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March 9, 2013
From Fledgling to Flight

Allure Shadow (top), structural clearances (bottom) The Boeing Company initiated the Unmanned Little Bird (ULB) program in the fall of 2003 to create…

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March 2, 2013
GNSS Precise Point Positioning Workshop

“Maman,” giant bronze spider by Louise Bourgeois outside the National Gallery, Ottawa, Canada "Reaching Full Potential" is the theme of this workshop on…

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March 1, 2013
The Sequester and Its GPS Discontents

Deep military spending cuts set to kick in March 1 will likely slow efforts to modernize the GPS constellation, insiders agree, in large…

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March 1, 2013
Air Force Plans to Test Full Navigation Message on GPS L2C Signal

The Air Force will put the navigation message onto the civil L2C signal as part of a test it plans to conduct this…

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February 28, 2013
GAO Report on Receiver Performance Invokes GPS LightSquared Controversy

A U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) study on receiver performance and increased availability to radio frequency spectrum reveals just how complicated the issue…

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February 28, 2013
Czech GNSS Showcase

GSA Headquarters in Prague (Image: MDCR) The European GNSS Agency (GSA) will sponsor a half-day workshop on GNSS for the regional business community…

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February 28, 2013
Egos behind New EC-ESA Rift?

Didier Faivre, director of ESA’s Galileo Program and Navigation-related Activities. ESA photo Speaking privately at the recent European Union (EU) Space Conference in…

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February 28, 2013
Lockheed Powers Up First GPS III Satellite Module

The core structure of the GPS III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST) stands in Lockheed Martin’s GPS III Processing Facility. Lockheed Martin photo Well,…

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February 23, 2013
GNSS and Unmanned Aerial Systems

The live webinar took place on March 14, 2013. WEBINAR PRESENTATION  • Webinar PDF Archive (Registration required)

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February 21, 2013
Broadcom Introduces GNSS Location Chip with Geofence Capabilities

Broadcom Corporation has introduced a GNSS chip with an architecture designed to enable geofence capabilities while preserving battery life. Geofence technology provides virtual…

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February 21, 2013
ITS America 2013: Intelligent Transportation Society Annual Meeting & Expo

The Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s 23rd annual meeting and exposition will take place at the Gaylord Opryland convention center near Nashville, Tennessee…

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February 20, 2013
IFCS / EFTF 2013: Frequency Control Symposium and European Frequency and Time Forum

Brahe and Kepler statue in Prague This combined meeting in Prague, Czech Republic – the 2013 Joint UFFC, EFTF and PFM Symposium –…

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February 20, 2013
PNT National Coordination Office to Focus on GPS Modernization, Spectrum, Signal Threats

Jan Brecht-Clark, director, National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing With the urgent interference and patent controversies of the last two…

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February 20, 2013
EU Council Sets 2014-2020 Budget; Galileo Request Reduced

Herman Van Rompuy, European Council president. Photo: Council of the European Union For the first time ever, European Union (EU) leaders have agreed…

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