Work in progress — GnssEduPack: An innovative approach to education and training in the field of Global Navigation Satellite Systems

Author

Phuong, Xuan Quang ; Povero, Gabriella ; Belforte, Gustavo

Author_Institution

Politec. di Torino, Turin, Italy

fYear

2010

fDate

27-30 Oct. 2010

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to introduce the GnssEduPack, which is a training kit in the field of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) which is oriented towards university students and GNSS application developers. The whole idea behind the GnssEduPack is to provide students with a new tool, which, beside providing theoretical background and explanations, allows for consistent experimental activity with real GNSS signals thus bringing the student directly in contact with practice. The key feature of the GnssEduPack is the emphasis on practical problems of real GNSS oriented engineering, which is made possible by the use of the SAT_SURF Suite, a light, compact and easy-to-use hardware/software experimental platform.

Keywords

computer based training; educational institutions; satellite navigation; work in progress; GNSS application developers; GNSS oriented engineering; GNSS signals; GnssEduPack; SAT_SURF Suite; consistent experimental activity; education; global navigation satellite systems; hardware-software experimental platform; training kit; university students; work in progress; Global Navigation Satellite Systems; Global Positioning System; Materials; Satellites; Training; Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS); practice-oriented education; use of real data;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2010 IEEE

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6261-2

Electronic_ISBN

0190-5848

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.2010.5673509

Filename

5673509