GPS World, April 2011

E NEWSLETTER ALERT Whats Going on in China Find out in the latest Professional OEM Newsletter column by Tony Murfin Go to www gpsworld com china More events online www gpsworld com events THE BUSINESS EVENTS The FlexPak6 enclosure GPS World April 2011 www gpsworld com 28 SURVEY NovAtel Updates Firmware Offers New Enclosure for Future GNSS Signals NovAtel Inc has released Version 1101 firmware for its OEMStar GNSS receiver products The company also launched its high performance FlexPak6 GNSS enclosure the first product to house the companys new OEM628 multiconstellation receiver Firmware The OEMStar is NovAtels lowest cost high performance L1 GNSS receiver This latest firmware release now supports GPS only GPS plus GLONASS and GLONASS only positioning velocity and timing A new multi constellation timing feature lets the user generate an accurate 1PPS timing output using either GPS or GLONASS This new feature also allows a user to specify a primary and secondary time base linked to either GPS or GLONASS time so that if the primary time base is unavailable the secondary time base can be used to provide timing and bridge the outage Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring RAIM is now supported as well as NovAtels Application Programming Interface API that allows a user to create and embed an application that can run directly on the receiver This firmware update is available free of charge to all customers FlexPak6 The FlexPak6 is designed for easy integration and is capable of tracking all current and upcoming GNSS satellite signals plus L band said the company ensuring peak positioning performance now and into the future Compact and lightweight the FlexPak6 builds on the FlexPak G2 series of products by adding powerful OEM6 features such as RAIM Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring for improved GNSS system integrity NTRIP client and server capabilities for integration into network reference applications and 100 Hz measurements for high dynamic applications NovAtel said The FlexPak6 s translucent design allows users to view internal status LEDs for easy diagnosis while a wide input voltage range and an array of interface options including Ethernet and CAN Bus permit quick and simple integration NovAtel said GPS Partnership Council Meeting May 3 4 Los Angeles California http afcea la org gps The 11th GPS Partnership Council meets at the Space and Missile Systems Center in Los Angeles with the theme Executing Modernization Enabling New Paths and Beyond The council is intended to foster interactions among stakeholders and industry partners IAG General Assembly at the IUGG 2011 June 28 July 7 2011 Melbourne Australia www iag aig org The next IAG General Assembly will be held as part of the major IUGG2011 international conference Earth on the Edge Science for a Sustainable Planet a multi disciplinary conference presented by the eight scientific associations of the IUGG ESA International Summer School on GNSS July 20 30 Berchtesgaden Germany www munich satellite navigation summerschool org This summer school sponsored by the European Space Agency is open to graduate students Ph D candidates early stage researchers and young professionals looking to broaden their knowledge International renowned scientists will give lectures along with summer school directors Hexagon 2011 June 6 9 Orlando Florida www hexagonconference com Hexagon 2011 is designed to help users with Leica Geosystems tools The new international conference is organized by Hexagon AB the parent company of Leica Geosystems Intergraph and Hexagon Metrology 43rd Annual PTTI Meeting November 14 17 Long Beach California www pttimeeting org The next Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting aims to disseminate and coordinate PTTI information at the user level review present and future PTTI requirements inform government and industry engineers technicians and managers of precise time and frequency technology and its problems and provide an opportunity for an active exchange of new technology associated with PTTI