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Indoor Navigation Smartphone App wins 2012 Galileo Masters Prize
October 29, 2012

Indoor Navigation Smartphone App wins 2012 Galileo Masters Prize

Presentation of the 2012 €20,000 Galileo Master prize: (L to R)) Thorsten Rudolph, head of AZO, the contest organizers; Carlo des Dorides, head of the European GNSS Agency; winner Dirk Elias, Fraunhofer Portigal and Ulrike Daniels, AZO business development. (photo: Simone Hörmann/AZO).
The 2012 ESNC awards ceremony at der Residenz, Munich (AZO photo)

Finding your way will be even easier with a new smartphone app from two Portuguese research institutes that augments GNSS with ultra-low magnetic field communication (ULF-MC) for reliable navigation in office buildings, airports, underground parking garages and other indoor locations.

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By Inside GNSS
European Space Solutions Conference, Space Expo and Galileo PRS Workshop
October 18, 2012

European Space Solutions Conference, Space Expo and Galileo PRS Workshop

Central Hall Westminster

European Space Solutions, a conference and business fair for European government and industry to meet users and developers of space-based technologies and services will take place on December 3, 4 and 5.

Central Hall Westminster Storey’s Gate conference center is the venue.

The Keynote speakers are Antonio Tajani, the European Commission vice president for industry and entrepreneurship; Richard Branson,space travel promoter and head of Virgin Group and David Willetts, UK minister for universities and science.

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By Inside GNSS
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Federal Reports Focus on GPS Security, Privacy Issues in Unmanned Aerial Systems
October 16, 2012

Federal Reports Focus on GPS Security, Privacy Issues in Unmanned Aerial Systems

University of Texas-Austin Radionavigation Lab drone used in GPS spoofing demonstrations. University of Texas photo

A September report on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) highlighted the potential risks posed by GPS jamming and spoofing but failed to make any new recommendations on how the issue should be addressed. Associated privacy issues, however, have gotten more attention.

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By Inside GNSS
NovAtel GNSS Engineer Shares in Record Wingsuit Jump

NovAtel GNSS Engineer Shares in Record Wingsuit Jump

Andrew Levson points out his position in record-setting wingsuit formation. Photo by Shannon Levson

One hundred skydivers from 21 different countries set multiple records for a wingsuit formation last month, jumping out of five separate planes above Perris Valley in southern California. The jump has been submitted to Guiness World records.

Among the divers was Andrew Levson, an applications engineer for NovAtel, Inc., whose research endeavors with a GNSS-equipped wingsuit was chronicled for an Inside GNSS cover feature in the January/February 2012 issue.

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GNSS Augmentations
October 15, 2012

GNSS Augmentations

Dr. Todd Walter, Stanford University

Contrary to a widely held public impression, the elimination of GPS Selective Availability in 2000 did not take care of the needs that many users have for enhanced GNSS capabilities.

Indeed, various “augmentations” have been developed to meet the requirements of some applications for better accuracy, availability, or integrity (the assurance of the quality of a signal) than are available from GNSS signals in space.

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By Inside GNSS
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Second Pair of Galileo IOV Navigation Satellites Takes Off Successfully
October 12, 2012

Second Pair of Galileo IOV Navigation Satellites Takes Off Successfully

A Soyuz rocket lifts off from Europe’s spaceport in French Guinana on its mission to place the second pair of Galileo in-orbit validation satellites into orbit. ESA photo by S. Corvaja.

[Updated October 26, 2012] A Soyuz ST-B launcher carrying two Galileo in-orbit validation (IOV) satellites took off as scheduled at 18:15 GMT (20:15 CEST; 2:15 p.m. EDT) on October 12 from the European Spaceport in French Guiana.

All the stages of the Soyuz vehicle performed as planned and the Fregat-MT upper stage released the Galileo satellites into their targeted orbit close to 23,200 kilometer altitude, three hours 45 minutes after liftoff.

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Trimble Introduces Next Generation GNSS Survey, Datalink, Mapping Solutions

Trimble Introduces Next Generation GNSS Survey, Datalink, Mapping Solutions

Trimble R10 rover

Trimble has introduced its next-generation GNSS surveying solution — the Trimble R10, a small, lightweight receiver that introduces new features and technologies, including Trimble HD-GNSS, Trimble SurePoint, Trimble 360, and Trimble xFill, to provide increased productivity.

Announced at the Intergeo 2012 conference in Hannover, Germany, this week, introduction of the Trimble R10 was accompanied by new versions of its field and office software — Trimble Access 2012.20 and Trimble Business Center 2.80 to extend Trimble’s Connected Site survey solution.

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By Inside GNSS
Galileo Satellites Readied for Friday Launch
October 9, 2012

Galileo Satellites Readied for Friday Launch

Galileo IOV satellites attached to their launch dispenser and encapsulated beneath the fairing of their Soyuz ST-B launcher. ESA graphic by P. Carril

[Updated October 11, 2012] The next two Galileo satellites have been cleared for launch on Friday (October 12, 2012), a couple days later than originally planned.

Follow the Galileo IOV launch live online here.

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By Inside GNSS
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