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March 2, 2011
Does the Caged Bird Still Sing? or, GPS and the Bluebird of Happiness

Listening to today’s panel discussion on GNSS spectrum issues — with the hopeful subtitle, “A Place Where Competitors Become Colleagues?” — brought to…

By Inside GNSS


March 2, 2011
Beihang Authors Suggest TMBOC Design for China’s Compass B1 Civil Signal

Despite the fact that China’s rapidly developing global navigation satellite system now has seven spacecraft in orbit intermittently broadcasting test signals, it is…

By Inside GNSS


March 1, 2011
Willkommen zum GNSS-Fest

One of the delights of Munich. Perhaps it was Bavaria’s famous, free-floating Gemütlichkeit or just the excellent jazz ensemble from a nearby town,…

By Inside GNSS


March 1, 2011
Munich Satellite Navigation Summit 2011: GNSS in the Balance

Reprising its role as probably the premiere European conference for high-level discussions of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) policy, the Munich Satellite Navigation…

By Inside GNSS


February 27, 2011
LightSquared, GPS Industry Council Propose Process for Assessing GPS Interference Risks

Photo: Wikimedia Commons Attorneys for LightSquared Subsidiary LLC submitted a proposed work plan on Friday (February 25, 2011) for analyzing potential interference to…

By Inside GNSS


February 26, 2011
GPS Partnership Council Meeting 2011

Space and Missile Systems Center (LA AFB photo) The 11th GPS Partnership Council meeting will take place on May 3 and 4, 2011…

By Inside GNSS


February 26, 2011
FCC Attacks GPS Jamming (They Don’t Mean LightSquared)

Now there’s irony for you.

By Inside GNSS


February 26, 2011
Russia’s First GLONASS-K In Orbit, CDMA Signals Coming

The first new-generation satellite GLONASS-K of the GLONASS navigation system has reached its targeted orbit, the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) announced today…

By Inside GNSS


February 26, 2011
Webinar: Use GNSS Record and Replay to Make Testing More Effective

The makers of LabSat GNSS simulators, in cooperation with NavTech GPS, will host an interactive webinar in March on "How to use GNSS…

By Inside GNSS


February 25, 2011
ESA Conducts Europe-Wide Galileo Satellite Launch Dress Rehearsal

The first two of four Galileo In-Orbit Validation satellites are due for launch in August 2011. ESA illustration Europe’s GNSS system is still…

By Inside GNSS


February 25, 2011
Russia Reschedules GLONASS-K Launch for February 26

Lt. Gen. Oleg Ostapenko Russian Space Forces Commander Lieutenant General Oleg Ostapenko said today (Friday, January 25) that launch of the first GLONASS-K…

By Inside GNSS


February 25, 2011
Russia Introduces New GLONASS Constellation Status Website

Home Page of New IAC Website The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) has launched a new version of its Information-Analytical Center (IAC) website,…

By Inside GNSS


February 25, 2011
Russia Delays GLONASS-K Launch

Launch of the first GLONASS-K satellite, scheduled to take place this morning (6:15 a.m., Moscow time, February 24), has been  postponed for 24…

By Inside GNSS


February 17, 2011
FCC Campaign Goes After GPS and Cell Phone Jammers

Website at http://www.jammer-store.com/gps-blockers-jammers.html The  Enforcement Bureau of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has announced new efforts to clamp down on the marketing, sale,…

By Inside GNSS


February 16, 2011
Hemisphere GPS: China OEM Alliance, New GPS Compass Products

H102 GPS Compass Hemisphere GPS has announced an OEM alliance with a Chinese manufacturer of agricultural, construction, and power machinery equipment as well…

By Inside GNSS


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