GPS World articles from December 2008

GPS World archives from December 2008

GPS for handsets, who knew? the future is a hybrid world where location is taken for granted, and GPS is complemented by other satellite systems, radio signals, sensors, and other methods.(global positioning system)
December 1, 2008... A tall thin man wearing a gray suit and red tie entered an enormous field in the heart of Chicago. Crowds, festivities, and hoopla greeted him, along with shouts of "Yes, we can!" A momentous event was about to occur, one that was certain to be...

Raise a red flag.(navigation satellite)
December 1, 2008... I returned from Tokyo with three phenomena lodged in mental baggage: a vivid impression, a lingering unease, and a memory. Young GNSS scientists and graduate students from Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, China, and Myanmar who attended the...

Surveyors ask about Civil P(Y) sunset.(Interview)
December 1, 2008... My October 28 live web seminar "Is Dual-Frequency GPS As We Know It Becoming Obsolete?" was the most well-attended webinar to date for GPS World! I really enjoyed it and look forward to the next one in February 2009. The October webinar focused...

Military up short.(Department of Defense to discontinue work on new GPS military user equipment)
December 1, 2008... Amid as-yet unsubstantiated rumors that the U.S. Department of Defense has discontinued work on new GPS military user equipment (MUE) in favor of simply continuing with contractor-supplied Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) efforts, we present...

Enge ION online tutor.(THE SYSTEMInstitute of Navigation)(Per Enge)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Per Enge, director of the GPS Research Laboratory at Stanford University, stars in a filmed tutorial on satnav available through the Institute of Navigation's (ION's) website, www.ion.org. The Basics of Satellite Navigation comprises four...

Trimble expands Ag with Tru Count.(Trimble Navigation Ltd.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Trimble has acquired the assets of privately held Tru Count Inc., a manufacturer of air and electric clutches that are compatible with Trimble's GPS guidance technology and are used on agricultural planters. Trimble did not disclose the...

28-channel GPS/GLONASS receiver.(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... The 28-channel L1 GSR1700 CSX receiver incorporates L1 GPS and GLONASS tracking capabilities and features centimeter-level accuracy. It eliminates observation range and line-of-sight limitations by tracking both GPS and GLONASS. It has...

Asset management device.(SMARTONE)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... The SMARTONE Satellite Managed Asset Ready Tracker is designed for intelligent management of powered and non-powered fixed and movable assets such as cargo containers, trailers and railcars, and construction and service vehicles, and fixed...

The Almanac: Orbit data and resources on active GNSS satellites.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... GPS Constellation PLANE/ SV# PRN# CLOCK LAUNCHED USABLE SLOT NOTES TYPE: Block IIA 23 32 Rb 11-26-90 2-26-08 E5 24 24 Cs 7-4-91...