Tag: Space / GPS / GNSS

There is widespread confusion regarding the GPS/LightSquared issue. Many people (some intentionally) confuse two issues: Q1: Are all existing GNSS receivers LightSquared compatible?…

Jan 23, 2012 – The impact of the largest solar storm in almost seven years is expected to hit Earth Jan. 24 and…

In 2011, NOAA satellites were critical in the rescues of 207 people from life-threatening situations throughout the United States and its surrounding waters….

The January 13, 2012 statement from the Department of Defense and the Department of Transportation, on behalf of the nine government departments and…

PNT EXCOM’s Decision to Support GPS Industry and Halt Testing on High-Precision Devices Undermines Confidence and Highlights Conflict of Interest

The National Space-Based Positioning Navigation and Timing Committee, in a letter released this afternoon, said it had reached the “unanimous conclusion” that the…

China launched a Long March rocket Monday with a high-resolution civil mapping satellite to survey natural resources and a craft to relay marine…

Reston, Virginia, December 28, 2011 – MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the national association of private sector geospatial firms, today announced that Jim Kirkland, vice president…

Reston, Va. – December 23, 2011 – Today, LightSquared filed the first set of data from independent testing of precision GPS devices which…