The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) is conducting a 12-year project to redefine the vertical datum of the United States. This project, referred to as GRAV-D (Gravity for the Redefinition of the American Vertical Datum), is accomplished by flying airborne gravity missions over the continental and...More>>

Eric Gakstatter, GPS World’s contributing editor for survey, will conduct a wide-ranging webinar on the last day of August. Topics include solar activity and what you need to know and do about it, SBAS developments for non-aviation users, and 24+3 GPS constellation updates. More>>

Few outside the position, navigation, and timing (PNT) community will also recall that the day before the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. government released a landmark document that described the vulnerabilities of services provided by GPS to disruption, whether by attack or inadvertent interference. The...More>>

NovAtel Inc., an original equipment manufacturer of precise global positioning technology, has unveiled its new corporate website. The company’s website has been enhanced to make it easier to find information online regarding all of NovAtel’s precise positioning products such as GNSS receivers,...More>>

A group working under the auspices of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Navigation Services Directorate recently prepared a study assessing non-GNSS navigation system architectures to provide alternate positioning, navigation, and timing (APNT) services for aviation users, to mitigate GNSS...More>>

Air traffic controllers in the Alaska region are now officially using Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) technology to improve safety and efficiency in Alaska’s rugged terrain, according to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) press release. The system — Automatic Dependent...More>>

GPS Source has added to its product line with the GLI Echo II, a GPS smart repeater. A primary LRU for GPS retransmission, it will provide a wireless or wired GPS signal live inside any military vehicle or aircraft, according to the company.More>>

The FAA and the European Commission concluded negotiations today on an agreement that will allow the U.S. and Europe to work together on research aimed at providing seamless air traffic services for aircraft flying between the two continents.More>>

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces a public meeting on August 10, 11, and 12 in Stanford, California, in connection with its review of alternative positioning, navigation, and timing (APNT) capabilities that support communication, navigation, and surveillance applications for...More>>

ASUS announced the Eee Pad tablet computer at the Computex 2010 Show in Taipei, Taiwan. Running Microsoft Windows 7, the Eee Pad product line consists of 10-inch and 12-inch touchscreen tablets equipped with a webcam and ability to run Adobe Flash.More>>