 | August 31 Webinar Q&A Follow-up August 31, 2010
Article By: Eric Gakstatter Earlier today (August 31), I conducted a webinar titled “Solar Activity, SBAS and 24+3 GPS Constellation Updates.” Considering we only announced the webinar three weeks ago, we had a fantastic registration numbers, with more than 570 registered. I also had a lot of questions before and during...More>> |
 | Upcoming Webinar and DoD Releases New GPS Specification Documents August 23, 2010
Article By: Eric Gakstatter I received some engaging e-mails about the solar activity discussion in my last newsletter. Since that newsletter, I’ve announced a webinar I’ll be conducting Tuesday, August 31. The primary subject I will discuss during the webinar will be the effect of solar activity on GPS users. More>> |
 | Solar Activity and Powerpoint Presentations August 4, 2010
Article By: Eric Gakstatter You might have heard reports this week about a solar storm this week. This is part of the new solar cycle (Solar Cycle 24) that I’ve written about several times. I want to periodically touch on this subject as the solar activity is going to increase over the next few years, and if the solar...More>> |
 | Get It Surveyed: ESRI Surveying and Engineering GIS Summit July 22, 2010
Article By: Eric Gakstatter I believe that if you attend the ESRI SEGS and UC conferences just one time, your vision of surveying, engineering, construction, and GIS will change forever. I know it sounds like an advertisement from ESRI, but I think my pitch is even better than theirs. Seriously though, there are so many...More>> |
 | June 24 Webinar QA and ESRI Survey Summit/User Conference July 8, 2010
Article By: Eric Gakstatter On June 24, I conducted a webinar for Geospatial Solutions (GSS), a sister publication that I’m editor of. Many of the questions from the audience were GPS-specific and I thought they would be relevant to address in this newsletter. More>> |
 | What's Going to Happen When High-Accuracy GPS is Cheap? June 2, 2010
Article By: Eric Gakstatter The GPS satellite launched into orbit last week wasn’t just any other GPS satellite. It was the first of a new generation of GPS satellites that are going to change the way surveying, engineering and construction data is collected and processed in the future. Its new features are going to...More>> |
 | GPS, GLONASS, and SBAS Webinar Follow-up May 19, 2010
Article By: Eric Gakstatter Normally, my column following a webinar is dedicated to Q&A follow-up from the webinar. However, immediately following the April 22 webinar, I traveled to Phoenix, Arizona, to attend the ACSM/GITA conference, which I wrote about earlier this month.
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| ACSM/GITA Conference Coverage May 4, 2010
Article By: Eric Gakstatter The annual ACSM (American Congress on Surveying and Mapping) isn’t what it used to be. Attendance was way down and the number of exhibitors is way down. The technical content, however, was still pretty good. In fact, I've included links to several videos I recorded at the ACSM/GITA conference.
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| SBAS Crashing April 21, 2010
Article By: Eric Gakstatter It’s been a tough couple of weeks for SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System), namely the USA’s WAAS program and India’s GAGAN program. WAAS and GAGAN have taken big hits recently that threaten the integrity of the programs. Both events were totally unexpected and are causing disruptions...More>> |
 | Solar Activity and RF ID Technology April 7, 2010
Article By: Eric Gakstatter It’s time to touch on the solar activity subject again, as there was an event earlier this week and rumors began to fly. The mainstream press jumped on a story back in January when the first solar flare of Solar Cycle 24 occurred. More>> |
