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China's Beidou system starts service in Asian-Pacific
Dec 28, 2012 (XNA)
China's indigenous Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) on Thursday began providing services to users in the Asian-Pacific region, according to a spokesman ...
Cellphone, GPS data suggest new strategy for alleviating traffic tie-ups
Dec 24, 2012 (SPX)
Asking all commuters to cut back on rush-hour driving reduces traffic congestion somewhat, but asking specific groups of drivers to stay off the road may work e...
KAIST announced a major breakthrough in indoor positioning research
Dec 18, 2012 (SPX)
Cell phones are getting ever smarter today, savvy enough to tell you where to go and what to buy in shopping centers or department stores. Although still in nas...
Third Boeing GPS IIF Begins Operation After Early Handover to USAF
Dec 07, 2012 (SPX)
A third Boeing GPS IIF satellite has completed on-orbit checkout and is now part of the active 31-satellite GPS constellation, providing improved performance fo...
Putin Urges CIS Countries to Join Glonass
Dec 07, 2012 (RIA Novosti)
Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to join Glonass, Russia's global positioning system. "Thi...
Third Galileo satellite begins transmitting navigation signal
Dec 06, 2012 (ESA)
Europe's third Galileo satellite has transmitted its first test navigation signals back to Earth. The two Galileo satellites launched last October have reached ...
Retired GIOVE-A satellite helps SSTL demonstrate first High Altitude GPS navigation fix
Dec 04, 2012 (SPX)
An experimental GPS receiver, built by Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), has successfully achieved a GPS position fix at 23,300km altitude - the first...
GTX Gets Approval For Custom Two-Way GPS Tracking Devices On Planes
Nov 29, 2012 (SPX)
GTX Corp has announced the approval of a custom designed GPS tracking device for use on AirNet and Cargolux. The custom configured device will be made available...
Researchers Use GPS Tracking to Monitor Crab Behavior
Nov 26, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers from Jena and Greifswald used GPS satellites for a long-term behavioral monitoring of land crab migration on Christmas Island. In cooperation with c...
US Navy, Raytheon receive Pentagon engineering award for GPS-guided precision landing program
Nov 23, 2012 (SPX)
A U.S. Navy program that uses Raytheon technology to land aircraft in harsh weather has been recognized with a Department of Defense engineering award. The Join...
East Riding Of Yorkshire Council Selects Ctrack For Specialist Vehicle Tracking Solution
Nov 23, 2012 (SPX)
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is looking to boost the performance of more than 600 specialist vehicles used for waste management, street cleaning and highway...
Roscosmos Requests Glonass Project Contractor Head's Dismissal
Nov 20, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
Russia's Federal Space Agency has initiated the dismissal of Yuri Urlichich, who headed a Glonass project contractor, the space agency's head Vladimir Popovkin ...
Lockheed Martin Completes Critical Environmental Test on GPS III Pathfinder
Nov 20, 2012 (SPX)
The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force's next generation Global Positioning System III satellites has completed thermal vacuum testing for the N...
Mobile GPS Tracking capability on JCB ruggedized mobile phones
Nov 18, 2012 (SPX)
Vismo GPS tracking installed on the JCB Toughphone Pro-Smart is ideal for organisations operating in harsh, inhospitable, high risk areas of the World. Aimed at...
Quattro Group Gains Visibility And Control With Ctrack
Nov 13, 2012 (SPX)
Quattro Group has extended its agreement with Ctrack for the provision of an advanced tracking solution. This latest deal will cover 120 vans that make up the c...
Saudi Arabia to Launch Two Satellites
Nov 13, 2012 (RIA Novosti)
Saudi Arabia is set to launch two indigenous satellites with a precision navigation system within the next few years, Prince Turki Bin Saud Bin Muhammad said. T...
Nokia buys 3D mapping firm in location services push
Nov 13, 2012 (AFP)
Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia on Tuesday announced plans to buy a California firm specializing in rendering the real-world in 3D as it beefed up mapping serv...
Gazprom to Launch Two Satellites by Yearend
Nov 02, 2012 (RIA Novosti)
Gazprom Space Systems (GSS), a telecommunications arm of Russia's energy giant Gazprom, is planning to launch two Yamal class satellites by the end of 2012, the...
Research cruise testing EGNOS satnav for ships
Nov 02, 2012 (ESA)
A research vessel surveying European waters is also charting the maritime performance of Europe's EGNOS satnav system. Results gathered by Belgium's RV Belgica ...
Two SOPS accepts command and control of newest GPS satellite
Nov 01, 2012 (SPX)
The 2nd Space Operations Squadron accepted satellite control authority of its third Global Positioning System Block IIF satellite during a ceremony here Oct. 26...
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