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2010 ION International Technical Meeting (ITM 2010)
November 11, 2009

2010 ION International Technical Meeting (ITM 2010)

The Institute of Navigation’s 2010 International Technical Meeting will take place at the Catamaran Resort Hotel in San Diego, California from Monday, January 25 through Wednesday, January 27.

This year’s plenary session, Navigation Behind Close Doors: Challenges of Indoor and Urban Navigation, focuses on challenges for first responders and navigation in urban canyons and underground.

Browse the full program online.

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Rx Networks Introduces Real-Time, Multi-Mode Engine for A-GPS

Rx Networks Introduces Real-Time, Multi-Mode Engine for A-GPS

Rx Networks, Inc., has announced its new XYBRID RT multi-mode positioning engine, which combines cell-ID, WiFi signals with assisted-GPS ephemeris and coarse position aiding to yield fast, ubiquitous positioning for mobile devices.

The XYBRID RT — scheduled to be available for commercial use in December 2009 — can be licensed on a usage or a lifetime subscription basis. Rx Networks provides a XYBRID RT mobile client compatible with most mobile operating systems and most GPS chipsets.

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Vehicle Positioning with GNSS — at the Speed of Sound

Vehicle Positioning with GNSS — at the Speed of Sound

A Topcon Euro 160T mobile control board connected to a laptop computer collects satellite positioning signals used to calculate the North American Eagle’s speed. Photo: Don Talend

A team led by led by Seattle, Washington–area aerospace and computer experts is attempting to break the sound barrier to surpass the world land speed record of 763 miles per hour — and they’re using GNSS technology to help them do it.

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Galileo Program Recalibrates Schedule, Budget, Open Signal ICD
November 4, 2009

Galileo Program Recalibrates Schedule, Budget, Open Signal ICD

Galileo IOV ProtoFlight Model under Assembly

Galileo program managers appear to have bowed to the unavoidable and acknowledged that completing the European satellite navigation system will take longer and cost more than their revised estimates of 2014 and  €3.4-billion ($5.04-billion), respectively

And, although a revised Galileo Open Service Signal-in-Space Interface Control Document (OS-SIS-ICD) will appear soon allowing manufacture and sale of Galileo equipment without a license, the ICD will still require a license for commercial use of the intellectual property contained in the document.

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CSR Unveils Newest SiRFstarIV Family Member

CSR Unveils Newest SiRFstarIV Family Member

CSR plc. introduced the SiRFstarIV GSD4e GPS location processor, the newest member of the recently launched SiRFstarIV architecture, at the company’s Location 2.0 Summit in San Diego, California, earlier this month.

The GSD4e adds a built-in CPU and innovations such as SiRFGeoRecov technology that are optimized to ensure continuous location awareness in a new breed of digital cameras, portable game consoles, wearable platforms and other consumer devices, without loading the host processor.

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