Key Decision on Troubled GPS OCX Program's Future May Come This Summer

[SIGNALS Exclusive] July is likely to be a key month for the GPS program's new ground control segment as development stresses, a government watchdog report, and the budget calendar converge, potentially triggering changes to the program. (more)
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GNSS Vulnerability Scores at Wide-Ranging INC 2015

[SIGNALS Exclusive] Almost half of the sessions at the International Navigation Conference (INC) 2015 held this week (February 24-26) in Manchester, England, were devoted to the theme of GNSS resilience and vulnerability, a topic that Dana Goward of the Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation has been trying to drive home for years. (more)
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Unsatisfied with ICAO's Pace, Congress May Push U.S. Aircraft Tracking Requirement

U.S. lawmakers, dissatisfied with the pace of international efforts to prevent losses like that of an Malaysia Airlines plane last year, may push through legislation requiring tracking capability on planes operating in the United States. (more)

FCC Issues New Rules on E911 Location Standards, Options Besides GNSS

New rules recently adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to help emergency responders better locate wireless 911 callers highlight the role of GPS and GNSS technologies while boosting the use of alternative positioning technologies in indoor locations. However, the new enhanced (11 (E911) rules, adopted January 29 and published on February 4, explicitly avoided a decision on the use of GNSS systems other than GPS. (more)

Hailing GNSS, UK Event Offers Alternatives When It Fails

A range of new technologies for indoor positioning and navigation were unveiled at the International Navigation Conference (INC) 2015. Organized by the Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN), the premier event in this new conference series focused on GNSS, its strengths and weaknesses. (more)