Meetings
The Alberta Section typically hosts five meetings per year; roughly one every two months from September to June. Anyone is welcome to attend the meetings for a minimal fee, which includes lunch and at least one presentation. We aim to cover a wide range of navigation topics and presenters are often recognized internationally for their work.
Location and Directions
Meetings are normally held in room 209 of the Calgary Centre for Innovative Technology (CCIT) building at the University of Calgary. The CCIT building is located immediately west of the Engineering building. When arriving by car, turn south off of 32 Ave onto Collegiate Blvd. The second left will take you right past the front of the building. A map of the University campus, including public parking lots, is available at http://www.ucalgary.ca/map/.
Upcoming Meetings
The next meeting is planned for Fall of 2008. Time, date and presenter will be annouced later this year. The meeting will be held in room 209 of the CCIT building at the University of Calgary.
Previous Meetings
On April 17, 2008 Dr. Daniele Borio, Senior Research Engineer in the PLAN Group at the University of Calgary, gave a presentation titled Acquisition of Composite GNSS Signals. His presentation is available for download here.
On February 1, 2008 Dr. Oleg Salychev of Russia-based TeKnol Ltd, gave a presentation titled Low Cost Integrated INS in Applications: TeKnol Ltd Activities.
On January 25, 2008 Mr. Phil Gabriel, VP & General Manager of the Precision Products Business Unit at Hemisphere GPS, gave a presentation titled The 'New' Hemisphere GPS. His presentation is available for download here.
On November 22, 2007 Ms. Sandra Kennedy, SPAN Functional Manager at NovAtel, Inc., gave a presentation titled NovAtel's GNSS + INS Prodcuts. Her presentation is available for download here.
On October 19, 2007 Drs. Mark Petovello and Cillian O'Driscoll, Senior Research Engineers in the PLAN Group at the University of Calgary, gave a presentation titled PLAN Group's Software-Based Receiver: Current Status, Ongoing Work and Ultra-Tight GNSS/INS Integration. Their presentation is available for download here.
On June 14, 2007 Ms. Grace Gao, a PhD student from Stanford University, gave a presentation titled Decoding Galileo and Compass Codes. Grace's presentation is available for download here.
On April 24, 2007 Mr. Gary Sawayama of the Canadian Council on Geomatics gave a presentation titled CDGPS: The Real-Time Canada-Wide DGPS Service. Gary's presentation is available for download here.
On February 27, 2007 Dr. Andrey Soloviev of Ohio University's Avionics Engineering Center gave a presentation titled Utilizing Batch Processing for GNSS Signal Tracking. Andrey's presentation is available for download here.
On January 26, 2007 Larry Hothem of the US Geological Survey gave a presentation titled Operating GNSS Equipment in Antarctica: Experiences, Challenges and Solutions. Larry's presentation is available for download here.
On December 1, 2006 Neil Gerein of NovAtel gave a presentation titled The Revised IS-GPS-200D Specification New Spreading Codes and A Brief Introduction to IS-GPS-800 Spreading Codes. Neil's presentation is available for download here.