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report of the action team on global navigation satellite systems (gnss)

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• Theory and practice <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> GNSS space vehicle c<strong>on</strong>trol;• Principles <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> navigati<strong>on</strong> measurements and data processing;• Differential navigati<strong>on</strong> and GNSS augmentati<strong>on</strong>s;• GNSS applicati<strong>on</strong>s; and• Practical training with GNSS instruments.481. The course is intended for specialists with high technical educati<strong>on</strong> who are willing togain more practical experiences and improve <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir pr<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>essi<strong>on</strong>al competencies.482. This training program has been developed and tested by a <str<strong>on</strong>g>team</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> leading Russianscientists and experts in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> field <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>satellite</strong> navigati<strong>on</strong> who represent <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Russian aerospaceindustry and research institutes such as: <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Missi<strong>on</strong> C<strong>on</strong>trol Center <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Central ResearchInstitute for Machine Building (TsNIIMASH) <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Rosaviakosmos, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Research Institute <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> SpaceSystems (NIIKS), a subsidiary <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> “Khrunichev” Research and Producti<strong>on</strong> Center, and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> RussianInstitute <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Space Device Engineering (RISDE).483. In South Africa, universities and technik<strong>on</strong>s (tertiary technical training instituti<strong>on</strong>s)provide GPS and GNSS training as part <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> surveys and in various engineering courses. Inadditi<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> pers<strong>on</strong>nel <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se instituti<strong>on</strong>s are prepared to provide short courses, ei<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> apractical, hands-<strong>on</strong> or <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>oretical nature for appropriate fees. These can be and have been d<strong>on</strong>ebey<strong>on</strong>d South Africa's borders. The two major universities providing training in GPS and GNSSin <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir degree courses for surveying are <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> University <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Cape Town and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> University <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>Natal; however, most engineering faculties include such training. For instance, GPS and GNSStraining is an important factor for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> training <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> mining engineers at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> University <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>Witwatersrand.484. The University <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Cape Town <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fers approximately 40 lectures <strong>on</strong> GNSS (mainly GPS),with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> emphasis <strong>on</strong> GPS applicati<strong>on</strong>s in surveying and geodesy (carrier phase differential GPS).These lectures are taught as part <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> a four-year course in Geomatics and cannot be takenseparately. It also <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fers a two-day short course <strong>on</strong> GPS, with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> emphasis <strong>on</strong> GIS/surveyingapplicati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> GPS (aimed at scientists and engineers who need to use GPS for data collecti<strong>on</strong>).The University <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Natal <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fers similar courses.485. In <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> United Kingdom <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Great Britain and Nor<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rn Ireland, through <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> University <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Nottingham <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fers a degree coursededicated to <strong>satellite</strong> positi<strong>on</strong>ing technology. Details can be found athttp://www.nottingham.ac.uk/iessg/MSc2.html.486. Through <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> EPSRC project <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Department <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Geomatic Engineering, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> UniversityCollege L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong> has <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fered Ph.D. opportunities in <strong>satellite</strong> geodesy and astrodynamics. Detailscan be found at http://www.ps.ucl.ac.uk/people/vacancies/PhDOpportunity.html.487. The Nati<strong>on</strong>al Physical Laboratory has also organized a short-term course and workshop<strong>on</strong> next-generati<strong>on</strong> <strong>global</strong> navigati<strong>on</strong> <strong>satellite</strong> <strong>systems</strong>. Details can be found athttp://www.npl.co.uk/npl/training/courses/ng<strong>gnss</strong>.html.488. In <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> United States <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> America, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re are numerous research and training instituti<strong>on</strong>s thatprovide training <strong>on</strong> GNSS. This is not an endorsement that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se are <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> best or <strong>on</strong>ly instituti<strong>on</strong>sthat provide GNSS training, but are simply a sample.89

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