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September 6, 2019

Location Services Testing in 5G Successfully Completed

Rohde & Schwarz announced that it has successfully verified an A-GPS control-plane Long-term Evolution (LTE) Positioning Protocol (LPP) test session over 5G NR using a device powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X55 5G modem and RF Front-end solutions. The device was able to establish a 5G non-standalone (NSA) connection and then perform GPS fixes according to 3GPP requirements. The tests were performed in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies.

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September 5, 2019

Spirent Makes Major GSS9000 Series GNSS Constellation Simulator Enhancements

Spirent Communications plc, a provider in global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) testing solutions, has announced the launch of its enhanced GSS9000 Series GNSS constellation simulator. Designed to provide significantly-improved capability, flexibility and performance, the GSS9000 Series has been updated to meet the ever-more-demanding test needs of high-performance satellite navigation systems.

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September 4, 2019

Sensonor Launches New High-Accuracy Tactical Grade IMU

The new high-accuracy tactical-grade STIM318 Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) from Sensonor is designed to provide greatly increased accelerometer performance to support demanding guidance and navigation applications. Its performance can in many applications competitively replace fiber-optic gyros (FOGs).

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New VERIPOS GNSS Receiver Delivers Marine Certified Reliable Positioning

VERIPOS, part of Hexagon’s Positioning Intelligence division, unveiled today the compact and robust LD8 GNSS receiver to support precise positioning and heading in offshore marine applications. The LD8 supports all GNSS constellations to deliver increased, uninterrupted satellite availability, and continuous correction data reception.

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September 3, 2019

Ten Finalists Announced for MyGalileoApp

Selected from 30 projects shortlisted for the MyGalileoApp competition’s first development phase, the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA) has revealed the 10 projects that will now advance to the second development phase, at the end of which they are expected to deliver a fully functioning app.

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August 29, 2019

NovAtel Now Delivering Enhanced Signal Acquisition, Time and Accuracy

NovAtel, part of Hexagon’s Positioning Intelligence division, now brings users greatly improved processing speed and accuracy as well as significantly reduced signal acquisition time through the latest 7.07.03 firmware release.

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August 27, 2019

Australian Government Purchases GNSS Jamming & Spoofing Detection

Australia’s Department of Defence has awarded AUS$28 million (about $19 million U.S.) to a range of technology companies for cutting-edge concept exploration and technology demonstration. Four of the 15 awarded projects involve satellite technology, and one of them, given to GPSAT Systems Australia Pty Ltd, is to develop GPS jamming and spoofing countermeasures.

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From Zero to 120 in Four Days

Imagine a day without satellites. From navigation to communication to power grids, weather forecasting and environmental monitoring, nothing would be the same. Much of modern life would grind to a halt.

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August 21, 2019

Grants Available for Rail Improvements including Positive Train Control, Safety-Related Research

The Federal Railroad Administration has nearly $245 million available to support railway infrastructure and safety improvements including the installation of Positive Train Control and rail-related research.

By Dee Ann Divis

Second GPS III Space Vehicle ‘Magellan’ Launched Aug. 22

The second Lockheed Martin-built GPS III space vehicle (GPS III SV02)—also known as Magellan—was recently encapsulated within its protective fairings in preparation for Thursday’s scheduled launch. GPS III will launch tomorrow from Space Launch Complex-37 (SLC-37) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

By Stan Goff

A Very British GNSS Could Be On the Horizon

As the deal/no-deal Brexit conundrum continues to roil UK politics, the British government has quietly sounded out strategic partners in the so-called “Five Eyes” security alliance for help in launching its own satellite positioning system. Due to leave the European Union on October 31, the UK faces a lockout from the continent’s Galileo system and services, most crucially its–as yet unrealized–Public Regulated Service (PRS), an encrypted navigation signal for governmental-authorized users and sensitive applications, that is, the military.

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AF Plans to Award Raytheon OCX Interim Support Contract

Air Force Space Command announced its intent this week to award Raytheon a sole source contract to support the new GPS ground system though the wording of the announcement left some question as to when delivery of that system would take place.

By Dee Ann Divis

Space and Missile Systems Center Releases Orbital Services Program (OSP)-4 Solicitation

The U.S. Air Force’s Rocket Systems Launch Program Office, part of the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Launch Enterprise, last week released a solicitation for the Orbital Services Program-4 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract.

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Location Services Testing in 5G Successfully Completed

Spirent Makes Major GSS9000 Series GNSS Constellation Simulator Enhancements

Sensonor Launches New High-Accuracy Tactical Grade IMU

New VERIPOS GNSS Receiver Delivers Marine Certified Reliable Positioning

Ten Finalists Announced for MyGalileoApp

NovAtel Now Delivering Enhanced Signal Acquisition, Time and Accuracy

Australian Government Purchases GNSS Jamming & Spoofing Detection

From Zero to 120 in Four Days

Grants Available for Rail Improvements including Positive Train Control, Safety-Related Research

Second GPS III Space Vehicle ‘Magellan’ Launched Aug. 22

A Very British GNSS Could Be On the Horizon

AF Plans to Award Raytheon OCX Interim Support Contract

Space and Missile Systems Center Releases Orbital Services Program (OSP)-4 Solicitation