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March 19, 2019

Israel Aerospace Industries Unveils ADA-O to Enable Land Platforms to Deal With GNSS Anti-Jammers

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is introducing ADA-O, an additional development in the ADA lineup, which addresses GPS jammers to ensure GPS availability for land platforms. The land platform can be readily integrated in a range of platforms, providing a unique operational response to help telecom, navigation and C&C systems. Easily installed and integrated on the end-user platform, it serves end users on armored vehicles, artillery, C&C centers and communication carriers, according to IAI.

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March 18, 2019

GNSS Chip Manufacturers Expect Big Galileo Roll-Out In U.S.

While several smartphone models currently are fitted with chipsets from both Broadcom and Qualcomm Technologies and already have dual-frequency solutions that support Galileo E1/E5a signals, expectations are that we’ll soon see a significant increase in Galileo users coming from the United States.

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March 14, 2019

Lawmakers Launch New GPS Caucus

There are congressional caucuses dedicated to building support for everything from auto care and addiction treatment to chickens and Vietnam. Some caucuses become powerful voting blocks of lawmakers — the House Freedom Caucus played a role in the 2015 resignation of Speaker John Boehner. Others exercise influence by educating congressmembers and their staff about issues impacting their cause and quietly heading off ill-conceived proposals before they get too far along.

By Dee Ann Divis

March 13, 2019

Schriever Air Force Base Announces Next GPS Week Number Rollover

On March 5, the 50^th Space Wing Public Affairs office published an article discussing the GPS Week Number Rollover. While users should be aware of this rollover coming in April, there are plenty of resources available to answer questions and to report any potential issues.

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GPS 20190308 Air Force Secretary Resigns ART from Air Force

March 9, 2019

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson to Resign

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson said Friday she would resign to become president of the University of Texas at El Paso.

“It has been a privilege to serve alongside our Airmen over the last two years and I am proud of the progress that we have made restoring our nation’s defense,” Wilson said in a statement. “We have improved the readiness of the force; we have cut years out of acquisition schedules and gotten better prices through competition; we have repealed hundreds of superfluous regulations; and we have strengthened our ability to deter and dominate in space.”

By Dee Ann Divis

March 4, 2019

Exyn Unveils the A3R, a Fully Autonomous System for Data Collection in GPS-Denied Environments

Exyn recently introduced the Advanced Autonomous Aerial Robot, or A3R, a solution the company is describing as the first fully autonomous aerial system for data collection in GPS-denied environments.

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March 1, 2019

House Passes Bill Expanding Use of UAS and Location Data in Fight Against Wildfires

The House passed legislation February 26 promoting the use of drones and other advanced technology to improve government response to wildfires.

By Dee Ann Divis

February 28, 2019

Report: Russian Navy Gets New Precision Terrestrial System to Backup GPS/GLONASS

According to a news report,“Sprut-N1 [a] new-generation precision navigation radio system (RNS) has been created for the Russian Navy. It will determine geographic location, speed and altitude with a precision superior to that of GLONASS and GPS. The coordinates are determined by ground stations of the system which transmit coded signals to warships and aircraft. The main advantage against satellite navigation is that the signal of the high-tech system cannot be jammed, the Izvestia daily writes.”

By Dana A. Goward

February 27, 2019

Geospatial Coalition Registers Ligado Opposition as Satellite Firm’s Board Reaffirms Certitude to Proceed

A dozen geospatial organizationswith a total of more than 170,000 members have registered their opposition to plans by Ligado Networks to use frequencies neighboring the satellite navigation band for terrestrial services.

By Dee Ann Divis

February 25, 2019

Tesla Granted Full Self-Driving Patent that Uses Cars as Earth-Based GPS Satellites

In a recently published patent, electric car maker Tesla outlines plans to develop a software that aims to use other vehicles on the road as Earth-based GPS satellites. Such a system would allow Tesla to improve its fleet’s positioning accuracy, even in areas where GPS signals are usually compromised, according to the company.

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February 21, 2019

With Signing of Space Force Directive, Focus Now Shifts To Congress

With the swipe of a pen President Donald Trump set in motion the creation of a U.S. Space Force to help boost and focus efforts to defend U.S. space assets as other nations build out their capacity to cripple America’s on-orbit capabilities.

By Dee Ann Divis

February 19, 2019

NovAtel’s Firmware Version 7.05.04 Release Delivers NavIC L5 Signals

NovAtel Inc. has announced the 7.05.04 firmware release for its OEM7 series family of receivers, and with this release NavIC L5 signals are now available on NovAtel OEM7 receivers.

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Israel Aerospace Industries Unveils ADA-O to Enable Land Platforms to Deal With GNSS Anti-Jammers

GNSS Chip Manufacturers Expect Big Galileo Roll-Out In U.S.

Lawmakers Launch New GPS Caucus

Schriever Air Force Base Announces Next GPS Week Number Rollover

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson to Resign

Exyn Unveils the A3R, a Fully Autonomous System for Data Collection in GPS-Denied Environments

House Passes Bill Expanding Use of UAS and Location Data in Fight Against Wildfires

Report: Russian Navy Gets New Precision Terrestrial System to Backup GPS/GLONASS

Geospatial Coalition Registers Ligado Opposition as Satellite Firm’s Board Reaffirms Certitude to Proceed

Tesla Granted Full Self-Driving Patent that Uses Cars as Earth-Based GPS Satellites

With Signing of Space Force Directive, Focus Now Shifts To Congress

NovAtel’s Firmware Version 7.05.04 Release Delivers NavIC L5 Signals