Detailed Program

Abstract booklet

List of participants

Presentations

SCHEDULE AND PLAN

SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER 2015

09:00–17:00 ILRS Analysis Working Group Meeting

SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER 2015

15:00–19:00 ILRS GB Meeting

16:00–20:00 Registration

MONDAY 26 OCTOBER 2015

08:00-09:00 Registration
09:00–09:30 Welcome
09:30–17:30 GNSS Session A: Synergy of SLR and GNSS Data Products

Chairs: E. Pavlis, D. Thaller, C. Noll, V. Glotov

• Who is analyzing the GNSS SLR data? (Reports from the users e.g., GNSS missions)
• What products are being derived?
• Is the ILRS satisfying their present requirements? Data volume? Data Accuracy? Data coverage? What are the short falls?
• What is the projection for future requirements? Timeframe?
• What do we see from SLR-GNSS co-location?
• Is SLR having an impact on GNSS products?

18:00–19:00 Mission Working Group Meeting
19:00–20:00 Transponder Working Group Meeting

TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015

09:00–15:30 GNSS Session B: ILRS Network Performance and Improvement

Chairs: G. Bianco, Zhang Zhongping, G. Appleby, F. Koidl

• What is limiting our performance? Are we trying to track too many satellites?
• How can procedures be improved to improve performance?
• Are we using the right tracking strategy?
• What wisdom can be shared by some of the most productive stations?
• How should future systems be designed for better performance?

13:00–14:00 Data Format and Procedures Working Group Meeting

16:00–17:30 Space Debris Session

Chairs: G. Kirchner, L. Grunwaldt, C. Marzo, T. Flohrer

• Description of the technique. How do we do it?
• Who are the users? Is it having any impact for them? Are we getting good PR? Where?
• What is the experience of the stations? What is limiting our performance? Is this having any impact on the ranging data?
• How can procedures be improved to improve performance?
• Are we using the right tracking strategy?
• What wisdom can be shared by some of the most productive stations?
• How should future systems be designed for better performance?

18:00–19:00 Network and Engineering Working Group Meeting
19:00–20:00 Space Debris Study Group Meeting

WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER 2015

09:00–12:30 Space Debris Session Continued

14:30–17:00 Visit to Matera Station

THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER 2015

09:00–12:30 Time Transfer Session

Chairs: U. Schreiber, E. Samain, J.M. Torre

• Review of current techniques and missions; How are we doing?
• Who is analyzing the data? What are the data products? Who uses the products?
• Are we satisfying their needs? What are the shortfalls?
• What are the future missions and the applications?
• What will be needed from the network to satisfy requirements?
• How can procedures be tuned to improve performance?
• Are we using the right tracking strategy?
• What wisdom can be shared by some of the most productive stations?
• How should future systems be designed for better performance?
• What is the real potential? Who will use it?

14:00–15:30 System Biases Session A: Analytic Results

Chairs: C. Luceri, T. Otsubo, H. Mueller

• How do we estimate our system biases in our processing and analysis systems?
• What examples of biases have been seen from the Q/C and final processing systems?
• What are the likely sources of biases? What are the big issues?

16:00-17:30 System Biases Session B: Station Issues

Chair: I. Prochazka, J. Eckl

• Which biases should be seen at the stations?
• What are the procedures used by the stations to compute their corrections and quality control their data? How do we stabilize calibration?
• What station hardware, equipment, software, etc. would give the stations greater ability to detect biases?
• What changes in procedures and processes would give the stations greater ability to detect biases?
• What consideration should be given in the design of new systems to minimize biases?

20:00–22:30 Workshop Dinner

FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER 2015

09:00–12:30 Closing session

• Session Reports
• Discussion
• Agreement on next steps and path forward

14:00- Sassi and local touring