The GALILEO Test Range (GTR): status and evolution perspectives for next development phase

Pierluigi De Simone, Riccardo Nicolè, Gian Paolo Plaia, Lucia Ciccotti, Stefano Lagrasta [ link-1708-0025 ] Link to webalice.it : Technology has used us to sudden accelerations; devices used only in very specific dedicated applications may spread to everyday use quickly. This is certainly the case for navigation equipments. Once used only by specialized personnel for… Read More »

THE LORAN SYSTEM

MIT Series [ link-1708-0016 ] Link to JLAB : The Loran system is a radio aid to navigation. It provides means, independent of all other aids (including even the compass and the log or air-speed meter), for locating a moving vehicle at a given moment and for directing it to a predetermined point or along… Read More »

The International Terrestrial Reference Frame: current status and future challenges

Zuheir Altamimi, Xavier Collilieux, Laurent Métivier, Paul Rebischung, Daphné Lercier, IGN France [ link-1708-0012 ] Link to NASA : This document describes brief description of space geodesy techniques, ITRF construction, ITRF and science applications: Sea Level, Glacial Isostatic Adjustment (GIA), Plate Motion; Limiting factors and challenges for the future: Network configuration, Technique systematic errors, Site… Read More »