So, You’ve Been Hearing About L5 It seems in the world of high-precision GPS, there is always something new to consider. A new satellite launched … a new signal being broadcast … a new whiz-...
Read More →What’s up with Galileo Given some recent events, it’s about time to check in with you regarding Galileo, Europe’s attempt at creating a satellite navigation system similar to GPS. There’s also...
Read More →MSAS: SBAS in the Land of the Rising Sun Quietly, the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has been developing that country’s MTSAT Satellite-Based Augmentation System (MSAS) over the years. MS...
Read More →RTK Crops Up in Precision Agriculture Take a look at the major manufacturers of multi-frequency GNSS equipment and the markets they serve. Obviously, surveying is an important market; construction is ...
Read More →From A to B with PND I covered this subject a while back, but I think it’s time to revisit it. Personal navigation devices (PNDs) are still selling like crazy. If you don’t have one, someo...
Read More →Catching Up There has been a lot of activity on both the civilian and military sides of GPS/GNSS these past few weeks. Instead of a central theme to this newsletter, I’m going to comment on thre...
Read More →With nearly 60 GPS engineers and scientists, the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) is one of the biggest GPS R&D centers in the world today. It operates as a division of the California Institute of Technol...
Read More →DOT Throws NDGPS a Life Preserver It appears the US Department of Transportation has bought the Nationwide Differential GPS system (NDGPS) another year. The FY09 Presidential Budget Request was releas...
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