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Karutin Named General Designer of GLONASS Program
November 1, 2015

Karutin Named General Designer of GLONASS Program

Sergey Karutin, GLONASS General Designer

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the appointment of Sergey Karutin, deputy director of the Central Research Institute of Machine Building and head of its PNT Center responsible for GLONASS operations, to serve as the new general designer of the Russian GNSS program.

In his new role, Karutin will undertake the “comprehensive work of further developing the system,” according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin in charge of the nation’s defense and space industry.

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By Inside GNSS
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Companies Aim to Commercialize Europe’s eLoran System, GNSS Backup
October 29, 2015

Companies Aim to Commercialize Europe’s eLoran System, GNSS Backup

A group of American and British companies is coalescing around a plan to provide Europe with a commercial, eLoran-based backup for the timing information now provided by GNSS signals.

The Earth Star consortium is made up of American and British companies and a few interested individuals, said Dana Goward, the president of the RNT Foundation. Goward, who is familiar with the group. He told Inside GNSS the consortium has yet to file formal organizational paperwork but would soon do so, most likely in Great Britain.

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By Inside GNSS
OCX Faces Crucial Pentagon Review, Congressional Broadside

OCX Faces Crucial Pentagon Review, Congressional Broadside

The new GPS ground control system’s cascading delays and ballooning budget have the Department of Defense (DoD) looking at other options, including shifting to an enhanced version of an existing control system, Inside GNSS has learned.

The Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX), which already has more than doubled in cost, will be the focus of a second “Deep Dive” review before the DOD’s top acquisition official on December 4.

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By Inside GNSS
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New OriginGPS Module Uses MediaTek GNSS Chipset

New OriginGPS Module Uses MediaTek GNSS Chipset

OriginGPS announced the launch of a new family of products yesterday (October 27, 2015), the first of which is the Multi Micro Hornet ORG1510-MK, an integrated multi-GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, and BeiDou) module based on the MediaTek MT3333 chip.

According to the Israel-based company, the 10x10x6.1 millimeter low-power architecture supports an update rate of up to 10 hertz and contains onboard flash, supporting devices that require full-featured components with small footprints, such as UAVs designed to follow action sports and other fast-moving activities or wearables.

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By Inside GNSS
Adjacent-Band Compatibility Assessment Inches Forward as LightSquared Pushes Its Test Approach
October 16, 2015

Adjacent-Band Compatibility Assessment Inches Forward as LightSquared Pushes Its Test Approach

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) is finalizing its blueprint for long-awaited tests to determine the power limits needed to protect GPS receivers.

The Adjacent-Band Compatibility Assessment (or ABC Assessment) is part of a plan to develop masks — a set of power limits by frequency — for the bands near the GPS L1 signal. Eventually covering all GPS civil receivers present and future, the masks are a way to give potential users of frequencies neighboring the GPS frequencies clear limits against which to measure their plans and proposals.

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By Inside GNSS
MGUE: Speed Up or Slow Down on Military GPS Receivers?

MGUE: Speed Up or Slow Down on Military GPS Receivers?

The Pentagon is poised to decide next month whether to stick with the ongoing accelerated development of military-code (M-code) GPS receiver cards or reset to a slower pace to permit more review and testing.

The new Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) cards are supposed to be one-for-one replacements for the Selective Availability/Anti-Spoofing Modules (SAASM) in military equipment across the services. MGUE satellite navigation receivers would be capable of utilizing the more powerful M-code, a new GPS signal that is not only jam-resistant but more flexible and secure.

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By Inside GNSS
Satellite Masters Conference 2015

Satellite Masters Conference 2015

Berlin, Germany

The second Satellite Masters Conference will cover space-based business applications for Copernicus and Galileo in Europe. It will take place on October 20 – 22, 2015 at the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI).

On-site registration is available.

The event will feature a blend of conference sessions, workshops, and roundtable discussions centered around leveraging satellite-derived data and other space solutions for business and society.

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By Inside GNSS
Can Galileo ‘Explode’ the GNSS Applications of Intelligent Transportation?
October 11, 2015

Can Galileo ‘Explode’ the GNSS Applications of Intelligent Transportation?

Some 15 years ago, Bob Denaro predicted the disappearance of GPS into its various applications.

That prediction by the former Trimble/Motorola/Navteq executive has largely been validated. Although GPS has survived in the popular consciousness as a global brand, connoting an almost magical source of location and tracking, general recognition and understanding of GNSS as a core technology within products and services has, indeed, remained murky.

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By Inside GNSS
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