AUT - Programme

AUT
Centre Banner
Main Content

Programme

This page outlines the conference programme

Monday 15 February
Tuesday 16 February
Wednesday 17 February
Thursday 18 February
Friday 19 February


Monday 15 February

Workshop
VLBI and GNSS:  New Zealand and Australian perspectives

 

Organisers: 

  • International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry
  • International GNSS Service
  • Institute for Radio Astronomy and Space Research

Chair of the Workshop SOC:  Harald Schuh (Austria)

Programme Outline:

09:00 – 10:30  Welcome and Overview

Opening and Welcome – Harald Schuh, Sergei Gulyaev (10 min)
IVS: goals, structure and activities – Harald Schuh, Dirk Behrend (30 min)
IGS: goals, structure and activities – Chris Rizos (30 min)
Combination of VLBI and GPS in order to improve TRF and EOP solutions – Manuela Seitz, Robert Heinkelmann (20 min)

10:30 – 11:00  BREAK

11:00 – 12:30  VLBI and GNSS in New Zealand and Australia

Overview of GNSS activities in New Zealand, NZGD2000 and connection to the ITRF - Graeme Blick (15 min)
A review on NZ GNSS activities – John Beavan (20 min)
New Zealand IVS Network Station: New Zealand development towards VLBI2010 – Sergei Gulyaev, Tim Natusch  (15 min)
AuScope project overview: integrating the space geodesy techniques – Gary Johnston, John Dawson (20 min)
Trans-Tasman VLBI and AuScope project – Oleg Titov, Jim Lovell, John Dickey, Sergei Gulyaev, Tim Natusch (20 min)

12:30 – 13:30  LUNCH

13:30 – 15:00  VLBI and GNSS Techniques 

MARBLE (Multiple Antenna Radio-interferometer for Baseline Length Evaluation): Development of a compact VLBI system for calibrating GNSS and electronic distance measurement devices – Ryuichi Ichikawa (15 min)
Computing the tie between a VLBI and co-located GNSS receiver – Gary Johnston (15 min)
Concept of geodetic fundamental stations and its meaning to the Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS) – Hayo Hase (15 min)
VLBI2010: Mark 5 development – Alan Whitney (15 min)
VLBI tracking of GNSS constellations: measurement principles and procedures - Vincenza Tornatore (15 min)
The CE-1 orbit tracking with Chinese VLBI Network - Zhang Xiuzhong (15 min)

15:00 – 15:30  BREAK

15:30 – 16:30  Astrometry

VLBI and Microarcsecond Astrometry – relativistic and cosmological applications – Oleg Titov (30 min)
Pulsar Astrometry – Dick Manchester (30 min)

16:30 – 17:00  Discussion, wrap-up and closing (Harald Schuh)

Note:  Listed times include question time


Last updated: 11 Apr 2012 10:06am

AUT University, New Zealand | Copyright © | Privacy | Site map | IT support | Website feedback