Forum Proceedings

• Keynote talk
  Dr. Gene McCall, Chief Scientist, Air Force Space Command
  Slides (powerpoint)
  Slides (pdf)
  
  
• Session 1: Fundamentals
  
  
  • A Random Walk Through Astrometry
    George Kaplan (USNO - Astronomical Applications)
    gkaplan@usno.navy.mil, http://aa.usno.navy.mil/kaplan/
    Slides (powerpoint)
    Slides (pdf)
    
    
  • Time Scales
    Ken Seidelmann (USNO, U. Virginia)
    pks6n@virginia.edu
    Talk (html)
    
    
  • The International Celestial Reference Frame: Construction, Maintenance, and Interaction with EOP/Nutation
    Chopo Ma (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center)
    cma@virgo.gsfc.nasa.gov
    Abstract
    
    
  • NIMA's Needs for Astrometric Data
    Stephen Malys & William Stein (National Imagery and Mapping Agency)
    malyss@nima.mil, steinb@nima.mil
    Slides (powerpoint)
    Slides (pdf)
    
    
  • Leap second
    Dennis McCarthy (USNO - Time Service)
    dmc@maia.usno.navy.mil
    Slides (powerpoint)
    Slides (pdf)
    
    
  • Relativity Fundamentals for Time Scales and Astrometry
    Robert Nelson (Satellite Engineering Research Corporation)
    RobtNelson@aol.com
    Abstract
    Talk (pdf)
    
    
• Session 2: Current Products (Star Catalogs)
  
  
  • Introduction to Star Catalogs
    Sean Urban (USNO - Astrometry)
    seu@pyxis.usno.navy.mil
    Slides (powerpoint)
    Slides (pdf)
    
    
  • Hipparcos
    Sean Urban (USNO - Astrometry)
    seu@pyxis.usno.navy.mil
    Slides (powerpoint)
    Slides (pdf)
    
    
  • Tycho-2
    Sean Urban (USNO - Astrometry)
    seu@pyxis.usno.navy.mil
    Tycho's Globus Magnus (pdf)
    Viewgraphs (pdf)
    Viewgraphs (postscript)
    
    
  • UCAC
    Ted Rafferty (USNO - Astrometry)
    tjr@usno.navy.mil
    Slides (powerpoint)
    Slides (pdf)
    
    
  • USNO A2.0 and USNO B.1
    Dave Monet (USNO - Flagstaff Station)
    dgm@nofs.navy.mil
    
    
  • The Washington Double Star Catalog
    Brian Mason (USNO - Astrometry)
    bdm@draco.usno.navy.mil
    Talk (html)
    (see also http://ad.usno.navy.mil/wds/wds.html)
    
    
  • 2MASS
    Dave Monet (USNO - Flagstaff Station)
    dgm@nofs.navy.mi
    
    
  • Building Star Catalogs for Spacecraft Applications
    Leonard Berg (The Boeing Company)
    leonard.j.berg@boeing.com
    Abstract
    Slides (powerpoint)
    Slides (pdf)
    
    
• Session 2: Current Products (Other Products)
  
  
  • USNO Almanac Products
    John Bangert (USNO - Astronomical Applications)
    bangert@aa.usno.navy.mil
    Abstract
    Slides (powerpoint)
    Slides (pdf)
    
    
  • Solar System Ephemerides
    James L. Hilton (USNO - Astronomical Applications)
    jhilton@aa.usno.navy.mil
    
    
  • Monitoring of Earth Orientation Variables
    Jim Ray (USNO - Earth Orientation)
    jimr@maia.usno.navy.mil
    Abstract
    Talk (html)
    Talk (pdf)
    
    
• Session 3: DoD Applications
  
  
  • Space debris
    Michael L. Fudge (ITT Industries, Advanced Engineering & Sciences Division)
    mike.fudge@itt.com
    Slides (powerpoint)
    
    
  • Special Applications
    Sean Urban (USNO - Astrometry)
    seu@pyxis.usno.navy.mil
    Slides (powerpoint)
    
    
  • GEODSS: Past and Future Improvements
    Walter Faccenda (The Mitre Corporation)
    wjf@mitre.org
    (see http://www.mitre.org/pubs/showcase/geodss/index.html )
    Slides (powerpoint)
    Talk (word document)
    
    
  • LINEAR Program
    Eric Pearce
    
    
  • Stellar Positions at LWIR Wavelengths: New Results Using the Midcourse Space Experiment
    Michael Egan (USAF Phillips Lab.)
    Michael.Egan2@hanscom.af.mil
    Slides (powerpoint)
    
    
  • Refinement of MSX Attitude Using Infrared Astrometric Catalogs
    Sean Carey (Boston College)
    Slides (powerpoint)
    
    
  • Automated Celestial Systems for Attitude & Position Determination
    George Kaplan (USNO - Astronomical Applications)
    gkaplan@usno.navy.mil, http://aa.usno.navy.mil/kaplan/ Abstract
    Slides (powerpoint)
    Slides (pdf)
    
    
  • Autonomous Space Navigation
    David Folta (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center)
    David.Folta@gsfc.nasa.gov
    (see http://eo1.gsfc.nasa.gov/Technology/FormFly.html )
    
    
  • The Future of Astrometric Catalogs
    Ken Johnston (USNO)
    johnston.ken@usno.navy.mil
    Slides (powerpoint)