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Mobile users wary of privacy invasion by apps: survey
Sep 05, 2012 (AFP)
Users of mobile devices are rejecting or uninstalling some apps because of concerns about how much personal and private information is collected, a US survey sh...
Spirent Redefines Leadership in Location Testing with Solution for Hybrid Location Technology
Aug 31, 2012 (SPX)
Spirent Communications has announced the launch of its new Hybrid Location Technology Solution (HLTS). Spirent HLTS is the first test solution of its kind, comb...
CTrack Launches Lone Worker Device To Boost Protection And Peace Of Mind
Aug 31, 2012 (SPX)
Ctrack has launched a new personal tracking and panic alarm device suitable for all lone worker, security and workforce management environments. Ctrack ICE2 is ...
Robbers nabbed thanks to GPS phone in loot
Aug 29, 2012 (AFP)
Two robbers who held up a post office in the Parisian suburbs Wednesday were caught 40 minutes later thanks to a GPS-enabled phone they snatched from one of the...
Fourth Galileo satellite reaches French Guiana launch site
Aug 24, 2012 (ESA)
The next two Galileo satellites are now in place at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, being prepared for their shared launch this autumn. The fourth Galileo ...
A GPS in Your DNA
Aug 17, 2012 (SPX)
While your DNA is unique, it also tells the tale of your family line. It carries the genetic history of your ancestors down through the generations. Now, says a...
Next Galileo satellite reaches French Guiana launch site
Aug 08, 2012 (ESA)
The next Galileo navigation satellite has touched down at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, to begin preparations for its launch in October. Cocooned within ...
Raytheon completes GPS OCX iteration 1.4 Critical Design Review
Aug 07, 2012 (SPX)
Raytheon has successfully completed software iteration 1.4 Critical Design Review (iCDR) for the Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Operational Con...
Mission accomplished, GIOVE-B heads into deserved retirement
Jul 27, 2012 (ESA)
ESA's GIOVE-B experimental navigation satellite is gradually raising its orbit as it prepares for well-earned retirement at the end of its four-year mission pav...
Boeing Ships 3rd GPS IIF Satellite to Cape Canaveral for Launch
Jul 27, 2012 (SPX)
Boeing on July 9 shipped the third of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites for the U.S. Air Force from the company's Satellite Development Center i...
GPS Can Now Measure Ice Melt, Change In Greenland Over Months Rather Than Years
Jul 26, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers have found a way to use GPS to measure short-term changes in the rate of ice loss on Greenland - and reveal a surprising link between the ice and th...
SSTL announces the launch of exactView-1
Jul 23, 2012 (SPX)
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has announced the successful launch of exactView-1 at UTC 06:41:39 into a sun synchronous polar orbit of 800km by a S...
GMV Leads Satellite Navigation Project In Collaboration With The South African National Space Agency
Jul 16, 2012 (SPX)
GMV is leading a major satellite navigation project in collaboration with the South African National Space Agency (SANSA). The project, SBAS Awareness and Train...
SSTL signs contract with OHB for second batch of Galileo payloads
Jul 12, 2012 (SPX)
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) Director of Telecommunications and Navigation, Dr John Paffett, has signed a contract with Dr. Ingo Engeln, Member of the...
Phone app will navigate indoors
Jul 10, 2012 (UPI)
A smartphone app using magnetic fluctuations to map indoor locations can guide users where global positioning systems can't penetrate, Finnish researchers say. ...
Announcement of ACRIDS product line for Precision Airdrop Systems
Jul 09, 2012 (SPX)
The Dutch SSBV Aerospace and Technology Group (SSBV) has unveiled its ACRIDS product line for Precision Airdrop Systems. ACRIDS, an acronym for Aerial Cargo Rid...
Galileo pathfinder GIOVE-A retires
Jul 09, 2012 (SPX)
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has put the GIOVE-A satellite into retirement, ending a successful extended mission for the European Commission's Galileo...
SSTL announces exactView-1 satellite launch date
Jul 09, 2012 (SPX)
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) is announcing the planned launch of exactView-1, the highest detection performance Automatic Identification System (AIS) ...
ESA extends its navigation lab in readiness for Galileo testing
Jul 04, 2012 (ESA)
With the next Galileo launch approaching, ESA has extended its Radio Navigation Laboratory to meet the testing needs of Europe's own satellite navigation system...
Mission accomplished for Galileo's pathfinder GIOVE-A
Jul 04, 2012 (ESA)
With the initial satellites of the Galileo constellation working well in orbit, it has been decided to end the mission of ESA's pioneering GIOVE-A navigation sa...
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