50+ Leaders to Watch
May 1, 2007 By: GPS World Staff GPS WorldGPS World Exclusive
Policy makers, researchers, program managers, executives, and innovative product developers must chart a path to success through a challenging landscape of change in global navigation capabilities and market expansion.
Who will move the industry and its applications forward in 2007 and 2008? What strategies will they employ and what risks will they undertake? In this special report, GPS World looks ahead to identify key influentials who will impact global space-based positioning, navigation, and timing.
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Of course, the individuals featured here are not the only ones moving the industry forward. Far from it. Our selection is forcibly arbitrary, though, we believe, well deserved on every account. To compile it, we canvassed the editorial advisors of this magazine and the 50+ leaders featured in the May 2006 issue.
As the year continues to unfold, look for these individuals, as well as their companies and organizations, to bring further innovation to an already dynamic field.
David Wither
CEO | Sarantel
"Our primary goals for 2007/2008 are to cost-reduce our GPS antenna products, thereby enabling broader adoption of the technology in consumer GPS products. We passionately believe GPS quality should not be compromised for consumer products and we believe our technology will play a key role in enabling accurate, robust GPS in small portable devices. We have made a number of significant advances in our manufacturing process over the past two years and we are now ready for the challenge of ramping up production to support high-volume consumer applications."
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(For Sarantel technology circa 2005, see "Getting into Pockets and Purses: Antenna Counters Sensitivity Loss in Consumer Devices," April 2005 issue, and on our website.)
Marek Ziebart
Reader in Space Geodesy | University College London
"My recent research has concentrated on GPS orbit modeling and prediction, using physical and engineering data about the spacecraft behavior and environment. This involves detailed modelling of solar radiation pressure, satellite thermal response, the effect of radiation emitted and reflected by the Earth, and antenna thrust. I'm also interested in the impact of such modeling on the global space and time reference frames for GPS and Galileo. In the next couple of years I'm looking to improve the access to these frames in real time by driving up the accuracy of real-time clock and orbit products for environmental measurements (earthquake cycle, tsunami warning systems) and for high-accuracy, long-term orbit prediction for mobile navigation users."
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Patricia Doherty
Co-Director and Senior Scientist | Institute for Scientific Research, Boston College
Pat oversees a variety of innovative projects that use GNSS. Her own research centers on ionospheric effects on satellite-based augmentation systems (SBAS) and promoting navigation technology and education in developing countries. Active in the international SBAS ionospheric working group, she seeks to establish international partnerships to empower and educate scientists in Africa and South America on GNSS use. Her research team at Boston College is installing a network of ionospheric sensors, including GPS, in the South American continent to study the dynamic low-latitude ionosphere.
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