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August 24, 2008
Agricultural and Energy Prices Driving GNSS Products and Services

From the perspective of consumers, the yearlong rise in commodity prices — from oil and natural gas to corn and wheat — has…

By Glen Gibbons


August 19, 2008
NovAtel Focuses on Timing Markets with Telecom Partnership

A recently announced partnership between GNSS technology innovator NovAtel, Inc., and Brilliant Telecommunications underscores the profound changes taking place in the precise timing…

By Glen Gibbons


August 13, 2008
ATK PGK Trials Meet 105mm Artillery Standard

IEC’s TruTrak Evolution GPS Receiver Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) has announced its successful demonstration of the capability to divert a 105-millimeter (105mm) artillery…

By Glen Gibbons


August 11, 2008
Telematics Munich 2008 Conference & Exhibition

A leading European event for the digital in-car and mobile industries features senior-level speakers from a wide range of companies, such as BMW,…

By Glen Gibbons


August 11, 2008
Boeing Will Build GPS IIF Satellites on New ‘Pulse’ Line

The Boeing Company will use its new “pulse line” process for assembling satellites to build GPS Block IIF satellites for the U.S. Air…

By Glen Gibbons


August 11, 2008
GPS/GLONASS Reference Clock

Pendulum Instruments, an Orolia Group company, offers the GPS-12RG, a combined GPS and GLONASS controlled frequency standard. This portable (weight, 3.1 kilograms) reference…

By Glen Gibbons


August 6, 2008
Openmoku Plans Publication of Mobile Phone Schematics, including GPS Chip

Neo FreeRunner (GPS chip, lower left, #3) Okay, they’re really serious about open source. Mobile device manufacturer Openmoko has announced that it will…

By Glen Gibbons


August 1, 2008
GIOVE-B Signal Observations Confirm MBOC’s Multipath Advantage

Standard deviation of code multipath for Galileo signals transmitted by GIOVE-B. The two thicker lines show the L1BC modulations: BOC(1,1), light green, and…

By Glen Gibbons


August 1, 2008
International Committee on GNSS (ICG) opens up December meeting to exhibitors, sponsors, observers

UPDATED OCTOBER 19 2008: Organizers of the third meeting of the International Committee on GNSS (ICG) scheduled for December 8–12 in Pasadena, California,…

By Glen Gibbons


July 31, 2008
Air Force Hopes for November, December Launches of Final GPS IIR-Ms

UPDATED SEPTEMBER 10 2008: With replacement parts currently being manufactured for faulty components that have delayed launch plans, Air Force GPS program managers…

By Glen Gibbons


July 29, 2008
NXP/STMicroelectronics JV Launches

ST-NXP Wireless, a new company bringing together key wireless operations of STMicroelectronics and NXP, will begin operations August 2 following completion of a…

By Glen Gibbons


July 29, 2008
Boeing Wins NRL Contract to Continue Iridium/GPS Development

Iridium Satellite LLC graphic The Boeing Company has received a three-year, $153.5-million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to continue its efforts to augment GPS for military…

By Glen Gibbons


July 28, 2008
AFRL GNC Workshop

The U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Munitions Directorate will sponsor a workshop on advances in guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) for miniature…

By Glen Gibbons


July 22, 2008
Hemisphere GPS Announces New Products, Patents

LV100 Compass Hemisphere GPS recently introduced two new products: the LV100 GPS Compass Board, an OEM  format based on the company’s Crescent Vector…

By Glen Gibbons


July 22, 2008
Applanix Adds Camera, LIDAR Options to Its DSS 439 RapidOrtho Airborne Mapping System

Applanix DSS 439 System Applanix has launched a dual-camera version of its Digital Sensor System (DSS) 439 RapidOrtho airborne mapping solution and introduced…

By Glen Gibbons


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