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Galileo Masters Deadline Extended to July 7

July 1, 2014 - By

The Galileo Masters competition deadline has been extended a week, until July 7. The European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) is looking for services, products, and business innovations that use satellite navigation in everyday life. “The ESNC submission database was originally scheduled to close this Monday at midnight (CET). As the ESNC has met with considerable interest and plenty of new registrations... read more

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The Business & Product Showcase— July 2014

July 1, 2014 - By

The Business section from the July 2014 issue. Download the PDF here. Includes: Leica Releases Viva GNSS Unlimited Series; GAGAN-Enabled Mobile Computers Launched in India; KVH Launches Inertial Nav System with Embedded GPS/GNSS; Hexagon Acquires iLab for Smart Agriculture; Ethertronics Unveils GPS Helix Antenna for Mission-Critical Applications; Trimble Adds Automation to office Suite; Altus offers Second-Generation GNSS rTK rover; locator for Aviation Launched; Events PLUS: Mobile... read more

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‘Flying for GPS’: Memoir of a Pioneer Era — Excerpt

July 1, 2014 - By

Flying for GPS, a chronicle of Len Jacobson’s role in the development and promotion of the Global Positioning System, has just been published. The book spans a 50-year career, during which Jacobson flew 2.5 million miles as a missionary for GPS and as a developer of user equipment. He kept an extensive log of all of his flights, and it... read more

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Expert Advice: Tigers, Tycoons on View at China SatNav

July 1, 2014 - By

  I attended the China Satellite Navigation Conference in Nanjing in May, the fifth year of CSNC and my third time attending. Tremendous progress was evident this year in terms of BeiDou (BDS) deployment and China’s general openness and willingness to collaborate over those years. I have also seen a slowly growing international presence at the show and expect that... read more

Out in Front: Epic Fail

July 1, 2014 - By

Sometimes the patient has to get sick in order to get better. The eruption of a malady leads to identification of an underlying condition; appropriate treatment can then be devised to cure the body of its ills. Sound like House, M.D.? As a variant on this plot line, the patient can know full well what is wrong deep down inside,... read more

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