The long-awaited signal interface control document (ICD) for China’s growing GNSS will appear this month, according to representatives of the system who spoke in a “Compass: Progress, Status, and...
What’s in Store for the Next Solar Maximum? By Anna B.O. Jensen and Cathryn Mitchell Although the sun can become disturbed at any time, solar activity is correlated with the approximately 11-year...
China’s National Reference Station Network. (Image: BeiDou) A Russian law was approved July 26 that sets forth cooperation between Russia and China on using GLONASS and BeiDou for peaceful...
Recent completion of China’s BeiDou satellite navigation system has rekindled privacy and security concerns among some in the West. China has incorporated a two-way messaging capability into BeiDou...
Third Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III satellite climbs to orbit on its own power GPS III SV03 increases number of secure military code (M-code) enabled satellites in GPS constellation to 22 total. ...
Applanix is collaborating on advanced research for autonomous vehicle guidance and control systems with the University of Waterloo Centre for Automotive Research (WatCAR) in Ontario, Canada. Applanix...
Mario Proietti By Mario Proietti New technology and wireless carrier openness now make real-time access to telephone location information available to the enterprise with no application required on...
Photo: InifiDome The national time system at Israel’s National Physics Laboratory (INPL) in Jerusalem is now protected by a GPSdome unit for cyber protection of GPS/GNSS signals, according...
In early January, a new U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) document appeared: “Improving the Operation and Development of Global Positioning System (GPS) Equipment Used by Critical...
A major new global-scale venture by China’s Internet giant Baidu aims to put artificial intelligence behind the wheel of fully autonomous vehicles on the road by 2020. Regulatory considerations...
PORTLAND, Oregon — Spectracom announced at the ION-GNSS conference the introduction of new capabilities for its GSG line of GPS GNSS constellation simulators. These features reinforce...
The January reader poll asks you to answer the question: “What are the most important factors to consider in selecting a GNSS vendor?” Answer the poll by Jan. 25 for entry to a...
By Alan Cameron Perhaps you don’t track suspected criminals in your spare time, nor do you design or supply a GNSS product that does so. Still, the fresh Supreme Court ruling on GPS use for this...
By Paolo Crosta, Paolo Zoccarato, Rafael Lucas and Gerarda De Pasquale, European Space Agency Test set-up. (Image: Authors) Most mass-market manufacturers have already developed a dual-frequency...
The Harris-supplied navigation payload before integration into the second GPS III SV. (Photo: Harris) L3Harris Technologies announced the successful completion of the all-stock merger between Harris...
The National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) is readying for an ultra-precise atomic clock that could not only transform the navigation of deep space missions, it could also improve the...
NASA and a team of Brazilian space researchers have announced a joint CubeSat mission to study phenomena in Earth’s upper atmosphere — a region of charged particles called the ionosphere...
The Institute of Navigation (ION) announced the recipients of the 2020 Fellow memberships during the ION International Technical Meeting (ITM) and Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and...
A ULA Delta IV rocket carrying GPS III SV02 lifts off from Space Launch Complex-37 on Aug. 22. (Photo: ULA) The U.S. Air Force’s second next-generation GPS III satellite, built by Lockheed Martin,...
Image: Skyworks Skyworks has unveiled two new GNSS low-noise amplifier (LNA) front-end modules. The SKY65933-11 and SKY65943-11 both integrate Skyworks’ proprietary TC-SAW filters. The modules are...
Since 20063g & 4g jammer,cell phone & gps jammer technology,Image: NOAA The COSMIC-1 program ended on May 1, when the last of six tiny satellites were decommissioned. The satellites were launched 14 years ago, and outlived their planned lifespan by 12 years....
