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DOE’s CAST best practices guide published

August 22, 2023

GPS World contributor, Dana Goward, discusses why the DOE created the Center for Alternative Synchronization and Timing (CAST) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.


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It’s about time for the electrical grid

April 1, 2022

On March 24, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released information about a program designed to provide resilient […]


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An image illustrating the six orbital planes in which GPS satellites (“navigational satellites,” or ns) fly around Earth. This configuration shows the orbits just before the start of this solar cycle’s biggest geomagnetic storm, which occurred on March 17, 2015. The darkest orbital lines indicate the position of the satellites in that moment; the lightest lines indicate where they were 12 hours prior.(Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory)

GPS data release to boost space-weather science

January 30, 2017

Today, more than 16 years of space-weather data is publicly available for the first time in history. The […]


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Inspector Gadget: Drones could solve gas-leak detection issue

March 5, 2016

A methane leak at a Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) storage facility has shone a spotlight on how unmanned aerial vehicles can be used to inspect utilities. The massive three-month leak — temporarily plugged on Feb. 12 — chased thousands of Los Angeles residents from their homes.


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