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PNT Office Publishes GPS E-Newsletter   August 24, 2010

The National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing has begun publishing GPS Tracker, an electronic newsletter about GPS and related policy issues.More>>

Updated GPS Interface Specifications Available at GPS.gov   August 19, 2010

The new IS-GPS-200E, IS-GPS-705A, and IS-GPS-800A documents were approved for public release last Friday, according to Rick Hamilton, CGSIC Executive Secretariat, USCG Navigation Center. More>>

DeLorme Unveils New GPS Lineup   August 3, 2010

DeLorme is showcasing its newest PN-Series GPS receivers and related products at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market trade show in Salt Lake City this week. Also on display is DeLorme Topo North America 9.0 GPS maps and PC software, and DigitalGlobe worldwide aerial and satellite imagery for display...More>>



Emergency Response Articles
Out in Front: Welling Up   July 1, 2010

Article By: Alan Cameron

One of the first industrial uses of GPS came in survey and seismic exploration for offshore oil, as evidenced by the cover story of this magazine’s September 1992 issue. A salient passage from that 18-year-old “Quality Control For Differential GPS in Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration” article:...More>>


Natural Resources Articles
Innovation: Better Weather Prediction Using GPS   July 1, 2010

Article By: Simon Lutz, Marc Troller, Donat Perler, Alain Geiger, Hans-Gert Kahle

A team of Swiss researchers is using data from a network of GPS receivers and the technique of tomography to obtain profiles of how moisture is distributed with height, which might lead to better weather forecasts. More>>



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Handheld for Large-Scale Projects   August 6, 2010

The Viva Uno is a handheld GNSS solution for centimeter surveying, desgined for large-scale data collection such as utilities, agriculture, and road infrastructure. It comes with Leica SmartWorx Viva software and Leica Geosystems GNSS technology. It can be upgraded to an unlimited GNSS solution at...More>>








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