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December 31, 2016
INTERGEO 2017

UAV demonstration at the 2016 INTERGEO conference INTERGEO, the 2017 European geodesy, geoinformation and land management conference and trade fair, will take place…

By Inside GNSS


December 27, 2016
Air Force Continues to Test GPS III Satellite

GPS III satellites in production. Image Source: Lockheed Martin. The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) says it continues to…

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December 22, 2016
Hemisphere GNSS Names Halsey New President and CEO

Halsey named Hemisphere GNSS President and CEO. Hemisphere GNSS has named industry veteran Farlin Halsey as its president and chief executive officer, effective…

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December 21, 2016
u-blox GNSS Module Featured in Tracking Device

NEO-M8P GNSS module. Photo Source: u-blox. Thalwil, Switzerland-based u-blox has announced that two of its products have been used by Cobilsys to create…

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December 20, 2016
New Report Says Broadcom and Qualcomm Top GNSS IC Vendors

GNSS IC Vendor Competitive Assessment Vendor Matrix. Image Source: ABI Research. A new reports says that the GNSS market landscape is growing because…

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December 15, 2016
All Good at ESA’s Navitec 2016

This week’s Navitec Conference, entitled “Navigating the Future of Transportation,” delivered good news to an appreciative crowd at the European Space Agency’s European…

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December 15, 2016
European Commission Declares Galileo Initial Services Available for Use

Today (December 15, 2016) the European Commission (EC), owner of Europe’s GNSS system, Galileo, formally announced the start of Galileo Initial Services, the…

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December 15, 2016
GSA Signs Galileo Service Operator Contract

Following a complex tendering process that began in January 2015, the European GNSS Agency (GSA) awarded the Galileo Service Operator (GSOp) contract, with…

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December 15, 2016
NASA Launches CYGNSS Space-Based Hurricane Watch

NASA successfully launched eight Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) microsatellites this morning (December 15, 2016) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in…

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December 13, 2016
Air Force Approves Lockheed Martin’s GPS Ground Control Design

GPS III satellites in production. Image Source: Lockheed Martin. The U.S. Air Force has approved Lockheed Martin’s current GPS satellite ground control system…

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December 9, 2016
Septentrio Rolls Out High-Precision Firmware for Its GNSS Receivers

Septentrio’s PolaRx5 GNSS receiver. Image source: Septentrio. Septentrio has released its 5.1.0 firmware for the PolaRx5 product line of GNSS reference receivers. The…

By Inside GNSS


December 9, 2016
What Should GNSS Manufacturers, Application Marketers and End Users Expect from Europe’s Galileo?

Europe’s satellite navigation system, Galileo, is about  to go operational on December 15 when the European Commission makes a Declaration of Initial Services…

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December 8, 2016
Two More Galileo Satellites Transmitting Navigation Signals

After months of testing, the European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that Galileo satellites 13 and 14 are transmitting healthy navigation signals and…

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December 8, 2016
GALILEO: Dawn of a New Age of GNSS Service

This webinar has taken place. A recorded version is available now to those who register. Europe’s satellite navigation system, Galileo, is about to…

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December 7, 2016
Ligado Networks and Topcon Reach Spectrum Use Agreement

Ligado Networks has announced a cooperation agreement with Topcon Positioning Systems that removes another barrier to the wireless broadband company’s proposed 5G network…

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