 | Rugged GPS-Enabled Windows Laptops
February 8, 2012
Article By: Don Jewell I brushed the snow from my keyboard and in my mind I could hear the neighbors whispering, "Call the men in white coats, there he goes again." They may have cause for concern, as I am sitting on my deck during a lull in a major blizzard, typing on a laptop computer half buried in snow. My warfighter...More>> |
 | Out in Front: When the Gavel Comes Down
February 1, 2012
Article By: Alan Cameron Perhaps you don’t track suspected criminals in your spare time, nor do you design or supply a GNSS product that does so. Still, the fresh Supreme Court ruling on GPS use for this purpose reverberates for you, in ways yet unknown. The most interesting part of the court’s ruling pops up in a...More>> |
 | Where Am I?
January 12, 2012
Article By: Don Jewell I have long advocated that our warfighters and first responders deserve the best equipment available so they can answer the basic question, "Where Am I?" quickly and with complete certainty. Or, "Where am I now and how do I get to someplace of relative safety quickly?" Unfortunately,...More>> |
 | Interview: 2nd Space Operations Squadron Commander, Lt. Col. Jennifer Grant
December 14, 2011
Article By: Don Jewell December is typically the month when writers of regularly featured columns wax nostalgic and engage in a certain amount of prognostication. This year I enlisted the help of Lt. Col. Jennifer Grant, the 2SOPS/CC at Schriever AFB, the home of GPS, to help us with our year-end review and crystal-ball...More>> |
 | The Good, the Bad, and the Really Ugly
November 9, 2011
Article By: Don Jewell This month there is good news — great news, actually — where GPS and PNT (Position, Navigation and Timing) systems are concerned. On October 22, a Russian Soyuz rocket placed in orbit the first two validation satellites, built by EADS Astrium Germany, in the Galileo PNT constellation after...More>> |
 | Expert Advice: Realizing Europe’s SatNav Ambitions
November 1, 2011
Article By: Axelle Pomies, Gard Ueland The 21st century today faces and will continue to encounter many new societal challenges, all mutually interdependent: health, environment, agriculture, ageing population, personal security, public and civil protection, safe and efficient transport and mobility, citizen rescue, land management,...More>> |
 | Steve Jobs' Impact on Defense; plus CGSIC, ION
October 12, 2011
Article By: Don Jewell Like many who had the pleasure of interacting with the genius that was Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs, I have been reflecting recently concerning his incredible impact on our lives. Indeed his impact on every aspect of our lives including GPS is almost beyond description. For example, our warfighters are...More>> |
 | North Korea Jamming Incident; LightSquared Issue
September 14, 2011
Article By: Don Jewell My mailbox is currently overflowing with comments and questions concerning rampant rumors that in the March 2011 time frame a U.S. military reconnaissance aircraft was forced to land during an annual major east Asian military exercise, known as Key Resolve, due to GPS jamming. The jamming...More>> |
 | Expert Advice: EPIC Happening — Europe’s PNT Industry Council
September 1, 2011
Article By: John Wilde We have the United States GPS Industry Council, the Japan GPS Council, and the Korean GNSS Technology Council. Anything missing? The challenges facing the performance, navigation, and timing (PNT) community, which relies on GNSS amongst other things, are getting more numerous and complex, and...More>> |
 | Product Review: The Trimble Ranger 3
August 10, 2011
Article By: Don Jewell The Ranger 3 impressed me from the very first moment I saw the unit. First of all, it is designated correctly by Trimble, and the military and first responder users who wrote me, as a rugged handheld GPS-enabled computer, and it certainly fulfills all the requirements for that designation. If you...More>> |
