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Summer — and the Living Ain’t Easy

September 29, 2014 - By

Summer 2014 will be one that the €6.3 billion (US$8.2 billion) Galileo GNSS programme will need to chalk down to experience and hope to move on from. At the time of my last EAGER column, we were starting to get a hint that one of the four in-orbit Galileo IOV satellites was not functioning. We now know that it has... read more

ION GNSS+ 2014: Rohde & Schwarz

September 29, 2014 - By

Darren McCarthy, Rohde & Schwarz, gives GPS World a booth tour of its GNSS solutions, avionics gear and interference hunting solutions while at the 2014 ION GNSS+ Conference, held September 9-12 in Tampa, Florida. read more

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u-blox SARA-U260 Module Receives AT&T Approval

September 26, 2014 - By

Swiss u‑blox says that its SARA-U260 dual-band 3G/2G module has achieved AT&T network compatible status. The certification allows customers to design SARA-U260 modems into M2M devices operating over AT&T’s extensive 3G network in the USA. Typical applications include small tracking boxes, usage-based insurance devices, smart metering, wearable electronics, and connected fitness watches. SARA-U260 is a complete 3G/2G voice/data module for applications that still require... read more

ION GNSS+ 2014: IFEN Inc.

September 26, 2014 - By

Mark Wilson, IFEN Inc., demonstrates the company’s new XS3 software receiver – which succeeds the scientific GNSS software-receiver SX-NSR – at the the 2014 ION GNSS+ Conference September 9-12 in Tampa, Florida. read more

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North Korea Developing Precision-Guided Bomb

September 25, 2014 - By

North Korea is developing a GLONASS precision-guided bomb similar to the GPS-guided joint direct attack munitions (JDAMs) of the United States, reports South Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo (Korea Daily).  “We expect that the North will finish development of a new precision-guided bomb in the near future because we’ve detected signs that the North has been conducting tests for a few... read more

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IRNSS Signal in Space ICD Released

September 25, 2014 - By

News courtesy of CANSPACE Listserv. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has released Version 1 of the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) Signal in Space Interface Control Document for the Standard Positioning Service. The document provides information on the signals and structures of the IRNSS system, including signal modulations, frequency bands, received power levels, the data structures and their... read more

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InterGeo: The Worldwide GIS Showcase

September 25, 2014 - By

Did you know the largest GIS conference in the world is held in Germany every year? Last October, more than 16,000 geospatial geeks traveled to Germany to attend the InterGeo Conference. In just a few short weeks, Geospatial Solutions’ staff will travel to Berlin and mix it up with the world’s leading geogeeks. If you want to see the latest and... read more

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ION GNSS+ 2014: Harxon Corporation

September 25, 2014 - By

Qian Haizhong of Harxon Corporation shares on the company’s new product, the Helix antenna, at the 2014 ION GNSS+ Conference September 9-12 in Tampa, Florida. read more

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