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IFEN and WORK Microwave Announce BeiDou-2 Support, Additional Enhancements for NavX-NCS GNSS Simulators
August 20, 2013

IFEN and WORK Microwave Announce BeiDou-2 Support, Additional Enhancements for NavX-NCS GNSS Simulators

IFEN GmbH, in partnership with WORK Microwave, have announced the release of software update v1.9 for their NavX-NCS GNSS multi-frequency simulator product line.

A key enhancement to the NavX-NCS solution is comprehensive support of China’s BeiDou-2 navigation satellite system, according to the companies. By enabling real-time simulation of second-generation BeiDou satellite signals, NavX-NCS expands a user’s GNSS signal capability beyond GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, and satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) constellations.

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By Inside GNSS
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European Commission to Monitor GNSS Patents Worldwide
August 14, 2013

European Commission to Monitor GNSS Patents Worldwide

With a key Galileo patent dispute now set to enter its third year the European Union (EU) is moving to monitor GNSS patents around the world — a move that should give it insight into the competitiveness of European positioning, navigation, and technology (PNT) companies and a heads-up about future intellectual property (IP) issues.

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By Inside GNSS
State Officials Argue at AUVSI for Ban on Warrantless UAV Surveillance

State Officials Argue at AUVSI for Ban on Warrantless UAV Surveillance

Alaska Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell

Three key associations of state officials are recommending that states pass legislation banning the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for surveillance unless the person being tracked has given permission or a warrant has been issued.

The associations also recommended banning UAVs from carrying weapons and emphasizing in state laws that both UAVs and their smaller cousins, model aircraft, be operated in ways that do not “present a nuisance to people or property.”

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By Inside GNSS
LightSquared Investors Sue GPS Industry
August 10, 2013

LightSquared Investors Sue GPS Industry

[Updated August 15, 2013] Investors led by Harbinger Capital Partners have filed a $1.9 billion lawsuit against a trio of GPS receiver manufacturers  over LightSquared, a now bankrupt firm that still hopes to build a wireless broadband network across the United States.

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By Inside GNSS
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QinetiQ, Nottingham Scientific Demonstrate Cloud-Based Galileo PRS Technology
August 2, 2013

QinetiQ, Nottingham Scientific Demonstrate Cloud-Based Galileo PRS Technology

Two British companies, QinetiQ and Nottingham Scientific Ltd (NSL), have partnered to demonstrate an Internet “cloud”-based technology that enables a wide range of high-volume, low-cost satellite navigation applications using Galileo’s Public Regulated Service (PRS).

The NSL-QinetiQ application allows a service provider to host secure navigation on one server in a back office, capture data from multiple locations and units, and subsequently verify the location of a remote user.

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By Inside GNSS
Exit Interview: GPS Directorate’s Col. Bernie Gruber
July 31, 2013

Exit Interview: GPS Directorate’s Col. Bernie Gruber

USAF Col. Bernie Gruber, GPS Directorate. Air Force photo

Last month, USAF Col. Bernard Gruber stepped down after three years of running the Global Positioning Systems Directorate at Los Angeles Air Force Base.

The GPS Directorate, originally established in 1974 as the NAVSTAR GPS Joint Program Office, is responsible for development, acquisition, fielding and sustainment of all GPS space segments: the modernized operational control segment (OCX), the next-generation GPS III satellites, and modernized GPS user equipment (MGUE).

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By Inside GNSS
FAA Approves Two UAS Type Certificates

FAA Approves Two UAS Type Certificates

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued restricted category type certificates to a pair of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), a milestone that will lead to the first approved commercial UAS operations later this summer.

Issuing the type certificates is an important step toward the FAA’s goal of integrating UAS into the nation’s airspace.  FAA officials announced the action last Friday (July 26, 2013).

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By Inside GNSS
Encouraging Galileo GNSS and EGNOS Use in the Mediterranean Basin
July 28, 2013

Encouraging Galileo GNSS and EGNOS Use in the Mediterranean Basin

Tunis, where the new Galileo Euro-Med Cooperation Office (GEMCO) will open in October.

A European-Union funded consortium invites companies and public agencies from Mediterranean countries in North Africa and the Middle East to submit ideas for extending Galileo GNSS and EGNOS use in the region.

Eligible ideas could be for a small pilot project or research study, a technical training plan, and/or a publication or article. The submission deadline is August 25, 2013.

The countries in the target area are Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, and Tunisia.

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By Inside GNSS
Boeing Names New Director of GPS Programs
July 27, 2013

Boeing Names New Director of GPS Programs

Dudley Barnfield, director, Boeing GPS Programs

Dudley Barnfield has joined the Boeing Government Space Systems (GSS) leadership team as director of the GPS programs.  He will have oversight for the entire GPS portfolio, which includes the GPS IIF program and alternate architecture initiatives.

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