Navstar has issued a correction to NANU 2012003 on SVN-49, which was issued on January 30. "In an effort to improve constellation sustainment, on or about 01FEB2012, SVN-49 will resume transmitting an L-band signal using PRN-24 as a test asset. Upon completion of the test event, SVN-49 will once...More>>

European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani announced in London that the consortium led by OHB System AG and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) will build a further eight satellites for the European Union’s Galileo satellite navigation program under the supervision of the European...More>>

Persistent Systems, an outsourced software product development (OPD) service provider, has announced that it has, through its U.S. subsidiary, acquired the location business from Openwave Systems Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.More>>

TomTom announces an agreement with General Motors where the company will offer TomTom navigation to Chevrolet vehicle buyers. Chevrolet dealerships are offering TomTom portable navigation devices (PNDs) to customers who purchase a 2009 or newer Camaro, Colorado, Cobalt, Express, Impala or HHR....More>>

Applanix Corporation has released POSPac MMS 5.4 Service Pack 2. Key changes in this release include support of new systems, important updates, and other performance improvements and enhancements.More>>

Carlson has released the SuperG, a Supervisor+ GPS Tablet. The Supervisor tablet computer is a super-rugged tablet PC that can be upgraded to include an integrated high-precision GNSS receiver and provides wireless support for Bluetooth, 802.11, GSM and CDMA.More>>

Nikon Corporation a new COOLPIX camera that has built-in GPS, among six new S-series models that incorporate advanced functions in a stylish design, Nikon said. The S9300 is a high-power zoom model equipped with 18x optical zoom NIKKOR lenses utilizing thin optics, and offering improvements to...More>>

For about five years, the FAA has limped along with 23 short-term funding appropriations from Congress, but on Tuesday, congressional leaders said they have reached agreement on a four-year, $63 billion funding bill. The legislation has not yet been released, but according to USA Today, the funding...More>>

On the same day that a LightSquared VP told an Institute of Navigation audience that moving to a different spectrum posed extremely formidable difficulties, a company working on behalf of LightSquared contacted a Department of Defense official to discuss just such a spectrum swap. More>>

The Czech government signed an agrement for Prague to host the headquarters of an ambitious satellite navigation system that is expected to rival the U.S. Global Positioning System.More>>