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From Polaris to Precision GNSS and LEO Navigation Satellites: The Evolution of Positioning for a Connected World
An engaging webinar exploring humanity’s journey in navigation—from using Polaris, the North Star, as a timeless guide to today’s Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and the emerging role of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) navigation satellites.
With more than 120 operational navigation satellites transmitting diverse multi-frequency signals from several global and regional constellations, GNSS has become a fundamental technology for precise positioning, navigation, timing, and Earth observation. This webinar will introduce the principles of modern GNSS positioning and highlight recent advances in real-time precise orbit and clock estimation, atmospheric-delay modelling and prediction, and high-accuracy positioning services.
Participants will also discover how GNSS is transforming scientific research and practical applications, including terrestrial reference-frame maintenance, monitoring plate tectonics and crustal deformation, precise low-Earth-orbit determination, ionospheric activity monitoring, GNSS meteorology, GNSS seismology, and innovative GNSS remote sensing using reflected signals (GNSS-R).
Whether you are a student, researcher, surveyor, GIS professional, or remote-sensing enthusiast, this webinar will provide a clear and inspiring view of how satellite navigation is shaping a more accurately mapped, monitored, and connected world.
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Dr. Mohamed Freeshah
Assistant Professor at United Arab Emirates University
Dr. Freeshah received a B.Eng. in Surveying Engineering from Benha University, Egypt, in 2010, and an MSc in Geodesy and Surveying from the same university in 2016. He earned his PhD from LIESMARS, Wuhan University, China, in 2021, followed by a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the School of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University. Since 2024, he has been an Assistant Professor at United Arab Emirates University (UAEU). His research focuses on interdisciplinary Earth system science.