Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
Everyone who is anyone in the positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) world knows ION is the Institute of Navigation, a scientific, nonprofit organization that works to elevate navigation standards. Among other things, it spotlights the achievements of practicing navigators, scientists, and those involved in the development and production of navigation equipment.
By Peter Gutierrez
The Lunar Pathfinder (LP) satellite has entered its integration and testing phase, to be completed by the end of this year (2024). Built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), LP will provide communications services in the lunar orbit.
By Peter Gutierrez
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket recently launched two Galileo satellites from the Kennedy Space Center into medium Earth orbit (MEO).
By Inside GNSS
A look at the performance of the Galileo E1-B Open Service Navigation Message Authentication (OSNMA) in various scenarios, elucidating its logic and workflow and shedding light on its functionality and intended purpose.
By Inside GNSS
Collaboration aims to leverage combined expertise and assets to deliver high-precision GNSS positioning services with increased availability, reliability and affordability for the mass market.
By Inside GNSS
There’s a clear need for GNSS corrections, but the alphabet soup of service flavors, delivery methods and business agreements make choosing the right service seem overwhelming. We break it all down and take a look at how you can use GEODNET’s web3 Network of GNSS reference stations to manage your own GNSS corrections service.
By Inside GNSS
During NAVFEST, participants can put their equipment through real-world spoofing/jamming scenarios, and use the data collected to improve current and future solutions. We recently spoke to a few attendees as well as the company behind the ground truth infrastructure about the event and why it’s so important.
By Renee Knight
Guest columnist Sergey Zotov of EMCORE Corporation covers the inconsistencies in inertial grade classification and why it’s time to standardize the terminology.
By Inside GNSS
Held on White Sands Missile Range in south-central New Mexico, the 746th Test Squadron creates GPS EW scenarios during the cost-sharing event, allowing participants to test navigation systems as well as train personnel at a reduced cost.
By Inside GNSS
The European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) has released its new Service Definition Document (SDD) v3.6 for the Safety of Life (SoL) service for aviation. The new document outlines and describes several changes designed to improve the precision, reliability, and safety of EGNOS satellite navigation-based operations.
By Peter Gutierrez
In the summer of 2024, France’s Center for the Study of the Biosphere from Space (CESBIO), working in collaboration with the French Space Agency (CNES) and Toulouse-based geolocation specialists M3 Systems, launched an airborne data collection campaign leveraging GNSS reflectometry to estimate forest biomass and soil moisture.
By Peter Gutierrez
The long-range navigation (LORAN) system, introduced during World War II, continues its ascent as a potential complement to GNSS services, especially in indoor, urban and underground scenarios. The UK-based Roke company, with support from the European Space Agency (ESA), is working to bring enhanced LORAN (eLORAN) to a broader user base, developing a miniaturized eLORAN antenna for portable and even hand-held devices.
By Peter Gutierrez
GNSS jamming trials are being carried out on the Island of Andøya, in Northwestern Norway, during Jammertest 2024. The event features both simple and sophisticated, staged spoofing and jamming attacks, allowing participants to identify potential strengths and weaknesses in their GNSS-based systems.
By Peter Gutierrez
