Anxious to remove the potential GPS back-up system from its books and budget, the Coast Guard has moved quickly, initiating the process to terminate the Loran-C signal.More>>

Expert panelists, one from a company working with the GPS Wing to explore solutions to the SVN49 problem, discussed technical details of the signal anomaly and various solution options, in a live webinar sponsored by GPS World on November 17. The audio portion of the webinar and all Powerpoint...More>>

Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. (Nishinomiya, Japan) has acquired eRide, the San Francisco-based maker of assisted GPS chips and software. As a subsidiary of Furuno, eRide will become Furuno’s central location for GPS navigation and timing chipset development. More>>

Article By : Richard B. Langley

It appears that the GPS satellite constellation has a glass ceiling, so to speak. GPS was designed as a 24-satellite constellation, with four satellites in six orbital planes arranged to provide maximum observability around the globe. According to the government’s Space-Based Positioning,...More>>

Article By : Alan Cameron

Wednesday evening, September 23, Savannah, Georgia, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., Session P2b — a date that will live in GPS history. The 400 to 600 of us who were there to witness it will never forget it. The SVN49 Review Panel. Unprecedented puts it mildly. More>>

What's Up with SVN49?
An update on Spirent Federal’s work to create GPS simulator scenarios regarding the anomalous SVN49 signal, and perspective from a leading GPS manufacturer.
Speakers: Peter Boulton, Spirent Communications
Greg Turetzky, SiRF Technology
Date: November 17, 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET
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GPS World's Live Coverage of ION GNSS 2009, straight from Savannah, September 22-25.