GPS World articles from January 2006

GPS World archives from January 2006

Unhealthy, unappreciated, incompletely understood--the state of our system.(report on global positioning system)
January 1, 2006... The Defense Science Board recently released the long-awaited report of its Task Force on the Future of the Global Positioning System. The Task Force conducted its deliberations during the latter half of 2004 and early 2005, a period of...

Defense Science Board report: more changes called for in "The Future of GPS".(GLOBAL VIEW)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... The Defense Science Board (DSB), an independent federal advisory committee to the U.S. Department of Defense, has released its task force report evaluating the state of the Global Position System and recommending substantial changes in the...

Agreement on Galileo facilities.(GLOBAL VIEW)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... In a major step forward for the European satellite navigation system, breaking a logjam that had threatened to push the program into dysfunction, the Big Five nations have struck a deal on location of system facilities necessary for successful...

To locate a phone or PDA: GNSS/UMTS prototype for mass-market applications.(TRACKING & WIRELESS)
January 1, 2006... An important market step for Galileo will be timely availability of hybrid Galileo/GPS receivers in combination with wireless communications network positioning capabilities for consumer applications. The GAWAIN project has investigated these...

PPS versus SPS: why military applications require military GPS.(Precise Positioning Service, Standard Positioning Service)
January 1, 2006... Low-cost, civilian Standard Positioning Service (SPS) GPS technology can appear desirable for some military applications and even operational fielding. Significant concerns abound, however, including misunderstandings of operational tradeoffs...

2006 GPS Receiver Survey.(global positioning system)
January 1, 2006... Now in its 14th year, the annual GPS World Receiver Survey provides the longest-running, most comprehensive database of GPS equipment available in one place. With information provided by 73 manufacturers about 527 receivers, it provides...

OpenSource GPS: a hardware/software platform for Learning GPS: Part l, hardware.(INNOVATION)
January 1, 2006... I BUILT MY FIRST CRYSTAL RADIO KIT WHEN I WAS 9 YEARS OLD. I BECAME HOOKED ON RADIO technology and later went on to build other radios, even one using a razor blade and pencil lead! I learned how radios worked by building them and tinkering...

Compact GPS tracks footsteps around the World.(GPS INSIDE)
January 1, 2006... Paris, the City of Light. A young couple walks hand-in-hand up the Trocadero and explores the Eiffel Tower. Romance and young love. It stirs your spirits--but not in wistful romanticism--your daughter promised you that she would be staying in...

GPS baseband processor.(TRACKING & WIRELESS)
January 1, 2006... A GPS baseband processor from Nemerix (Lugano, Switzerland) reportedly can provide indoor sensitivity better than--158 dBm while using 40 milliwatts of power for 1-Hz fixes. The NJ2020 GPS baseband processor measures 6 by 6 millimeters and uses...

Map conversion software.(Blue Marble Geographics introduced Geographic Map File Translator)
January 1, 2006... A new version of Geographic Map File Translator, version 3.0 from Blue Marble Geographics (Gardiner, Maine) adds the most-current map file and coordinate support system for industry-leading map files, rather than every format available. The...

Monitoring receiver.(Leica Geosystems AG introduced GMX902 gps receiver)
January 1, 2006... Leica Geosystems (Heerbrugg, Switzerland) has released the GMX902 high-precision, dual-frequency GPS receiver, designed to monitor structures such as bridges, dams, and high buildings and topography such as land slide areas and volcanoes. It...

Interstate Electronics Corp.(appointed Stephen W. Opel )
January 1, 2006... Stephen W. Opel has joined Interstate Electronics Corp. (IEC, Anaheim, California) as senior program manager for IEC's U.S. Air Force (USAF)--related programs. Before joining IEC, Opel was a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, serving as the USAF...

Correction.(Correction notice)
January 1, 2006... The December 2005 LBS news story "Location Services Massed for Breakout" severely underreported the number of Qualcomm gpsOne-enabled cellular handsets shipped worldwide. The correct figure is 150 million handsets.

Stock tracker.
January 1, 2006... Note: GPS World's STOCK TRACKER is designed to detail general trends in the GPS community and key capital markets. The companies listed here are publicly traded and represent GPS pure-play enterprises that derive most of their income from...

Assisted-steering system.(NAVIGATION & GUIDANCE)
January 1, 2006... Trimble's AgGPS EZ-Steer assisted-steering system provides [+ or -]6-8 inch pass-to-pass accuracy (95% of the time) for agricultural applications such as tilling, seeding, spraying, spreading, harvesting, and swathing. AgGPS EZ-Steer uses GPS...

Heading sensor module.
January 1, 2006... The Crescent Vector heading sensor module from Hemisphere GPS is an OEM module with a printed circuit board, a GPS compass, and a positioning system. Designed primarily for the marine market, the module integrates a single-axis gyro and tilt...

PDA car cradle.
January 1, 2006... Seidio's G4850 car cradle with integrated GPS and built-in speaker is designed to hold a Treo 650 PDA. The cradle is equipped with a SiRF III GPS chip set that can provide 3D captures in less than 60 seconds and has--159-dBm sensitivity. The...

In-car navigation and MP3 player.
January 1, 2006... The WorldNav 3000 XL in-car touch screen navigation system with a built-in MP3 player from TeleType is equipped with a SiRF II GPS chip set with 12-channel sensitivity. The WorldNav 3000 XL system has a 3.5-inch, 320 pixel X 240 pixel...

GPS Navigation software.
January 1, 2006... Orion Navigation software from u-Nav Microelectronics is responsible for all GPS functions, including signal acquisition, tracking, data extraction, and GPS navigation. Designed to work with the company's low-power GPS chip sets in several...

Golfing with GPS.(iGolf Technologies launched GIS software)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... iGolfgps version 2 software from iGolf Technologies is designed to help golfers improve their games by giving them accurate distance measurements to the front, center, and back of golf course greens, as well as four customizable points such as...

Robotic fighters coming in on GPS.(Northrop Grumman performed simulated test of military unmanned aerial vehicles)
January 1, 2006... A recent simulated test of military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) demonstrated yet one more envisioned GPS role in future military operations. As part of the Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) program, Northrop Grumman performed a...