Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
Fifth Beidou-2 satellite launched. Xinhua/Du Cai photo [Updated August 1, 2010] China’s state news agency has reported that the fifth Compass (Beidou-2) satellite…
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Danny Kim, iSuppli [Reprinted with permission from NAVIBIZ, Issue Date: 2010-3-26]
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[Reprinted with permission NAVIBIZ, Issue Date: 2010-6-7] China is building up its global satellite navigation system BeiDou (COMPASS) that is intended to cover…
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A Compass/Beidou-2 geostationary satellite is lifted into space from China’s Xichang space center. (China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology photo) [Reprinted with permission…
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[Reprinted with permission from NAVIBIZ, Issue Date: 2010-7-2] Late in May, China implemented new standards aimed at preventing "state secrets being disclosed and…
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[Reprinted with permission from NAVIBIZ, Issue Date: 2010-7-23] On June 2, China successfully launched the fourth BeiDou navigation satellite into the pre-designated orbit,…
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Alaska Air graphic Alaska Airlines demonstrated next-generation GPS-aided flight procedures last week (July 23) during a test flight over Puget Sound, Washington, that…
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GPS IIF satellite on Boeing assembly line The first GPS IIF satellite (SVN62/PRN25) is on orbit and doing well, despite some well-publicized speculation…
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FIGURE 1: GNSS multi-channel signal simulator 10 years ago on its own (left) and with its ever-growing family (right) For the complete story,…
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GINA On-Board Unit (OBU) For at least the past two decades, managing traffic on Europe’s road networks has been a growing concern for…
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During flight testing, Boeing technical personnel have historically used a differential GPS (DGPS) system as the position truth reference for validating various production…
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One of 12 magnetograms recorded at Greenwich Observatory during the Great Geomagnetic Storm of 1859 1996 soccer game in the Midwest, (Rick Dikeman…
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Ray O’Connor, Topcon Positioning Systems Topcon Corporation has announced the promotion of Ray O’Connor to managing executive officer for the company. O’Connor…
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In the world of GNSS we usually think of more as better. More systems, more satellites, more signals — all contribute to greater…
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