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September 20, 2021
The Shielded Zone of the Moon: Protecting Radio Astronomy from RF Interference

Discussions about spectrum allocation, familiar to GNSS designers and manufacturers on Earth, are now taking place regarding the lunar environment. ITU Radio Regulations…

By Inside GNSS


September 20, 2021
New Multipath Rejection Method: Multicorrelator Receiver with Extended Kalman Filter

A new method for multipath rejection employs a multicorrelator-based GNSS receiver with an extended Kalman Filter (EKF) as an iterative solver, replacing the…

By Inside GNSS


September 16, 2021
Army Research Lab Funds Project for Ground Vehicle Navigation in GPS-denied Terrain with Computer Vision and AI

The U.S. Army Research Lab awarded the University of Central Florida a $4.5 million grant to develop a smart, computer vision-based navigation system…

By Inside GNSS


September 16, 2021
EGNOS Contract for Next-Generation, Dual-Frequency European SBAS Signed

The EU Agency for Space Programme (EUSPA) awarded Thales Alenia Space a contract to provide new capabilities to the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay…

By Inside GNSS


September 16, 2021
To what degree does the greater ionospheric activity in equatorial regions degrade GNSS positioning? How does this degradation occur? What mitigations are available?

Ionospheric delay is the largest source of range error for GPS Standard Positioning Service (SPS) users, at least during local daytime when solar…

By Inside GNSS


September 15, 2021
EGNOS a Safe, Efficient Locator for Europe’s Trains

Europe’s Certifiable Localisation Unit with GNSS in the railway environment (CLUG) has moved the continent towards a cost-efficient train tracking solution based on…

By Inside GNSS


September 15, 2021
Underwater Navigation System with M-Code Emerges

Collins Aerospace announced its Military Underwater Navigation System with M-Code (MUNS-M), a handheld diver navigation system that provides the diver with precise position…

By Inside GNSS


September 14, 2021
GNSS SBAS and Earth Observation Satellites Help Improve Farm Soil Drainage and Variable Rate Fertilization

Using in situ sensors, GNSS corrections and satellite remote sensing, it is possible to obtain information on soil anomalies, enabling farmers to take…

By Inside GNSS


September 14, 2021
Grandmaster Clocks Add Accuracy, Reliability and Resilience to Power Utility Infrastructure

ADVA announced that Portland General Electric (PGE) is deploying Oscilloquartz PTP grandmaster clock technology, incorporating multi-band GNSS receivers, as it upgrades to packet-based…

By Inside GNSS


September 14, 2021
Italy and Qascom to Land First GNSS Receiver on the Moon

A 2023 lander in the moon’s Mare Crisium will carry the first GNSS receiver to that planet’s surface: the Navigation Early Investigation on…

By Inside GNSS


September 14, 2021
Are Elliptical Galileo Satellites Usable for RTK?

Galileo satellites 5 and 6 (E18, E14) were declared unusable in February 2021 after reports indicating repeatable daily problems with RTK. This article…

By Inside GNSS


September 10, 2021
Qualcomm Location Suite Upgrades Support for Emergency Services

To comply with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) E-911 regulations, Qualcomm Technologies has enhanced the capabilities of the Qualcomm Location Suite to provide improved…

By Inside GNSS


September 8, 2021
Three GPS III Space Vehicles Ready, Willing and Able; One Named for Hidden Figure Katherine Johnson

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command recently declared the eighth GPS III satellite as “Available for Launch.” This marks the third GPS…

By Inside GNSS


September 8, 2021
Focal Point Names Scott Pomerantz, formerly of Global Locate and Broadcom, as CEO

Focal Point Positioning, a UK-based deep tech start-up whose patented technology improves the performance of GPS chips in smartphones, wearables and vehicles, announced…

By Inside GNSS


September 8, 2021
Atomic Clocks Selected for Galileo’s Second Generation

Orolia received two contracts to provide atomic clocks for the first 12 satellites of the Galileo Second Generation System (G2S).

By Inside GNSS


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