Workshop of GNSS in Support for Air Navigation I
Event featured a specialist international speaker with extensive experience in air traffic management.
The National Institute of Science and Technology "GNSS Technology in Support of Air Navigation"–INCT GNSS-NavAer─held the first edition of its workshop, between 28 and 30 November at the Faculty of Science and Technology (FCT) / Unesp at Presidente Prudente city.
The objective of this INCT is to investigate the application of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology in air navigation.
he project has a duration of six years and has been in progress since December 2016, with funding from CNPq, CAPES and FAPESP, and is carried out in partnership by the following institutions: FCT/Unesp (Department of Cartography and Department of Mathematics and Computing) , INPE, IAE, ITA, PUC/Rio, UFRGS and IFS/Presidente Epitácio, with general coordination of the first.
The guest speaker for this workshop is PhD. Sebastian Vincent Massimini, The MITER Corporation, United States, a specialist with extensive experience in air traffic management, a topic closely related to those investigated in the project.
In addition to his participation in the workshop, PhD Massimini gave the lecture "GNSS for Air Navigation" to students of the Postgraduate Program in Cartographic Sciences and interested in general, on 11/28 (Wed) from 10 am to 11 am, followed by discussions, in the Project Presentation Room of the Central of Cartography Laboratories.
References
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MundoGEO. Workshop of GNSS in Support for Air Navigation in Presidente Prudente.
https://mundogeo.com/2018/11/23/workshop-de-gnss-no-suporte-a-navegacao-aerea-em-presidente-prudente/
