GPS World articles from February 2009

GPS World archives from February 2009

Up the down turn.(OUT IN FRONT)
February 1, 2009... We're pretty tight on it but we could tighten up a little bit. -Lord Buckley Everyone feels the pinch. Here at the magazine we made a few changes, improving our customer services while going lean, preparing for challenges the year may...

GLONASS happy new year.(THE SYSTEM)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... As of January 17, GLONASS 727 (Kosmos 2447) in Plane 1, Slot 3, on frequency channel 5 has been set healthy in both the almanac and ephemerides. 727 is the second of three new GLONASS satellites, all launched on December 25, 2008, to reach this...

IIR(M)-20 in March.(THE SYSTEM)
February 1, 2009... The GPS satellite carrying the first payload to transmit the L5 signal, originally slated to launch in June 2008 but hampered by launch vehicle problems, is now scheduled for launch March 24 from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. ...

Compass confirms global goal 2015.(THE SYSTEM)
February 1, 2009... China plans to complete its global satellite navigation system by launching 30 more orbiters before 2015, sending 10 navigation satellites into space in 2009 and 2010, said Zhang Xiaojin, director of astronautics department with China Aerospace...

OCX progress.(THE SYSTEM)
February 1, 2009... The Raytheon Co.-led team vying for the U.S. Air Force contract for the next-generation GPS control segment (OCX) has completed a segment design review and modernized capability engineering model demonstration. Raytheon and competitor...

Galileo open service: one size fits all?(THE SYSTEM)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... A one-day seminar organized by the U.K. Royal Institute of Navigation's (RIN) Space Special Interest Group takes place February 12 at the Royal Geographical Society in London, with speakers from European organizations, government, industry, and...

Satnav summit, Summer School open.(THE SYSTEM)(Conference news)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... The Munich Satellite Navigation Summit convenes March 3-5 in Munich, Germany, for concise updates on worldwide system modernization, receiver design, and service creation. Register at www.munich-satellite-navigation-summit.org/Summit2009/. GPS...

Targeted daily GNSS news delivery.(THE SYSTEM)
February 1, 2009... A new website service, GPS World Alert enables readers to choose keywords, topics, or categories of interest, to receive an e-mail alert the minute these articles appear on GPSWorld.com. "Readers can now control the content they receive and...

NavTeq service targets PNDs with relevant ads.(LOCATION-BASED SERVICES)
February 1, 2009... Digital map provider NavTeq has rolled out its Location Point advertising service, which provides location-based targeting capabilities for marketers. Available for mobile phones, PNDs, and in-vehicle navigation systems, NavTeq Location...

MiTAC completes purchase of Magellan consumer.(MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS)
February 1, 2009... Taiwan's MiTAC International Corp. has completed its purchase of the consumer product division of Magellan Navigation Inc., reiterating that it intends to maintain the brand in North America, along with its other brand, Mio. Magellan's...

EADS Astrium buys SSTL.(THE BUSINESS)
February 1, 2009... The European Commission has approved Netherlands-based EADS Astrium's acquisition of the U.K.'s Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL), the University of Surrey spin-out company which specializes in the design and manufacture of small...

PCTEL acquires Wi-Sys.(THE BUSINESS)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Chicago-based PCTEL, Inc. has acquired Wi-Sys Communications Inc., the Ottawa, Canada-based company that specializes in GPS antenna and receiver technology. PCTEL made the announcement January 5. In 2008 Wi-Sys's proprietary products and...

Assessing network RTK wireless delivery.(SURVEY & CONSTRUCTION)
February 1, 2009... The authors evaluate the impact of GPRS communications using fixed and dynamic IP addresses on the availability of network real-time kinematic corrections. Test results show improvements in the stability of the NRTK service when using fixed-IP...

GNSS antennas: an introduction to bandwidth, Gain pattern, polarization, and all that.(INNOVATION)
February 1, 2009... The antenna is often given secondary consideration when installing or operating a Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) receiver. Yet the antenna is crucial to the proper operation of the receiver. This article gives the reader a basic...

Stop the train, I want to get off!(SEEN+HEARD)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Train travelers got a longer trip than they bargained for in England in January, reported the Daily Express of London. Because a link to the train's satnav service was lost, the train operator on a Southern company train traveling from the...

Knowing where you stand in the crowd.(SEEN+HEARD)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... The free NavigatingWashington application steered visitors with smartphones to events surrounding Barak Obama's January 20 presidential inauguration. For the record-breaking crowd, it provided guides to galas, events, restaurants, ATMs, and...

Oh, Canada.(SEEN+HEARD)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Oh, Canada. A teenager's death has spurred Canada's telecom regulator to force the cellphone industry to upgrade the country's 911 system, which has fallen behind other parts of the world, reports Toronto's Globe and Mail. Government...