Latest Articles


March 14, 2015
Expanding EGNOS Horizons

GPS+EGNOS tracking device able to use EGNOS OS and EDAS mounted on a container The European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) has a…

By Inside GNSS


March 13, 2015
Second Galileo FOC Satellite Reaches Corrected Orbit

The European Space Agency (ESA) announced today (March 13, 2015) that the second Galileo full operational capability (FOC) satellite launched into the wrong…

By Inside GNSS


March 11, 2015
Interest Grows in GPS III Follow-On Competition

David Madden, Space and Missile Systems Center executive director. U.S. Air Force photo The Air Force is working on a creative acquisition strategy…

By Inside GNSS


March 10, 2015
Rohde & Schwarz adds ERA-GLONASS Emergency Call Functionality to Test Solutions Offerings

Rohde & Schwarz CMW500 wideband radio communications tester Rohde & Schwarz is offering a standard compliant test solution for manufacturers and suppliers of…

By Inside GNSS


March 8, 2015
NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Geospatial Summit 2015

Arlington, Virginia NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Geospatial Summit will be held at the Crystal City Hilton in Arlington, Virginia on April 13-14,…

By Inside GNSS


March 5, 2015
UAV Want List (with GNSS Already on Board): A Coherent Regulatory Framework for Europe

Chris Blackford of Sky-Futures speaking at AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems Europe 2015. Peter Gutierrez photo Just as you do when you get in your…

By Inside GNSS


March 5, 2015
Launch of IRNSS-1D Delayed Due to Technical Problem

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has postponed launch of the fourth Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System spacecraft (IRNSS-1D), originally scheduled for March…

By Inside GNSS


March 3, 2015
Rx Networks Announces New Version of Its GNSS Extended Ephemeris Solution

Vancouver, Canada–based Rx Networks Inc., announced the upcoming release of its GPStream PGPS v8 extended ephemeris solution yesterday (March 2, 2015) at the…

By Inside GNSS


March 2, 2015
Australian Aviation Agency Launches Trial of GNSS-Aided Aircraft Tracking

Airservices Australia graphic Airservices Australia and Inmarsat announced yesterday (March 1, 2015) that they would lead trials of a GNSS-aided aircraft tracking system…

By Inside GNSS


March 2, 2015
Simulator Manufacturer Flags Leap Second Issue

Graph showing the difference between UT1 and UTC. Vertical segments correspond to leap seconds. Source: Wikimedia Commons Differences between BeiDou and GPS and…

By Inside GNSS


February 27, 2015
FCC Issues New Rules on E911 Location Standards, Options Besides GNSS

New rules recently adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to help emergency responders better locate wireless 911 callers highlight the role of…

By Inside GNSS


February 27, 2015
Key Decision on Troubled GPS OCX Program’s Future May Come This Summer

July is likely to be a key month for the GPS program’s new ground control segment as development stresses, a government watchdog report,…

By Inside GNSS


February 27, 2015
GNSS Vulnerability Scores at Wide-Ranging INC 2015

Ray Clore, U.S. State Department. Peter Gutierrez photo Almost half of the sessions at the International Navigation Conference (INC) 2015 held this week…

By Inside GNSS


February 27, 2015
Unsatisfied with ICAO’s Pace, Congress May Push U.S. Aircraft Tracking Requirement

U.S. lawmakers, dissatisfied with the pace of international efforts to prevent losses like that of an Malaysia Airlines plane last year, may push…

By Inside GNSS


February 27, 2015
Hailing GNSS, UK Event Offers Alternatives When It Fails

A range of new technologies for indoor positioning and navigation were unveiled at the International Navigation Conference (INC) 2015 held this week (February…

By Inside GNSS


IGM_e-news_subscribe