Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
In May the former European GNSS Agency (GSA) officially rechristened itself as the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), marking the start of a new era for the EU space effort. Building on the legacy of the GSA, EUSPA will take on more responsibilities to create opportunities for EU citizens and the economy.
By Inside GNSS
GTX Corp, a provider of location-based wearables human and asset tracking systems, is in the final stages of bringing to market its GPS SmartSoles, designed to address Alzheimer’s and autism challenges.
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Microsoft has added identity and access management capabilities employing GPS among other factors to its Azure Active Directory, a cloud identity solution, to counter sophisticated hacking techniques. Two-factor authentication is no longer sufficient to defend against malicious entry. The GPS-based named locations and filters look at a range of signals for authorized user access.
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A “non-recurring design validation” of a previously flown SpaceX Falcon 9 booster will be completed by the end of this month, in time to carry the next GPSIII satellite aloft, according to U.S. Space Force executive officer.
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The Trimble GuidEx Machine Guidance System uses an integrated GNSS and inertial navigation system (INS) to compute a virtual reference point and precise heading, pitch and roll. This provides quick and efficient navigation along route corridors or to specific target areas,
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“Trains were born in Europe,” opens a recent report on European energy policy from the Jacques Delors Institute in Paris. So also, in some senses, were the Green movement and increased awareness of personal mobility options and potential. For the continent and the European Union community to maintain their world leadership in these two areas, the rail sector must play a greater role than it does presently, argues report author Matthias Ruete. He sees Galileo and EGNOS, the two European GNSS, as essential to this strategy.
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by Logan Scott
There has been much discussion of the need for resilient PNT over the past few years, as dependencies have grown and an evolving threat matrix has become more active. As a nation, we need a measured and cost-effective response commensurate with the level of threats and the possible consequences.
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The European Space Agency (ESA) selected Spain-based multinational aerospace company GMV as a supplier of an RF constellation simulator for Galileo second-generation satellites, which have just entered production.
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The United States Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) awarded a $228 million contract to Raytheon Intelligence and Space for the GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System (OCX) Follow-On (OCX 3F).
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The European GNSS Agency (GSA) awarded a 1 million-euro research contract to RUAG Space for a study to increase the accuracy of space data provided by climate and environmental satellites.
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Ford of Europe announced a new ways of making driving in the dark easier and more comfortable: have your headlights swivel to follow curves in the road ahead, guided by GPS and a high-definition digital map in the vehicle.
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The European Union has not done enough to harness the full potential of its space programs, according to a special report published April 21 by the European Court of Auditors (ECA). While the satellite-based programs Galileo and Copernicus provide valuable services and data, more efforts are needed to capitalize on the significant investment made — around €18 billion so far — and to optimize the benefits they bring to citizens and the economy.
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The launch of the first next-generation GLONASS K2 satellite is set for late 2021, according to a statement by Nikolai Testoyedov, CEO of the Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems Company, the satellites’ producer. The satellite will begin the next modernization phase of Russia’s GNSS.
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