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December 22, 2010
GMV Will Launch Fully Hosted Software GPS Receiver at Mobile World Congress

GMV will launch the SRX-10, a software GPS receiver for mass-market applications, at this year’s GSMA Mobile World Congress, scheduled February 14–17 in…

By Inside GNSS


December 17, 2010
Rocket Manufacturer Blamed for GLONASS Launch Failure Due to Excess Fuel

Proton rocket The recent loss of three GLONASS-M satellites in space resulted from a series of mistakes made by the Russian Energia rocket…

By Inside GNSS


December 17, 2010
China Adds Another IGSO Satellite to Compass/BeiDou-2 Constellation

China successfully launched the seventh BeiDou-2 satellite — the second inclined geostationary orbit (IGSO) — today (4 a.m., December 18 local time) from…

By Inside GNSS


December 16, 2010
China Prepares for 7th Compass/BeiDou-2 Launch

Workers place the satellite fairing for the seventh BeiDou-2 satellite atop a Long March IIIA rocket at Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in southwest…

By Inside GNSS


December 15, 2010
ION GNSS 2011: 24th Institute of Navigation GNSS Conference

Portland waterfront walk, west side ION GNSS 2011 will take place at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon from September 20-23. Tutorials…

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December 8, 2010
New Study Sizes Latin American Vehicle Tracking Markets

C.J. Driscoll & Associates has released a comprehensive new study on the Latin American market for vehicle tracking solutions, including GPS fleet tracking…

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December 8, 2010
GNSS Awards and Honors: NovAtel, Raven, PTTI

As the end of 2010 approaches, many organizations award the special efforts and accomplishments of companies and individuals during the past year. The…

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December 8, 2010
NavCom Technology Extends GNSS Receiver Capabilities

NavCom Technology, Inc., has announced new capabilities for the SF-3050 multi-frequency GNSS receiver and Sapphire GNSS OEM board. In addition to the integrated…

By Inside GNSS


December 6, 2010
GLONASS Triple Satellite Launch Suffers Rare Failure

A Proton rocket carrying three modernized GLONASS (GLONASS-M) satellites failed to reach orbit following its launch Sunday (December 5, 2010), falling into the…

By Inside GNSS


December 2, 2010
GNSS Hotspots | December 2010

One of 12 magnetograms recorded at Greenwich Observatory during the Great Geomagnetic Storm of 1859 1996 soccer game in the Midwest, (Rick Dikeman…

By Inside GNSS


December 2, 2010
Measuring GNSS Signal Strength

Q: What is the difference between SNR and C/N0? A: GPS receivers built for various applications, such as handhelds, automobiles, mobile phones, and…

By Inside GNSS


December 2, 2010
Angelo Joseph

Angelo Joseph is currently a principal systems engineer with Rockwell Collins in Melbourne, Florida, where he works on airborne GNSS receiver design and…

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December 2, 2010
Figure 2: Military PNT — The Way Ahead

Return to main article: Military PNT — The Way Ahead

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December 2, 2010
Jules McNeff

Jules McNeff is vice-president for strategy & programs at Overlook Systems Technologies, Inc., in Vienna, Virginia, USA.

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December 2, 2010
Modeling Phase Noise Effects on Receivers: A History

Return to main article: Local Oscillator Phase Noise In 1966 D.B. Leeson proposed an empirical linear model for the noise spectrum of an…

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