I’ve intended to write about the 2008 Federal Radionavigation Plan (FRP) for quite some time. It is an important document because it is the official policy document that drives the United States’ ...
Read More →At the end of every year, I devote this column to Directions 2010 in which I discuss significant developments, trends, technologies, and companies in the GNSS industry. Two years ago, I wrote about th...
Read More →Few precise-positioning users have employed Loran in a professional sense, although maybe you have in your personal life if you’re a airplane pilot or a mariner. Then again, if you’ve flown as...
Read More →I received some feedback on my last column entitled “What’s the Difference Between a Used Car Salesman and a GPS Salesman?” Most of the comments were positive in that the technical conte...
Read More →Years ago, I heard a funny joke/maxim. I repeat it often and so do several others I know of so maybe you’ve heard it. “What’s the difference between a used car salesman and a GPS salesman?” An...
Read More →In sports, there is a phenomenon that sometimes occurs when a team is leading towards the end of a game. It’s called “playing not to lose”. For example, there’s five minutes left in a basketba...
Read More →I hope you’ve enjoyed and benefited from the webinar series as much as I have. I think that given the limited travel budgets in this economy, they are one of the most powerful tools for collaboratin...
Read More →I realize the GIS world doesn’t revolve around GPS but I’m going to spend some space on it this month. Currently, I’m in Savannah, Georgia at the annual ION GNSS/CGSIC conference. This is where ...
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