Nowadays, police are tracking suspects with GPS technology, but now two lawmakers say that’s an invasion of privacy unless there’s an immediate danger to lives. They have introduced bills that would require police to get a warrant. There are several bills in Annapolis, USA that would require police to justify to a judge why they …

Gary Payton, deputy under secretary for space programs, voiced concern at Beijing’s display of technology aimed at destroying missiles in mid-air, an area in which Washington has invested hundreds of billions of dollars to build a layered antimissile bulwark. The US demonstrated an anti-satellite capability of its own, using a specially modified Raytheon Co (RTN.N) …

The Academician Fyodorov scientificresearch vessel has arrived atthe Russian Antarctic outpost ofBellingshausen on a mission to set upa station for tracking the GLONASSnavigation satellites. RIA Novosti
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Researchers say the Sun is awakening after a period of low activity, which does not bode well for a world ever more dependent on satellite navigation. The last time the Sun reached a peak in activity, satellite navigation was barely a consumer product. Solar flares – vast exhalations of magnetic energy from the Sun’s surface …

Gujarat government in India is procuringgadgets like GPS, automated sensor gridand night vision devices to track lions andkeep poachers at bay at the Gir NationalPark. The task force that was formed forthe purpose has proposed to use GPS-basedsystem for surveillance tracking, animaltracking and also tracking of vehiclescoming inside the Gir Sanctuary. It isenvisaged that all …

Boeing has shipped the first GPS IIF satellite aboard a Boeing-built C-17 Globemaster III airlifter. The new navigation spacecraft is now set to begin final preparations for launch. Space Vehicle 1 (SV-1), the first of 12 GPS IIF satellites for the U.S. Air Force, will lift off on a United Launch Alliance Delta IV vehicle …

The Galileo Application Village was a success with the public during Galileo Application Days (GAD) that took place in Brussels. Camped out around the public esplanade beside the Commission’s Berlaymont building were some 32 cutting-edge location-based applications funded through various European Commission, European Space Agency, and national and regional initiatives.
In welcoming delegates to the main …

In his opening address at the ‘Galileo Application Days 2010’ conference in Brussels Rene Oosterlinck, Director of the Galileo Programme and Navigation related Activities, presented ‘unconventional Galileo applications’ – those related to topics other than positioning, navigation and timing.
Galileo and Global Navigation Satellite Navigation Systems (GNSS) can contribute to improved weather forecasts, fight against product …

On 1st May 2010, the idea database for application innovations in satellite navigation will be opened for the seventh time. Participation in the European Satellite Navigation Competition is your chance to play a part in shaping the dynamic, growing market for navigation applications and to win prizes worth EUR 500,000.

20 partner regions across the globe …

A new online system that maps a rich trove of environmental data of southern U.S. forests onto satellite images from the past 35 years was launched today by the World Resources Institute (WRI).
The system, located at SeeSouthernForests.org, highlights risks to these forests such as pest and pathogen outbreaks, active wildfires, potential climate change impacts, and …