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Tour de l'IGS

Technical Mini-Workshop Series

Overview

Tour de l'IGS 6th Stop
Galileo Constellation Spotlight
Thank you for participating! Presentations and recordings are now available.

About the Tour de l’IGS Stops

01.
What is the Tour de l’IGS?

The Tour de l’IGS is a series of virtual workshops on relevant topics to the IGS membership, stakeholders and GNSS community in general. These events will be hosted several times a year and will cover a wide range of topics including space-borne and ground-based instrumentation, technology development, scientific and societal applications, etc.

02.
Where is the event?

Virtually through WebEx, in an around-the-world clock format. Please stay tuned for the next stop.

03.
How do I participate?

Participants will receive the meeting link upon completion of the registration. By participating in this workshop, participants agree to follow the IGS Virtual Workshop Code of Conduct.

Agendas

Tour de l’IGS 6th Stop: Galileo Constellation Spotlight

23 May 2023

This 6th stop focuses on the Galileo constellation.

Organized with support from Navigation Support Office of ESA’s European Space Operations Centre.

Time (UTC) Speaker Institution Title
1000-1010 Werner Enderle, Léo Martire ESA, NASA JPL Welcome Remarks,

Housekeeping Notes

1010-1030 David Ibanez ESA Galileo System 

  • Status of G1
  • Galileo system evolution: G2G
1030-1045 Ignacio Fernandez / Juan Pablo Boyero European Commission (EC) Galileo Services 

  • Open Service
  • High Accuracy Service
  • Space Service Volume
  • Services evolution 
1045-1100 Giovanni Lucchi EUSPA Galileo Applications

  • General overview – market (with focus on high accuracy real-time and non-real-time) 
  • Timing
  • POD for spacecraft (e.g., Sentinel-6 for Copernicus)
1100-1110 Questions
1110-1120 10-MIN BREAK
1120-1130 Francisco Gonzalez ESA Metadata
1130-1140 Erik Schoenemann ESA Galileo Geodetic Reference Frame

  • GTRF
1140-1150 Francesco Gini ESA Galileo Precise Orbit and Clock Determination, POD concept at ESOC
1150-1230 Open Discussion and Final Remarks

Tour de l’IGS 5th Stop: GNSS for Natural Hazards in the South Pacific

14 February 2023

This 5th stop focuses on how geodetic and GNSS infrastructures can support early warning systems for natural hazards, in particular for Pacific communities. To view the abstract for each presentation, visit Tour de l’IGS 5th Stop Agenda Abstracts or click the “View Abstracts” button below.

Organized with support from the Group on Earth Observations Geodesy4Sendai Pilot Initiative.

Time (UTC) Speaker Institution Title
2130-2140 Léo Martire NASA JPL Introductory Remarks,
Housekeeping Notes
2140-2200 John LaBrecque GGOS Geohazards Focus Area GNSS Tsunami Early Warning for the South Pacific
2200-2220 Shunichi Koshimura International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tōhoku University A nation-wide tsunami inundation and damage forecast system in Japan
2220-2240 Viliami Folau Ministry of Lands & Natural Resources, Tonga GNSS Infrastructure and Technologies to Support Tsunami Early Warning System
2240-2250 Break
2250-2310 Simon McClusky (1),
Adrienne Moseley (1),
Phil Cummins (1),
Shin-Chan Han (2),
John Dawson (1)
(1) Geoscience Australia,
(2) University of Newcastle
Australian perspectives on the use of GNSS for Tsunami Warning
2310-2330 Andrick Lal SPC (Pacific Community) Pacific Sea Level and Geodetic Stations for Natural Hazards
2330-2350 Elisabetta d’Anastasio (1), the GeoNet team, B. Fry, John LaBrecque (2) (1) GNS Science,
(2) GGOS Geohazards Focus Area
GNSS for Natural Hazards in Aotearoa New Zealand
2350-0000 Léo Martire NASA JPL Concluding Remarks, Further Discussion

Tour de l’IGS 4th Stop: BDS Constellation Spotlight

27 September 2022

The 4th stop focuses on the latest progress of the BDS constellation. BDS is actively promoting international cooperation in an all-around way. In the 4th Tour de l’IGS, GNSS users could know the special services provided by BDS, including high-precision PPP-B2b service and Short Message Communication. This 4th stop will provide information on BDS featured services, BDS data usage, and the performance of BDS data processing.

IGS Scientific Organizing Committee for this event: Prof. Jianghui Geng and Prof. Qile Zhao, Wuhan University

 

12:00 – 12:05:
Introduction and Instructions to Participants | Prof. Jianghui Geng (Wuhan University, IGS Data Center Representative, IGS PPP-AR Working Group Chair) and Dr. Léo Martire (on behalf of the IGS Central Bureau)

12:05 – 12:10:
Welcome Remarks | Prof. Qile Zhao (Wuhan University, IGS Governing Board)

12:10 – 12:25:
BDS PPP-B2b Service | Dr. Jun Lu (China Satellite Navigation Project Center (CSNPC), Deputy Chief)

12:25 – 12:30:
Questions, Transition to Next Speaker

12:30 – 12:45:
BDS Network Analysis in GAMIT | Prof. Tom Herring (MIT, IGS Analysis Center Coordinator)

12:45 – 12:50:
Questions, Transition to Next Speaker

12:50 – 13:05:
Official BDS Satellite Antenna Phase Centers | Dr. Jing Guo (Wuhan University)

13:05 – 13:10:
Questions


13:10 – 13:20:
10 minute break


13:20 – 13:35:
BDS Orbits and Clocks | Dr. Peter Steigenberger (German Aerospace Center, IGS Multi-GNSS Working Group Member/IGS Associate Member)

13:35 – 13:40:
Questions, Transition to Next Speaker

13:40 – 13:55:
BDS Coordinate Reference Frame | Dr. Shanshi Zhou (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory) on behalf of Dr. Xiaogong Hu (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory)

13:55 – 14:00:
Questions, Transition to Next Speaker

14:00 – 14:15:
BDS Short Message Communication | Prof. Xiangwei Zhu (Sun Yat-Sen University)

14:15 – 14:20:
Questions

14:20 – 14:30:
Open Discussion and Final Remarks

Tour de l’IGS 3rd Stop: GNSS processing based on IGS products

17 February 2022

The third stop will provide GNSS users (even without a geodetic background) an overview on the value by applying IGS products for their activities. It focuses on GNSS processing based on IGS products focusing on geometric applications, e.g., coordinate estimation. You will be provided with information on

  • how to process and get ITRF coordinates for regional or local applications
  • which aspects of GNSS data analysis are relevant in this context
  • value of geodesy to other scientific/user applications

IGS Scientific Organizing Committee for this event: Rolf Dach and Arturo Villiger, AIUB

 

17:00 – 17:10:
Introduction and instructions to participants | Allison Craddock, on behalf of the Central Bureau

17:10 – 17:25:
Observation equation and analysis strategies | Rolf Dach (AIUB, IGS Analysis Center Representative)

17:25 – 17:30:
Questions for Rolf, Transition to Next Speaker

17:30 – 17:45:
Overview on available IGS products | Tom Herring (MIT, IGS Analysis Center Coordinator) 

17:45 – 17:50:
Questions for Tom, Transition to Next Speaker

17:50 – 18:05:
Processing a regional/continental dataset | Sonia Costa (SIRGAS)

18:05 – 18:10:
Questions for Sonia, Transition to Next Speaker

18:10 – 18:25:
Antenna calibrations | Arturo Villiger (AIUB, IGS Antenna Working Group Chair)

18:25 – 18:30:
Questions for Arturo

18:30 – 18:40:
10 minute break

18:40 – 18:55:
Clock Models and Interpolation for PPP | Michael Coleman (US NRL, IGS Clock Products Coordinator) | Urs Hugentobler (Technical University of Munich)

18:55 – 19:00:
Questions for Michael and Urs, Transition to Next Speaker

19:00 – 19:15:
Bias handling and ambiguity resolution | Stefan Schaer (swisstopo, Bias & Calibration Working Group Chair)

19:15 – 19:20:
Questions for Stefan, Transition to Next Speaker

19:20 – 19:35:
Troposphere Modelling | Johannes Böhm (Technische Universität Wien, IGS Associate Member)

19:35 – 19:40:
Questions for Johannes

19:40 – 20:00:
Open Discussion and Final Remarks

Tour de l’IGS 2nd Stop: Infrastructure

01 September 2021

The Second Tour de l’IGS is focused on IGS Infrastructure. This includes topics related to network stations and their configurations (instrumentation, monumentation, communications, etc), data flow, and other considerations involved in the collection and distribution of GNSS observational data and information.

 

20:00 – 20:05:
Introduction and instructions to participants | Allison Craddock, on behalf of the Central Bureau

20:05 – 20:10:
Community Welcome | Zuheir Altamimi (IAG) on behalf of the Governing Board

20:10 – 20:25:
IGS network, current and future work | Markus Bradke (GFZ-Potsdam, Chair, IGS Infrastructure Committee)

20:25– 20:30:
Questions for Markus, Transition to Next Speaker

20:30 – 20:45:
RINEX 4.0 | Ignacio “Nacho” Romero (ESA/ESOC, IGS RINEX Working Group Chair)

20:45 – 20:50:
Questions for Nacho, Transition to Next Speaker

20:50 – 21:05:
GeodesyML | Nick Brown (Geoscience Australia)

21:05 – 21:10:
Questions for Nick, Transition to Next Speaker

21:10 – 21:25:
Highlights from CDDIS | Pat Michael (NASA GSFC, IGS Data Center Coordinator)

21:25 – 21:30:
Questions for Pat, Transition to Next Speaker

21:30 – 21:45:
How to become an IGS Station?/Updates to the Site-Log Manager | David Maggert (UNAVCO, IGS Network Coordinator) | Robert Khachikyan (Raytheon Technologies, IGS Central Bureau System Engineer) | Benjamin Juarez (NASA JPL California Institute of Technology, IGS Central Bureau Information Systems Intern)

21:45 – 21:55:
Questions for David, Robert, and Ben

21:55 – 22:15:
Open discussion and final remarks

Tour de l’IGS 1st Stop: repro3

02 June 2021

The first is a session fully dedicated to the #ITRF2020 and the outcomes of the activities of Repro3. To learn more about Repro3, visit the Repro3 announcement page.

 

4:00 – 4:05:
Introduction and instructions to participants | Mayra Oyola, on behalf of the Central Bureau

4:05 – 4:20:
Community Welcome, why is repro-3 important for the IGS? | Felix Perosanz (CNES, Chair, IGS GB)

4:20 – 4:25:
Questions for Felix, Transition to Next Speaker

4:25 – 4:40:
Terrestrial frame solutions from the third IGS reprocessing: the IGS contribution to ITRF2020 | Paul Rebischung (IGS Reference Frame Coordinator, IGN)

4:40 – 4:45:
Questions for Paul, Transition to Next Speaker

4:45 – 5:00:
Highlights of IGS Contribution to ITRF2020 | Zuheir Altamimi (IAG)

5:00 – 5:05:
Questions for Zuheir, Transition to Next Speaker

5:05 – 5:20:
Multi-GNSS orbit solutions from the third IGS reprocessing | Salim Masoumi (IGS Analysis Center Co-Coordinator, Geoscience Australia)

5:20 – 5:25:
Questions for Salim, Transition to Next Speaker

5:25 – 5:40:
Repro3 PPP-AR products | Simon Banville (PPP Working Group Chair, NRCan)

5:40 – 5:45:
Questions for Simon, Transition to Next Speaker    

5:45 – 6:00:
Multi-GNSS clock combinations on the repro3 using their combination software | Jianghui Geng (Wuhan University)

6:00 – 6:05:
Questions for Jianghui, Transition to Next Speaker 

6:05 – 6:20:
Rigorous propagation of the Galileo-based terrestrial scale | Susanne Glaser (GFZ-Potsdam)

6:20 – 6:25:
Questions for Susanne

6:25 – 6:45:
Open discussion and final remarks

Meet Our Speakers

Werner Enderle
ESA, Germany
David Ibanez
ESA
Ignacio Fernandez
European Commission (EC), Belgium
Juan Pablo Boyero
European Commission (EC), Belgium
Giovanni Lucci
EUSPA, Czech Republic
Francisco Gonzales
ESA, Netherlands
Erik Schoenemann
ESA, Germany
Francesco Gini
ESA, Germany
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Léo Martire
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, USA (Research Technologist); IGS Central Bureau, USA (Deputy Director)
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Shunichi Koshimura
International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tōhoku University, Japan
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Viliami Folau
Ministry of Lands & Natural Resources, Tonga
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Simon McClusky
Geoscience Australia, Australia
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Andrick Lal
SPC (Pacific Community), New Caledonia
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Elisabetta D'Anastasio
GNS Science, IGS GB Appointed Member, New Zealand
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John LaBrecque
GGOS Geohazards Focus Area, USA
Prof. Tom Herring
MIT, IGS Analysis Center Coordinator, USA
Dr. Peter Steigenberger
German Aerospace Center, IGS Multi-GNSS Working Group Member/IGS Associate Member, Germany
Dr. Jun Lu
China Satellite Navigation Project Center (CSNPC), Deputy Chief, China
Prof. Xiangwei Zhu
Sun Yat-Sen University, China
Dr. Xiaogong Hu
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, China
Dr. Jing Guo
Wuhan University, China
Rolf Dach
AIUB, IGS Analysis Center Representative, Switzerland
Prof. Tom Herring
MIT, IGS Analysis Center Coordinator, USA
Sonia Costa
SIRGAS, Brasil
Arturo Villiger
AIUB, IGS Antenna Working Group Chair, Switzerland
Michael Coleman
US NRL, IGS Clock Products Coordinator, USA
Urs Hugentobler
Technical University of Munich, Germany
Stefan Schaer
swisstopo, Bias & Calibration Working Group Chair, Switzerland
Johannes Böhm
TU Wien, Austria
Markus Bradke
GFZ-Potsdam, IGS Infrastructure Committee Chair, Germany
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Ignacio “Nacho” Romero
ESA/ESOC, IGS RINEX Working Group Chair, Germany
Nick Brown
Geoscience Australia, Australia
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Pat Michael
NASA GSFC, IGS Data Center Coordinator, Maryland, USA
David Maggert
UNAVCO, IGS Network Coordinator, Colorado, USA
Robert Khachikyan
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, IGS Central Bureau System Engineer, California, USA
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Zuheir Altamimi
IAG
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Paul Rebischung
IGS Reference Frame Coordinator, IGN
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Salim Masoumi
IGS Analysis Center Co-Coordinator, Geoscience Australia
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Simon Banville
PPP Working Group Chair, NRCan
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Jianghui Geng
Wuhan University
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Susanne Glaser
GFZ-Potsdam
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Felix Perosanz
CNES, Chair, IGS GB

Contributing Organizations to this event

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