Branch AGM

Thursday 4th April 2019

Location: Lecture Theatre ‘0′, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Please note Change of Venue from LT 1 to LT0

AGM starts at 7.15 pm

April Lecture
“Guidance from Outer Space“

Thursday 4th April 2019

Lecture Starts at 7.30 pm
Speaker: John Pottle, Director, Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN)

Location: Lecture Theatre ‘0‘, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Please note Change of Venue from LT 1 to LT0

Synopsis

Navigation and precise time are enabling our modern world. But just how accurate is GPS? Does Galileo make a big difference? Are there just too many satellites? How do you know if you’re being jammed or spoofed? Can the US turn off GPS? How do mobile devices provide position indoors?

In addition to addressing these questions, the talk will review the latest alternative and complementary positioning technologies, the use of “big data” techniques and augmented reality.

The talk will be pitched to be accessible to all, not only to those with technical knowledge.