“Global Nagivation Satellite System” by Andrew Addy, Spirent Communications, United Kingdom.

Date:  January 19, 2010 (Tuesday)
Time:  7:30pm – 8:30pm; 6:30pm networking
Venue:  PSDC, 1 Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, 11900 Bayan Lepas

Admission is free

Refreshments will be served before the lecture.  Network and interact with like-minded engineers and researchers before the seminar begins.

Abstract

Satellite Navigation is a method employing a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) to accurately determine position and time anywhere on the Earth. Currently, satellite navigation receivers are widely used for positioning, tracking, navigating, surveying and timing for both personal and commercial applications. The Global Positioning System (GPS) developed and operated by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) is the only fully operational GNSS system up to today. However, within the next few years there will be more fully independent GNSS systems available, the United States will continue to improves and modernise their system and the rest of the world, e.g. Russia, the EU and China will respectively bring their GLONASS, GALILEO and COMPASS systems into full operation.

Overview

• the existing and new satellites systems that will be available in the near future
• the challenge in Multi-GNSS satellite navigation

Speaker

Andrew Addy is the Asia Sales Director for Spirent Communications, Positioning Technologies Division. He has worked on Satellite Navigation test systems for over 22 years. Initially as an engineer, then he moved into sales and took responsibility for Asia Pacific in 2001. Before working in GNSS Andy’s primary experience was in developing specialized test equipment. Currently based in the UK, Andy has also lived in the USA and France. Andy graduated from the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom in 1976.