti Aminah BAHARI, Malaysia |
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Ionospheric scintillation of GNSS signals: Impacts and mitigation,
Keith GROVES, United States of America |
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Ionospheric response to space weather events in March 2013 and 2015 and their comparison with similar strength storms of July 2012 and June 2015,
Sushil KUMAR, University of the South Pacific, Fiji |
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Transitioning to the United States 2022 National coordinate system without getting left behind,
Ed CARLSON, United States of America |
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Updating Fiji's maritime survey ITRF 2005 to ITRF 2014,
Vasiti SOKO, Fiji |
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National geodetic reference frame of Myanmar,
Sein MIN, Myanmar |
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Linking the difference coordinate systems in the Philippines using GNSS,
Louie BALICANTA, the Philippines |
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SW maps for low-cost GNSS receiver systems,
Dinesh MANANDHAR on behalf of Avinab MALLA, Nepal |
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Panel Discussion: Sustainability and Modernization of GNSS CORS and Geospatial Infrastructure through Capacity Building
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" Why, What and How" of GNSS CORS and Geospatial Infrastructure,
John DAWSON, UN-GGIM AP WG1 - Geodetic Reference Frames |
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Purpose and value of the UN/World Bank - Integrated Geospatial Information Framework, and the Sustainable Development Goals wrt GNSS CORS and Geospatial infrastructure,
Allison CRADDOCK, UN Subcommittee on Geodesy - Education, Training and Capacity Building |
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Perspective on business/operational/action plans for the sustainability of GNSS CORS and Geospatial Infrastructure,
Rob SARIB, FIG Asia Pacific Capacity Development Network |
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Case Study of the regional strategy position the Pacific for the future - Pacific Geospatial Surveying Council,
Andrick LAL, PGSC and Pacific Community |
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Examine case studies from Tonga and
Fiji,
Sosefo KAITAPU, Tonga and Asakaia TABUA, Fiji |
| Verify the capacity challenges, immediate needs and goals to develop GNSS and Geospatial infrastructure capability |
| Examine the importance of GNSS CORS and Geospatial infrastructure in the Pacific |
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Special Technical Session: Standards and Interoperability of Precise Point Positioning Sevices
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Multisystem GNSS receivers for high-precision applications with using global high-precision service,
Andrey VEITSEL, Russian Federation |
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Status and prospects of the Russian PPP System for high-precision determination of Navigation and Ephemeris-time Information,
Vladimir PASYNKOV, Russian Federation |
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PPP activity updates and plans of QZSS,
Kyohei AKIYAMA, Japan |
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Recent Activity of International Standardization for High-Accuracy GNSS Correction Service,
Rui HIROKAWA, Japan |
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Galileo Status and High Accuracy,
Daniel BLONSKI, European Union |
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Technical Issues for GNSS PPP Interoperability,
Daniel BLONSKI, European Union |
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Development of BDS and Study of PPP Timing,
Rui TU, China |
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The Australian SBAS Program: Progress and Motivation for a PPP Service,
Simon REYNOLDS , Australia |
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On the interoperability of GNSS clock and bias products for precise point positioning with ambiguity resolution,
Simon BANVILLE, Canada |
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GNSS Precise (Point) Positioning: Where to from here ?
Suelynn CHOY, Australia |
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Session 6: Capacity Building and International/National experiences in the use and implementation of GNSS technologies
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Capacity Building of GNSS Education in China and its enlightenment,
Jung GUIFEI, China |
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GNSS and the Pacific Community
, Andrick Lal, South Pacific Community, Fiji |
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GNSS activities in Mongolia,
Ochirkhuyag LKHAMJAV, Mongolia |
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GLONASS: Present and Future,
Shreya SARKAR, India |
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Angola-Russia cooperation in the development of GNSS monitoring ground station: capacity Building for Angolan Specialists,
Amaro Francisco Alberto Joao and Solana Gracierre da Costa Ferreira, Angola |
| Development and application of national Beidou ground-based augmentation system,
Haoyu LOU, China |
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Kirbati Maritime Boundaries Project, Tion Uriam, Kiribati |
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Tradition & Technology Projects using GNSS, Nick ROLLINGS, Fiji |