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Gannet sat nav reveals impact of fishing vessels
Jun 03, 2014 (SPX)
Fishing vessels have a far bigger ecological footprint than previously thought, according to research which tracked the movement and behaviour of seabirds using...
Chinese army regulates sat nav use
May 30, 2014 (XNA)
The Chinese army on Thursday issued regulations covering how satellite navigation systems are applied in combat. The new rule issued by the Chinese People's Lib...
Beidou to help safeguard fishermen on high seas
May 28, 2014 (XNA)
The Beidou navigation satellite system will help establish a security system to protect fishermen in Hainan province, industry insiders said. Qi Chengye, manage...
China's BeiDou system standard ratified by IMO
May 27, 2014 (XNA)
The International Maritime Organization has ratified the performance standard of a receiver of the shipborne BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), the Minis...
China's domestic navigation system guides Pakistan
May 27, 2014 (XNA)
China's domestically made Beidou navigation system has set up a network in Pakistan, the first in a foreign country, the company said Thursday. Beidou was co-de...
Russian space agency set to resume Glonass talks with US
May 23, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
The Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) is set to resume negotiations on the possible deployment of Glonass global navigation satellite system elements in the Unit...
Payload preparations in full swing for Ariane 5 launch of Galileo navsat
May 23, 2014 (ESA)
The first two Galileo Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellites are a confirmed "fit" for their Arianespace Soyuz launch later in 2014 after making initial c...
New tide gauge uses GPS signals to measure sea level change
May 23, 2014 (SPX)
A new way of measuring sea level using satellite navigation system signals, for instance GPS, has been implemented by scientists at Chalmers University of Techn...
Sixth Boeing GPS IIF Spacecraft Reaches Orbit, Sends First Signals
May 20, 2014 (SPX)
The latest Boeing Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite sent initial signals from space shortly after launch May 16, marking the second GPS IIF launch t...
British MoD works on 'quantum compass' technology to replace GPS
May 16, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
UK scientists say they are three to five years away from creating a new navigation system that would not rely on space-based technologies. A "quantum compass" m...
Moscow to suspend American GPS sites on Russian territory from June
May 15, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
Russia is going to suspend the operation of all American GPS sites on its territory, starting from June 1, said Russia's deputy PM, Dmitry Rogozin, who is in ch...
Iran to Host Russian Satellite Navigation Facility
May 15, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
A ground-based facility for the Russian satellite navigation system Glonass is to be built in Iran, the Russian Izvestia newspaper said Tuesday, citing a decisi...
China's Beidou navigation system makes breakthrough
May 13, 2014 (XNA)
China's independently-developed Beidou differential navigation satellite system has achieved a positioning accuracy within one meter, a major breakthrough in ma...
NASA Uses GPS to Find Sierra Water Weight
May 12, 2014 (JPL)
For the first time, NASA scientists have used GPS to find the total weight of winter snowpack and soil moisture in California's Sierra Nevada. The new results c...
Next Galileo satellites arrive at Europe's Spaceport
May 12, 2014 (ESA)
Europe's two latest Galileo navigation satellites touched down at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, ready for their joint launch this summer. Packed safely w...
Inmarsat offers global airline tracking service after MH370
May 12, 2014 (AFP)
British satellite operator Inmarsat said Monday it was offering a basic tracking service to all the world's passenger airlines free of charge, following the dis...
Latest Galileo satellite arrives at ESA's test centre
May 02, 2014 (ESA)
Europe's latest Galileo navigation satellite has arrived at the Agency's Netherlands-based technical centre for testing, as the previous two satellites are prep...
Glonass Failure Caused by Faulty Software
Apr 29, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
Recent failures in Russia's Glonass satellite-based global navigation system were caused by mathematical mistakes in software, the head of the Russian space age...
Homegrown high-precision positioning system put to use
Apr 29, 2014 (XNA)
A self-developed positioning system with high precision went into application in China on Friday, further beefing up the capability of the country's satellite n...
Turn your satnav ideas into business
Apr 25, 2014 (ESA)
Propose a great satnav idea and win a prize with ESA support to create your own business. Previous winners are now running companies with systems for athlete tr...
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