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October 27, 2009

CERGAL 2010, GNSS Certification Symposium, Issues Call for Papers

The 2010 CERGAL symposium will take place in the Baltic city of Rostock, in northern Germany, next April 28-29.

This year, the Symposium on Certification of GNSS Systems and Services will concentrate on maritime and inland waterways applications and GNSS testing infrastructure.

In addition to those topics, papers are invited on GNSS system aspects and aviation, road, rail and other special applications. Abstracts are due on November 30, 2009.

By Inside GNSS

October 22, 2009

China Will Release Draft Compass/Beidou-2 ICD on ‘Step-by-Step’ Basis

Chinese- and English-language versions of a draft Interface Control Document (ICD) for China’s Compass open service signals have been written and will probably be released within a year, a speaker at the Stanford PNT Symposium said in an October 22 presentation.

By Inside GNSS

October 21, 2009

Another eLoran Reprieve in the Works?

And then again, maybe not. . . .

The enhanced Loran-C (eLoran) project, which appeared doomed by plans to eliminate the Loran program) following a House-Senate Conference Committee report on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Act, 2010 (H.R. 2892/S. 1298), may have a new lease on life.

By Inside GNSS

October 18, 2009

Interstate Electronics Introduces New OEM Military GPS Receivers

L-3 Interstate Electronics Corporation IEC) has announced two additional configurations of its miniaturized, hardened GPS TruTrak Evolution receiver and a new configuration of its GPS-based guidance & navigation unit (GNU) Evolution board.

By Inside GNSS

October 14, 2009

eLoran Appears Doomed Despite Possible GPS Backup Role

Enhanced Loran (eLoran), the proposed backup to GPS that has made a career out of surviving efforts to eliminate its Loran-C foundation, now appears to be only two signatures away from extinction — and both appear likely.

A House-Senate conference committee version of the fiscal year 2010 (FY10) appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) approved October 7 allows for termination of the Loran-C signal on January 4, 2010.

By Inside GNSS

October 9, 2009

Navman Wireless OEM Launches Jupiter3 GPS Module

Navman Wireless OEM Solutions, based in Foothill Ranch, California, has announced the availability of its new Jupiter3 Ultra-Small GPS Receiver Module, the company’s smallest GPS module (11 x 11 x 2.2 millimeters) and the basis of its next generation of GPS receiver solutions.

Based on SiRF’s GSC3f/LPx chipset, the Jupiter3, is expected to eventually provide the core for all future Navman wireless GPS modules, offering low power consumption (11.5mA ATP), high sensitivity (-159dBm) and modest pricing.

By Inside GNSS

October 8, 2009

InterSense Taking Orders for Miniature IMU Chip for Navigation and Stabilization

InterSense is taking orders for a new NavChip OEM Developer’s Kit that includes a pre-release engineering sample of a miniature commercial inertial measurement unit (IMU) on a surface-mount chip.

The offer is open to qualified OEM partners for a limited number of kits to be delivered this month. Initial production is planned for early 2010, with fully-qualified NavChips available in the second quarter.

By Inside GNSS

October 7, 2009

DataGrid Launches New GNSS Receiver for OEM Integrators

DataGrid, Inc. has released the third generation of its programmable DGRx-GNSS receiver for OEM integrators as well as a high-sensitivity mode for DGRx-GNSS that allows the receiver to track the L1 and L2C codes transmitted by GPS and GLONASS satellites down to a signal level of only 15 dB-Hz.

By Inside GNSS

October 5, 2009

China’s Regional Compass System: 12 Satellites in 2012 — ICD Next Year?

A draft interface control document for China’s Compass (Beidou-2) GNSS system may be available by next year, according to remarks made at a September 30 presentation at the University of Nottingham (United Kingdom) by Jingnan Liu, principal scientist at the National GNSS Research Center of Wuhan University.

By Inside GNSS

JAMFEST ’09

The 746th Test Squadron (746 TS) will offer authorized GPS users another testing and training opportunity in its series of JAMFEST events on November 2-6 2009 at the Stallion Air Field in the northern White Sand Missile Range, near Socorro, New Mexico.

By Inside GNSS

October 2, 2009

Europe Declares Start of EGNOS Satellite Navigation Service

During a press conference today (October 1, 2009), Antonio Tajani, European Commission vice-president for transport policy, announced the official start of operations for EGNOS, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service. This is a major milestone for EGNOS, a satellite-based augmentation system that improves the accuracy of satellite navigation signals over Europe.

The EGNOS Open Service is now available free of charge for non-safety-of-live applications to all users equipped with suitable receivers – and most mass-market satellite navigation receivers being sold today are EGNOS-ready.

By Inside GNSS

October 1, 2009

Averna Launches New Version of Universal Receiver Tester for GPS

Global test engineering company Averna, headquartered in Montreal, Canada, has launched the URT (Universal Receiver Tester) 5.0, a new line of turnkey solutions for GPS receiver testing.

By Inside GNSS

NovAtel Launches GPS / GLONASS Products at ION Conference

NovAtel Inc. rolled out a series of new products and a firmware upgrade at the Institute of Navigation’s ION GNSS 2009 conference held September 22-25 in Savannah, Georgia, USA.

The Calgary, Alberta, Canada–based GNSS manufacturer announced the launch of their new single-frequency GNSS receiver, OEMStar. The low-cost, 14-channel, L1 receiver measures 46 x 71 millimeters and consumes just 750 milliwatts of power when tracking both GPS and GLONASS signals.

By Inside GNSS

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CERGAL 2010, GNSS Certification Symposium, Issues Call for Papers

China Will Release Draft Compass/Beidou-2 ICD on ‘Step-by-Step’ Basis

Another eLoran Reprieve in the Works?

Interstate Electronics Introduces New OEM Military GPS Receivers

eLoran Appears Doomed Despite Possible GPS Backup Role

Navman Wireless OEM Launches Jupiter3 GPS Module

InterSense Taking Orders for Miniature IMU Chip for Navigation and Stabilization

DataGrid Launches New GNSS Receiver for OEM Integrators

China’s Regional Compass System: 12 Satellites in 2012 — ICD Next Year?

JAMFEST ’09

Europe Declares Start of EGNOS Satellite Navigation Service

Averna Launches New Version of Universal Receiver Tester for GPS

NovAtel Launches GPS / GLONASS Products at ION Conference