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GPS Directorate Completes Annual AGER Review
December 30, 2010

GPS Directorate Completes Annual AGER Review

Col. Bernard Gruber

The GPS Directorate completed its second Annual GPS Enterprise Review (AGER) on December 17, concluding that the program has achieved major milestones in developing and deploying modernized GPS capabilities.

Col. Bernard Gruber, GPS program director at the Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, led his team through a Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) review chaired by Frank Kendall, deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, and attended by other senior Department of Defense (DoD) officials.

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GMV Will Launch Fully Hosted Software GPS Receiver at Mobile World Congress
December 22, 2010

GMV Will Launch Fully Hosted Software GPS Receiver at Mobile World Congress

GMV will launch the SRX-10, a software GPS receiver for mass-market applications, at this year’s GSMA Mobile World Congress, scheduled February 14–17 in Barcelona, Spain.

As a fully hosted solution, all SRX-10 receiver functions — even signal acquisition and tracking — can be hosted on a general purpose CPU with only the requirement of adding on a low cost RF front-end, according to the company.
The company cites other benefits offered by its new software receiver, particularly its substantial flexibility and upgradeability.

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ION GNSS 2011: 24th Institute of Navigation GNSS Conference
December 15, 2010

ION GNSS 2011: 24th Institute of Navigation GNSS Conference

Portland waterfront walk, west side

ION GNSS 2011 will take place at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon from September 20-23. Tutorials will be held on September 19 and 20.

This will be the 24th international technical meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation. It is the world’s largest and oldest GNSS conference,
founded in 1987 as the ION GPS conference.

The headquarters hotel is Portland’s downtown Hilton and Executive Tower.

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Tracking Santa and Father Frost: GPS or GLONASS
December 1, 2010

Tracking Santa and Father Frost: GPS or GLONASS

GLONASS Tracks Father Frost

As GLONASS approaches completion, it’s no surprise that the Russian counterpart to GPS has gotten into more popular applications of GNSS technology — even Santa-tracking.

For more than 50 years, the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) has followed the travels of the Christmas gift-bearer from his North Pole headquarters. The Santa-tracking operation can be viewed online.

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GPS Satellite Number 23 is 20 Years Old - And Counting
November 30, 2010

GPS Satellite Number 23 is 20 Years Old – And Counting

(From top) GPS Block I, Block IA, Block II, Block IIA

A 20-year-old GPS Block IIA satellite designated as space vehicle number 23 (SVN23) is setting new records in longevity among the durable spacecraft of the Global Positioning System.

Built by Boeing (formerly Rockwell Corporation) and launched on November 26, 1990, SVN23 has operated longer than any other GPS satellites — far exceeding its design life of 7.5 years.  Set healthy shortly after launch for navigation and timing use, the GPS Directorate (formerly GPS Wing) at Los Angeles Air Force Base predicts that the satellite will last another 12–18 months.

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United States Appeals Courts Disagree on GPS Technology and Privacy Rights

United States Appeals Courts Disagree on GPS Technology and Privacy Rights

District of Columbia Court of Appeals in Washington D.C., USA

Secret tracking using GPS may be simple, undetectable and cheap — but appeals courts can’t decide if it’s constitutional.

In 1791, when the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, it certainly seemed specific enough for the needs of the time. The new Americans were tired of colonial powers freely searching and seizing, with general warrants that were as full of holes as Swiss cheese.

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AUVSI Unmanned Systems North America 2011
November 13, 2010

AUVSI Unmanned Systems North America 2011

The annual AUVSI Unmanned Systems North America conference and exhibition will take place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C. from August 16 through 19 2011.

It features 100 technical panels and presentations, workshops and poster session on the state of the unmanned systems market. It covers military, civil and commercial applications for air, ground and maritime vehicles

The industry exhibition includes more than 450 companies.

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Goodbye, GPS Wing; Hello, GPS Directorate
November 9, 2010

Goodbye, GPS Wing; Hello, GPS Directorate

The U.S. Air Force will inactivate its GPS Wing at Los Angeles Air Force Base on Wednesday (November 10) and replace it with the Global Positioning Systems Directorate.

Reflecting mostly the taxonomy and naming conventions of military commands and organization, the new designation is expected to bring little change in the new organization’s leadership or scope of responsibilities, although the organization will no longer have headquarters status. Air Force Groups will become Divisions and Squadrons, Branches.

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Munich Satellite Navigation Summit 2011
November 7, 2010

Munich Satellite Navigation Summit 2011

Residenz entrance, familiar to Munich Satellite Navigation Summit attendees.

The 2011 Munich Satellite Navigation Summit will take place from March 1 through 3 in Der Residenz, the palace of the old Bavarian royal family and now home to four museums. 

The event features high-level discussions about all of the world’s navigation satellite systems. It is organized by the Institute of Geodesy and Navigation at University FAF Munich.

The technical program begines with a plenary presentation on "GNSS in Balance," followed by a Bavarian State Reception.

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LMCO Ships GPS III Simulator to Aerospace Corporation, Maintains Program Schedule Lead
November 5, 2010

LMCO Ships GPS III Simulator to Aerospace Corporation, Maintains Program Schedule Lead

Artist’s illustration of GPS III. Lockheed Martin image

The Aerospace Corporation has completed acceptance testing on the GPS III Bus Real Time Simulator (BRTS) from the Lockheed Martin–led team developing the next-generation satellite program, keeping the initiative ahead of schedule.

The BRTS is a specialized piece of test equipment designed to reduce risk and ensure overall mission success for the lifecycle of the GPS III program. The simulator will enable Aerospace Corporation to independently validate GPS III bus flight software for the U.S. Air Force.

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