From May 9 to 19, International Seminars on Positioning and Navigation Technologies was held by Beihang University, Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile (ENAC) and Ohio University. Mr. Wu Falin, expert of RS&GIS of the Centre, associate professor of School of Instrumentation Science and Opto-electronics Engineering, was invited to give lectures on behalf of Beihang University.

  Fourteen (14) scholars and experts from France, China, the United States and Austria related this area were invited to gave lectures to students majoring in the field of satellite navigation, young scholars and engineers. This seminar mainly focused on global satellite positioning and navigation technologies, multi-sensor integrated navigation technology, positioning and navigation technology applications, etc.

  Mr. Wu Falin made three reports, introducing the current situation and development of BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, high-precision differential satellite navigation technology and the chances and challenges of multi-constellation and multi-frequency satellite navigation positioning respectively. During the seminar, he was invited to visit laboratory of ENAC and exchanged ideas with representatives from ENAC and Ohio University about further cooperation of scientific research and education in the field of navigation positioning. International Seminars on Positioning and Navigation Technologies 2018 will be held at Ohio University.