The most recent upgrade to the GPS ground control segment created an incompatibility issue with a specific type of military GPS receiver used on at least 86 different US weapon systems, some of which cannot be used until the problem is fixed, according to the US Air Force. In current circumstances, approximately 8,000 to 10,000 …

Michel Bosco, the European Commission`s GNSS Coordinator for Applications, was in Taiwan to take part in the 2010 Galileo Executive Forum. Bosco called upon Taiwan high-technology companies including MediaTek Inc., SkyTraq Technology Inc., Garmin Corp., and Quanta Computer Inc. to discuss possible cooperation opportunities. The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) estimated that Taiwanese companies are …

The Engineering Model of the Galileo In- Orbit Verification satellites has completed several phases of testing in cooperation with the ground segment and is now being prepared for electromagnetic compatibility testing. The second in a series of System Validation Tests (SVT-0B1) has been executed from the Galileo Launch and Early Orbit Phase Operations Control Centre …

An industry group is attempting to drum up interest in the European Galileo satellite positioning system with a contest featuring £435,000 in prizes. The 2010 Competition looks to kick-start commercial exploitation of the Galileo system and has a large prize pot to get businesses interested. Winners from each country participating in the contest will also …

Spirent engineers and equipment will be in attendance at The Royal Orchid hotel, Bangalore on Friday 21st May to provide a seminar programme aimed at explaining the importance of testing in a multi-GNSS environment and how Spirent simulation platforms can help reduce your project timescales, accelerate time to market and reduce costs.
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Mio has selected u-blox’ AMY-5M GPS module to power the Moov V780, a high-end PND and multimedia player.
The ultra-slim 14 mm device with 7 inch touchscreen combines personal navigation with multimedia features including web browsing, high-definition TV, photo/music management, and Email. The device depends on u-blox’ ultra-low profile AMY-5M for fast, precise, and low-power positioning.
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Intermap Technologies announced the sale of a nationwide digital elevation model of Ireland – one of the countries included in its NEXTMap Europe digital mapping program, providing high-resolution elevation models and images of Western Europe. Ireland’s Office of Public Works (OPW), the lead agency for flood risk management in Ireland, has licensed the digital mapping …

The traditional solution to parking regulation was for enforcement officers to manually mark vehicle tires with a line of chalk and later handwrite a ticket to unmoved vehicles in violation of parking regulations.By partnering Hemisphere GPS’ V100 GPS Compass with Tannery Creek Systems Inc’s patented autoChalk™ software, parking enforcement can now ticket offenders in real-time …

The Leica IPAS Freebird is designed to improve flight economy and simplify GNSS-IMU processing. It no longer requires a continuous lock of satellites and frees up mission planning by allowing much tighter turns between flight lines. The results are up to 25% improvement in flight economy for sensor missions and time saving of several minutes …

Trimble BD982 is an RTK GNSS receiver for guidance and control applications. It is designed to allow OEMs and system integrators to add centimeter-level positioning and heading to specialized or custom hardware solutions. The receiver is based on a pair of Trimble’s advanced 220 channel Maxwell 6 chips, which allow dual antenna inputs and the …