From jimr at maia.usno.navy.mil Wed Jan 26 05:49:33 2000 From: jimr at maia.usno.navy.mil (Jim Ray (USNO 202-762-1444)) Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 8:49:33 EST Subject: [IGSMAIL-2687]: Analysis Workshop, Sept. 2000 Message-ID: <200001261349.IAA15757@maia.usno.navy.mil> ****************************************************************************** IGS Electronic Mail 26 Jan 05:49:31 PST 2000 Message Number 2687 ****************************************************************************** Author: Jim Ray IGS Analysis Center Workshop U.S. Naval Observatory Washington, DC, USA during week of 25-29 September 2000 At the Fall AGU Meeting last month, several representatives of the IGS Analysis Centers discussed preliminary plans for the next AC Workshop. A 3.5-day meeting sometime during the week of 25-29 September 2000 was accepted. (It is possible that an additional day or so might be added later to focus on time tranfer topics.) For your information, that week follows the ION GPS meeting in Salt Lake City and the 10th WEGENER General Assembly in Cadiz, Spain. This message is being sent to allow advance travel planning for those who might be interested in attending. Our thoughts for the workshop agenda include the following possible major themes, which would fill about 1 day each: * IGS Ultra-Rapid products and their use for atmospheric sounding * IGS/BIPM timing project (possibly accompanied by a splinter meeting with representatives of the timing labs to discuss non-analysis issues, if there is sufficient interest) Minor themes (1/2 day each, or less) might include: * Integration of GLONASS into the IGS (coordinated with the new IGEX working group) * Possible role of the IGS in GALILEO (???) (analysis and user issues) * AC innovations (to supplement the usual AC posters this will allow special emphasis on new developments by the ACs of special interest) * GPS system operations and spacecraft developments (???) (issues such as the increase in the number of satellites subjected to attitude thrusting, new signal structures proposed, policy changes, etc.) As usual, position papers on the broader topics will be solicited and distributed before the workshop. Best regards, --Jim