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| IEEE Joint Communications Chapter -
Vancouver
Chapter Chair: Prof.
Dave Michelson,
University of British Columbia |
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| About the Event This event will bring together academic researchers, industry experts, and other members of the community with a common interest in satellite communications in order to: (1) increase awareness of the local satellite communications community, (2) share recent accomplishments of the local satcom community, including recent research results and the introduction of new products and services, and (3) develop opportunities and promote cooperation between members of the local satcom community. Attendees will receive a complimentary CDROM containing copies of:
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Registration: Thanks to generous corporate sponsorship by MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates, Norsat International, and Inevitable Technologies, registration for this event is now free of charge. Please register by sending your name, company affiliation, and contact information to Prof. Dave Michelson, UBC at davem@ece.ubc.ca. Because the event is being held in a semi-secure facility, all attendees must register in advance, and no later than the close of business on Tue, 22 Feb 2005. Space is limited, so registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first serve basis. The meeting time (Friday afternoon) and place (close to BC Ferries, Vancouver Airport, and the US-Canada border) have been chosen to be particularly convenient for visitors from Vancouver Island, the BC Interior, Alberta, and Washington state. |
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12:45-12:55
Satellite communications firms have played an important role in BC's wireless cluster for over thirty years. In this very brief presentation, Caroline Lewko will review the current state of the local satcom industry. back |
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ORBCOMM has achieved great success in their efforts to provide a message-based service with worldwide coverage using a constellation of small satellites in low earth orbit. But how well did the founders' crystal ball predict the current situation and/or demand for ORBCOMM services? Where is ORBCOMM headed? What lessons have been learned? How might these lessons benefit others in the future? back |
Land Mobile Satellite Coverage in Urban and Suburban Environments Steven J. Ma and Prof. Dave Michelson UBC Radio Science Lab Coverage of Land Mobile Satellite Systems in urban and suburban environments depends critically upon the building height distribution, carrier frequency, and terminal antenna pattern. We have developed a propagation modelling tool based upon the NEC-BSC software package that has allowed us to deduce the relationship between system coverage and these environmental parameters. back |
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| 14:00-14:20 AXYS Technologies Inc. manufactures moored buoys for routine
weather and seastate forecasting, as well as specialized buoys for
research and development of new sensors, power supplies, and other buoy
components. In this presentation, we focus on our use of satellite
systems such as INMARSAT D+/C, ARGOS, ORBCOMM, IRIDIUM, and GOES to
collect telemetry data from buoys situated in remote locations.
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A Portable Satellite Terminal for News Gathering or Two-way Data Communication Michael Schefter, Pervez Siddiqui, Sasa Trajkovic Norsat International Inc. This presentation will describe the design of a family of portable satellite terminals designed for live audio and video, or two-way IP data communication (up to 9 Mbps), from remote location anywhere in the world. The portable terminal is packaged into three airline checkable rugged cases and can be setup in 5 - 10 minutes, without tools, by non-technical staff with minimal training. back |
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15:00-15:45
Refreshment
and Networking Break
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Satellites are ideal for providing communications links to remote locations. Using Direcway/Hughes broadband satellite equipment and the Internet, BC Hydro has implemented a telemetry system that monitors very remote substations in a cost-effective manner. back |
Lijuan Wu, Fei Peng and Prof. Victor Leung UBC Electrical and Computer Engineering back |
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CASCADE: A Smallsat System Providing the Global, High Quality Movement of Very Large Data Files Greg Giffin, Senior Systems Engineer, Space Group, MDA This presentation will describe the overall space and ground architecture of CASCADE, a Ka-band high-speed store and forward satellite communication system being developed by MDA. This effort has involved both the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and Technologies Partnership Canada and will serve as a technology demonstrator for the CASSIOPE mission. back |
17:15-17:25 Closing
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