 | Out in Front: Apply the Seat of the Pants March 1, 2010
Article By : Alan Cameron Not “fly by,” but “apply.” As in W. Somerset Maugham’s advice to aspiring young writers: Apply the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair. Get grounded. Confront the blank page, the typewriter, or the less preferable modern equipments (because instant electronics short-circuit orderly...More>> |
 | GPS AEP 5.5C, the Rest of the Story: We Went to the Source February 24, 2010
Article By : Don Jewell If you are interested in the Global Positioning System (GPS) and are not related to Rip Van Winkle, then you have heard about the controversy surrounding the latest AEP ground control segment software upgrade, designated as version 5.5C.More>> |
 | It's a Mad, Mad, Maddenless World February 10, 2010
Article By : Don Jewell Call it Madden withdrawal. It’s bad enough that I just endured Super Bowl “XLIV” without the smooth and engaging color commentary of the iconic John Madden, the legendary Hall of Fame, Super Bowl (XI) winning coach and virtual football entrepreneur. This year I patently missed John’s pithy...More>> |
 | Out in Front: Rocky Road to Robustness February 1, 2010
Article By : Alan Cameron The system’s command and control operational software update uploaded in late 2009 (see page 10) has started wreaking some havoc with installed military receivers across many fielded platforms, as well as with some civil receivers. Whether major or minor havoc, I don’t pretend to know yet. The...More>> |
 | Up Close and Personal with SVN-49 January 27, 2010
Article By : Alan Cameron Intimates reveal options discussed, debated, and tested in classified labs to ameliorate the spurious signals dealt by the IIR-M satellite launched in March 2009. The predicted long procession of papers generated by the SVN49 signal anomaly got officially underway here at the ION National Technical...More>> |
| New GPS Configuration: 24+3=Win/Win January 12, 2010
Article By : Don Jewell Numbers and geometry matter where GPS is concerned, and many of you have read these words in many of my columns or heard them in my presentations. Fortunately the U.S. military must have been listening as well, because just last week the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command General Chilton approved ...More>> |
 | Out in Front: GPS World, 20 Years Young January 1, 2010
Article By : Alan Cameron We celebrate two solid decades of publication! Since 1990, GPS World has provided GPS and then GNSS technical and business information to industry readers and decision-makers around the world. Below are brief memoirs from those who were in at the start.More>> |
 | GLONASS' Heroic Catch-up Effort an Inspiration for Manufacturers December 16, 2009
Article By : Alan Cameron Although falling short of its goal of global service — read 24 operating satellites on orbit — in the near term, GLONASS’s heroic catch-up effort should inspire cautious confidence among manufacturers. More is needed, but this measure of optimism should encourage companies to keep plans for...More>> |
| Letters December 1, 2009
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 | Out in Front: From IAIN to 101 December 1, 2009
Article By : Alan Cameron This is one of those mind puzzles that challenge you to transform one word to another in as few moves as possible.
No, it’s not. But it does constitute a journey of sorts. I made it in a few minutes, while listening to David Last give the keynote address at the 13th World Congress of the...More>> |
