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UNITED STATES
Reading between the Lines: GPS & 2010 National Space Policy. [GNSS SIGNALS exclusive] Less is more; nothing is bliss. The 2010 National Space Policy released this week may reveal more about the Obama administration's view of GPS than its succinct - but prominent - appearance might suggest. (more)
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GPS
GPS IIF Signals: Loud and Clear. [GNSS SIGNALS exclusive] The SVN62 signals are loud and clear. That's good news for civil aviation users and others who need high precision and high integrity. But U.S. and German researchers detected digital and analog distortions in an early look at L5. (more) |
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ASIA-PACIFIC
Asia-Oceania Nations Explore Multi-GNSS Demonstration Campaign for Asia. [GNSS SIGNALS exclusive] As the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) looks forward to its first QZSS launch this summer, it's also spearheading a five-year pilot project to share data and resources for a multi-GNSS monitoring network and to promote application development in the Asia-Pacific countries. (more) |
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GLONASS
Russian Company Offers 'Preliminary' Specifications for GLONASS CDMA Signal. Manufacturers are encouraged to experiment with the GLONASS-K satellite demonstration signal, due for flight-testing later this year. The invitation was issued by RSS, a consortium of 10 Russian government agencies and private companies that have been combined into a single joint stock company led by the former Russian Institute of Space Device Engineering. (more)
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EUROPE
EC Outlines GNSS Applications Action Plan. In a plea for €362 million more for Galileo, the European Commission outlined a GNSS applications action plan on June 14. The additional money would support GNSS user equipment and application market development over the next four years. (more)
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COMPASS/BEIDOU
China Begins Broadcasts on Latest Compass GNSS GEO Satellite. China has begun transmitting signals on three frequencies from the Compass G3 satellite launched into geostationary orbit (GEO) on June 2. (more)
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MAGAZINE
ON THE AIR with the July/August 2010 issue of Inside GNSS magazine:
· THE FIRST GPS IIF Satellite: Stanford and the DLR analyze the new signals and estimate signal distortion
· GLONASS and CDMA: The Russian Institute for Navigation and Time explore new signal formats
· SIMULATOR TESTING with multiple GNSSes
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THE USA CHALLENGE WANTS YOUR GNSS APP!
Submit your original GNSS application to the USA Challenge by July 31 and you may win cash, an Inside GNSS cover story, and a consultation with the University of Calgary PLAN group in this regional contest of the 2010 European Satellite Navigation Competition! (more)
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