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October 29, 2012
Indoor Navigation Smartphone App wins 2012 Galileo Masters Prize

Presentation of the 2012 €20,000 Galileo Master prize: (L to R)) Thorsten Rudolph, head of AZO, the contest organizers; Carlo des Dorides, head…

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October 25, 2012
16th Beidou Satellite Launches

A Long March III rocket carried the 16th Chinese Compass/Beidou2 navigation satellite into orbit from the Xichang Launch Center today at 1533 GMT…

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October 19, 2012
About Galileo

Galileo is Europe’s independent satellite navigation system under civilian control and interoperable with GPS and GLONASS.

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October 18, 2012
European Space Solutions Conference, Space Expo and Galileo PRS Workshop

Central Hall Westminster European Space Solutions, a conference and business fair for European government and industry to meet users and developers of space-based…

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October 17, 2012
China Plans New BeiDou Launch, Agrees to ITU Coordination in Galileo Signal Dispute

China’s Xinhua state news agency has reported that a 16th satellite will be added to the nation’s BeiDou-2 (Compass) GNSS system by the…

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October 17, 2012
Sandia Labs Study of Cyber Disruptions on Mobile Devices Has GPS Spoofing Element

As part of ongoing research to help prevent and mitigate disruptions to computer networks on the Internet, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories’ research…

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October 16, 2012
Federal Reports Focus on GPS Security, Privacy Issues in Unmanned Aerial Systems

University of Texas-Austin Radionavigation Lab drone used in GPS spoofing demonstrations. University of Texas photo A September report on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)…

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October 16, 2012
NovAtel GNSS Engineer Shares in Record Wingsuit Jump

Andrew Levson points out his position in record-setting wingsuit formation. Photo by Shannon Levson One hundred skydivers from 21 different countries set multiple…

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October 15, 2012
GNSS Augmentations

Dr. Todd Walter, Stanford University Contrary to a widely held public impression, the elimination of GPS Selective Availability in 2000 did not take…

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October 12, 2012
Second Pair of Galileo IOV Navigation Satellites Takes Off Successfully

A Soyuz rocket lifts off from Europe’s spaceport in French Guinana on its mission to place the second pair of Galileo in-orbit validation…

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October 12, 2012
Trimble Introduces Next Generation GNSS Survey, Datalink, Mapping Solutions

Trimble R10 rover Trimble has introduced its next-generation GNSS surveying solution — the Trimble R10, a small, lightweight receiver that introduces new features…

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October 12, 2012
Topcon Launches Products with New 226-Channel GNSS ASIC, Plus Compact Version of IP-S2 Mapping System

Built around a patented application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) supporting 226 universal channels for GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo tracking, Topcon Positioning System’s (TPS)…

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October 11, 2012
GPS Military Receiver Developers Receive New Contracts

The GPS Directorate has approved three contracts to continue the military GPS user equipment (MGUE) development program for portable, ground-based receivers.

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October 10, 2012
NovAtel Announces New SPAN MEMS Enclosed Receiver

At the Intergeo conference in Hannover, Germany, today, NovAtel Inc. announced the addition of a new commercially exportable single-enclosure SPAN MEMS receiver to…

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October 9, 2012
Galileo Satellites Readied for Friday Launch

Galileo IOV satellites attached to their launch dispenser and encapsulated beneath the fairing of their Soyuz ST-B launcher. ESA graphic by P. Carril…

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