GPS World articles from June 2003

GPS World archives from June 2003

Reversal of fortune. (The View from Here).(US efforts to modernize GPS and Europe's initiative to build the Galileo system)
June 1, 2003... As baseball's National League pennant race ground down to its conclusion in 1973, New York Mets manager Yogi Berra uttered one of his deceptively obvious sayings, "It ain't over till it's over." Indeed, the Mets ultimately won the race...

New GPS policy in the works. (Washington View).
June 1, 2003... The White House is starting an overall policy review of the Global Positioning System where, as one Washington insider put it, "Everything is on the table." By most accounts, the development of Europe's Galileo satellite navigation...

Lockheed, Spectrum team on reborn GPS III. (Global View).
June 1, 2003... In the wake of renewed Department of Defense (DoD) interest in the GPS m modernization initiative, former competitors Lockheed Martin and Spectrum Astro have announced plans to combine their efforts to win future contracts for the program....

ESA moves to OK Galileo. (Global View).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... The European Space Agency (ESA) has resolved objections from Spain to proposed allocation of shares for work on the Galileo global navigation satellite system (GNSS) and reached an agreement that will allow the project to move ahead. ...

QZSS--Japan's new integrated communication and positioning service for mobile users. (System Challenge).(Quasi-Zenith Satellite System)
June 1, 2003... Japan is planning to create a regional augmentation--the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System, or QZSS--that will provide additional GPS-like signals aimed at improving positioning capability for mobile users, along with new communications services....

Galileo frequency & signal design. (System Challenge).
June 1, 2003... Europe's program to develop an independent satellite-based positioning system -- Galileo -- seeks to balance several goals: taking advantage of technological innovation while optimizing the compatibility and interoperability of Galileo and...

Galileo performance: GPS interoperability and discriminators for urban and indoor environments. (System Challenge).
June 1, 2003... A technical study examines potential discriminators for Galileo mass-market acceptance in the presence of a freely available GPS service. This approach seeks to provide commercial input to the Galileo signal design process, to optimize the...

Andrew Corporation: Multiband Antenna division. (Corporate Profiles: Advertorial).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Multiband Antennas 10500 153rd Street Orland Park, Illinois Phone: (800) 255-1479 Fax: (800) 349-5444 robert.wood@andrew.com www.andrew.com Corporate contact: Joe Mockus Sales contact: Robert Wood ...

Applanix. (Corporate Profiles: Advertorial).
June 1, 2003... 85 Leek Crescent Richmond Hill, Ontario Canada L4B 3B3 Phone: (905) 709-4600 Fax: (905) 709-6027 info@applanix.com www.applanix.com Corporate Description Applanix is a leading developer of aided inertial...

EDO Antenna Products & Technologies Division. (Corporate Profiles: Advertorial).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... 455 Commack Road Deer Park, New York 11729 Phone: (631) 595-6000 Fax: (631) 595-6180 steve.spaulding@dp.ail.com www.edocorp.com Corporate contact: Steve Spaulding Technical service contact: Steve Spaulding ...

Fastrax Oy. (Corporate Profiles: Advertorial).
June 1, 2003... Valimotie 7 01510 Vantaa, Finland Phone: +358 424 7331 Fax: +358 9 8240 9691 info@fastrax.fi www.fastrax.fi Corporate contact: Matti Raty Sales: sales@fastrax.fi Technical service: support@fastrax.fi ...

GPS Networking, Inc. (Corporate Profiles: Advertorial).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... 710A W. 4th Street Pueblo, Colorado 81003 Phone: (800) 463-3063 Fax: (719) 595-9890 gpsman@gpsnetworking.com www.gpsnetworking.com Corporate contact: Steven Waite Sales contact: Eileen O'Halloran Tecnical...

L3 Communications, Interstate Electronics Corporation. (Corporate Profiles: Advertorial).
June 1, 2003... 602 E Vermont Avenue Anaheim, California 92803 Phone: (714) 758-0500 Fax: (714) 758-4148 Greg_Martz@iecorp.com www.iechome.com Corporate contact: Greg Martz Year founded: 1956 Corporate Description ...

KVH Industries. (Corporate Profiles: Advertorial).
June 1, 2003... 50 Enterprise Center Middletown, Rhode Island 02842 Phone: (401) 847-3327 Fax: (401) 849-0045 info@kvh.com www.kvh.com Vice-president, new business development: Dan Conway Sales director, FOG/OEM: Jay Napoli...

Navman NZ Limited. (Corporate Profiles: Advertorial).(Advertisement)
June 1, 2003... Navman OEM 27121 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 220 Foothill Ranch, California 92610-2807 Phone: (949) 461-7150 Fax: (949) 461-7860 oem.sales@navman.com www.navman.com President: Peter Maire EVP OEM: Mark...

Navtech Seminars & GPS Supply. (Corporate Profiles: Advertorial).(Advertisement)
June 1, 2003... 6121 Lincolnia Road, Suite 400 Alexandria, Virginia 22312 Phone: (800) NAV-0885 (703) 256-8900 Fax: (703) 256-8988 gpsteach@navtechgps.com www.GPSetc.com or www.navtechGPS.com Corporate Description Navtech...

NemeriX. (Corporate Profiles: Advertorial).(Advertisement)
June 1, 2003... Stabile Gerre 2000, P.O. Box 425 6928 Manno, Switzerland Phone: +41-91-612-4700 Fax: +41-91-612-4701 info@Nemerix.com www.Nemerix.com CEO: Ken Hawk Chief Scientist: Dr. Francesco Piazza Head Digital Tech: Dr....

OmniSTAR, Inc. (Corporate Profiles: Advertorial).(Advertisement)
June 1, 2003... 8200 Westglen Houston, Texas 77063 Phone: (713) 785-5850 Fax: (713) 785-5164 dgps@omnistar.com www.omnistar.com Corporate contact: S. John Waits (North America) Sales contact: John Pointon (North America) ...

Pacific Crest Corporation. (Corporate Profiles: Advertorial).(Advertisement)
June 1, 2003... 990 Richard Avenue Suite 110 Santa Clara, California 95050 Phone: (800) 795-1001 Fax: (408) 748-9984 sales@paccrst.com www.paccrst.com Media contact: Rick Gosalvez Year founded: 1994 Corporate Description ...

Rakon Limited. (Corporate Profiles: Advertorial).(Advertisement)
June 1, 2003... Private Bag 99943 Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand Phone: +64 9 573 5554 Fax: +64 9 573 5559 sales@rakon.com www.rakon.com Corporate contact: Darren Robinson Sales contact: Justin Maloney Technical services:...

RF Micro Devices. (Corporate Profiles: Advertorial).(Advertisement)
June 1, 2003... 7628 Thorndike Road Greensboro, North Carolina 27409-9421 Phone: (336) 664-1233 Fax: (336) 931-7454 callcenter@rfmd.com www.rfmd.com Corporate contact: Irma Swain Sales contact: Greg Thompson Services...

TechnoCom Corporation: making wireless location happen[TM]. (Corporate Profiles: Advertorial).(Advertisement)
June 1, 2003... 16133 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 500 Encino, California 91436 Phone: (818) 501-1900 Fax: (818) 501-1919 sales@technocom-wireless.com www.technocom-wireless.com Corporate Description TechnoCom Corporation[R]...

SOKKIA. (Corporate Profiles: Advertorial).(Advertisement)
June 1, 2003... 16900W. 118th Terrace Olathe, Kansas 66061 Phone: (913) 492 7585 Fax: (913) 492-8233 www.sokkia.com Corporate Description Sokkia Company, founded in 1920, is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and has worldwide...

Spirent Federal Systems Inc. (Corporate Profiles: Advertorial).(Advertisement)
June 1, 2003... 22345 La Palma Ave., Ste. 105 Yorba Linda, California 92887 Phone: (714) 692-6565 Fax: (714) 692-6567 info@spirentfederal.com www.spirentfederal.com Contact: Mark Wilson Year founded: 2001 Corporate Description...

Spirent Positioning Technology. (Corporate Profiles: Advertorial).(Advertisement)
June 1, 2003... Aspen Way Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7QR, England Phone: +44 (0) 1803 546325 Fax: +44 (0) 1803 546301 sales-uk@spirentcom.com www.positioningtechnologyco.uk Contact: Andy Addy Year founded: 1985 Corporate Description...

Multipath mitigation: how good can it get with new signals? (Innovation).
June 1, 2003... Answer: The winner of the 1971 Nobel Prize for Physics. The question? Who defined the most important signal parameter for controlling GPS multipath? The British/Hungarian physicist Dennis Gabor won the prize for the invention of holography....

Calendar 2003.
June 1, 2003... JUNE 23-27 IEEE Antennas & Propagation Symposium Columbus, Ohio. The joint Union Radio-Scientifique Internationale (URSIIIAU) North American Radio Science Meeting and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)...