eLoran Training Day

Location: Church House, Westminster, London

STOP PRESS

Do to the high demand for places on this Training Day, the tutorial has been moved from the Bishop Partridge Hall to the Harvey Goodwin Suite in Church House. An updated programme, which reflects this change, is now available to download below.

Announcement:

The RIN and the three General Lighthouse Authorities(GLAs) of the UK & Ireland(Trinity House, Commissioners of Irish Lights and the Northern Lighthouse Board) are pleased to announce that a one-day eLoran tutorial will be taking place the day preceding the NAV08/ILA37 Navigation Conference & Exhibition.

Robust, reliable and high-performance positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) is the lifeblood of a modern society's critical infrastructure: power systems, telecommunications, transport and finance. GPS has revolutionised PNT but it has known vulnerabilities. Galileo will have a positive impact on GNSS reliability, but satellite system share common vulnerabilities at the signal and user levels.

The US has recently announced its decision to adopt enhanced Loran (eLoran) as its independent national PNT system to complement GPS in the event of an outage or disruption in service. This has stimulated new
companies, seeking to support the US eLoran initiative.

The UK has recently opened a brand-new station designed for long-term eLoran service at Anthorn in Cumbria. Together with stations in Norway, France, Germany and the Faeroe Islands it will provide a trial eLoran service for Northern Europe. This service is already supporting a rapidly-growing R&D initiative in the UK and other European countries designed to provide sound operational experience on which to base long-term decisions on Europe's terrestrial backup for GNSS.

Other satellite navigation service providers are exploring similar strategies: the Russian Federation operates its Glonass satellite navigation system and its version of eLoran, Chayka while the People's Republic of China is developing its Compass satellite navigation system and has deployed Loran, together with its Far eastern neighbours, Japan and South Korea.

At sea, the rapid development of eNavigation is focussing attention in IALA and elsewhere on the need for a second robust source of position, navigation and timing to complement GNSS, with eLoran a leading candidate for the role. Standards for this new technology are currently being developed at the RTCM and elsewhere.

The tutorial will serve all who want to learn about these exciting developments, including system providers, users, and equipment manufacturers. In addition to the technology of eLoran, it will focus on maritime, aviation, timing and indoor applications, and on the new UK Anthorn Loran station which embodies much of the latest technology.

The tutorial is being fronted by a team of international experts, with Professor David Last leading the programme. Professor Last, the immediate past President of the Royal Institute of Navigation is internationally known for his work on eLoran. The GLAs of the UK and Ireland are kindly sponsoring this event.

The programme for the tutorial is now available to download below.

There are a limited number of places available at a cost of £150 + VAT per person, which includes all refreshments and lunch. Use the link below to BOOK YOUR PLACE.

A location map of the Conference Centre and also information for getting to the venue may be downloaded below, together with a floor plan. 

BOOK YOUR PLACE AT THIS TRAINING DAY NOW!