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Note: The views expressed in the presentations and papers below are those of the authors and do not reflect the policies or views of the United Nations or the Office for Outer Space Affairs. The presentations and papers are provided solely for informational purposes.
| Monday, 8 December 2003 | ||
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Welcome Statement
Dr. Sergio Camacho, Director, Office for Outer Space Affairs |
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| Objectives and goals | ||
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Action Team on Global Navigation Satellite Systems: status of work and recommendations for UNISPACE III+5 review by the United Nations General Assembly
Mr. Ken Hodgkins, Deputy Director, Office of Space and Advanced Technology, United States Department of State, United States, and co-chair of the Action Team on GNSS |
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Objectives of the International Workshop: plan of work of the Office for Outer Space Affairs in supporting GNSS activities
Dr. Hans Haubold, Officer-in-Charge, Space Applications Section and Ms. Takemi Chiku, Chief, Committee Services and Research Section, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
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Latest development with GNSS service providers
Briefings on new and major developments |
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| Chairperson: | Ms. T. Chiku (UN/OOSA) | |
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Latest developments with Global Positioning System (GPS)
Mr. Hank Skalski, Civil GPS Liaison, Air Force Space Command, Office of the Secretary, United State Department of Transportation |
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Developments of the Glonass system and Glonass Service Interface
Dr. Sergey Revnivykh, Director, Satellite Navigation Department, Mission Control Center, Russian Aviation and Space Agency |
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Status of EGNOS and GALILEO Projects and application developments
Mr. Rafael Lucas, Navigation Applications and User Services Office, European Space Agency |
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Latest developments with GPS And Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) and Indian interest in Galileo
Dr. S. Kibe, Programme Director, SATNAV, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) |
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Status of Japanese GNSS augmentations
Mr. Kota Tanabe, Special Adviser, Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna |
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Latest news on the GPS-Galileo negotiations
Mr. Ken Hodgkins, Deputy Director, Office of Space and Advanced Technology, United States Department of State, United States |
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| Follow-up actions and initiatives to the UN/USA Regional Workshops and the International Meeting of Experts on the Use and Applications of GNSS, 2001-2002: Results of the survey | ||
| Chairperson: | Dr. H. Haubold (UN/OOSA) | |
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GNSS applications to surveying, mapping and Earth science
Dr. Istv�n Fejes (Head of Department, F�MI Satellite Geodetic Observatory, Hungary) |
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GNSS applications to the agriculture and management of natural resources
Prof. Carlos Vettorazzi, Department of Rural Engineering, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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GNSS applications to the management of environment and natural disasters
Dr. William Nyakwada, Acting Deputy Director, Kenya Meteorological Department |
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GNSS applications to transportation
Mr. Timasaniyu Ahmed-Rufai, National Space Research and Development Agency, Nigeria |
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GNSS education, training and implementation
Prof. Fernando Walter, Head of Telecommunication Group, Department of Telecommunications, Instituto Tecnol�gico de Aeron�utica, Brazil |
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| Organization of work | ||
| Co-chairpersons: | Dr. S. Camacho and Ms. T. Chiku (UN/OOSA) | |
| Briefing on the work to be accomplished by the working groups: Guidelines for Working Groups | MSWord document | |
| Establishment of working groups: Working Group Member List-Rev | MSWord document | |
| Tuesday, 9 December 2003 | ||
| Plenary session | Regional initiatives on the use and applications of GNSS in developing countries following the UN/USA Regional Workshops and the International Meeting of Experts on GNSS, 2001-2002 | |
| Chairperson: | Dr. S. Camacho (UN/OOSA) | |
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Windhoek Declaration: cooperation among African countries in the development and implementation of AFREF project in support of NEPAD projects
Dr. Martins Chodota, Senior Surveyor, Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), Kenya |
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SIRGAS project: developing a network among Latin American countries and link with EUPOS
Mr. William Mart�nez-D�az, Instituto Geogr�fico Agustin Codazzi, Colombia |
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Progress achieved in the preparation for EUPOS
Dr. G. Milev and Dr. K. Vassileva, Central Laboratory of Geodesy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences |
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Initiative to establish regional GNSS coordination groups
Mr. T. Hl�sny, University of Matej Bel, Slovak Republic, and Prof. Frantisek Vejrazka, Head of Department of Radio Engineering, Czech Technical University, Czech Republic |
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| Wednesday, 10 December 2003 | ||
| Coordination of GNSS activities at the national level | ||
| Chairperson: | Ms. T. Chiku (UN/OOSA) | |
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Policy and activities of the Australian GNSS Coordination Committee
Mr. Matt Higgins, Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Queensland Government, Australia |
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Efforts to establish Slovak national infrastructure for the use of GNSS
Mr. Matej Klobusiak and Ms. K. Laitmannova, Institute for Geodesy and Cartography, Slovak Republic |
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GNSS Implementation, Plan and Projects in Colombia
Mr. Jos� Riveros, Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeron�utica Civil, Colombia |
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Development of a national GNSS policy and institutional support in Hungary
Dr. El�d Both, Director, Hugarian Space Office |
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Nigerian initiative for the benefit of Africa: project to develop a navigation payload for SBAS on a proposed Nigeria communication satellite
Mr. Timasaniyu Ahmed-Rufai, National Space Research and Development Agency, Nigeria |
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Promoting the use of satellite navigation through applications: Italian initiatives
Dr. Mario Caporale, Director, Satellite Navigation Unit, Italian Space Agency, Italy |
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GNSS/Galileo work in Poland
Dr. J. Zielinski, Head, Department of Planetary Geodesy, Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences |
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GNSS implementation programme in Romania: applications of current systems and development towards Galileo
Dr. Alexandru Badea, Director of Space Applications, Romanian Space Agency |
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| Plenary session: special presentations | ||
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Latest developments with Galileo: expanding partnerships
Mr. Eero Ailio, Directorate E - Inland Transport, Directorate-General - Energy and Transport, European Commission |
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Outcome of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2003 (WRC-03) and its first Consultation Meeting: benefits for all GNSS systems
Mr. Attila Matas, Space Services Department, International Telecommunication Union |
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Supporting international collaboration for the progress of surveying in all fields and applications
Mr. Matt Higgins, Chair, Commission 5 Positioning and Measurement, F�d�ration Internationale des G�om�tres (FIG) |
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Providing services to support global reference frames: IAG position on GNSS
Dr. Gerhard Beutler, President, International Association of Geodesy |
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| Thursday, 11 December 2003 | ||
| Joint meeting of the Action Team on GNSS and experts involved in the follow-up to UN/USA Regional Workshops and International Expert Meeting on GNSS | ||
| Co-chairpersons: | Mr. K. Hodgkins (United States of America)
Mr. M. Caporale (Italy |
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1. Introduction: status of work and work to be accomplished at this meeting
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2. Finalization of the report and recommendations of the Action Team to the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space: full report and summary version
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Full Report
Summary Report |
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3. Discussions on the preparation of a revised template
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Revised Template | |
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4. Discussions on the draft terms of reference of an International Committee on GNSS (ICG)
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Draft Terms of Reference | |
| Friday, 12 December 2003 | ||
| Plenary session: conclusion of the Workshop | ||
| Co-chairpersons: | Dr. S. Camacho and Ms. T. Chiku (UN/OOSA) | |
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Report by the chairmen of the working groups on the plan of action for GNSS follow-up initiatives in 2004-2005
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Working Group on Surveying, Mapping and Earth Sciences
Dr. Istv�n Fejes, Head of Department, F�MI Satellite Geodetic Observatory, Hungary |
Recommendations | |
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Working Group on Management of Environment and Natural Disasters
Dr. William Nyakwada, Acting Deputy Director, Kenya Meteorological Department |
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Working Group on Agriculture and Management of Natural Resources
Prof. Carlos Vettorazzi, Department of Rural Engineering, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Proposals
Activities |
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Working Group on Transportation
Mr. Jos� Riveros, Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronautica Civil, Colombia |
Final Report | |
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Working Group on Training, Education and Awareness Increase
Prof. Fernando Walter, Head of Telecommunication Group, Department of Telecommunications, Instituto Tecnol�gico de Aeron�utica, Brazil |
Final Report
Final Presenatation |
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Adoption of the conclusion of the Workshop: Summary of the Workshop
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Summary of the Workshop | |