Starting Friday, September 5, GPS satellite SVN-35 will resume transmitting L-band signals using PRN03, according to a Notice Advisory to Navstar Users (NANU) issued today. According to GPS World Almanac editor Richard Langley, the resumption is being done in an effort to determine the exact status of SVN-35’s remaining clock. However, the satellite will remain unusable as the Air Force conducts its tests. Below... read more
Several weeks ago, I attended a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Workshop conducted in Huntsville, Alabama. Of the numerous presentations, I found two especially interesting. The first was a session by Sandra Broadnax, the director of the Small Business Programs Office for NGA. She gave a refreshingly energetic presentation about NGA’s efforts to build opportunities for small businesses in the geospatial... read more
A new event highlighting indoor location is being held this year at the ION GNSS+ Conference, which takes place September 9-12 in Tampa, Florida. The two-part event is scheduled for Wednesday, September 10. The indoor location sessions are part of a new Commercial Track that also covers high-accuracy products, multi-constellation products, new consumer products such as wearables, MEMS, and simulation... read more
ION GNSS+, sponsored by The Institute of Navigation, is considered the world’s largest technical meeting and showcase of GNSS technology, products and services. This year’s conference takes place September 8-12 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. ION GNSS+ will bring together international leaders in GNSS and related positioning, navigation and timing fields to present new research, introduce new... read more
LizardTech, a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, has launched GeoGofer, a new addition to its product line. GeoGofer is a software solution for finding geospatial imagery quickly and efficiently, regardless of where it is located. GeoGofer was designed to streamline the process of finding, organizing, and tracking geospatial imagery. To that end, GeoGofer comes with... read more
Rohde & Schwarz will be demonstrating its SMBV100A simulator at ION GNSS+ 2014, and is offering a new Wireless Standards poster for visitors to its booth. Rohde & Schwarz will be exhibiting in Booth I during the show, which will be held in Tampa, Florida, September 10-11. Based on a digital vector signal generator, the SMBV100A supports realtime and hybrid configurations up... read more
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