GPS Workshop

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Ohio State University in cooperation with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering presents a workshop of Global Positioning System (GPS) - Early Days, Current Status and Policies, Future Prospects, and Challenges. The workshop will be held on Thursday, March 17, 2011 from 9:00AM to 12:30PM in Room 140 Pfahl Executive Educational Building, 280 W Woodruff Avenue, Columbus, Ohio.

Since its inception in the late 1970s, the Global Positioning System (GPS) has become the backbone of navigation, geo-location and timekeeping throughout the world. GPS is as much a part of our infrastructure as wireless communication or any other utility. In this workshop, the invited speakers, Dr. John Betz, Mr. Edward Martin and Mr. Anthony Russo, will discuss the evolution of GPS since the early days to its present configuration and future direction. In addition, how and when the GPS concept was conceived, the challenges faced by the program, technical innovations, and applications will be covered by the speakers. The current status of GPS, as well as US policies regarding the operation, modernization and availability of GPS, will be described. Finally, the future advances planned for GPS will be presented, and the challenges faced by satellite-based navigation will be discussed by the invited speakers.

This workshop is free, however preregistration is highly encouraged. Open to undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and the outside community. Three (3) PDH credits will be offered for attending the entire workshop and a certificate will be provided.

Go to http://ceg.osu.edu/events/2011/02/gps-workshop for information on how to register.