China Begins Work on Beidou Navigation System Test Network
China will build a testing and certification network for its Beidou satellite navigation system over the next three years to sharpen the system's global competitiveness. read more
China will build a testing and certification network for its Beidou satellite navigation system over the next three years to sharpen the system's global competitiveness. read more
India’s GSAT-10 telecommunications satellite — one of two passengers for Arianespace’s upcoming Ariane 5 mission in September — has been put through its paces during pre-flight preparations at the Spaceport in French Guiana, including a solar panel deployment test, according to Arianespace. read more
This is my powerpoint presentation (in pdf format) that I gave at the 2012 Esri International User Conference in San Diego on July 26, 2012. Somehow, I was able to deliver this in about 20 minutes (although I did skip over a few slides). However, I really needed about 60+ minutes to go through it. Next week, I’m presenting... read more
L-3 Interstate Electronics Corporation (IEC) conducted an operational demonstration of its new TruTrak Evolution (TTE) Type II Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) GPS receiver at AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America 2012 conference, held last week in Las Vegas. The demonstration highlighted the new TruTrak receiver’s multi-use capabilities as a high-performing Ground-Based GPS Receiver Applications Module (GB-GRAM) for use on... read more
There have not been many earth-shaking acquisitions of companies that have location as a big part of their offerings. However, the recent $310 million acquisition of CSR’s handset connectivity and location business by Samsung merits an additional look. CSR, along with Broadcom and Qualcomm, are looking at the indoor location market as a strong one in the next four years. In other news, the Mobile Resource Management market is seeing 20 percent growth — not a market with consumer excitability, but one that makes money. read more
The next Galileo navigation satellite has touched down at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, to begin preparations for its launch in October, reports the European Space Agency. Cocooned within a protective, air-conditioned container, the satellite left the Thales Alenia Space Italy plant in Rome on Monday evening for nearby Fiumicino Airport. read more
The CGSIC States and Local Government Subcommittee, chaired by the Federal Highway Administration, is conducting a meeting in downtown Seattle on August 14. CGSIC is chartered to be an information portal direct from the U.S. government’s GPS program to (and from) the world’s civil users of GPS. The Coast Guard’s Navigation Center is assigned responsibility as the operational arm and... read more
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