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May 19, 2016
Boubeker Belabbas: At Home in the World

Belabbas with his children, Laila and Lunis. Boubeker Belabbas’ Compass Points Boubeker Belabbas, an expert in aerospace mechanics and safety-critical GNSS applications, grew…

By Inside GNSS


May 19, 2016
Listening for RF Noise

GNSS signals are vulnerable to interference due to being extremely weak when received on Earth’s surface. Therefore, even a low-power interference signal can…

By Inside GNSS


May 19, 2016
CGSIC 2016: Civil GPS Service Interface Committee Meeting

Brig. Gen. Stephen Whiting The 56th meeting of the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) will convene at the Portland Convention Center in…

By Inside GNSS


May 17, 2016
Wireless Broadband Aspirant’s Own GPS Receiver Tests Show Signal Impact

The results from the GPS receiver testing sponsored by would-be wireless broadband provider Ligado are in. A review of the nearly 600 pages…

By Inside GNSS


May 17, 2016
Russia Delays Launch of Next GLONASS Satellite

The Russian news agency TASS has reported that the launch of GLONASS-M satellite No. 53 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome has been rescheduled from…

By Inside GNSS


May 17, 2016
New Engineering Team at NovAtel Focuses on Positioning Technology for Autonomous Vehicles

NovAtel Inc. announced today (May 17, 2016) a new corporate initiative to develop functionally safe GNSS positioning technology for fully autonomous applications. A…

By Inside GNSS


May 17, 2016
Senate Kills GPS OCX Funding Due to Cost Overruns — Now $5.3 Billion and Rising

The Senate Armed Services Committee zeroed out the Pentagon’s $393 funding request for the new GPS ground control system during its May 11…

By Inside GNSS


May 16, 2016
Obstacles Appear to Extending GPS-Based ADS-B for UAV Operations

The seeming efficiency of having unmanned aircraft carry the same GNSS-based collision avoidance transmitters required for manned aircraft has generated a lot of…

By Inside GNSS


May 16, 2016
Noises Off

The Radio Frequency environment for GNSS is not getting any friendlier. What is the current state of interference and jamming and how can…

By Inside GNSS


May 14, 2016
Mayflower Receives Small GPS User Equipment Contract

Mayflower NavAssure 125 Mayflower Communications Company, Inc., has been awarded a Phase III SGUE (small GPS user equipment) contract with the United States…

By Inside GNSS


May 13, 2016
National Space-based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Advisory Board, 17th Meeting

Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center The National Space-based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Advisory Board is comprised of experts from outside government…

By Inside GNSS


May 6, 2016
Beijing UniStrong Chief Takes Over (Temporarily) at Hemisphere GNSS

Xinping Guo Hemisphere GNSS, Inc. today (May 5, 2016) announced that Xinping Guo has been named Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, effective…

By Inside GNSS


May 6, 2016
SMC Announces Feasibility Assessment Contracts for Next Round of GPS III Satellite Competition

The USAF Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) announced today (May 5, 2016) the award of three contracts to support companies in preparing…

By Inside GNSS


May 5, 2016
Trimble Introduces Multi-GNSS Module for System Integrators

Trimble MB-Two module Trimble has introduced its dual-antenna MB-Two GNSS module, which delivers GNSS-based heading plus pitch or roll in an industry-standard form…

By Inside GNSS


May 5, 2016
Swiss Firm Launches u-blox 8 Module

u-blox has released its 8 module series that addresses user needs for power-sensitive operation. A derivative of the u-blox 8 GPS/GLONASS receiver platform…

By Inside GNSS


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