The official portrait of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh as Master of Trinity House. (Image: Trinity House)

Prince Philip championed GPS as Master of Trinity House

April 15, 2021

Prince Philip, technology advocate, championed both GPS and alternative navigation methods during his lifetime. Prince Philip — the […]

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This article is tagged with critical infrastructure, Duke of Edinburgh, eLoran, General Lighthouse Authorities, GPS backup, in memoriam, Master of Trinity House, Prince Philip, Real Admiral Sir Jeremy de Halpert, Trinity House, United Kingdom and posted in GNSS, Latest News

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First Fix: National timing architecture needed now

December 14, 2020

The Empire State Building sits atop a massive and solid foundation that hardly anyone ever sees. Above ground […]

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This article is tagged with China, eLoran, Empire State Building, fiber, GNSS, GPS backup, National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2018, Russia, South Korea, timing, United Kingdom and posted in From the Magazine, GNSS, Opinions

The Bluesky MetroVista range includes high-resolution imagery combined with high-accuracy, wide-scale 3D models. (Image: Bluesky)

Bluesky launches online streaming service for panoramic aerial images

November 23, 2020

Aerial mapping company Bluesky is releasing its entire catalog of geographically referenced oblique aerial images of cities in […]

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This article is tagged with BlueSky, Bluesky International, cloud-based, data-as-a-service, Geoxphere, GIS, MetroVista Oblique Viewer, United Kingdom, XMAP and posted in Latest News, Mapping

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CGI to develop service to alert UK of GNSS disruption

October 29, 2020

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a contract to London-based CGI to develop a GNSS Event Notification […]

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This article is tagged with ESA, European Space Agency, GENS, incident event monitoring, Ordnance Survey, PNT, PNTIEM system, UK GNSS, United Kingdom and posted in Defense, Featured Stories, Latest News

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UK hits reset on how to deliver satnav

September 25, 2020

The United Kingdom will explore new options for satellite navigation and timing capability to support critical infrastructure, it […]

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This article is tagged with Brexit, PNT, satellite navigation, satnav, SBPP, Space-Based Positioning Navigation and Timing Programme, UK GNSS program, UK government, UK Space Agency, United Kingdom and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

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With new space program, UK continues march to more holistic PNT

September 25, 2020

News from the British government appears to be a part of the United Kingdom’s diversification away from primary reliance […]

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MGISS accredited for UK government procurement, utility sector

September 22, 2020

Mobile GIS Services (MGISS) has been awarded a place on the United Kingdom government’s procurement platform G-Cloud. Designed […]

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This article is tagged with G-Cloud, geographic information technology, Geospatial Solutions, mapping, MGISS, MGISS GIS Services, Mike Darracott, United Kingdom and posted in GIS News, GIS Software, Mobile Devices, Technology

A Syntony team member in a Swedish road tunnel during SubWAVE testing shows the positioning in an underground environment on a smartphone. (Photo: Syntony GNSS)

Syntony GNSS, Chronos Technology partner on GNSS underground coverage

June 15, 2020

GNSS Underground Coverage for Tunnels, Stations, Car Parks, Bus Stations and Airports in the U.K. Syntony GNSS and […]

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This article is tagged with Chronos, Chronos Technology, GNSS receiver, partnership, smartphone, Stockholm metro, SubWAVE, Syntony-GNSS, TETRA radio, United Kingdom and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, Mobile, Transportation