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NGA seeks enhancements in predicting overhead geopose

May 20, 2021

$50K prize purse for solutions to advance computer vision for time-sensitive mapping The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Johns […]

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This article is tagged with DrivenData, Geospatial Solutions, HeroX, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, NASA, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, NGA, Oblique imagery, Overhead Geopose Challenge, satellite imagery and posted in GIS News, Imagery, Technology

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The Ingenuity waits to take its first flight. (Photo: NASA)

Ingenuity makes historic flight on Mars

April 19, 2021

Only if you have been living under a rock will it be a surprise to hear that the […]

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Registration opens for ION GNSS+ 2021 in St. Louis

April 15, 2021

The ION GNSS+ 2021 technical program is online, and registration for the event is now open. ION GNSS+ […]

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This article is tagged with conference, GNSS technology, Institute of Navigation, International Technical Meeting, ION GNSS+ 2021, NASA, Satellite Division, sensor fusion, St. Louis, technical program and posted in Events, Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

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Artist's conceptualization of Artemis astronauts using LunaNet services on the Moon. a unique approach to lunar communications and navigation. The LunaNet communications and navigation architecture will enable the precision navigation required for crewed missions to the Moon and place our astronauts closer to scientifically significant lunar sites, enhancing the our missions’ scientific output. (Image: NASA/Resse Patillo)

NASA analyzes navigation needs of Artemis Moon missions

March 29, 2021

Space communications and navigation engineers at NASA are evaluating the navigation needs for the Artemis program, including identifying […]

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This article is tagged with Artemis mission, Firefly Aerospace, Gateway, Goddard Space Flight Center, LuGRE, Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment, Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter, moon navigation, NASA, optical navigation, optimetrics, Radiometrics and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

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The SCaN Testbed prior to launch to the International Space Station. (Photo: NASA)

NASA advancing GNSS capabilities for spacecraft

January 14, 2021

NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program is developing capabilities that will allow missions at high altitudes to […]

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This article is tagged with Artemis mission, CubeSat, Glenn Research Center, Goddard Space Flight Center, International Space Station, multi-GNSS, NASA, SCAN, SCaN testbed, Space Communications and Navigation, spacecraft and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

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NASA’s Artemis program will need lunar spatial reference system

January 13, 2021

We leave as we came, and, God willing, we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind.” […]

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This article is tagged with 5G, Artemis, Geospatial Solutions, LPS, Lunar Positioning System, NASA, regolith mining operation, Space Communications and Navigation program, Visual-Inertial Odometry, William Tewelow and posted in Featured Stories, GeoIntelligence Insider, GIS News, Technology

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A graphic detailing the different areas of GNSS coverage. (Credits: NASA)

NASA explores upper limits of GNSS for Artemis mission

January 5, 2021

By Danny Baird NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program office The Artemis generation of lunar explorers will establish […]

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This article is tagged with Artemis mission, Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R, GNSS signals, Goddard Space Flight Center, Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission (MMS), NASA, side lobe signals, Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program, Space Service Volume and posted in Latest News, Space & Earth

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FAA and NASA complete drone demonstrations for UTM

November 23, 2020

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has concluded the second phase of its Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Traffic Management […]

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This article is tagged with drone demonstrations, FAA, NASA, UAS, UAS test site, UAV, UAV traffic management system, UTM and posted in Latest News, UAV/UGV

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