Election Results Disputed

Out in Front: Raise a Red Flag Dec 1, 2008 By: Alan Cameron

Young GNSS scientists and graduate students from Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, China, and Myanmar who attended the International Symposium on GPS/GNSS 2008 impressed me with their enthusiasm, energy, creativity, and, well, youth. Satellite navigation has a very bright future in the Far East.

Who Really Made the Payloads?; Sunspots Declining, May Vanish

Out in Front: More Satellites! More Signals! Nov 1, 2008 By: Alan Cameron

When washing dishes one evening, it suddenly occurred to me that I could run my own election, play the political puppetmaster as it were — this, this was truly exciting. And so was born GNSS Election '08, the basis for discussion at this year's Leadership Dinner, held during ION-GNSS in Savannah, Georgia.

Out in Front: Eyes on the Prize Oct 1, 2008 By: Alan Cameron

Last month with the help of four engineers we identified reasons for the problem. Now, aided by a newly appointed professor at Brazil?s top technical university, the head of an international GNSS service, and the director of a labor organizing institute, we attempt to outline a solution.

Response to Don Jewell?s August 27 Military & Government PNT newsletter, online at www.gpsworld.com/comm.

Out in Front: Missing X Chromosome Sep 1, 2008 By: Alan Cameron

"When young women make career choices, they are very interested in contributions to make the world a better place," says Elizabeth Cannon, dean of University of Calgary's Schulich School of Engineering, and past chair of ION's Satellite Division. "This is clear in service professions (teaching, health) and is there in engineering, but we often don't do a good enough job showcasing this. GNSS has great relevance; just look at all of its applications that are having major impacts on society."

Out in Front: The Call Tease Factor Aug 1, 2008 By: Alan Cameron

He crossed the fog-blurred street and left the lamp's cold glow to enter the alley, went to the waist-high board fence, and looked down the dark slope to Stockton. Twenty feet below, his partner lay sprawled on his back, one arm flung, overcoat buttoned.

I really enjoy your magazine, and found very interesting your ?Out In Front? commentary, June issue. However, I had to pause and contemplate your statement that ?Precise real-time monitoring and equitable distribution of material and thus wealth [will] undermine the causes of war.?