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December 10, 2015
PNT ExCom Backs eLoran as a Step to Full GPS Backup System

The National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT ExCom) has recommended using enhanced Loran (eLoran) as a near-term alternative to…

By Inside GNSS


December 10, 2015
Latest GPS IIF Satellite Now Operational

The Air Force Second Space Operations Squadron (2 SOPS) reports that the GPS Block IIF-11, (SVN-73/PRN-10) satellite has been set healthy and is…

By Inside GNSS


December 10, 2015
Power Lowered, Receiver Standards Dropped in LightSquared, Deere Deal

In a change of direction the new LightSquared team has dropped its lawsuit against the federal government and reached a separate settlement in…

By Inside GNSS


December 9, 2015
GPS OCX Delayed, Again

The Air Force is weighing its options for a new GPS ground system after a detailed review last week revealed the system would…

By Inside GNSS


December 9, 2015
ION Southern California Section December Meeting

Torrance, CA The Southern California Section of the Institute of Navigation’s December meeting will take place at the John Deere facility in Torrance,…

By Inside GNSS


December 9, 2015
Case Studies in GNSS/INS Integration

REGISTER HERE  Integration of GNSS and inertial technologies can provide solutions for a diverse set of applications with widely varying requirements. “Case Studies…

By Inside GNSS


December 8, 2015
New Beijing Airport Extends Trimble Integrated Construction Contract

Concept design for the world’s largest airport passenger terminal – the Beijing New Airport Terminal Building. Zaha Hadid Architects drawing Trimble announced today…

By Inside GNSS


December 7, 2015
ABI Research GNSS IC Vendor Report Shows u-blox Joining Top 3

In a recent GNSS IC Vendor report, technology market intelligence provider ABI Research says that Thalwil, Switzerland–based u-blox has joined Qualcomm and Broadcom,…

By Inside GNSS


December 5, 2015
Trans-Atlantic eLoran Joint Venture Seeks to Augment GNSS, Build Robust PNT

The founders of Chronos and UrsaNav announced a new collaboration yesterday (December 3, 2015) intended enhance the resilience and reliability of space-based positioning,…

By Inside GNSS


December 2, 2015
Two New Galileo Satellites Enter Service

Another pair of Galileo satellites is now fully operational, broadcasting navigation signals and, since Tuesday (December 1, 2015), transmitting search and rescue messages…

By Inside GNSS


December 2, 2015
KCS Releases Low-Cost Track/Trace GNSS+ Module

Dordrecht, Netherlands–based KCS BV has extended its TraceME product line with a low-budget track-and-trace module based on the company’s LoRa technology.   The…

By Inside GNSS


November 30, 2015
Broad Support for GNSS-Based Transportation Tech in New Highway Bill

The House and Senate, now working with a fresh extension, have until December 4 to hammer out the details of a new highway…

By Inside GNSS


November 30, 2015
Cryptic DHS Reorganization Plan Omits Mention of Protecting GPS

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reorganizing the vast directorate responsible for cybersecurity and the nation’s critical infrastructure. Thus far, however, protecting…

By Inside GNSS


November 30, 2015
GNSS Hotspots | November 2015

One of 12 magnetograms recorded at Greenwich Observatory during the Great Geomagnetic Storm of 1859 1996 soccer game in the Midwest, (Rick Dikeman…

By Inside GNSS


November 29, 2015
Failure to Communicate

For an organization with its name, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is a remarkably opaque public entity.  Such is the case with the…

By Inside GNSS


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