September, 2011 - GPS World

North Korea Jamming Incident; LightSquared Issue

September 14, 2011 - By Don Jewell

My mailbox is currently overflowing with comments and questions concerning rampant rumors that in the March 2011 time frame a U.S. military reconnaissance aircraft was forced to land during an annual major east Asian military exercise, known as Key Resolve, due to GPS jamming. The jamming reportedly took place along the northern portion of the 684-mile long Korean peninsula, with the jamming supposedly originating with the North Koreans. The jamming scenario should come as no surprise, but it is the emergency or forced landing due to loss of a GPS signal among other supposed “facts” with which I take issue. read more

This article is tagged with GPS jamming, jamming, LightSquared, North Korea, security, surveillance and posted in Defense, Opinions

Is Google’s Acquisition of Motorola Mobility an Attempt to Control Location Biz?

September 13, 2011 - By Kevin Dennehy

Google is at it again. This time Motorola Mobility is on the buying block. What does this mean to the location-based services market? Another potential location platform market closed off? Some industry experts believe this is the case. In addition, Iridium and TeleNav are making LBS news with recent product launches and acquisitions. read more

This article is tagged with acquisition, Google, mergers and acquisitions, Motorola, Wireless LBS Insider and posted in Mobile, Opinions

First Galileo Satellite Arrives in French Guiana for October Launch

September 9, 2011 - By GPS World Staff

The first Galileo navigation satellite has arrived in Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, ready to begin preparations for launch on October 20 reports the European Space Agency. Packed within a protective, air-conditioned container, the satellite landed at Cayenne Rochambeau Airport aboard an Antonov aircraft at 06:45 local time on Wednesday after departing from Thales Alenia Space Italy’s Rome facility where it was built. read more

This article is tagged with French Guiana, Galileo, Galileo satellite, satellite launch and posted in GNSS

Expert Advice: EPIC Happening — Europe’s PNT Industry Council

September 1, 2011 - By GPS World Staff

We have the United States GPS Industry Council, the Japan GPS Council, and the Korean GNSS Technology Council. Anything missing? The challenges facing the performance, navigation, and timing (PNT) community, which relies on GNSS amongst other things, are getting more numerous and complex, and Europe is the only major territory without a unified industry nexus where such challenges can be engaged. However, this is about to change. read more

This article is tagged with EPIC, Europe, Expert Advice, PNT and posted in From the Magazine, Opinions

Out in Front: The Good, the Bad, the Incompetent

September 1, 2011 - By Alan Cameron

The most efficient use of spectrum the world has ever seen benefits more than a billion people today. Two billion tomorrow, when modernized and interoperable GNSS gets real. This massive installed base constitutes a source of innovative advantage and invaluable good will for the United States. The latter arises from the high degree of trust and confidence in the United States and its stewardship of GPS, one of the most successful — and perhaps only — simultaneous foreign aid and domestic economic stimulus programs ever created. read more

This article is tagged with editorial, From the Editor and posted in From the Magazine, Opinions

Microtechnology Comes of Age

September 1, 2011 - By GPS World Staff

The aggregated DARPA Microtechnology for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (micro-PNT) program is pursuing a new wave of innovation focused on bringing to life revolutionary ideas and fabrication technologies on micro/nano/pico/femto/atto scales, packaging, ultra-low-power electronics, innovative algorithms, never-before-explored architectures, and exploitation of new integration paradigms. read more

This article is tagged with DARPA, microtechnology, warfighter and posted in Defense

Innovation: The Right Attitude

September 1, 2011 - By Richard B. Langley

Experimenting with GPS on Board High-Altitude Balloons
In this month’s column, we look at how a team of Dutch and Japanese researchers is using GPS to determine the attitude of a payload launched from a high-altitude balloon. read more

This article is tagged with algorithms and methods, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA and posted in From the Magazine, Innovation, OEM

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