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European Satellite Navigation Competition
ESNC 2011: Let the Ideas Begin!
[GNSS SIGNALS exclusive] The European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) 2011 will open its registration page on April 1 for entries in this year's international search for new GNSS applications and product developments. This year's competition offers business start-up aid worth €1 million ($1.4 million) and a cash prize pool of €100,000. (more)
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GPS
DoD, DoT Officials Send FCC Letter on LightSquared, GPS Concerns
In a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski, the second-ranking officials from the U.S. departments of defense (DoD) and transportation (DoT) have issued the strongest administration message yet regarding LightSquared's proposal to build a network of high-powered terrestrial transmitters broadcasting near the GPS L1 and other GNSS frequencies. (more) |
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Military GPS
Army Fields GPS-Guided Mortar in Afghanistan
U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan are the first Army combat units to have access to GPS-guided 120-millimeter mortar cartridge capability - a rapidly fielded capability that has put precision guidance into a still-smaller military form factor. (more) |
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Washington View
GPS Community Confronts LightSquared Move into L1 Spectrum
The GPS community is seething over a January 26 decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) giving a conditional go ahead to a new broadband network with the potential to overwhelm GPS receivers across the country. Dee Ann Divis reports from Washington, D.C. (more) |
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Galileo
Security, Prague Move at Top of European GNSS Agency Agenda
House-hunting is turning out to be one of the first tasks facing Carlo des Dorides, new executive director of the European GNSS Agency, also known by the acronym - GSA - of its former name, the GNSS Supervisory Authority. And as with many new homeowners, security will be well up on the list of attributes. (more) |
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On-Line
Digital Version of Inside GNSS's March/April Issue
In a hurry to see what's in the latest issue of Inside GNSS? It's all now available on-line and as downloadable PDF here. |
