Uncategorized GPS Insights – April 2007 Published April 12, 2007 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion There are lots of lessons to be learned here, but this incident clearly emphasizes the vulnerability of our extremely low-power GPS signal to jamming and unintentional interference. Read more » GPS Insights
Uncategorized NSGIC Honors FGDC’s Ivan DeLoatch with Distinguished Service Award Published April 12, 2007 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion The National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) Board of Directors has given its NSGIC Distinguished Service Award to Ivan DeLoatch, staff director of the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC). Read more » geospatial
Survey Trimble Offers Training for Its Engineering and Construction Solutions Published April 12, 2007 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion Trimble has expanded its portfolio of training products with a suite of modules for the engineering and construction industry. Read more » Trimble
Survey Leica Geosystems Promotes Revamped Online Store with Laser Discount Published April 12, 2007 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion To mark the launch of its improved online store, Leica Geosystems is offering a promotion for the Rugby 50 and 55 construction lasers. Enhanced areas of the store include improved content, navigation, and customer service. Read more » Leica Geosystems
Uncategorized Grant Applicants Run for the ROSES Published April 12, 2007 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion At this moment, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) satellites outfitted with advanced sensors are gathering masses of data about phenomena that affect all of us: rainfall patterns, solar irradiation, and tropical deforestation, to name a few Read more » NASA natural resources
Uncategorized 700,000 IKONOS Images Available through EVC Store Published April 12, 2007 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion East View Cartographic (EVC) has added 700,000 IKONOS satellite images to the online EVC Store. According to EVC, this is the first time that IKONOS imagery has been available in a fully functioning e-commerce environment complete with the support of experienced customer service representatives. Read more » geospatial IKONOS imagery mapping
Opinions GPS Transmitter Frequencies Published January 16, 2007 By GPS World Staff Why are the two GPS Transmitter frequencies (1575.42 and 1227.6 MHz) coherently selected integer multiples of 10.23 MHz master clock? Question posted on CANSPACE on October 30, 2006, by Sivaraman Ranganathan. The document defining the GPS signal, IS-GPS-200, states that “The carrier frequencies for the L1 and L2 signals shall be coherently derived from a […] Read more » John Lavrakas Tech Talk
GLONASS Opinions Why are GLONASS satellites launched on Christmas Day? Published January 16, 2007 By GPS World Staff Why are GLONASS satellites launched on Christmas Day? Question posted on CANSPACE on December 10, 2006, by Kerry Matthews The latest triple-satellite GLONASS launch occurred on December 25th at 23:18 Moscow Time. This launch is the sixth GLONASS December launch in a row. In fact, all 9 launches since December 1995 have occurred in the […] Read more » satellite launch Tech Talk
Research & Development Innovation: The International GNSS Service: Any Questions? (PDF) Published January 1, 2007 By GPS World Staff Innovation: The International GNSS Service: Any Questions? (PDF) By Angelyn W. Moore Published: January 2007 GPS World In this month’s column, Angelyn Moore, the IGS Central Bureau’s deputy director, overviews the organization’s service, history, and future, demonstrating that the IGS is a model of scientific collaboration of which not just the GNSS community but the […] Read more » International GNSS Service OEM
Mobile Cingular Launches LBS with TeleNav Published January 1, 2007 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion Cingular Wireless has launched its first generally available, location-based service with TeleNav Inc's GPS Navigator. Cingular business and government customers can get turn-by-turn voice and onscreen GPS directions, while driving or walking, on Cingular business devices. Read more »