Expert Profile
Dr. George ***** of GNSS Solutions, LLC has extensive research and development experience in estimation, filtering, and signal processing for high precision GNSS satellite positioning, GPS/INS integration, video image processing, as well as tracking and acquisition of weak GPS signals . Throughout his career Dr. ***** has been continuously involved in research, development, and commercialization of GNSS/INS/Video Imaging positioning technologies for the Surveying, Construction, Geographic Information Systems(GIS), Location Based Services(LBS), Intelligence Transformation Systems(ITS) and Agricultural industries. Over the last 15 years, his direct involvement in the commercialization of GNSS/INS/Video Imaging positioning/GPS tracking technologies has generated revenues in the excess of $100 million US dollars.
Dr. ***** worked at the Center for Mapping from ***** on the commercialization of NASA’s space technologies, serving as Director of GPS Research and development and the commercialization of the resulting technologies. He played a key role in commercializing 3D-photogrammetric Mapping integrated with GPS/INS high accuracy positioning for Roadway Inventory, Asset Management and Integration. In 1995 this technology was licensed to the Transmap Corporation http:// ***** /Home. html. Transmap headquarters are located in Columbus, Ohio. For the past 15 years Transmap has been a successful company with multi-million revenues per year.
Dr. ***** was responsible for the founding of GeoComp in 1989, development of GeoComp through 1996, integration with Topcon Positioning Systems as Topcon-GeoComp, LLC in 1996, and final acquisition by Topcon Positioning Systems in 2001 http:// ***** /. Re ***** ative responsibilities included:
• Establishing software C/C++ development teams for the development of GPS office and field software products.
• Managing software development for GPS office and field controller software for the surveying and construction industries.
• Developing GPS Baseline Processing Software (RTK/Postprocessing).
• Developing software for travel time estimation and traffic prediction.
• Administering budgets.
• Business development.
In ***** Dr. ***** founded ***** Solutions, LLC to bring high accuracy GNNS/INS/Imaging/Radar tracking and positioning technologies into the Aviation, Agricultural (AG), Location Based Services(LBS), and Intelligent Transportation Services(ITS) industries.
***** Solutions, LLC. ***** specializes in high accuracy GNNS/INS/Imaging/Radar tracking and positioning technologies for the Construction, Survey, GIS, Aviation, Agricultural (AG), Location Based Services(LBS), and Intelligent Transportation Services(ITS) industries.
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. Vice President, Software Research and Advanced Technologies: ***** 2006 to October *****. Responsible for working with leading U.S. and foreign universities and the private sector on the integration of state-of-the-art technologies into Topcon’s products for the construction, surveying and agricultural industries
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. Columbus, Ohio
Director, Software Development: 2001 to 2006. Responsible for the software architecture and for managing software development teams working in the U.S., Russia, and Japan on the development, release and maintenance of GPS office and field software products for the surveying and construction industries. Specific duties included:
Interfacing with Product Managers and customers for the development of Software Requirement Specifications (SRS) for Topcon’s GPS office and field controller software products.
Managing the incorporation of voice recognition and Text-To-Speech technologies into Topcon’s office and field software products.
Working on the Implementation of Communication /Radio Requirements of GNSS products (UHF/VHF/Spread Spectrum/GSM/CDMA).
Administering budgets.
Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio
Ph.D in Geodetic Science with specialization in Satellite Geodesy, Satellite Orbit Estimation, Gravimetry, Cartograpgy, and Photogrammetry, 1987.
Master of Science in Geodetic Science, with specialization in Surveying, Photogrammetry, Cartography, Gravimetry, Satellite Geodesy and Satellite Orbit Estimation 1983.
National Technical University Athens, Greece
Engineering Diploma with specialization in Surveying, Photogrammetry, Cartography, Highway Engineering, Hydrologic Works , and Hydrology, 1979.
Institute of Navigation, International Association of Geodesy, Association for Computing Machinery.
GNNS/INS/Imaging/Radar tracking and positioning technologies for the Construction, GIS, Surveying, Aviation, Agricultural (AG), Location Based Services(LBS), and Intelligent Transportation Services(ITS) industries.