The new signal (L1C, marked with blue) is 3-5 dBHz stronger and more robust than the legacy L1 C/A signal (marked with orange). (Image: Octavian Andrei)

4th GPS civilian signal goes live

January 21, 2020

A new GPS civilian signal is now available for use. The new signal is stronger, more accurate, more […]

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This article is tagged with FGI, Finnish Geospatial Research Institute, GPS III, L1C, L1C civil signal, PRN04, SVN74 and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

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Editorial Advisory Board Q&A: High-precision surveying and GPS III

January 15, 2020

What improvements will GPS III bring to high -precision surveying? When? Will these improvements require any changes in […]

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This article is tagged with Editorial Advisory Board, GPS III, high-precision, Jean-Marie Sleewaegen, surveying, Tony Agresta and posted in From the Magazine, Opinions, Survey

Second Lt. Kelley McCaa, 2nd Space Operations Squadron satellite vehicle operator, and Airman 1st Class John Garcia, 2nd SOPS satellite systems operator, set satellite vehicle number-74, the first iteration of GPS Block III vehicles, as healthy and active to users Jan. 13, 2020, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado,. Setting the vehicle healthy and active makes the satellite available for use by military and civilian GPS users around the world for agriculture, banking and navigation. (Photo: U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Matthew Coleman-Foster)

2nd Space Operations Squadron sets first GPS III healthy and active

January 15, 2020

By Staff Sgt. Matthew Coleman-Foster, 50th Space Wing Public Affairs The 2nd Space Operations Squadron set Satellite Vehicle […]

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First GPS III satellite now available

January 13, 2020

The U.S. Air Force Second Space Operations Squadron (2 SOPS) has issued a statement that the first GPS […]

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Directions 2020: Delivering GPS capabilities

December 12, 2019

By Colonel John Claxton Chief, PNT Mission Integration, Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center The Global Positioning […]

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CBS News goes inside GPS

December 4, 2019

On CBS’ Sunday Morning show Dec. 1, correspondent David Pogue was invited into the Air Force’s GPS Master […]

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The first GPS III satellite after assembly. (Photo: Lockheed Martin/USAF)

Ground System COps connects with orbiting GPS III satellite

October 23, 2019

The GPS enterprise reached another major milestone on Oct. 21, when the GPS III Contingency Operations Program (COps) […]

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This article is tagged with COps, GPS III, GPS III Contingency Operations Program, GPS III COps software, satellite, The Global Positioning System and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News

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Raytheon adopts tech-startup processes for OCX

October 7, 2019

Raytheon plans to deliver the final phase of the GPS Ground Control System (OCX) upgrade to the United […]

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This article is tagged with Denver Post, Department of Defense, GAO, General Accountability Office, GPS Ground Control System, GPS III, GPS OCX, Raytheon and posted in GNSS, Latest News