The 3rd China Satellite Navigation Conference

The 3rd China Satellite Navigation Conference (CSNC2012), Guangzhou, China

Under the motto BeiDou (Compass) Going to Application, the 3rd China Satellite Navigation Conference (CSNC 2012) was held on 15-18 May in Guangzhou, China. Peter Teunissen gave an Invited Keynote presentation on the topic “Some Challenging GNSS Research Topics on Estimation, Validation and Positioning”.
CSNC is an open platform that aims to promote academic development of theory and methodology in the GNSS fields, enhancing technical innovation to accelerate the construction of satellite navigation systems and their applications, and to expand the cooperation among universities, research institutions and industry.
The conference covered nine sessions (Chinese and English) in the following wide range of GNSS topics:

Session 1: BeiDou/GNSS Navigation Application
Session 2: Satellite Navigation Signal System, Compatibility & Interoperability
Session 3: Precise Orbit Determination and Positioning
Session 4: Atomic Clock Technique and Time-Frequency System
Session 5: Satellite Navigation Augmentation and Integrity Monitoring
Session 6: BeiDou/GNSS Test and Evaluation Technology
Session 7: BeiDou/GNSS User Terminal Technology
Session 8: Satellite Navigation Model and Method
Session 9: Integrated Navigation and New Methods

The conference was very well organized with many new and exciting results. The conference was accompanied with a large and impressive exhibition of the various companies from the Chinese GNSS industry. Proceedings are already available from Springer Verlag.