Focal Point CEO Wins Samuel M. Burka Award

The Institute of Navigation (ION) presented its Dr. Samuel M. Burka Award to our CEO Dr. Ramsey M. Faragher for his paper, “Towards an Efficient, Intelligent Opportunistic Smartphone Indoor Positioning System” published in the Spring 2015 issue of NAVIGATION, Journal of The Institute of Navigation, Vol. 62, No. 1, pp.55-72. The Burka Award was presented at the ION International Technical Meeting (ITM) and Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications (PTTI) meeting in Monterey, California January 25-28, 2016.

The Dr. Samuel M. Burka Award is granted to recognize outstanding achievement in the preparation of a paper contributing to the advancement of the art and science of positioning, navigation and timing and is given in memory of Dr. Samuel M. Burka, a dedicated public servant who devoted a long and distinguished career to the research and development of air navigation equipment and reviewing technical material for official publications. He retired from public service in 1958 and died several months later.

The ION Annual Awards Program is sponsored by The Institute of Navigation (ION) to recognize individuals making significant contributions or demonstrating outstanding performance relating to the art and science of navigation.

About ION

The Institute of Navigation is the world’s premier professional society dedicated to the advancement of the art and science of positioning, navigation and timing. The Institute is a national organization whose membership spans worldwide. Additional information about the ION can be found at http://www.ion.org