A press conference on the Beidou/Compass navigation system was held at the State Council Information Office in Beijing December 27 to announce the official start of operational positioning, navigation, and timing services to China and surrounding areas and the public release of a "beta" or test...More>>

The following updates to GNSS constellations is provided by the CANSPACE Listserv. Included are updates on GPS, GLONASS, Beidou-2/Compass, and SDMA.More>>

The Beidou-2/Compass IGSO-5 (fifth inclined geosynchonous orbit) satellite was launched on December 1 from Xichang, China. This launch completes the construction of the basic regional navigation system for service to China and will be operational by the end of the year, according to official report.More>>

Free downloadable software Toolkits at www.egnos-portal.eu can help cell-phone and handheld receiver developers enhance location and timing applications with GPS corrrection data from the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) satellite-based augmentation system. The Toolkits...More>>

The long-awaited signal interface control document (ICD) for China’s Beidou/Compass GNSS has not yet appeared, despite an announcement at the ION-GNSS conference by Chinese delegates that ICD document v1.0 will be published in 2011, “probably” in the month of October. When it does appear, it...More>>

Registration is now open for the Munich Satellite Navigation Summit 2012. The summit will be held in the Residenz München, Germany, March 13-15. This is a European and International conference with global impact featuring high-ranking worldwide speakers from industry, science, and governments...More>>

China's GNSS, Compass or Beidou, intends to publish its signal interface control document (ICD) in October. Representatives of the system made an unprecedented showing at ION GNSS in Portland, and referred frankly to "internal deliberations" that may be at the root of much of the public uncertainty...More>>

An announcement was made by officials at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China's southwest Sichuan Province on Monday stating that a BeiDou satellite launch would be carried out in the "coming days." FAA Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) warning aviation interests to steer clear of the launch area...More>>

The sixth meeting of the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG) will take place September 5-9 in Tokyo, Japan. The online registrastion deadline is July 15. The International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems is an informal body to promote cooperation on...More>>

The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology has announced that a successful launch of the third BeiDou-2 (Compass) inclined geosynchronous orbit satellite occurred at 04:47:04 on April 10 local time (20:47:04 on April 9, UTC).More>>