Category: GNSS/PNT

Collective name for Global Navigation Satellite Systems and include the well-known constellations of GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou. They can also include SBAS (Satellite Based Augmentation Systems) such as WAAS, EGNOS, QZSS and NAVIC amongst others.
PNT is Positioning, Navigation and Timing, and refers to the overarching use of GNSS by lots of industries.

Geoscience Australia calls for community feedback on Australia’s Precise Positioning needs – now and for the future

Dear Precise Positioning Community,

A new campaign, lead by Geoscience Australia, together with its partners FrontierSI, Curtin University and Positioning Insights, is calling on the community to share their feedback on how they currently use precise GNSS positioning data.

Geoscience Australia provides a range of GNSS data streams, products and services, enabling users throughout Australia to benefit from Positioning Australia’s investment in advanced GNSS infrastructure.

One of Positioning Australia’s objectives is to increase industry and community uptake of their positioning technology, and ultimately improve how location information is used in Australian business operations.

Please follow this link – https://ppi-rfi.typeform.com/to/ZKC4xgP9 – to the questionnaire which takes 20 minutes to complete, ideally in one sitting, and will be open for 8 weeks.

The findings and insights will support the development of new standards and protocols that will help meet the future precise positioning needs of your industry.

We appreciate your time to share your expertise.

Kind Regards,

The PA1008 Project Team

o Positioning Australia - https://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/positioning-navigation/positioning-australia
o FrontierSI - http://frontiersi.com.au
o Curtin University - https://www.curtin.edu.au
o Positioning Insights - https://positioninginsights.com.au

Publications Listing (as of 2021-01-09)

A new year is a good time to update our Publications listings that we have been involved with over the years.  It is included here first as a PDF, and secondly as a listings in reverse chronological order.

Publications List containing 32 publications (last updated: 2021-01-09).

  • Publications – Ryan Keenan – 2021-01.pdf

Reverse Chronological Order (most recent first):

 2021:

“The need for geodetic education, training and capacity building” (2021), Blick, G., Keenan, R. and R. Sarib, published in Position magazine December / January 2021, pp.28-31, The Intermedia Group, https://issuu.com/theintermediagroup/docs/position_110_december_2020-january_2021?ff, last accessed 09 January 2021.

 2020:

“FIG Update – Modern Times” (2020), Keenan, R. and R. Sarib, published online in GeoConnexion on 26 August 2020 to https://www.geoconnexion.com/publication-articles/modern-times, last accessed 05 September 2020.

 “A Global Survey of Reference Frame Competency in terms of Education, Training and Capacity Buidling (ETCB): Results, Analysis and Update (10753)” (2020) – Keenan, R., Craddock, A., Lilje, M., Sarib, R. and G. Blick, online in ‘Proceedings of 81st FIG Working Week 2020’, Amsterdam, May 2020.

“Education, Training and Capacity Building Supported by the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (10474)”, (2020) – Lilje, M., Craddock, A. and R. Keenan, online in ‘Proceedings of 81st FIG Working Week 2020’, Amsterdam, May 2020.

2019:

“Analyzing the Performance of the Australian-NZ SBAS Test Bed Services (9958)”, (2019) – Keenan, R., Sobreira, H., Bougard, B. and J. Barrios, online in ‘Proceedings of 80th FIG Working Week 2019’, Hanoi, VietNam, 22-26 April 2019.

“Effective Jammer Detection and Classification using GNSS Receivers on a Highway Overhead Structure (9959)”, (2019) – De Wilde, W., Sleewaegen, J-M. and Keenan, R., online in ‘Proceedings of 80th FIG Working Week 2019’, Hanoi, VietNam, 22-26 April 2019.

“Insight: How GNSS Receivers empower Smart Cities”, (2019) – Septentrio Insight, Septentrio NV, January 2019, online at https://www.septentrio.com/en/insights/how-gnss-receivers-empower-smart-cities, last accessed 10 February 2019.

2018:

“GNSS Interference”, Septentrio White Paper, (2018) – Septentrio NV, September 2018, online at https://www.septentrio.com/en/insights/how-gnss-receivers-empower-smart-cities, last accessed 10 February 2019.

 2017:

“CRCSI’s Positioning Program: Positioning Australasia for Sustainable Dollars and Smiles”, (2017) – Keenan, R. and M. Powell, featured in Position Magazine, April/May 2017.

2016:

“Engaging commercial RTK Networks for precision and availability – ongoing experiences from SmartNet Australia (8224)”, (2016) – Keenan, R. and N. Raziq, online in ‘Proceedings of 78th FIG Working Week 2016’, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2-6 May 2016.

2014:

“Engaging commercial RTK Networks for precision and availability – ongoing experiences from SmartNet Australia (7181)”, (2014) – Keenan, R. and J. DaMina, in online ‘Proceedings of FIG XXV International Congress 2014’’, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 16-21 June 2014.

2013:

“Lighting Up GNSS Positioning Blackspots thanks to the Leica Jigsaw Positioning System”, (2013) – Keenan, R., Lilly, B. and R. Michaelsen, in ‘Proceedings of International Mining Surveyors 2013’, Aachen, Germany, 16-20 September 2013.

“Geospatial Needs in Mining”, (2013) – Keenan, R., featured in ‘Mines and More’, editorial in Geospatial World India, August 2013.

2010:

“RTK Networks for Competitive Advantage in Machine Control and Site Positioning”, (2010) – Keenan, R. and B. Beutelspacher, in ‘Proceedings of FIG XXIV International Congress 2010’; Sydney, Australia, 13-16 April, 2010.

2006:

“Making Profitable GNSS RTK Network Infrastructure”, (2006) – Keenan, R., Van Cranenbroek, J. and V. Lui, featured in ‘Journal of Global Positioning Systems’ (Vol.5, No 1-2), 2006.

2005:

“Making Profitable GNSS RTK Network Infrastructure”, (2005) – Van Cranenbroeck, J., Lui, V. and R. Keenan, in ‘Proceedings of GNSS 2005’, Hong Kong, China, December 2005.

“GPS Reference Station Networks as the Fundamental Infrastructure of Digital Cities in China”, (2005) – Keenan, R., Wang, Q., Van Cranenbroeck, J. and L. Wu, in ‘Proceedings of GNSS 2005, Hong Kong, China, December 2005.

“Advances in Ambiguity Resolution for RTK Network applications using the new RTCM V3.0 Master-Auxiliary messages”, (2005) – Brown, N., Keenan, R., Richter, B. and L. Troyer, in ‘Proceedings of ION GNSS 2005’, Long Beach, California, USA, 13-16 September 2005.

“Take it to the MAX”, (2005) – Leica Geosystems White Paper, R. Keenan and N. Brown, Leica Geosystems AG, June 2005.

2004:

“Guide to GPS Reference Stations”, (2004) – Jackson, P., Keenan, R. and F. Pache, Leica Geosystems AG, August 2004.

2003:

“White Paper on the Evolution of GPS RTK Network Facilities”, (2003) – Van Cranenbroeck, J., Keenan, R. and C. Guillemot, Leica Geosystems, August 2003.

“SPIDER: GPS Reference Station Networks”, (2003) – Cooke, J., Van Cranenbroeck, J. and R. Keenan, Leica Geosystems, in ‘Proceedings of Spatial Science Conference 2003’, Canberra, Australia, September 2003.

2002:

“A Novel Approach for the Use of Information from Reference Station networks conforming to RTCM V2.3 and Future V3.0”, ION NTM 2002, (2002) – Zebhauser, B.E., Euler, H.-J., Keenan, C.R. and G. Wübbena, in ‘Proceedings of ION NTM 2002’, San Diego, California, USA, 28-30 January 2002.

“The Long Road to establishing a National Network RTK Solution”, (2002) – Cruddace, P., Wilson, I., Greaves, M., Euler, H.-J., Keenan, R. and G. Wübbena, in ‘Proceedings of FIG XXII International Congress’, Washington D.C, USA, April 2002.

“Reference Station Networks: A Conceptual Study using their Information within the Current and Next Generation of RTCM Messages”, (2002) – Euler, H.-J., Keenan, C.R., Zebhauser, B.E. and G. Wübbena, in ‘Proceedings of GNSS 2002’, Copenhagen, Denmark, 27-30 May 2002.

“Using the Information from Reference Station Networks: A Novel Approach Conforming to RTCM V2.3 and Future V3.0”, (2002) – Keenan, C.R., Zebhauser, B.E., Euler, H.-J. and G. Wübbena, in ‘Proceedings of IEEE PLANS 2002’, Palm Springs, California, USA, 12-15 September 2002

“Establishing a National Network RTK Solution in Great Britain: From Schema to System”, (2002) – Wilson, I., Cruddace, P., Pennington, G., Greaves, M., Fane, C., Euler, H.-J., Keenan, R. and M. Levine, in ‘Proceedings of ION GPS 2002’, Portland, Oregon, USA, September 2002

2001:

“Study of a Simplified Approach in Utilizing information from Permanent Reference Station Arrays”, (2001) – Euler, H.-J., Keenan, C.R., Zebhauser, B.E. and G. Wübbena, in ‘Proceedings of ION GPS 2001’, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 11-14 September 2001.

“Stochastic Modelling: The Crucial Element in High-Fidelity DGPS Quality Assessment?”, (2001) – Keenan, C.R. and P.A. Cross, in ‘Proceedings of Hydro 2001’, Conference of The Hydrographic Society, University of East Anglia in Norwich, England, 26-30 March 2001.

2000:

“GPS Validation of IfSAR Digital Elevation Models from LANDMAP”, (2000) – Cross, P.A., Keenan, R., Barnes, J., Anthis, N., Chugani, K.K., Walker, A.H., Muller, J.-P. and K. Kitmitto, 2000., in ‘Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the Remote Sensing Society’, RSS, University of Leicester, 12-14 September 2000.

“The LANDMAP project for the automated creation and validation of multi-resolution orthorectified satellite image products and a 1″ DEM of the British Isles from ERS tandem SAR interferometry”, (2000) – Muller, J.-P., Morley, J.G., Walker, A.H., Kitmitto, K., Mitchell, K.L., Chugani, K., Smith, A., Barnes, J., Keenan, R., Cross, P.A., Dowman, I.J. and N. Quarmby, 2000c., in ‘Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the Remote Sensing Society’, RSS, University of Leicester, 12-14 September 2000

1995:

“Leybucht Bay International Survey Fieldcourse”, (1995) – Little, D. and R. Keenan, published in ‘Nottingham Trent University Towers’ magazine, October 1995.

 

Help to define the future of Australian precise positioning capabilities

Help to define the future of Australia’s precise positioning capabilities

Users and experts in ‘location’ are being asked to come forward and help define the future of Australia’s precise positioning capabilities including the data, information and standards that will be available to Australian industries and the greater community.

Geoscience Australia’s Positioning Australia program and its partners FrontierSI, Curtin University and Positioning Insights, have opened a registration asking for volunteers to take part in the Request for Insights (RFI) which will be asking for input on how precise positioning services are being used multiple sectors across Australia.

If your organisation needs to position any ‘asset’ – whether it be a person or pet, tractor or train, boat or bull, car or container, plane or plant – this team are interested in hearing use cases from across all sectors of industry, and in any use of positioning that provides useful information for your operational or business activities.

The insights received will help shape the next generation of standards and protocols in Australia’s development of high accuracy positioning services.

Registrations are open now, and it is expected that successful applicants will start receiving links to the online Questionnaire from mid-December to early January next year.  The Insights campaign will be open to feedback until mid-February 2021.

If you are interested to contribute to this RFI, please register your interest here: https://survey.typeform.com/to/oXnDnULW

You can also register via the following QR Code.

QR-Code to access the Registration