Workshop on GNSS Data Application to Low Latitude Ionospheric Research

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Monday, 6 May 2013
- 09:00 - 12:00 Registration and Administrative Formalities
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All those attending the activity are required to complete online registration.
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  Location: Adriatico Guest House - Giambiagi Lecture Hall Area (Lower Level 1)
  - 09:00 Registration and Administrative Formalities 3h0'
- 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch
  
  Location:
  - 12:00 Lunch 2h0'
- 14:00 - 15:30 Opening Ceremony
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Talks by:
F. Quevedo (Director, ICTP), S. Radicella (ICTP), P. Doherty (Boston College), R. Prieto-Cerdeira (ESA/ESTEC), S. Gadimova  (UNOOSA-ICG)
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  - 14:00 Opening Ceremony 1h30'
    
    Material: lecture notes
- 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
  - 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
- 16:00 - 17:00 GNSS in Africa: Trends of Applications and Prospects
  - 16:00 GNSS in Africa: Trends of Applications and Prospects 1h0'
    
    Speaker: B. Rabiu (National Space Research and Development Agency, NASRDA, Abuja, Nigeria)

Tuesday, 7 May 2013

08:30 - 09:00 The workshop programme
- 08:30 The workshop programme 30'
  
  Speaker: P. Doherty, S.M. Radicella

09:00 - 10:30 Fundamentals of GNSS

09:00 Fundamentals of GNSS 1h30'

Speaker:	C. Hegarty (MITRE Corporation)
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break

Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
- 10:30 Coffee Break 30'

11:00 - 13:00 GPS Measurements and Error Sources

11:00 GPS Measurements and Error Sources 2h0'

Speaker:	C. Hegarty (MITRE Corporation)
Material:	lecture notes

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

Location:
- 13:00 Lunch 1h0'

14:00 - 15:30 GNSS Systems: Modernized GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, COMPASS, IRNSS and QZSS

14:00 GNSS Systems: Modernized GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, COMPASS, IRNSS and QZSS 1h30'

Speaker:	C. Hegarty (MITRE Corporation)
Material:	lecture notes

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break

Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
- 15:30 Coffee Break 30'

16:00 - 17:00 Introduction to Laboratory Work

16:00 Introduction to Laboratory Work 1h0'

Speaker:	ICTP/BC Team
Material:	lecture notes

20:30 - 22:30 Welcome Dinner

Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
- 20:30 Welcome Dinner 2h0'

Wednesday, 8 May 2013

09:00 - 10:30 The Navigation Solution

09:00 The Navigation Solution 1h30'

Speaker:	J. Raquet (AFIT)
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
- 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
11:00 - 13:00 The Navigation Solution (continued)
- 11:00 The Navigation Solution (continued) 2h0'
  
  Speaker: J. Raquet (AFIT)
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

Location:
- 13:00 Lunch 1h0'

14:00 - 15:30 Differential GPS

14:00 Differential GPS 1h30'

Speaker:	F. Van Graas (Ohio University)
Material:	lecture notes

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break

Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
- 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
16:00 - 16:30 Differential GPS (continued)
- 16:00 Differential GPS (continued) 30'
  
  Speaker: F. Van Graas (Ohio University)

16:30 - 17:30 Differential GNSS Positioning Demo

16:30 Differential GNSS Positioning Demo 1h0'

Speaker:	J. Raquet (AFIT)
Material:	lecture notes

Thursday, 9 May 2013

08:30 - 10:00 Kalman filtering for GNSS

08:30 Kalman filtering for GNSS 1h30'

Speaker:	J. Raquet (AFIT)
Material:	lecture notes

10:00 - 10:30 Inertial Navigation Systems

10:00 Inertial Navigation Systems 30'

Speaker:	F. Van Graas (Ohio University)
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break

Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
- 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
11:00 - 12:00 Inertial Navigation Systems (continued)
- 11:00 Inertial Navigation Systems (continued) 1h0'
  
  Speaker: F. Van Graas (Ohio University)
12:00 - 13:00 Kalman Filtering and Inertial Navigation Demo
- 12:00 Kalman Filtering and Inertial Navigation Demo 1h0'
  
  Speaker: F. Van Graas (Ohio University)
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

Location:
- 13:00 Lunch 1h0'

14:00 - 15:30 GNSS and Aviation Applications

14:00 GNSS and Aviation Applications 1h30'

Speaker:	T. Walter (Stanford University)
Material:	lecture notes

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break

Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
- 15:30 Coffee Break 30'

16:00 - 17:00 GNSS and Aviation Applications (continued)

16:00 GNSS and Aviation Applications (continued) 1h0'

Speaker:	T. Walter (Stanford University)
Material:	lecture notes

Friday, 10 May 2013
- 08:30 - 09:30 The International Reference Ionosphere
  - 08:30 The International Reference Ionosphere 1h0'
    
    Speaker: D. Bilitza (George Mason University)
- 09:30 - 10:00 ESA General Studies Programme and the Alcantara Initiative
  - 09:30 ESA General Studies Programme and the Alcantara Initiative 30'
    
    Speaker: A. Galvez (ESA/HQ)
- 10:00 - 10:30 The Alcantara Initiative: Ionospheric Ground Based Monitoring Networks in Low-Latitude Regions
  - 10:00 The Alcantara Initiative: Ionospheric Ground Based Monitoring Networks in Low-Latitude Regions 30'
    
    Speaker: R. Prieto-Cerdeira (ESA/ESTEC)
- 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
- 11:00 - 11:40 Alcantara:Low-latitude ionosphere in Africa 1
  - 11:00 Alcantara:Low-latitude ionosphere in Africa 1 40'
    
    Speaker: ICTP
- 11:40 - 12:20 Alcantara: Low-latitude ionosphere in Southeast Asia and Pacific
  - 11:40 Alcantara: Low-latitude ionosphere in Southeast Asia and Pacific 40'
    
    Speaker: ISMB
- 12:20 - 13:00 Alcantara: Low-latitude ionosphere in South-America
  - 12:20 Alcantara: Low-latitude ionosphere in South-America 40'
    
    Speaker: INGV
- 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
  
  Location:
  - 13:00 Lunch 1h0'
- 14:00 - 14:30 Alcantara: Low-latitude ionosphere in Africa 2
  - 14:00 Alcantara: Low-latitude ionosphere in Africa 2 30'
    
    Speaker: University of Bath
- 14:30 - 15:30 Panel Discussion
  - 14:30 Panel Discussion 1h0'
- 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
  - 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
- 16:00 - 17:00 Modeling and Simulation of Environmental Effects on GNSS
  - 16:00 Modeling and Simulation of Environmental Effects on GNSS 1h0'
    
    Speaker: R. Prieto-Cerdeira (ESA/ESTEC)

Monday, 13 May 2013

08:30 - 09:30 The Ionosphere
- 08:30 The Ionosphere 1h0'
  
  Speaker: S. Radicella (ICTP)
09:30 - 10:30 The Low-Latitude Ionosphere: Genesis of the Equatorial Electrojet and its Control on the Equatorial Ionization Anomaly
- 09:30 The Low-Latitude Ionosphere: Genesis of the Equatorial Electrojet and its Control on the Equatorial Ionization Anomaly 1h0'
  
  Speaker: Paluri V.S. Rama Rao (Andhra University)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break

Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
- 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
11:00 - 12:00 Longitudinal Differences in Low-Latititude Ionosphere
- 11:00 Longitudinal Differences in Low-Latititude Ionosphere 1h0'
  
  Speaker: V. Paznukhov (Boston College)

12:00 - 13:00 TEC estimation from GNSS observations

12:00 TEC estimation from GNSS observations 1h0'

Speaker:	L. Ciraolo (ICTP)
Material:	lecture notes

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

Location:
- 13:00 Lunch 1h0'
14:00 - 14:30 Ionospheric Effects on GNSS
- 14:00 Ionospheric Effects on GNSS 30'
  
  Speaker: P. Doherty (Boston College)
14:30 - 15:15 GNSS Data Processing
- 14:30 GNSS Data Processing 45'
  
  Speaker: S. Delay (Boston College)
15:15 - 16:00 GNSS Data Processing
- 15:15 GNSS Data Processing 45'
  
  Speaker: L. Ciraolo (ICTP)
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break

Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
- 16:00 Coffee Break 30'
16:30 - 18:00 GNSS Data Processing

Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
- 16:30 GNSS Data Processing 1h30'

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

08:30 - 09:30 Introduction to Space Weather and its Impact on Our Daily Lives
- 08:30 Introduction to Space Weather and its Impact on Our Daily Lives 1h0'
  
  Speaker: E. Yizengaw (Boston College)
09:30 - 10:30 Low-Latitude Response to Geomagnetic Storms
- 09:30 Low-Latitude Response to Geomagnetic Storms 1h0'
  
  Speaker: A. Coster (MIT)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break

Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
- 10:30 Coffee Break 30'

11:00 - 12:00 Ionospheric Irregularities and Scintillation

11:00 Ionospheric Irregularities and Scintillation 1h0'

Speaker:	C. Rino (Boston College)
Material:	lecture notes

12:00 - 13:00 Ionospheric Effects of Seismic Activity
- 12:00 Ionospheric Effects of Seismic Activity 1h0'
  
  Speaker: S. Pulinets (Space Research Institute, Moscow)
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

Location:
- 13:00 Lunch 1h0'
14:00 - 15:30 The Madrigal Database
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For half of the participants
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Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
- 14:00 The Madrigal Database 1h30'
  
  Speaker: A. J. Coster (MIT)
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break

Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
- 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
16:00 - 17:30 The Madrigal Database
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For half of the participants 
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Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
- 16:00 The Madrigal Database 1h30'
  
  Speaker: A. J. Coster (MIT)

Wednesday, 15 May 2013
- 08:30 - 09:30 AMBER Magnetometers Network and Longitudinal Differences of Equatorial Electrodynamics and Ionospheric Vertical Density Distribution
  - 08:30 AMBER Magnetometers Network and Longitudinal Differences of Equatorial Electrodynamics and Ionospheric Vertical Density Distribution 1h0'
    
    Speaker: E. Yizengaw (Boston College)
- 09:30 - 10:30 Introduction to Ionosondes
  - 09:30 Introduction to Ionosondes 1h0'
    
    Speaker: V. Paznukhov (Boston College)
- 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
- 11:00 - 11:30 The Low-latitude Ionospheric Sensor Network: A multi-instrument real-time ionospheric laboratory
  - 11:00 The Low-latitude Ionospheric Sensor Network: A multi-instrument real-time ionospheric laboratory 30'
    
    Speaker: P. Doherty (Boston College)
- 11:30 - 12:30 Update on SCINDA activities
  - 11:30 Update on SCINDA activities 1h0'
    
    Speaker: P. Doherty (Boston College)
- 12:30 - 13:00 SCINDA operations
  - 12:30 SCINDA operations 30'
    
    Speaker: C. Bridgwood (Boston College)
- 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
  
  Location:
  - 13:00 Lunch 1h0'
- 14:00 - 15:30 Laboratory Project, BC-ICTP Team
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For half the participants
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  Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
  - 14:00 Laboratory Project, BC-ICTP Team 1h30'
- 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
  - 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
- 16:00 - 17:30 Estimating Drift Velocity with Magnetometers
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For half the participants
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  Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
  - 16:00 Estimating Drift Velocity with Magnetometers 1h30'
    
    Speaker: E. Yizengaw (Boston College)
Thursday, 16 May 2013
- 09:00 - 09:45 NeQuick Model
  - 09:00 NeQuick Model 45'
    
    Speaker: Y. Migoya Orué (ICTP)
- 09:45 - 10:30 Radio-occultation for ionospheric studies
  - 09:45 Radio-occultation for ionospheric studies 45'
    
    Speaker: B. Nava (ICTP)
- 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
- 11:00 - 12:00 Data Assimilation in Ionospheric Models
  - 11:00 Data Assimilation in Ionospheric Models 1h0'
    
    Speaker: B. Nava (ICTP)
- 12:00 - 13:00 Electron Density Models: Present Trends and Validation Issues
  - 12:00 Electron Density Models: Present Trends and Validation Issues 1h0'
    
    Speaker: S. Radicella (ICTP)
- 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
  
  Location:
  - 13:00 Lunch 1h0'
- 14:00 - 15:30 Laboratory Project, BC-ICTP Team
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Half of the participants
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  Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
  - 14:00 Laboratory Project, BC-ICTP Team 1h30'
- 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
  - 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
- 16:00 - 17:30 Laboratory-Accessing Space Weather Information
  - 16:00 Laboratory-Accessing Space Weather Information 1h30'
    
    Speaker: E. Yizengaw (Boston College)
- 19:30 - 22:30 Final Dinner (ICTP/BC)
  
  Location:
  - 19:30 Final Dinner (ICTP/BC) 3h0'
Friday, 17 May 2013
- 08:30 - 08:50 Ionospheric irregularities over Ilorin
  - 08:30 Ionospheric irregularities over Ilorin 20'
    
    Speaker: J.O. Adeniyi (University of Ilorin, Nigeria)
- 08:50 - 09:00 Geocache Wrap up
  - 08:50 Geocache Wrap up 10'
    
    Speaker: P. Doherty (Boston College)
- 09:00 - 09:15 Laboratory Project - Team 1 Results
  - 09:00 Laboratory Project - Team 1 Results 15'
- 09:15 - 09:30 Team 2 Results
  - 09:15 Team 2 Results 15'
- 09:30 - 09:45 Team 3 Results
  - 09:30 Team 3 Results 15'
- 09:45 - 10:00 Team 4 Results
  - 09:45 Team 4 Results 15'
- 10:00 - 10:15 Team 5 Results
  - 10:00 Team 5 Results 15'
- 10:15 - 10:30 Team 6 Results
  - 10:15 Team 6 Results 15'
- 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
- 11:00 - 11:15 Team 7 Results
  - 11:00 Team 7 Results 15'
- 11:15 - 11:30 Laboratory Projects - Wrap up
  - 11:15 Laboratory Projects - Wrap up 15'
    
    Speaker: Katy Alazo (ICTP)
- 11:30 - 12:15 Open Discussion: The Future - Where do we go from here?
  - 11:30 Open Discussion: The Future - Where do we go from here? 45'
- 12:15 - 13:15 Closing Remarks and Distribution of Certificates of Participation
  - 12:15 Closing Remarks and Distribution of Certificates of Participation 1h0'