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June 29, 2012

House Action Would Thwart GPS-Aided Tracking of Commercial Trucks

Independent truck operators and a general fear of government surveillance led to passage of an amendment today (June 29, 2012) that would prohibit U.S. agencies from implementing any rule requiring GPS tracking or other devices to be installed in passenger or commercial vehicles.

In a voice vote on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, congressmen approved the amendment to H.R. 5972, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2013.

By Inside GNSS

June 27, 2012

ESNC Prize: Submit Your GNSS Application Idea by July 8

Time is short — the European Satellite Navigation Competition, aka Galileo Masters — is seeking the best GPS and GNSS applications ideas for this year’s contest. The deadline has been extended one week to Sunday, July 8.

By Inside GNSS

June 26, 2012

GISSA Ukubuzana 2012

Central area, Emperors Palace convention center and resort

The Geo-Information Society of South Africa will hold its 2012 conference and exhibition, GISSA Ukubuzana*, on October 2, 3 and 4 at the Emperors Palace Convention Centre, Jones Road, Kempton Park in Gauteng. A free shuttle bus is available every 20 minutes from Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo (ORTIA) airport to the convention center.

The theme is "An African Dialogue: Geomatics for Infrastructure Development and Service Delivery."The keynote speaker will be Dean Angelides, ESRI’s corporate director for international operations.

By Inside GNSS

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June 23, 2012

GNSS and Positioning for the Future Workshop

Northern Jutland Peninsula

A seven day workshop on GNSS and Positioning for the Future will be held at a Jutland (North Sea) resort in Denmark from August 27 through September 2, 2012. It is open all those with an interest in satellite positioning and navigation but limited to the first 50 registered participants.

The workshop will cover GNSS basics, new satellite navigation systems, arctic navigation, intelligent transportation systems and environmental monitoring, with lectures by international experts in those fields. The program and full list of lecturers are available on the event website.

By Inside GNSS

June 18, 2012

DARPA Seeks PNT Robustness, Flexibility with All Source Positioning and Navigation Program

Despite its formative role in supporting development of the Global Positioning System, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has been hedging its positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) technology bets for some years as emerging threat scenarios become more sophisticated and widespread.

By Inside GNSS

Spirent Launches New Entry-Level Multi-GNSS Simulator

Spirent Communications has announced the launch of its new eight-channel GSS6300M Multi-GNSS simulator designed for integration, verification, and production testing where a quick and accurate functional test is needed.

The platform supports simulation of signals from individual or combined GPS/SBAS, GLONASS, and Galileo constellations with up to 24 channels are supported with 8 channels of simulation per constellation.

By Inside GNSS

GPS Coalition May Continue After LightSquared Is Gone

The organization formed to help protect GPS users from a proposed wireless broadband network likely to cause overwhelming interference to GPS devices will not disband. The Coalition to Save Our GPS not only plans to continue to operate but may expand the issues on which it works to incorporate additional topics, such as receiver standards, and perhaps even evolve into a full-fledged trade association.

By Inside GNSS

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Trimble Presses FCC for Final LightSquared Ruling

Four months after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) indicated its intention to backtrack on its conditional approval of LightSquared’s terrestrial wireless broadband network, a leading GNSS manufacturer is pressing the agency to finalize its decision.

By Inside GNSS

June 14, 2012

Inside GNSS Columnist Wins Washington D.C. ‘Watchdog’ Journalism Award

Dee Ann Divis, Washington View columnist

Dee Ann Divis, Inside GNSS’s Washington correspondent¸ was named the winner of the Society of Professional Journalists Washington, D.C., Professional Chapter’s highest journalistic award, the Robert D.G. Lewis Watchdog Award, for her work with the magazine.

By Dee Ann Divis

L-3 IEC Announces First-Ever Successful Gun Firing of Next-Generation M-Code GPS Receiver

L-3 IEC Tru-Trak SIP

L-3 Communications announced today (June 14, 2012) that its Interstate Electronics Corporation (L-3 IEC) business has successfully completed multiple test firings of its next-generation Military Code (M-code) GPS receiver technology.

This milestone represents a significant breakthrough in GPS receiver modernization and validates the unit’s survivability and performance in extreme, guided munitions environments, according to an L-3 IEC news release.

By Inside GNSS

June 8, 2012

New Navigator Seminar

Business School, University of Nottingham Jubilee Campus

The Royal Institute of Navigation will hold a new navigator seminar and networking opportunity at the University of Nottingham on June 14, 2012 for new navigators, engineers, scientists and surveyors who are seeking careers in the industry.

Masters and doctoral level students will present on navigation and positioning topics, advanced undergraduates and postdocs will be in attendance. A number of industry and government representatives will exhibit or attend to listen to new research and meet the new talent.

By Inside GNSS

May 31, 2012

Senate Proposal Could Gut Research into GPS-Aided Crash Avoidance

Tied up in the long-running fight over reauthorizing the Highway Trust Fund is funding for a program to develop GPS-enabled crash avoidance technology for vehicles.

By Inside GNSS

Air Force Awards Service Support Contract for GPS III SVs

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $68 million contract to provide mission readiness, launch, early orbit checkout, and on-orbit operations engineering support for the first two GPS III space vehicles.

Under the contract, Lockheed Martin will provide technical support to the Air Force’s 2nd Space Operations Squadron (2SOPS) and monitor the health and performance of the first two GPS III satellites from launch through their 15-year operational design lives.

By Inside GNSS

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House Action Would Thwart GPS-Aided Tracking of Commercial Trucks

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GISSA Ukubuzana 2012

GNSS and Positioning for the Future Workshop

DARPA Seeks PNT Robustness, Flexibility with All Source Positioning and Navigation Program

Spirent Launches New Entry-Level Multi-GNSS Simulator

GPS Coalition May Continue After LightSquared Is Gone

Trimble Presses FCC for Final LightSquared Ruling

Inside GNSS Columnist Wins Washington D.C. ‘Watchdog’ Journalism Award

L-3 IEC Announces First-Ever Successful Gun Firing of Next-Generation M-Code GPS Receiver

New Navigator Seminar

Senate Proposal Could Gut Research into GPS-Aided Crash Avoidance

Air Force Awards Service Support Contract for GPS III SVs