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MGISS partners with ESA to sponsor Northumbrian Water Innovation Festival

August 19, 2020

Mobile GIS Services (MGISS) is working with the European Space Agency (ESA) to showcase the potential of satellite […]

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It is estimated that there are currently the same number of satnav receivers on Earth as there are people. (Image: ESA)

Real-time interference detection by GIDAS makes satnav safer

July 20, 2020

News from the European Space Agency (ESA) A new monitoring system developed through an ESA-backed project works like […]

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This article is tagged with ESA, European Space Agency, GIDAS, GNSS interference, GNSS Interference Detection and Analysis System, GNSS monitoring, interference detection, NAVISP, OHB Digital Solutions, signal processing, spoofing and posted in GNSS, Latest News

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Lawmakers slam DHS for late, error-filled PNT report

June 9, 2020

Members of Congress were not pleased with the new U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report on positioning, […]

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Graphic from MarRINav report showing system of systems approach to PNT resilience and reliability.. (Image: Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation)

ESA project calls for terrestrial navigation systems to reduce risk

June 3, 2020

Webinar to discuss MarRINav project results In 2018 the first-ever European Radionavigation Plan said “It is recognized that […]

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This article is tagged with alternative PNT, Dana Goward, ESA, European Space Agency, maritime, Maritime Resilience and Integrity of Navigation project, MarRINav, navigation, positioning, Resilient PNT Foundation, terrestrial PNT and posted in GNSS, Latest News

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An aerial view of ESTEC. The Erasmus building is at front right. The T building (home to ESA's Galileo team) is in the foreground. (Photo: ESTEC)

Testing suspended on Galileo Batch 3 satellites

March 30, 2020

In response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the test campaign for the first two satellites of Galileo’s Batch […]

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This article is tagged with coronavirus, COVID-19, EGNOS, ESTEC, European Space Agency, Galileo, Galileo Batch 3, Galileo testing, Horizon 2020, NAVISP, Paul Verhoef and posted in COVID-19, Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

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Analysis of satellite imagery shows reduced NO2 in China, Italy

March 23, 2020

Descartes Labs, a geospatial data analytics company, is using satellite imagery analysis to examine how the coronavirus reduced […]

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Augmented satnav meeting focuses on future development

March 6, 2020

The 6th Satellite-Based Augmentation Systems Interoperability Working Group (SBAS IWG) took place Feb. 5-7 in Delhi, India. During […]

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Cospas-Sarsat rescue beacon activated. Its signals are picked up by satellites in orbit, including Galileo. (Photo: GSA)

Galileo now replying to SOS messages worldwide

January 23, 2020

News from the European Space Agency As well as providing global navigation services, Europe’s Galileo satellite constellation is […]

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