The Japan-Australia Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS)

Industrial Utilisation Half Day Workshop

 on Thursday 8 February in Melbourne


In recognition of the importance of the use of satellite technology under the Memorandum of Co-operation between the Ministry of the Economy Trade and Industry (METI Japan) and the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (DIIS), METI, the Consulate-General of Japan in Melbourne, JETRO and the State Government of Victoria, in conjunction with Geoscience Australia and Austrade, held the QZSS half day workshop on 8th February, 2018.


The purpose of this workshop, which featured business applications by using Japanese GPS, the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) from both Japan and Australia was

  1. To share technical information about QZSS technology and its applications.
  2. To identify the potential applications in a variety of industrial areas between Japan and Australia relating to QZSS such as autonomous driving, maritime utilisation and autonomous agriculture, etc.
  3. To discuss a formal framework for ongoing cooperative partnerships on QZSS and associated technologies and applications between Japan and Australia in both the public and private sectors.


DATE: Thursday, 8th February 2018

TIME: Registration open from 9:00, Main Event: 9:30 - 13:30, Lunch 13:30 - 14:30

VENUE: Investment Centre Victoria, Level 46, 55 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000  

ORGANISERS: METI, Consulate-General of Japan in Melbourne, JETRO, the State Government of Victoria, JABCC

SUPPORTING ORGANISATION: Geoscience Australia, Austrade, AJBCC

LANGUAGE: English


PROGRAMME:


Welcome remarks

 

Speech/Presentation Title

Speaker

9:30-9:35

Opening remarks

Mr Kazuyoshi Matsunaga

Consul-General of Japan

in Melbourne

9:35-9:40

Opening remarks

Ms Kathy Coultas, Director,

Strategic Innovation Investment,

The State Government of

Victoria

Opening speech

9:40-9:50

Australia-Japan Innovation

Cooperation – QZSS workshop:

Satellite Positioning: a key element of

Australia’s digital future

Mr Gary Johnston,

Branch Head Geodesy and Seismic Monitoring, Geoscience Australia, Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (DIIS)

Introduction

9:50-10:10

Introduction of QZSS and application

Mr Hideto Yamazaki, Deputy

Director of Space Industry

Office, METI

Industrial Session　

10:10-10:40

[Service Foundation]

Prospect for Global Positioning Augmentation Service by MADOCA

Mr Yoshikatsu Iotake,

Director, Global Positioning Augmentation Service Corporation (GPAS)

10:40-11:00

[Agriculture]

Potential for application of QZSS to agriculture - Trial for agri-business development

Mr Hidero Katayama, Deputy

Director, Space Communications

Policy Division, Global Strategy

Bureau, Ministy of Internal Affairs

and Communications (MIC)

11:00-11:30

(Coffee Break)

Industrial Session

11:30-12:00

[Autonomous

Driving] 

Activities for Utilization of

CLAS (Cm Level Augmentation Service) from QZSS

Mr Kiyotake Fukuyoshi,

Deputy Senior General Manager, High-precision Positioning Systems Department, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO)

12:00-12:30

[Advanced Route Guidance] 

The Advanced Route Guidance System by Precise Lane Identification

Mr Yasuhiro Fujii,

Group Leader,

Connected Group

Toyota Tsusho  

12:30-13:00

[Maritime Utilisation]

Ways forward for Utilisation of QZSS in Maritime Industry

Mr Kotaro Hisano

Engineer, Hitachi Zosen Corporation (HITZ)

Closing remarks

13:00-13:05

Closing remarks

Ms Catherine Taylor

Assistant General Manager, Trade

Austrade

13:05-13:10

Closing remarks

Mr Hiroyuki Nakazato,

Managing Director,

JETRO Sydney

Lunch

13:10-14:10

Lunch


Notes:


The topic of this workshop is a priority area under the Memorandum of Cooperation between METI Japan and DIIS. 


Co-organised by:


                         Consulate-General of Japan in Melbourne


                                                                                                              

                      


Supported by:

                                                       



                                  


PRESENTATIONS:


Gary Johnston: Satellite Positioning: a key element of Australia’s digital future PDF (1.3MB) 

Hideto Yamazaki: Introduction of QZSS and application PDF (1.6MB)  

Yoshikatsu Iotake: Prospect for Global Positioning Augmentation Service by QZSS PDF (5.6MB) 

Hidero Katayama: Potential for application of QZSS to agriculture - Trial for agri-business development PDF(3.9MB) 

Kiyotake Fukuyoshi: Activities for Utilization of QZSS PDF (5.6MB) 

Yasuhiro Fujii: The Advanced Route Guidance System by Precise Lane Identification PDF (1.1MB) 

Kotaro Hisano: Ways forward for Utilisation of QZSS in Maritime Industry PDF (2.5MB)