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GNSS constellations are precise timing systems. (Image: Microchip Technology)

The role of atomic clocks in data centers

December 5, 2022

How the atom went from data’s worst enemy to its best friend By David Chandler, product marketing manager, […]

This article is tagged with atom, causality, clock uncertainties, distributed database, Microchip Technology, Moore's Law, Network Time Protocol, precision time protocol, reference clock, subatomic particles, synchronization, time-envelope, time-stamp and posted in From the Magazine, Timing

Out in Front: Addiction on the Rise

September 1, 2015

Memory fails as to who first said “Accuracy is addictive.” Or perhaps it’s my knowledge base that is […]

This article is tagged with accuracy, From the Editor, market research, Moore's Law, Out in Front, PNT, state of the industry survey and posted in OEM, Opinions

Expert Advice: Are We There Yet?

March 1, 2010

At the start of a new decade, let’s examine the state of the GNSS consumer market and technology. In the December 2009 issue of GPS World, I described the developments that put GPS in cell phones over the last decade. That technology revolution has brought GPS a very long way. Having come this far, we can ask that most famous of all navigation questions: Are we there yet?

This article is tagged with consumer, E911, Expert Advice, Frank van Diggelen, Moore's Law and posted in From the Magazine, Opinions