SC 4.1: Emerging Positioning Technologies and GNSS Augmentation

Chair: Heidi Kuusniemi (Finland)
Vice-Chair: Fabricio S. Prol (Finland)

Terms of Reference

Emerging technologies in positioning and applications play a crucial role in addressing location determination limitations and enhancing the capabilities beyond traditional solutions like standalone GNSS. Urban environments and indoor navigation, where GNSS signals may be weak, unreliable or unattainable, need to utilize a variety of location information solutions, for example in the context of Augmented Reality(AR), Indoor Positioning Systems (IPS), and Computer Vision (CV) within buildings or densely populated urban areas. Autonomous vehicles and systems require high-precision and real-time navigation information for safe operation via harnessing technologies such as LiDAR, Radar, 5G, inertial systems, V2X communicationand sensor fusion approaches complementing GNSS for accurate and resilient positioning. The work of this Sub-commission focuses on the benefits of various emergingpositioning technologies extending to improved safety, efficiency, security, and overall advancements in society, industry, and geodesy.

Objectives

  • Development of new techniques for positioning
  • Analyzing the integrity levels of PPP and PPP-RTK for collaborative positioning;
  • Enhancing PPP for real-time applications;
  • Providing perspectives of how the positioning and augmentation technologies should develop utilizing, e.g., LEO systems;
  • Advancing solutions for low-cost receivers as well as smart wearable systems;
  • Exploring the future opportunities of quantum navigation.Program of Activities
  • Promote international collaboration to advance emerging positioning solutions.
  • Organize and/or participate in scientific events (workshops, conferences, seminarsetc.)
  • Organize special issues on the emerging technologies for positioning.
  • Increase cooperation with international organizations, such as Institute of Navigation (ION), International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), Nordic Institute ofNavigation (NNF), Nordic Geodetic Commission (NKG), and the United Nations(UN).