US DOT moves aggressively on GPS backup, RFP this month
September 4, 2019
The last two U.S. presidential administrations failed to follow through on promises to protect GPS and the nation […]
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The last two U.S. presidential administrations failed to follow through on promises to protect GPS and the nation […]
“It’s absolutely vital for national security that we get a terrestrial based, hard backup system [for GPS],” said […]
The National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Advisory Board has scheduled a meeting for June 6-7 at […]
Administration struggling to keep up. Most observers missed the $5 million for a GPS backup technology demonstration in […]
The day started like any other day. The land surveying crew loaded up their vehicle, equipment and marching […]
“It’s always been time.” That was the first answer out of the gate, given in Session 3 of […]
NASA plans to install a Locata network (LocataNet) as the core positioning technology for safety-critical unmanned aerial systems […]
As of June 19, eLoran is on the air in the United States. The low-frequency signal emanates from a former U.S. Coast Guard Loran Unit in Wildwood, N.J., which sports a 625-foot signal mast that has been out of action for five years. The signal is receivable at distances of up to 1,000 miles. The eLoran navigation and communications signal is difficult to disrupt; further, it could be an important part of enabling UAVs to fly safely in our airspace.
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