Inside GNSS SIGNALS enews, April 15, 2016: EU, UK Settle Galileo Signal Patent Dispute

April 15, 2016

EU, UK Resolve Galileo Signal Patent Dispute

[SIGNALS exclusive] The European Union (EU) has reached a deal with the British Ministry of Defense resolving a patent issue that could have limited the adoption of signals from the EU's Galileo satellite navigation constellation.

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GPS and Other Data Suggest That Climate Change Is Driving Shifts in Earth's Polar Motion

NASA scientists, using GPS data collected from the space agency's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite, have concluded that shifts in geographic polar motion stem from changes in terrestrial water storage (TWS) and the global cryosphere (the frozen water part of the Earth system). (more)

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U.S. Military Programs Address GPS Loss, Degradation

The Pentagon is executing a technology offset strategy designed to recapture some of the military advantage conveyed by America's innovation edge. (more)

EU Approves New Rule on Personal Data Protection, including Geolocation

The European Parliament has approved new rules on personal data - including geolocation - that create a high, uniform level of data protection across the European Union. The measure also sets minimum standards on use of data for policing and judicial purposes. (more)

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Raytheon GPS OCX Passes Test Milestone

Raytheon Corporation announced today (April 12, 2016) that the company successfully passed the first formal qualification test milestone for the Next Generation GPS Operational Control System (OCX) on March 4. (more)

China Launches BeiDou IGSO Spacecraft

With little fanfare or prior announcement, China launched another second-generation BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) satellite on March 29, the 22nd in the nation's GNSS program. (more)

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