GPS

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3-D satellite, GPS earthquake maps isolate impacts in real time
Mar 25, 2015 (SPX)
When an earthquake hits, the faster first responders can get to an impacted area, the more likely infrastructure--and lives--can be saved. New research from the...
Europe poised to launch more navigation satellites
Mar 25, 2015 (AFP)
Europe is all set to launch the seventh and eighth satellites for its navigation constellation that will ultimately consist of 30 orbiters, operators said on We...
Galileo meets Galileo as launch draws near
Mar 22, 2015 (ESA)
The seventh and eighth Galileo satellites, set for launch together in nine days' time, have been fitted together onto the dispenser that will carry them during ...
Rockwell Collins providing secure GPS receivers for Harris tactical radios
Mar 19, 2015 (UPI)
Secure, jam-resistant GPS receivers for tactical radios are being provided to Harris Corporation by Rockkwell Collins. Rockwell Collins said Harris has ordered ...
Sixth Galileo satellite reaches corrected orbit
Mar 17, 2015 (ESA)
The sixth Galileo satellite of Europe's navigation system has now entered its corrected target orbit, which will allow detailed testing to assess the performanc...
Satnav orbiter nudged into better spot: ESA
Mar 13, 2015 (AFP)
The second of two navigation satellites sent astray by a rocket mislaunch last year has been nudged into a better, potentially useful orbit, the European Space ...
ISRO plans to launch navigation satellite by March-end
Mar 12, 2015 (IANS)
The Indian space agency plans to launch its fourth regional navigation satellite by March-end after replacing a faulty transmitter, a senior official said on Tu...
Galileo satellites ready for fuelling as launcher takes shape
Mar 11, 2015 (ESA)
All the elements for this month's Galileo launch are coming together at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. As the two satellites undergo final testing and pre...
ISRO races to fix glitch in navigational satellite so that it can be launched in time
Mar 10, 2015 (IANS)
The Indian space agency is deliberating the ways and means of setting right a glitch in its fourth regional navigation satellite with minimum effort so that it ...
GPS gaffe surprises Belgian bus tourists
Mar 09, 2015 (AFP)
A bus driver tasked with taking 50 Belgian tourists to a French ski resort got his GPS directions wrong, and made a 1,200 km (750 mile) detour, according to Bel...
Satcom datalink service enables Future Air Navigation System testing
Mar 05, 2015 (SPX)
Satcom Direct offers aircraft operators and manufacturers access to its FANS testing facility from anywhere in the world, anytime, at no additional cost. Satcom...
India to launch fourth navigation satellite March 9
Mar 03, 2015 (IANS)
India will move closer to its own satellite navigation system with the launch of its fourth satellite tentatively slated for March 9, a senior official of the I...
India to Launch Fourth Navigation Satellite for Communications Security
Mar 03, 2015 (Sputnik)
India will launch the fourth of seven satellites in its navigation system in a move to join the ranks of space-faring nations, a senior official in the Indian S...
Study of Atmospheric 'Froth' May Help GPS Communications
Feb 27, 2015 (JPL)
When you don't know how to get to an unfamiliar place, you probably rely on a smart phone or other device with a Global Positioning System (GPS) module for guid...
Indian company to produce Sagem navigational system
Feb 23, 2015 (UPI)
Hindustan Aeronautics is to manufacture and maintain high-performance navigation systems in India under a technology transfer agreement with Sagem of France. Th...
Tehran keeps tighter leash on strays with GPS collars
Feb 20, 2015 (AFP)
Some dogs wandering the streets of Iran's capital may be strays but authorities plan to ensure they are never truly lost by fitting them out with GPS, media rep...
China, Russia strengthen satellite navigation cooperation
Feb 11, 2015 (XNA)
China and Russia strengthened cooperation in satellite navigation by holding the first meeting of the China-Russia Cooperation Program Committee on Satellite Na...
PLA drill applies China's own GPS
Feb 10, 2015 (XNA)
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) finished a two-day drill on Friday, testing application of China's independently developed global satellite navigation system...
Latest Galileo satellites reach launch site
Feb 10, 2015 (ESA)
Another two Galileo satellites have touched down in French Guiana ready to take their place in Europe's satellite navigation constellation. The pair, safely coc...
India Interested in Russia's Glonass Satellite Navigation System
Feb 06, 2015 (Sputnik)
Indian partners have expressed interest in Russia's Glonass satellite navigation systems, a spokesperson for Glonass Union said Thursday. "At the moment, India ...
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