I have something to say about our mainstay — GPS — and its troubles of late. So many people in the survey/mapping community have asked me when this problem is going to be resolved. The problem is ...
Read More →PRN 17, the first IIR-M satellite launched in September 2005, began broadcasting the second GPS civil signal, L2C, in December 2005. PRN 17 is the first in the new generation of GPS satellites with a ...
Read More →When the new flex power feature aboard PRN 17, the first IIR-M GPS satellite, was enabled for testing (for a very short period of time), a problem was observed by certain GPS users. PRN 17, the first ...
Read More →Welcome to the second edition of GPS World’s Survey & Construction e-newsletter. My name is Eric Gakstatter (egakstatter@questex.com). I’ve spent the past 16 years in the GPS survey/mapping in...
Read More →The FAA’s announcement (reported in March GPS World) that WAAS in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada may be significantly inhibited by relocation of WAAS-broadcasting satel...
Read More →Hello, and welcome to the first issue of GPS World’s Survey & Construction Newsletter. You are encouraged to forward this email to your colleagues, and they in turn are encouraged to sign up for...
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