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November 10, 2008
FAA Publishes WAAS Performance Standard, LPV Approach Procedures

Following in the footsteps of the recent update of the GPS SPS Performance Standard, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a performance…

By Glen Gibbons


November 4, 2008
Air Force Will Add Navigation Message to L2C Signal in Fall 2009

In fall of 2009, the U.S. Air Force will begin broadcasting a transitional civil navigation (CNAV) message on the GPS L2 civil signal…

By Glen Gibbons


October 29, 2008
u-blox Launches New GPS Modules, Wins Frost & Sullivan Award

Two new GPS modules based on the award-winning u-blox 5 engine and the NEO form factor — the NEO5D and NEO5G — have…

By Glen Gibbons


October 28, 2008
GPS/Galileo/GLONASS timing antenna

PCTEL offers the GPSL1GL-TMG-40N timing reference antenna specifically designed for deployments in congested cell-site applications and able to receive signals from GPS, Galileo,…

By Glen Gibbons


October 25, 2008
U.S.-European Meeting Reaffirms GPS/Galileo Cooperation

Combined GPS + Galileo constellation. Image source: Nottingham Scientific Ltd., UK Representatives of the United States and the European Community (EC) meeting October…

By Glen Gibbons


October 25, 2008
UK Firm Snags Galileo Masters Awards

Christine Edwards and Peter Hall of Sci-Tech Systems, Ltd. A UK start-up company, Sci-Tech Systems Ltd., gathered three prizes in the 2008 European…

By Glen Gibbons


October 21, 2008
L-Band + GPS Quaddriflar Antenna

Wi-Sys Communications offers its WS1551QF L-band + GPS (L1) Quadrifilar Helical Antenna. An active right-hand circularly polarized, quadrifilar helical antenna, the WS1551QF provides…

By Glen Gibbons


October 21, 2008
24-Channel SAASM Multi-Module Receiver

L-3 Interstate Electronics Corporation (IEC), based in Anaheim, California, The miniaturized the TruTrak Evolution GPS receiver from L-3 Interstate Electronics is a single-board,…

By Glen Gibbons


October 15, 2008
Surrey Satellite Receives ESA GIOVE Award

Elizabeth Rooney, SSTL, receives ESA award from Didier Faivre for the company’s work on GIOVE-A British small satellite manufacturer, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd…

By Glen Gibbons


October 8, 2008
NOAA Expands CORS Reference Sites

NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) has recently added 43 GPS tracking sites into the Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) network overseen by the…

By Glen Gibbons


October 8, 2008
SpectraTime Wins ESA Contract for New Space Maser

Neuchâtel, Switzerland–based SpectraTime, a member of the Orolia group, has received a €2.5-million research contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop…

By Glen Gibbons


October 7, 2008
NovAtel INS-Ready SPAN-SE

NovAtel, Inc., has announced its new flagship GNSS + INS receiver, the SPAN-SE. NovAtel’s SPAN (Synchronous Position, Attitude and Navigation) single- or dual-frequency…

By Glen Gibbons


October 7, 2008
GPS Toolkit for LabVIEW

National Instruments offers the NI GPS Toolkit for LabVIEW, an extension of the graphical system design environment that expands the NI RF PXI…

By Glen Gibbons


October 7, 2008
U.S. Publishes New GPS Standard Positioning Service (SPS) Performance Standard

A new GPS Standard Positioning Service Performance Specification (SPS PS) — the first new version since 2001 — brings the level of expected…

By Glen Gibbons


October 7, 2008
Baseband Tech Offers GPS Software Receiver IP Solution

Baseband Technologies, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has announced its GPS/PC Jr, a real-time software GPS receiver IP solution.

By Glen Gibbons


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