GPS Archives - Page 61 of 158 - Inside GNSS - Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design

February 28, 2017

Deadline Nears on GPS Receiver Testing Opportunity Against Live-Sky Spoofing

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons.

GPS receiver manufacturers have until March 3 to apply for a rare opportunity to test their equipment against realistic urban spoofing.

The Department of Homeland Security is offering live-sky testing focused on spoofed GPS signals. The testing, to take place in a simulated urban environment, is available to manufacturers of receivers used in critical infrastructure.

By Dee Ann Divis

February 23, 2017

Study Proposes Satellite Navigation System for Mars

Universal and precise positioning services on Mars may not be just science fiction in our future. A proposed theoretical concept of a satellite navigation system for Mars promises a solution for future manned missions and future planetary exploration robotic missions to the red planet, according to new research released this week.

By Inside GNSS

February 20, 2017

IRSO Launches 104 Satellites From a Single Rocket

Last week the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) put a record 104 satellites into orbit with a single launch, and now it’s preparing to launch Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mark-III) in a few months.

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its thirty-ninth flight (PSLV-C37), launched the 714 kilogram Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation and 103 co-passenger satellites together weighing about 663 kilograms at lift-off into a 505-kilometer polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO).

By Inside GNSS

February 17, 2017

Geoscience Australia, New Zealand, Lockheed Martin all Part of Second-Generation SBAS Research Project

It’s been a big couple of weeks for second-generation satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) technology and for Bethesda, Maryland-based global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin.

By Inside GNSS

February 15, 2017

President Trump Leaning Toward Air Traffic Privatization

Proponents of privatizing the U.S. air traffic control system have an apparently sympathetic ear in the White House as they renew their fight to wrest air operations from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

President Trump criticized the FAA’s handling of air traffic control (ATC) modernization, pointing out the ongoing issues with NextGen during a February 9 meeting with airline executives.

By Inside GNSS

GNSS Technology Helping 112 Calls in Europe Save Lives

The European Union (EU) had much reason to celebrate on February 11, a day in which it celebrated 112 Day in recognition of the single European emergency phone number system that uses Advanced Mobile Location (AML) to receive location information from mobile phones.

By Inside GNSS

February 13, 2017

Galileo, EGNOS Network Use Demonstrating Improved Train Control in Parts of Europe

With a goal of higher rail safety, modernization of local lines, lower costs and improvement of performance for 28,000 kilometers of lines in Europe, the European project ERSAT EAV has been evaluating the adoption of the European satellite system for the local rail networks.

By Inside GNSS

February 10, 2017

Galileo’s Commercial Service Implementing Decision Adoption to Bring Added Value to Users

Two Galileo satellites now transmitting navigation signals. Image source: ESA.

This week’s announcement of the adoption of the Galileo Commercial Service Implementing Decision represents an opportunity for Galileo to differentiate itself from other systems and offer users an added value to the standard positioning services already available, says the European GNSS Agency (GSA).

By Inside GNSS

February 9, 2017

Navilock’s New GNSS Receivers Feature u-blox’s Untethered 3D Dead Reckoning

Navilock’s GNSS receivers. Photo source: Navilock.

Thalwil, Switzerland-based u-blox’s Untethered 3D Dead Reckoning GNSS module NEO-M8U is at the core of Navilock’s new GNSS receiver series for service vehicles. The new portfolio will enable retrofitting of Dead Reckoning (DR) and Untethered Dead Reckoning (UDR) technology in any vehicle.

By Inside GNSS

February 8, 2017

NavatechGPS Spring GNSS and GPS+INS Courses

NavatechGPS, a leader in GPS/GNSS training for more than 30 years, announces its spring GNSS and GPS+INS Courses, which will be held May 8-12 in San Diego, California.

The courses include Inertial Systems, Kalman Filtering, and GPS/INS Integration (Instructors: Dr. Alan Pue and Mr. Michael Vaujin); GPS/GNSS Operations for Engineers and Technical Professionals (Instructor: Dr. Chris Hegarty); and GNSS Fundamentals and Enhancements (Instructor: Dr. Chris Hegarty).

For more information, contact Carolyn McDonald at cm*******@********ps.com

By Inside GNSS

Mobile World Congress

The Mobile World Congress, described as the world’s largest gathering for the mobile industry, is organized by the GSMA and held in the Mobile World Capital Barcelona, Spain from Feb. 27 to March 2, 2017.

By Inside GNSS

February 6, 2017

WSTS Timing and Sync Event Includes Keynote Address on GPS Timing

Tower Hall at San Jose State University. Photo source: Wikimedia Commons.

The 26th annual Workshop on Synchronization and Timing Systems (WSTS), sponsored by The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and ATIS, will take place April 3-6 at the DoubleTree in Jan Jose, California.

By Inside GNSS

NASA Workshop: “Emerging Technologies for Autonomous Space Navigation”

Photo source: NASA

NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN)/Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) announces a workshop on February 16 on “Emerging Technologies for Autonomous Space Navigation” to inform the U.S. industry on evolving positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies and techniques being developed to enhance the operational efficiency and flexibility of future missions.

By Inside GNSS

GPS

ITS World Congress 2017: Integrated Mobility Driving Smart Cities...

Campaign Allows eCall Device Manufacturers to Pre-Test Galileo, E...

Deadline Nears on GPS Receiver Testing Opportunity Against Live-Sky Spoofing

Study Proposes Satellite Navigation System for Mars

IRSO Launches 104 Satellites From a Single Rocket

Geoscience Australia, New Zealand, Lockheed Martin all Part of Second-Generation SBAS Research Project

President Trump Leaning Toward Air Traffic Privatization

GNSS Technology Helping 112 Calls in Europe Save Lives

Galileo, EGNOS Network Use Demonstrating Improved Train Control in Parts of Europe

Galileo’s Commercial Service Implementing Decision Adoption to Bring Added Value to Users

Navilock’s New GNSS Receivers Feature u-blox’s Untethered 3D Dead Reckoning

NavatechGPS Spring GNSS and GPS+INS Courses

Mobile World Congress

WSTS Timing and Sync Event Includes Keynote Address on GPS Timing

NASA Workshop: “Emerging Technologies for Autonomous Space Navigation”