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GAO Report: ‘Use resilient tech vs. GPS as DOD primary PNT’

May 11, 2021

A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) questioned the Department of Defense (DOD) strategy of keeping […]

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This article is tagged with alternative PNT, Dana Goward, GAO, GNSS/PNT industries, Government Accountability Office, GPS jamming, GPS-denied, navigation, NDAA, open architecture, policymakers, positioning, Resilient PNT Foundation, timing and posted in Defense, Featured Stories, GNSS

This velocity-distribution data for a gas of rubidium atoms confirmed the discovery of the Bose–Einstein condensate in 1995. In these three snapshots in time, atoms—cooled to near absolute zero—condensed from less dense areas on the left (red, yellow, and green) to very dense areas at the center and the right (blue and white). (Image: NIST/JILA/CU-Boulder)

ColdQuanta awarded US government contracts for atomic clock

April 16, 2021

Projects will advance technology used for secure GNSS, quantum timekeeping and communications ColdQuanta, which specializes in cold atom […]

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This article is tagged with Air Force Research Laboratory, alternative PNT, atomic clocks, Department of Defense, quantum technology and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

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Honeywell demonstrates military-grade alternative navigation tech

April 15, 2021

New technologies use a variety of inputs to help ensure seamless navigation, even when GPS reception fails because […]

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This article is tagged with alternative PNT, GPS-denied, Honeywell, inertial sensors, magnetic anomaly, military operations, PNT, spoofing, vision-aided navigation and posted in Defense, Latest News

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Industry members, non-profit urge Congress to fund GPS alternatives

March 22, 2021

In separate letters to members of the House of Representatives and the Senate, seven companies and a non-profit […]

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This article is tagged with 5G, alternative PNT, Congress, critical infrastructure, E911, Hellen Systems, House of Representatives, Microchip, NextNav, OPNT, Orolia, Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation, Satelles, UrsaNav and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

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Federal policy aimed at GPS interference, critical infrastructure

March 7, 2021

In its closing days, the Trump administration issued several new policy documents affecting positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) […]

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This article is tagged with alternative PNT, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Transportation, GPS backup technology demonstration, interference, interference detection, PNT, space-based PNT, space-based policy, Trump administration and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

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Brad Parkinson offers 5 ways to protect, improve PNT

February 1, 2021

What should the new administration’s priorities be to make PNT more resilient? We asked Brad Parkinson, the “Father […]

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This article is tagged with alternative PNT, Brad Parkinson, Editorial Advisory Board, GPS jamming, Greg Turetzky, John Fischer, Jules McNeff, resilient PNT, spoofing and posted in From the Magazine, Opinions

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Robots emerge from stealth: Locata’s PNT orbs provide port guidance

January 5, 2021

Positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) orbs guide 50-ton robots carrying containers at the Ports of Auckland. In a […]

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This article is tagged with alternative PNT, automation, critical infrastructure, Konecranes, Locata, LocataLites, New Zealand, Ports of Auckland, shipping container, shipping cranes, straddle carriers and posted in Featured Stories, From the Magazine, Machine Control/Ag

The JRC Ispra campus covers 170 hectares with 100 buildings and 36 km of roads. It provides state-of-the-art laboratories, smart city infrastructure (grids, homes, mobility), and varied topography with urban, semi-urban, rural and woodland areas. (Image: EC)

Europe seeks alternative PNT services, deadline Jan. 13

November 10, 2020

“In some specific cases, e.g., for critical infrastructures and applications requiring both continuous availability and fail-safe operations, GNSS […]

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This article is tagged with alternative PNT, Europe, European Commission, European Union, GNSS jamming, Ignacio Alcantrailla-Medina, RNT Foundation, timing, timing backup and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News, OEM