L5 demo payload

Engineers at the GPS Wing considered the two basic factors of risk management, probability of occurrence and resultant consequences, as they initiated the L5 Demo project. Working with contractor teams, they successfully overcame obstacles to securing GPS's frequency allocation for the L5 signal, brought about by delays to the first planned L5-capable space vehicle launch.

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Raytheon executive picked as deputy secretary of defense

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is tapping Raytheon executive William J. Lynn III for the position of deputy secretary of defense (DoD) in his administration; if approved he would also serve as co-chair of the National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing.

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The waas l5 signal

L5 signals have been continuously transmitted by a pair of satellites for the past several years. The geostationary Earth-orbiting (GEO) satellites used by the Wide Area Augmentation System to provide enhanced integrity and accuracy include not only an L1 payload but an L5 payload as well. Although the WAAS L5 signals are not yet intended for end users, can they be used now for...

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Fastrax integrates software, hardware in track&trace

Fastrax has launched its Track&Trace platform, integrating all software and hardware components needed for tracking applications in its system, according to the company.

Vincotech receiver designed for minimal power use

GPS receiver maker Vincotech (Munich, Germany) has released the new hardware revision 4 of its A1080-A GPS receiver, which the company said is designed for superb GPS performance at minimized power consumption. The receiver is based on the SiRFstar III chipset.

Department of transportation releases civil monitoring performance document

On April 30, the U.S. Department of Transportation released a Civil Monitoring Performance Specification document for GPS.[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Taiwanese gps-enabled phones sales hot

Smart cellular device shipment volume in the third quarter of 2008 continued to see a triple-digit year-on-year growth rate, according to a new research report by Research and Markets of Dublin, Ireland.

Gps insights — late march 2008

It will require the talents of genuine statesmen and strategists to balance all that GPS means to the world with what it means to the United States military. One cannot be sacrificed at the altar of the other.

Gps insights amp;mdash; early january 2009

It really seems a shame to call the Ricoh Caplio 500SE-M GPS Tactical Digital Camera simply a camera. It is so much more, as you will see, and I have come to think of it as an indispensable tool for anyone who needs to accurately document and communicate the details of their surroundings amp;mdash; in real time, if necessary amp;mdash; to others.br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GpsMilitaryGovernment/~4/512402983" height="1" width="1"/

Navteq expands global business arrangement with microsoft

Microsoft has expanded its agreement with Navteq, which has given the software provider access to all 74 countries in the Navteq map database.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/gpsworld/MMOEM/~4/Q8x1uaW12oA" height="1" width="1"/

Gtx says first licensee driving healthy bottom line

Start-up GTX Corp. says that in spite of the current economy it continues to increase revenues and maintain a healthy balance sheet with no long-term debt, and is negotiating with numerous potential licensees across several sectors.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/gpsworld/MMOEM/~4/IXkjkPFqmVQ" height="1" width="1"/

Innovation: improving dilution of precision

GPS receivers must deal with measurements and models that have some degree of error, which gets propagated into the position solution. If the errors are systematically different for the different simultaneous pseudoranges, as is typically the case when trying to correct for ionospheric and tropospheric effects, these errors propagate into the receiver solution in a way that is fundamentally.

Gps insights — early june, 2008

For war fighters, if you were to link the GPS and Wi-Fi systems seamlessly in a device, then they would have a position within a second or two of turning on that device, no matter where they were located, indoor or out, as long as a Wi-Fi signal was available. And Wi-Fi hotspots are plentiful in Bagdad, for instance.

Egypt lifts ban on civilian gps imports

The Egyptian authorities have announced plans to loosen the restrictions on the use of GPS devices within the country. The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has lifted a ban on civilian use of GPS which had blocked import of most mid- to high-end mobile and smartphones.

It's all in the wrist, or 'calling dick tracy'

Great shades of Dick Tracy and every other comic book and superhero who ever used a wrist mounted communications device. That?s what I thought of when I was first introduced to the WR-1100 Zypad from Parvus.br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/GpsMilitaryGovernment/~4/WHC52ud6Kdk" height="1" width="1"/

Despite revenue growth, garmin lowers forecast for 2008

Consumer GPS device maker Garmin saw double-digit gains in its revenue in the third quarter (Q3) and for the year to date, but given the current economic conditions it lowered its earnings and revenue expectations for the year.

Launch set tuesday for gps satellite with l5 civil signal demo

A U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team is gearing up to launch a modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, which includes a demonstration payload that will transmit a new third civil signal, known as L5. This spacecraft is set for launch aboard a Delta II rocket on March 24, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/GpsWorld-LatestNews/~4/yRo3-LTtFFY" height="1" width="1"/

Symmetricom network time server gets security nod from gps wing

Symmetricom, Inc.'s SyncServer S300/S350 SAASM NTP Network Time Server meets GPS security requirements of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the company announced.br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/GpsWorld-LatestNews/~4/_j55QJwW9Xs" height="1" width="1"/

Ion mini urban challenge seeks sponsors

The Institute of Navigation is sponsoring the first-ever annual Mini-Urban Challenge, along with the Air Force Research Laboratory and administered by the Dayton Section of the ION, and is seeking sponsors to provide cash prizes.br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/GpsWorld-LatestNews/~4/WxJ27SDZNjE" height="1" width="1"/

Un icg seeks presenters for fourth meeting

Preparations are underway for the fourth meeting of the United Nations International Committee on GNSS in September, and the workshop is looking for contact with receiver manufacturers, software application companies, scientists, or educators that would be willing to make a presentation to the group.

Hugel and tele atlas partner on middle eastern gps device

Neuss, Germany-based Hugel GmbH and Tele Atlas, a digital map provider out of Ghent, Belgium, have launched a Point2Point personal navigation device for the Middle Eastern consumer market. The companies see a growing need for GPS devices in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Perspectives amp;mdash; early june 2008

This may be the most important column I've ever written. It's certainly the most expensive. At $40,000 worth of equipment for this writer, multiplied by 17,346 readers, we're talking $694 million. And that's not nearly the full extent of industry impact; the Department of Commerce has some figures that I will quote later.br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GpsSurveyConstruction/~4/315572148" height="1" width="1"/

Military and government pnt — late june 2008

Will this mean any immediate changes to the GPS program? Certainly there will be a new perspective, and all major Air Force programs will be reviewed for viability and for their support to the war fighter.

Sokkia topcon debuts 28-channel gps/glonass receiver

Japan's Sokkia Topcon has rolled out its GSR1700 CSX L1 GNSS receiver, which incorporates L1 GPS and GLONASS tracking capabilities and features centimeter-level accuracy, according to the company.

Survey amp;amp; construction newsletter, early december

As much as GPS World's 2008 GNSS Election was designed for entertainment value, the arguments from both parties are real world, and from people waist-deep in GNSS receiver and infrastructure development. In reality, nations around the world are pushing forth with both the Satellite Party and Signal Party initiatives.br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GpsSurveyConstruction/~4/472769416" height="1" width="1"/

Airborne lidar: in-flight accuracy estimation

A flexible quality-monitoring tool that assesses data quality in-flight avoids costly problems that are currently detected only in post-processing.

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Iphone win helps broadcom top abi's gps list

Market research firm ABI Research has ranked Broadcom at the top of its latest GPS Vendor Matrix analysis, noting that Broadcom got the nod to supply the GPS silicon in the second generation Apple iPhone. Rounding out ABI's top 10 are: Atheros, NXP, Texas Instruments, SiRF, Qualcomm, u-blox, SkyTraq, Maxim, and Nemerix.

Hemisphere gps debuts oem compass board

Hemisphere GPS today rolled out its LV100 GPS Compass Board, a GPS compass and positioning assembly built on a single carrier board with integrated GPS antennas and designed for OEM customers.

Garmin, bmw expand gps navigation line

Garmin and automotive partner BMW have added two new GPS units to their BMW Portable Navigation Systems product line, expanding from the customized Nüvi 360s BMW began offering early this year.