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April 6, 2008
Europe’s Transport Ministers, Parliamentary Committee Okay New Galileo Deal

The European Transport Council and the European Parliament’s industry committee have approved new institutional arrangements for the €3.4-billion Galileo program that help pave…

By Glen Gibbons


April 6, 2008
Texas Instruments Launches GPS/Bluetooth/FM Chip

TI NavLink 6.0 Texas Instruments’s (TI’s) announcement of its NaviLink 6.0 (NL5500) with integrated GPS, Bluetooth, and FM may presage the company’s expanded…

By Glen Gibbons


April 5, 2008
Spirent Launches GLONASS L2 Capability in Simulator Series

Spirent GSS8000 Constellation Simulator UK-based Spirent Communications will introduce its new GSS8000 series of GNSS constellation simulators with GLONASS L2 capability at the…

By Glen Gibbons


April 5, 2008
U.S. Officials Encourage Industry Participation in APEC GNSS Events

The U.S. State Department and the National Coordination Office (NCO) for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) are soliciting participation from the GPS…

By Glen Gibbons


April 4, 2008
DoT Rescues NDGPS Project

The Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System (NDGPS) program has been salvaged from the political limbo in which it has resided for more than…

By Glen Gibbons


April 4, 2008
Jules Verne Automatic Transfer Vehicle Guided to ISS by Thales Alenia GPS System

ATV Docking with International Space Station, NASA image Europe’s Jules Verne Automatic Transfer Vehicle (ATV) that docked Thursday (April 3) at the International…

By Glen Gibbons


April 3, 2008
Trimble Snares Big Turkey GNSS Network Contract

Turkey’s Istanbul Kultur University has selected Trimble to supply GNSS equipment and establish a 150-station, nationwide GNSS infrastructure network

By Glen Gibbons


April 2, 2008
First Civil Funds for GPS Program

FY09 GPS Budget Request; FAA Line Item The GPS program has passed a milestone of sorts with the first allocation of funds from…

By Glen Gibbons


April 2, 2008
u-blox Launches GPS Timing Module

u-blox LEA-5T Swiss GNSS chip manufacturer u-blox has introduced a new precise timing GPS module, the LEA-5T, precise timing at the CTIA Wireless…

By Glen Gibbons


March 28, 2008
OEM GPS Receiver with Integrated Antenna

The UC322 from Fastrax combines SiRF’s 20-channel GSC3LT single-chip GPS receiver with an on-board chip antenna in a package measuring 10.4x30x2.9 millimeters. According…

By Glen Gibbons


March 20, 2008
GIOVE-B Reaches Baikonur Launch Site, Undergoes Pre-Flight Check

GIOVE-B, the second Galileo in-orbit validation satellite, has arrived safely at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, where it is undergoing pre-flight checks in…

By Glen Gibbons


March 17, 2008
IEC/ATK Contract to Provide Precision-Guided Munitions

L3/Interstate Electronic Corporation (IEC) has scored a key contract win with today’s (March 17) announcement of the company’s selection by Alliant TechSystems, Inc….

By Glen Gibbons


March 11, 2008
Another Successful GPS Launch, Plan Produce Back-Up and Improved Capability

Successful launch of a GPS Block IIR satellite on March 15 continues a U. S. Air Force initiative to bolster the nation’s GNSS…

By Glen Gibbons


March 6, 2008
Astrium-Allsat JV Launches GNSS Reference Network Services across Europe

Astrium Services and Allsat GmbH network+services have created a joint venture, AXIO-NET GmbH, to offer precise navigation and positioning services across Europe. The…

By Glen Gibbons


March 2, 2008
China’s Compass/Beidou: Back-Track or Dual Track?

A recent presentation on Compass/Beidou that appeared to reflect a step back from China’s GNSS program more likely represented a step sideways —…

By Glen Gibbons


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