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February 20, 2014
Proposed FCC E911 Rule Would Strengthen Indoor Location Accuracy Requirement

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today (February 20, 2014) proposed rules to help emergency responders better locate wireless callers reporting emergencies.

By Inside GNSS


February 14, 2014
House Committee Moves to Block Loran-C Teardowns

Lawmakers overseeing the Coast Guard approved language this week that would stop the agency from dismantling facilities needed for eLoran, a proposed system…

By Inside GNSS


February 14, 2014
FAA Zaps UAV-Delivered Valentine’s Day Flowers

Amazon’s PrimeAir test UAV. Amazon photo An enterprising Michigan florist beat Amazon to the skies with a delivery of flowers via an unmanned…

By Inside GNSS


February 11, 2014
Spirent Launches SimSAFE to Address GNSS Signal Vulnerability

Spirent Communications today (February 11, 2014) announced the introduction of Spirent SimSAFE, a software solution that concurrently simulates legitimate GNSS constellations and spoofed…

By Inside GNSS


February 7, 2014
NextGen Costs Could Triple as Project Completion Slips Years

The cost for the nation’s new air traffic control system could triple to $120 billion and require an additional decade to finish, the…

By Inside GNSS


February 7, 2014
Galileo Leaders, Vision Coalesce at EU Space Policy Conference

Paul Weissenberg, deputy director-genreal, EC DG Enterprise Last week’s Conference on EU Space Policy in Brussels — under the theme, “What direction for…

By Inside GNSS


February 6, 2014
Poll Reveals Range of European Attitudes on Willingness to Use GNSS-Guided Automated Vehicles

Demographic differences toward use of satellite navigation-guided automated vehicles. EC Eurobarometer poll, May-June 2013 Results from a Eurobarometer poll released last week show…

By Inside GNSS


February 3, 2014
DoT Moves Ahead with V2V Plans for Smart Cars

Anthony Foxx, U.S. Secretary of Transportation The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DoT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today (February 3, 2014)…

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January 31, 2014
Congress, FCC Moves Close Out Options for LightSquared

The prospects for LightSquared dimmed this month with both the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Congress making decisions likely to hamper the firm’s…

By Inside GNSS


January 31, 2014
European GNSS Agency Invites Consultations on Technology Roadmap for Galileo PRS

[Updated Feb. 6, 2014] The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is inviting European industries and European Union (EU) Member State Competent Public Regulated Service…

By Inside GNSS


January 31, 2014
GPS IIFs Back on Launch Manifest

The fifth GPS Block IIF satellites is scheduled for launch from Cape Canaveral on February 20 after concerns regarding a 2012 launch anomaly…

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January 31, 2014
FY14 Budget Pares GPS Appropriations

The GPS program sustained a cut of more than six percent from the levels in the president’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2014…

By Inside GNSS


January 31, 2014
ENAC Course: “GNSS: Principles, Augmentation and Evolutions of EGNOS”

The ENAC (Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile) course "GNSS: Principles, Augmentations and Evolutions of EGNOS" will be held at the ENAC Administrative Head…

By Inside GNSS


January 25, 2014
UN Symposium: Commercial Applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems

Vienna, Austria The Symposium to Strengthen the Partnership with Industry will be held on Monday, February 17, during the second week of the…

By Inside GNSS


January 25, 2014
2014 Space Weather Workshop

The annual Space Weather Workshop will take place on April 8-11 2014 at Millennium Hotel in Boulder, Colorado. Registration is now open. Sunday,…

By Inside GNSS


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