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NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Geospatial Summit 2015
March 8, 2015

NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Geospatial Summit 2015

Arlington, Virginia

NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Geospatial Summit will be held at the Crystal City Hilton in Arlington, Virginia on April 13-14, 2015.

Registration is now open. Early registration ends March 13, 2015.

NGS will be hosting three events, each one providing a venue for NGS to share information about its products and services as well as hear from its customers across the public and private sectors.

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By Inside GNSS
UAV Want List (with GNSS Already on Board): A Coherent Regulatory Framework for Europe
March 5, 2015

UAV Want List (with GNSS Already on Board): A Coherent Regulatory Framework for Europe

Chris Blackford of Sky-Futures speaking at AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems Europe 2015. Peter Gutierrez photo

Just as you do when you get in your car, the UAS, UAV, drone, RPAS and even ROAV communities — who probably need to agree on an acronym — are beginning to take GNSS for granted. But presenters at the AUVSI Unmanned Systems Europe 2015 conference held Tuesday and Wednesday (March 3–4, 2015) in Brussels had little to say on the subject, to our great disappointment, even though virtually all of the vehicle/vessel systems under discussion use it and need it.

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By Inside GNSS
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Simulator Manufacturer Flags Leap Second Issue

Simulator Manufacturer Flags Leap Second Issue

Graph showing the difference between UT1 and UTC. Vertical segments correspond to leap seconds. Source: Wikimedia Commons

Differences between BeiDou and GPS and Galileo in designation of a “day number” for the date of applying leap second later this year could cause problems for GNSS receiver manufacturers, according to UK-based simulator provider Racelogic.

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By Inside GNSS
FCC Issues New Rules on E911 Location Standards, Options Besides GNSS
February 27, 2015

FCC Issues New Rules on E911 Location Standards, Options Besides GNSS

New rules recently adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to help emergency responders better locate wireless 911 callers highlight the role of GPS and GNSS technologies while boosting the use of alternative positioning technologies in indoor locations.

However, the new enhanced (11 (E911) rules, adopted January 29 and published on February 4, explicitly avoided a decision on the use of GNSS systems other than GPS.

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By Inside GNSS
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GNSS Vulnerability Scores at Wide-Ranging INC 2015

GNSS Vulnerability Scores at Wide-Ranging INC 2015

Ray Clore, U.S. State Department. Peter Gutierrez photo

Almost half of the sessions at the International Navigation Conference (INC) 2015 held this week (February 24–26) in Manchester, England, were devoted to the theme of GNSS resilience and vulnerability, a topic that Dana Goward of the Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation has been trying to drive home for years.

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Unsatisfied with ICAO’s Pace, Congress May Push U.S. Aircraft Tracking Requirement

Unsatisfied with ICAO’s Pace, Congress May Push U.S. Aircraft Tracking Requirement

U.S. lawmakers, dissatisfied with the pace of international efforts to prevent losses like that of an Malaysia Airlines plane last year, may push through legislation requiring tracking capability on planes operating in the United States.

Nearly a year after flight MH370 disappeared over the Indian Ocean, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a year away from adopting a standard for aircraft tracking technology, Ambassador Michael Lawson, the U. S. representative to the organization told lawmakers on Wednesday.

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By Inside GNSS
Hailing GNSS, UK Event Offers Alternatives When It Fails

Hailing GNSS, UK Event Offers Alternatives When It Fails

A range of new technologies for indoor positioning and navigation were unveiled at the International Navigation Conference (INC) 2015 held this week (February 24–26) in Manchester, England.
 
Organized by the Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN), the premier event in this new conference series focused on GNSS, its strengths and weaknesses.
 

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By Inside GNSS
FAA, White House Lay Out Path for Small UAS Operations

FAA, White House Lay Out Path for Small UAS Operations

Apparently working overtime during the President’s Day weekend, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today  (February 15, 2015) proposed a framework of regulations <http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/rulemaking/recently_published> that would allow routine use of certain small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) while maintaining flexibility to accommodate future technological innovations. An overview of the small UAS rule can be viewed at

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Schriever AFB Squadrons Plan GPS Heritage Week
February 13, 2015

Schriever AFB Squadrons Plan GPS Heritage Week

The 2nd and 19th Space Operations Squadrons (SOPS), who operate the GPS satellite constellation from Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, are hosting GPS week February 15-20 to honor their heritage and interact directly with the Colorado Springs community.

Among other goals, organizers hope that it will help clear up common misunderstandings among GPS users who may have used the GPS navigation system either on their phone or car and somehow ended up lost, cold, and hungry.

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