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August 2, 2010

New GPS Module from Sierra Wireless

Sierra Wireless, headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, has announced the availability of a new GPS module and supporting software, optimized for wireless applications based on Sierra Wireless AirPrime Intelligent Embedded Modules.

The new AirPrime XM0110 GPS Module is based on integrated SiRFstarIV GPS technology from CSR plc, and an OEM design optimized for wireless asset tracking and automotive applications.

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Topcon Releases Software for IP

Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) has announced the release of Spatial Factory software.

The software interface allows users to work with the combination of point cloud, trajectory, and panoramic image data that comes from the Topcon IP-S2 3D mobile mapping system.

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CSR Launches SiRFatlasV Aimed at Consumer Devices

CSR has introduced the SiRFatlasV multifunction GPS system processor, a system-on-chip (SoC) device designed for integration into high-volume consumer navigation and location-aware products.

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Hemisphere Launches GPS Vector II OEM Board

Hemisphere GPS has announced its Crescent Vector II OEM board and a series of related Crescent Vector II GPS compass products.

The new OEM board, targeted for system integrators, brings a series of new features to the company’s patented Crescent receiver technology, including heave, pitch, and roll output; more accurate timing, lower phase noise, and an improved accelerometer.

The Crescent Vector II design provides precise heading and positioning accuracy even while a mobile platform is motionless.

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August 1, 2010

50th Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) Meeting

The 50th Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) Meeting will be held on Monday, September 20 and Tuesday, September 21 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland just before the 2010 Institute of Navigation GNSS conference at the same location.

For the first time, the CGSIC meeting will be hosted by ION and the CGSIC plenary session will be on the main agenda of the larger conference.

CGSIC subcommittee meetings will be held on Monday and the plenary session on Tuesday, a reversal of the usual order.

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July 30, 2010

Early View on GPS SVN62: As Well As Might Be Expected

The first GPS IIF satellite (SVN62/PRN25) is on orbit and doing well, despite some well-publicized speculation about higher-the-expected range residuals detected by researchers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

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July 27, 2010

Help from Above

During flight testing, Boeing technical personnel have historically used a differential GPS (DGPS) system as the position truth reference for validating various production systems on the airplane. The majority of those tests occur on or near remote runways to capture specific environmental conditions.

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July 22, 2010

Topcon Promotes O’Connor to Managing Executive Officer

Topcon Corporation has announced the promotion of Ray O’Connor to managing executive officer for the company.

O’Connor is president and CEO of Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS), based in Livermore, California, and chairman of the board of Topcon Europe Positioning. He will continue to fill these and other positions within the corporation while taking on additional managerial oversight of various corporate projects and initiatives.

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July 19, 2010

Air Force Investigating Residuals in GPS IIF Signals

[Updated July 22, 2010] Air Force officials at the GPS Wing have confirmed that higher-the-expected range residuals detected by researchers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) are appearing in signals transmitted by the first GPS IIF satellite, designated SVN/62/PRN25.

But the Air Force and Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems, which built the spacecraft, point out SVN62 is currently performing within specifications, and the signal phenomenon does not appear likely to have any significant effect on GPS positioning when the satellite is declared operational.

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July 16, 2010

Lockheed Martin Unveils GPS Exhibit at the United Nations in Vienna

Lockheed Martin has opened a GPS exhibit as a part of the Permanent Space Exhibit of the United Nations Office at Vienna, Austria, to emphasize the importance of satellite navigation technology serving millions of citizens around the globe.

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July 10, 2010

NavTech GPS Tutorials (before ION GNSS 2010)

NavTech GPS will offer its 24th series of seminars at the Doubletree – LLoyd Center hotel before the ION GNSS 2010 conference in Portland, Oregon.

The tutorials will be held on Monday, September 20 and Tuesday, September 21.

In addition to GPS fundamentals, rleceiver technology, differential GPS, GPS business, environmental effects and indoor positioning, new topics include:

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GNSS Solutions Tutorials (held before ION GNSS 2010)

GNSS Solutions Ltd. offers tutorials and seminars on Monday, September 20 and Tuesday, September 21, before the Institute of Navigation conference, ION GNSS 2010.

The company’s comprehensive tutorial/seminar program will be held at the Oregon Convention Center, where the ION GNSS conference takes place.

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July 1, 2010

Reading between the Lines: GPS & 2010 National Space Policy

A new National Space Policy announced this week (June 28, 2010) by the White House appears to do more than elevate GPS in the pantheon of U.S. space programs.

The five paragraphs on space-based positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems prominently enshrine the U.S. GNSS system in the 18-page document: GPS is the only program called out by name in the policy’s section on “Foundational Activities and Capabilities.”

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New GPS Module from Sierra Wireless

Topcon Releases Software for IP

CSR Launches SiRFatlasV Aimed at Consumer Devices

Hemisphere Launches GPS Vector II OEM Board

50th Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) Meeting

Early View on GPS SVN62: As Well As Might Be Expected

Help from Above

Topcon Promotes O’Connor to Managing Executive Officer

Air Force Investigating Residuals in GPS IIF Signals

Lockheed Martin Unveils GPS Exhibit at the United Nations in Vienna

NavTech GPS Tutorials (before ION GNSS 2010)

GNSS Solutions Tutorials (held before ION GNSS 2010)

Reading between the Lines: GPS & 2010 National Space Policy