Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Training

Commitment 2 Days, 7-8 hours a day.
Language English
User Ratings Average User Rating 4.8 See what learners said
Price $2,395.00
Delivery Options Instructor-Led Onsite, Online, and Classroom Live

COURSE OVERVIEW

Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Training: A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) involves a constellation of satellites orbiting at about twenty thousand kilometers altitude over the earth’s surface, continuously transmitting signals that enable users to determine their three-dimensional position with global coverage. While GPS is the most prevalent GNSS, other nations are fielding, or have fielded, their own systems to provide complementary, independent PNT capability.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?
  • 2 days of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Training with an expert instructor
  • Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Training Course Guide
  • Certificate of Completion
  • 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

COURSE DESCRIPTION
COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon completing this Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Training course, learners will be able to meet these objectives:

  • Providing a fundamental background in how satellite navigation systems function
  • The principles of navigation: How to interpret global map grid coordinates
  • How to convert map grid coordinates to decimal degrees for use in geolocation software applications
  • Global frequency band assignments by the ITU-R used by GNSS
  • The current status of the four GNSS constellations: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou
CUSTOMIZE IT
CUSTOMIZE IT
  • We can adapt this Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Fundamentals course to your group’s background and work requirements at little to no added cost.
  • If you are familiar with some aspects of this Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Fundamentals course, we can omit or shorten their discussion.
  • We can adjust the emphasis placed on the various topics or build the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Fundamentals course around the mix of technologies of interest to you (including technologies other than those included in this outline).
  • If your background is nontechnical, we can exclude the more technical topics, include the topics that may be of special interest to you (e.g., as a manager or policy-maker), and present the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Training Fundamentals course in a manner understandable to lay audiences.
AUDIENCE/TARGET GROUP
AUDIENCE/TARGET GROUP

The target audience for this Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Training course:

  • Aimed at professionals in a “geospatial science” field, including engineers, surveyors, meteorologists, geographers, and GIS professionals, it will also be useful for emergency managers, and technically-inclined members of the general public with appropriate math and/or science background.
CLASS PREREQUISITES
CLASS PREREQUISITES

The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Training course is:

  • None

COURSE SYLLABUS

INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS (GNSS)
  • Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Defined
  • Positioning, Navigation & Timing (PNT)
  • Three Components of GNSS Architecture
  • Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)
  • Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Space Segments
  • Exercise: In-The-Sky.org – Live Map of Satellite Positions
  • GNSS Frequency Bands Used
  • Advantages of Dual Frequency and Multi-GNSS Environment
  • How Many Satellites are Currently in View of Your GNSS Device?
  • Determining Geolocation
  • Triangulation Defined
  • Trilateration Defined
  • Map View of Geopositioning Based on GNSS
FUNDAMENTALS OF NAVIGATION
  • The Earth’s Grid System
  • Mapping Coordinates Using Latitude and Longitude
  • Demonstration From Previous Video
  • Exercises: Find Map Grid Coordinates for:
    • Devils Tower National Monument
    • Sydney Opera House, New South Wales, Australia
  • Exercise: Finding Map Coordinates for a Known Location
  • Understanding Coordinates for Latitude and Longitude
  • Converting Latitude/Longitude Coordinates to Decimal Notation
  • Basic Definitions for Navigation & Location-Based Services (LBS)
  • Problems with GNSS Accuracy: Dilution of Precision (DOP)
  • Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Training
TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF GNSS
  • Geodesy
  • Geodetic Datum
  • North American and Global Datums
  • Exercise: North American Datum – Locating the Geographic Center of the US
  • Reference Frames in GNSS
  • GNSS Navigation Messages
  • Causes of Signal Errors at GNSS Receivers
  • Atomic Clocks for GNSS Satellites: Nanosecond Accuracy
  • GNSS Signal Modulation Techniques
  • GNSS Support in Mobile Devices
  • 5th Generation of GNSS Receivers for Mobile Consumer Products
  • GNSS Receiver Block Diagram
USA’S NAVSTAR – GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS):
  • Ground, or Control Segment
  • GPS Ground Antennas and Monitoring Stations
  • Master Control Station (MCS)
  • Activity: Global Positioning System (GPS) Space Segment
  • Legacy GPS Satellites
  • Block IIR and IIR-M Satellites
  • Block IIF and III Satellites
  • Falcon 9 Performs GPS Heavy Lifting for US Space Force
  • GPS Space Segment and Satellite Components
  • Slant Chart Showing GPS Satellite Locations
  • Constellation Slot Assignments
  • GPS Frequency Plan
  • GPS Accuracy
  • Differential GPS (DGPS)
  • GPS: L1, L2 and L5 Frequency Bands
  • Navigation Message Added to the C/A Code
  • Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Training
THE EUROPEAN UNION’S GALILEO SYSTEM:
  • Galileo’s Global Ground Segment
  • Galileo Ground Segment Architecture
  • Reference Frames: Galileo
  • Galileo E5a and E5b Frequencies
  • Galileo E1 and E6 Frequencies
  • Galileo Frequency Bands
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION’S GLONASS:
  • BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS)
  • Completion of Commissioning for BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3)
  • BeiDou Global Coverage
  • Ground Tracks of BDS Satellites
  • BeiDou Navigation Radio Signals Summary
  • BeiDou II Frequency Bands
  • BeiDou III B1C Frequency Bands
  • BeiDou III B2C Frequency Bands
CHINA’S BEIDOU
  • BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS)
  • Completion of Commissioning for BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3)
  • BeiDou Global Coverage
  • Ground Tracks of BDS Satellites
  • BeiDou Navigation Radio Signals Summary
  • BeiDou II Frequency Bands
  • BeiDou III B1C Frequency Bands
  • BeiDou III B2C Frequency Bands

GNSS Augmentation Systems: Satellite-Based (SBAS) and Ground-Based (GNSS)

SATELLITE-BASED AUGMENTATION SYSTEMS (SBAS)       
  • International Satellite System for Search and Rescue
  • Satellite Systems Developed for Search and Rescue (COSPAS & SARSAT)
  • Current Operations and Enhancements are Now Being Added to Provide Additional GNSS Support
  • Augmentation Systems for GNSS
  • Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)
  • Precision Approach Defined
  • Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS )
  • Benefits of QZSS for Japan, Oceana, and Eastern Asia
  • QZSS Upgrade Path: SBAS for GPS and Galileo
  • Increasing Sub-Meter Accuracy with Additional QZSS Satellites
  • QZSS Frequency Bands
  • The Many Benefits of QZSS Providing Sub-Meter Accuracy
  • Exercise: Mapping the Positions of QZSS Satellites over Tokyo
  • European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS)
  • Services Provided by EGNOS
APPENDIX A: CURRENT LISTS OF GNSS CONSTELLATIONS
  • GPS Constellation Status as of November 2020
  • Galileo Constellation Status as of November 2020
  • BeiDou Constellation Status as of November 2020
  • GLONASS Constellation Status as of November 2020

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