GPS

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L3Harris Technologies passes PDR for experimental satellite navigation program
Apr 03, 2020 (SPX)
NTS-3 is an experimental program examining ways to improve the resiliency of the military's positioning, navigation and timing capabilities. It will also develo...
China's BeiDou satellites help precise fertilizer distribution
Apr 02, 2020 (XNA)
An intelligent fertilizer-pesticide distributor, assisted by the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System and big data technology, has been working in the wheat field...
Gladiator introduces tiny integrated GNSS-Inertial Navigation Systems
Apr 02, 2020 (SPX)
The High-Performance LandMark 60 INS/GPS and compact LandMark 005 INS/GPS both feature advanced sensor fusion technology, combining GPS position data with Gladi...
Wireless network helps scientists track small animals
Apr 02, 2020 (UPI)
The new technology -- described Thursday in the journal PLOS Biology -- could help scientists compile tracking data for local populations of small animals witho...
Two Galileo Satellites to Be Launched in December From Kourou on Russia's Soyuz - Source
Mar 31, 2020 (Sputnik)
"It was decided to launch two Galileo satellites by the Soyuz-ST-B rocket from Kourou. The date is tentative - 15 December, as it depends on the timing of the s...
SMC prepares GPS Next Generation OCX for Operations
Mar 31, 2020 (SPX)
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States approved the IBM x86 product line sale to a foreign owned company, Lenovo on Aug. 2014. The agreement e...
Contingency Operations Program and GPS III SV02 Receives Operational Acceptance from USSF
Mar 31, 2020 (SPX)
COps is an upgrade to the current GPS Operational Control System to operationally command and control GPS III satellites. These satellites are the newest genera...
Hackers take on Raw Galileo challenge
Mar 27, 2020 (ESA)
In the first of these, the FLAMINGO Navigation Challenge, the hackers were tasked with developing solutions that use Galileo and the high accuracy positioning a...
Calling for GNSS apps to support COVID-19 emergency response and recovery
Mar 27, 2020 (SPX)
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus earlier this year, many apps have been developed that use GNSS precise location to monitor the global spread of the virus ...
Final Steps Underway To Operationalize Ultra-Secure, Jam-Resistant GPS M-Code Signal
Mar 27, 2020 (SPX)
As part of the U.S. military's effort to modernize GPS, the U.S. Space Force has been steadily upgrading its existing GPS Ground Operational Control System (OCS...
Small, precise and affordable gyroscope for navigating without GPS
Mar 24, 2020 (SPX)
"Our gyroscope is 10,000 times more accurate but only 10 times more expensive than gyroscopes used in your typical cell phones. This gyroscope is 1,000 times le...
Chinese smartphone-maker debuts device with embedded ISRO navigation system
Mar 13, 2020 (Sputnik)
On Thursday, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi launched its latest mobile device series - the Redmi Note 9 - in India, priced between $175 - $215 approx. (INR 13,...
China launches new BeiDou navigation satellite
Mar 11, 2020 (XNA)
The satellite, the 54th of the BeiDou family, was sent into a geostationary orbit as planned by a Long March-3B carrier rocket. China began to construct its nav...
Beijing to beef up support for Beidou-related industry
Mar 06, 2020 (XNA)
Beijing will foster breakthroughs in key and core technologies, and create a sound ecology for Beidou-related industries via cultivating competitive enterprises...
Four BeiDou satellites join system to provide services
Feb 27, 2020 (XNA)
The four satellites include the 47th, 48th, 52nd and 53rd satellites of the BDS family, according to China's Satellite Navigation System Management Office. All ...
Four BeiDou satellites start operation in network
Feb 17, 2020 (XNA)
The four satellites include the 41st, 49th, 50th and 51st satellites of the BDS family. The 41st BDS satellite, launched on Nov. 1, 2018, is operating in geosta...
Third Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III satellite delivered to Cape Canaveral
Feb 11, 2020 (SPX)
On Feb. 5, the third Lockheed Martin-built GPS III space vehicle (GPS III SV03) was shipped to Cape Canaveral from the company's GPS III Processing Facility nea...
Honeywell nets $3B+ deal for new Air Force navigation system sustainment
Feb 11, 2020 (UPI)
The indefinite delivery/indefinite-quantity contract calls for production, sustainment and engineering technical services for Embedded GPS Internal Navigation S...
Google Maps marks 15-year milestone with new features
Feb 06, 2020 (AFP)
The tech giant is marking the occasion with a new look and product updates, vice president of product Dane Glasgow said in a blog post. Google has dominated the...
Space Force decommissions 26-year-old GPS satellite to make way for GPS 3 constellation
Feb 03, 2020 (SPX)
Capt. Collin Dart, 2nd SOPS assistant flight commander of GPS mission engineering, said the disposal of SVN-36 will allow for newer vehicles to take it's place....
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