The first Soyuz to take off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana was moved to the launch pad October 14. The rocket that will carry the first two Galileo navigation satellites into orbit is on track for liftoff on October 20, reports the European Space Agency (ESA). Launch of the first two Galileo IOV satellites is scheduled for October 20 at 10:34:28 UTC. read more
The FCC said that all wireless carriers, including voice-over-IP service and landline providers, are required to integrate GPS into phones by 2018 — and subsequently rushed to reverse, er, clarify itself. In other news, Apple rolled out the newest iPhone, and Intel bought Telmap, which has made inroads into the LBS market with its partnerships with carriers. read more
There’s been a tremendous push in the past three decades to map what is outdoors. While there is still a long way to go, the path to a complete, accuracy outdoor GIS seems clear. On the other hand, mapping the unseen and indoors is in its infancy, and the path to a complete and accurate GIS of unseen infrastructure (eg.... read more
The first two Galileo navigation satellites are both now fueled and checked for their launch by Soyuz from French Guiana on October 20, reports the European Space Agency. Also, ESA has set up a special website in preparation for the launch. read more
The long-awaited signal interface control document (ICD) for China’s growing GNSS will appear this month, according to representatives of the system who spoke in a “Compass: Progress, Status, and Future Outlook” workshop as part of ION GNSS and the CGSIC meetings in Portland in September. The ICD has been rumored to be available previously to receiver manufacturers within China, creating... read more
Spatial and temporal information of signals received from multiple antennas can be applied to mitigate the impact of new GPS and Galileo signals’ binary-offset sub-carrier, reducing multipath and interference effects. read more
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