Center for Position, Navigation and Time
Since the advent of GPS in the early 1970's, there's been a virtual revolution in PNT technology and applications. Today, PNT services are used by over 3 billion users—half the world's population!
Starting with the adaptation of GPS technology for precision spacecraft attitude and guidance control in the 1990s, Stanford has been widely considered the world’s leading academic institution performing PNT, GPS and GNSS research.
In 2006, the SCPNT was created to bring industry affiliate support for pioneering PNT research projects and to facilitate an international forum (by way of the annual SCPNT Symposium) for exchanging ideas, addressing issues and promoting the advancement of PNT technologies and applications.
Our 19th Annual PNT Symposium was held on Wednesday-Thursday, October 8th-9th, 2025
Again this year, our annual PNT symposium was held in-person in the Kavli Auditorium at SLAC, above the Stanford campus. We also live-streamed the presentations via Zoom and video for those participants who could not or preferred not to attend in person.
As in past PNT symposia, the first day featured student presentations, and the second day featured invited presentations. A reception and banquet dinner were held on Thursday evening, October 9th, with Stanford Professor Manu Prakash as guest banquet speaker.
Affiliates Weekly Friday PNT Seminar
When: Friday Lunchtime, 12:30 - 1:30pm
Where: Durand Hall, Room #450