Graphic: Xiaochun Lu, China National Timing Center

China leads world with plan for ‘comprehensive’ PNT

November 15, 2019

Speaking at the annual Stanford Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Symposium, a Chinese representative described how her nation […]

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A new BeiDou satellite is launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Nov. 5. (Photo: Liu Xu/Xinhua)

China launches a new BDS-3 satellite

November 6, 2019

China sent a new satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space from the Xichang Satellite […]

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Photo: Beidou constellation

China’s super-thin atomic clocks achieve mass production

August 22, 2019

China’s super-thin rubidium atomic clock, which is just 17 millimeters thick, has been put into mass production, according […]

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Sino-Russian border. The Russians first built the gate on the right.. China responded by building the gate on the left. (Photo: Commons/hypersite/reddit)

Russia passes law on GLONASS-BeiDou cooperation

July 29, 2019

A Russian law was approved July 26 that sets forth cooperation between Russia and China on using GLONASS […]

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More than 80 million BeiDou chips sold

June 6, 2019

When I was a kid, two of my hometown’s burger drive-ins attracted the hungry attention of my sister […]

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China plans to complete BeiDou-3 by 2020

June 6, 2019

China is planning to complete its updated navigation constellation by 2020, according to China’s news service Xinhuanet. Will […]

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Seen & Heard: Measuring Everest, GPS Rollover boo-boos

May 22, 2019

Seen & Heard is a monthly feature of GPS World magazine, traveling the world to capture interesting and […]

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Seen & Heard: April 2019

April 26, 2019

Check out some GPS developments that have recently taken place around the world. (Click to enlarge; Map: iStock.com/nadla) […]

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