GPS

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Japan launches satellite for better GPS system
Aug 19, 2017 (AFP)
An H-IIA rocket blasted off at about 2:30 pm (0530 GMT) from the Tanegashima space centre in southern Japan, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency...
Harris delivers navigation package for third GPS III satellite
Aug 11, 2017 (UPI)
The navigation system is mostly digital and has computers and atomic clocks shielded against radiation. "We are now in full production and on target to deliver ...
Lockheed Martin Begins Modernizing Receivers for U.S. Air Force's GPS Signal Monitoring Stations
Aug 09, 2017 (SPX)
In June, the first new Monitor Station Technology Improvement Capability (MSTIC) receiver became operational at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The u...
Russia, China to Set Up Pilot Zone to Test National Navigation Systems
Jul 21, 2017 (Sputnik)
The issue was discussed during a meeting of a bilateral working group on road transport and roads. The meeting took place between Tuesday and Thursday in the Ch...
IAI, Honeywell Aerospace team for GPS anti-jam system
Jul 17, 2017 (UPI)
The technology, covered under a recent memorandum of understanding between the two companies, will combine IAI's existing ADA GPS Anti-Jamming system together w...
India Plans to Roll Out National GPS Next Year
Jul 07, 2017 (Sputnik)
The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) plans got a temporary setback with the malfunctioning of one of the NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation)...
Orbital Alliance Techsystems receives contract for GPS artillery
Jul 07, 2017 (UPI)
The modification will provide PGKs for converting standard Army unguided 155mm artillery shells into GPS-guided munitions used by conventional artillery. Work w...
Europe's Galileo satnav identifies problems behind failing clocks
Jul 04, 2017 (AFP)
For months, the European Space Agency -- which runs the programme -- has been investigating the reasons behind failing clocks onboard some of the 18 navigation ...
India's Answer to GPS Runs Into Serious Technical Failures
Jun 28, 2017 (Sputnik)
Proper functioning of these clocks is crucial to provide accurate navigation to the Indian armed forces. Last year, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO...
Second Lockheed Martin GPS-3 satellite assembled as full production begins
Jun 28, 2017 (SPX)
In May, the U.S. Air Force's second GPS III satellite was fully assembled and entered into Space Vehicle (SV) single line flow when Lockheed Martin technicians ...
Lockheed Martin nears completion of GPS III satellite
Jun 26, 2017 (UPI)
The GPS III network is meant to provide greater accuracy for air, ground, and sea-based GPS systems. It features anti-jamming systems that are supposed to be up...
New orbiters for Europe's Galileo satnav system
Jun 22, 2017 (AFP)
The deal was signed at the International Paris Air Show with German company OHB as the prime contractor, and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd in charge of naviga...
New reports confirm near-perfect performance record for civil GPS service
Jun 21, 2017 (SPX)
Operated by the 50th Space Wing at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, the GPS constellation provides precise PNT services worldwide 24-hours a day, seven days ...
India to Make Native Navigation System Mandatory For All Aircraft
Jun 20, 2017 (Sputnik)
The availability of Gagan signal in space will bridge the gap between European Union's EGNOS and Japan's MSAS coverage areas, thereby offering seamless navigati...
BDS Precise Service System covers over 300 Chinese cities
Jun 14, 2017 (XNA)
BDS Precise Service System can provide precise positioning services for household gas and heat, power grid, water supplies,drainage and smart transportation. Su...
Galileo grows: two more satellites join working constellation
Jun 09, 2017 (ESA)
These are the 15th and 16th satellites to join the network, two of the four Galileos that were launched together by Ariane 5 on 17 November, and the first addit...
exactEarth Broadens Small Vessel Tracking Offering
Jun 02, 2017 (SPX)
exactTrax is a secure, proven and cost-effective solution for providing users with a complete picture of small vessel activity in their maritime domain. exactTr...
Japan launches satellite in bid for super accurate GPS system
Jun 01, 2017 (AFP)
An H-IIA rocket blasted off Thursday morning from the Tanegashima space centre in southern Japan carrying the "Michibiki" No.2 satellite, which was later releas...
GIS is a powerful tool that should be used with caution
May 30, 2017 (SPX)
A recent study by Michael J. E. O'Rourke from the University of Toronto, published in Open Archaeology, provides a new perspective on the severe impacts of esca...
Chinese firms develop BeiDou navigation applications
May 30, 2017 (XNA)
Precise positioning is key to users of shared bikes, said Xu Xiangbin, deputy general manager of Techtotop Microelectronics Science and Technology Ltd, a suppli...
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