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February 17, 2012
Both Sides Now: Harbinger, LightSquared, GPS Interference, and Lawsuits

Moynihan Courthouse in Manhattan No sooner had the Wall Street Journal published an article today  (Feburary 17, 2012) about Harbinger Capital hiring lawyers…

By Inside GNSS


February 17, 2012
Spectracom Offers New Signal Generator for In-Line GNSS Product Testing

Spectracom has announced the GSG-52 RF Signal Generator, a new offering in its line of GPS constellation simulators. The GSG-52 is designed for…

By Inside GNSS


February 16, 2012
FCC Invites Comment on Plans to Abandon LightSquared Effort Due to GPS Interference Concerns

As previously announced, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) International Bureau invited comment today on its proposal to vacate its January 2011 conditional waiver…

By Inside GNSS


February 16, 2012
Topcon Introduces Full-Spectrum GNSS Geodetic Antenna

Topcon CR-G5 GNSS antenna Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) announced the company’s new CR-G5 high-performance, GNSS choke ring antenna. Based on the company’s new…

By Inside GNSS


February 15, 2012
NTIA and FCC Agree: No Practical Way to Fix LightSquared’s GPS Interference Problem

[Updated February 15, 2012] The GPS community received a Valentine’s Day message from U.S. regulators today (Feburary 14, 2012): there is  “no practical…

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February 11, 2012
Challenges in GNSS /INS Integration

Dr. Andrey Soloviev, Qunav GNSS and inertial technologies have a complicated mutual history. Once competitors for navigation and positioning applications, they now appear…

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February 10, 2012
GNSS Vulnerability: Present Dangers and Future Threats

National Physical Laboratory entrance This free one-day event at the British National Physical Laboratory in Teddington (London) on Wednesday, February 22 will present…

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February 10, 2012
Joint Navigation Conference 2012: U.S. Military Guidance, Navigation and Control

View of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs The 2012 JNC – Joint Navigation Conference (Guidance, Navigation and Control) will…

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February 10, 2012
2012 Joint Navigation Conference begins on Tuesday, June 12, one day later than planned

Air Force Capt. Bryony Veater in Kandahar, Afghanistan with a Defense Advanced GPS Receiver in November 2011. She trains U.S. and coalition forces…

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February 8, 2012
Aviation Subcommittee Hearing Moves Beyond LightSquared to GPS Spectrum Protection

John Porcari, US DoT Deputy Secretary U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari told a congressional committee today (February 8, 2012) that the…

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February 7, 2012
Thought Leadership Series

This sponsored series of magazine articles by GNSS experts covers pressing issues for engineers, designers, manufacturers and policy makers of the global satellite…

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February 7, 2012
Chris Rizos

Chris Rizos heads the School of Surveying and Spatial Information Systems at University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. He founded the university’s…

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February 3, 2012
GNSS Manufacturer Trimble Reports Strong Growth in 2011, Predicts More in 2012

Trimble’s year-on-year revenues grew 35 percent to $435.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, while GAAP net income declined 20 percent, according…

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February 2, 2012
Christine Waring

Christine Waring designs sponsored editorial and advertising features for Inside GNSS and other special projects.

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February 1, 2012
OHB and SSTL Win Second Round of Contracts for 8 Galileo FOC Satellites

The European Space Agency (ESA) today (February 2, 2012) signed a contract to build a further eight Galileo satellites, alongside other agreements to…

By Inside GNSS


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