Development of RTCM SC-134 Messages for High-Integrity Precise Positioning

Dr. Roberto Capua holds a Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering and a Ph.D. in Positioning, Navigation and Wireless Location from the University of Calgary. He has more than 28 years of experience in the field of GNSS applications, Research, and Development for Public and Private Organizations. He has worked on relevant European Commission projects on Galileo design and application development. He was a Program Manager on satellite navigation applications for a European Satellite Service Provider. His areas of activity include advanced GNSS Augmentation Systems for High Accuracy and Integrity, GNSS Software Receivers, and GNSS surveying for cadastral and mapping applications. He has worked on the development of hardware and software navigation and communication technologies for Road, Inland waterway, Aerospace, Customs application, and Cadastral Surveying. Currently, he is the Head of the Innovation Unit and responsible for GNSS R&D activities for Sogei, the Technology partner of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Italy. He is the Secretary of the Space Y Association and Chairman of the RTCM SC-134 Committee on “Integrity for GNSS-Based High Accuracy Applications”, as well as an RTCM Board of Directors Member. He is also President of the Satellite Navigation Commission at the Italian Order of Engineers – Rome. He has been the International Technical Representative for the ION Satellite Division (2023-2024). Dr. Sam Pullen is a senior researcher within the GNSS Laboratory at Stanford University, where he received his Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1996. He has supported the FAA and other service providers in developing system concepts, technical requirements, integrity algorithms, and performance models for GBAS, SBAS, and other GNSS services and applications. He has also performed GNSS system design, application development, risk assessment, and legal support through his consultancy, Sam Pullen Consulting. He was awarded the ION Early Achievement Award in 1999 and became an ION Fellow in 2017. Dr. Mathieu Joerger is an assistant professor at Virginia Tech. He