GPS News and Information - GPSDaily.com brings you news on GPS and satellite navigation technogolies. http://www.gpsdaily.com/index.html Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:28:18 GMT Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:28:18 GMT en-us The global positioning system (GPS) capabilities of cargo ships, oil tankers and other vessels stuck in the Middle East because of the widening war are likely worse than those in your cell phone. Experts say this deficiency explains why since the start of US-Israeli strikes, the jamming of satellite navigation signals has left about 1,000 ships in the Gulf and the Gulf of Oman unable to dete]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:28:18 GMT Vantor has signed an agreement with Google to integrate Google Earth AI imagery models into the Vantor Tensorglobe spatial intelligence platform, expanding geospatial analysis options for government and commercial users operating in sensitive and classified environments. The company positions itself as the first spatial intelligence provider to deliver Earth AI model powered analysis in air gapp]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:28:18 GMT The Australasian Space Innovation Institute has launched a 15 million dollar National Digital Twin for Australian Agriculture to create a coordinated decision making and innovation capability across agriculture, forestry and fisheries at national scale. The flagship project will develop a sovereign, AI enabled geospatial digital twin that fuses satellite Earth observation, Internet of Thin]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:28:18 GMT China has introduced a new satellite short messaging service that uses the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System to maintain communication when ground-based mobile networks are unavailable. The service is aimed at providing a reliable link during emergencies and in remote areas where cellular coverage cannot be guaranteed. China Space-Time Information Co., Ltd., the national operator of BeiDo]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:28:18 GMT Britain has contracted GMV to build a Two-Way Satellite Time and Frequency Transfer system designed to deliver assured Position, Navigation and Time services for national infrastructure, defense operations, and the wider economy. The system will reduce dependence on Global Navigation Satellite Systems, which remain vulnerable to interference and disruption. GMV won the competitive tender t]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:28:18 GMT For generations, farmers have spent backbreaking hours tearing down and rebuilding fences just to move livestock to fresh grazing fields. Now, thanks to a groundbreaking project at the University of Missouri's Center for Regenerative Agriculture, that chore is becoming a thing of the past. With a $900,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, five Missouri producers are bet]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:28:18 GMT Lockheed Martin's ninth Global Positioning System III satellite has reached orbit, adding new resilience and security to the GPS constellation that underpins both military operations and critical civilian services worldwide. Launched late Tuesday night from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the GPS III space vehicle 09 (SV09) lifted off at 11:53 p.m. ET on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and quickly ]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:28:18 GMT SES and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme have extended the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service GEO 1 satellite service agreement through 2030, with an option to prolong it further to 2032. The renewed contract is intended to maintain high precision navigation services for aviation and other critical users across Europe by keeping the EGNOS space segment in service ]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:28:18 GMT A new study has resolved how wild bats navigate complex environments in complete darkness by showing they regulate their flight using a form of acoustic flow, offering fresh insight into biosonar and potential applications for autonomous navigation systems. The research, led by the University of Bristol, appears in Proceedings of the Royal Society B and addresses how bats manage thousands of ove]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:28:18 GMT China's geospatial information sector, a key component of digital mapping and positioning, is approaching a scale of 1 trillion yuan, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. The industry is expected to have exceeded 900 billion yuan in output for 2025, representing growth of more than 30 percent compared with 2020, and it employs more than 4 million people. At the core of the]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:28:18 GMT China's geospatial information industry is approaching a total value of 1 trillion yuan (about $143 billion), according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. The ministry reported that by the end of 2025 the sector is expected to generate more than 900 billion yuan in output, an increase of over 30 percent compared with 2020, and now employs more than 4 million people. A core element of th]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:28:18 GMT Finding accurate positions in dense urban areas remains difficult for satellite-based navigation systems, where high-rise buildings and signal blockages can cause large errors or complete loss of service. A recent study outlines a deeply integrated positioning method that combines commercial 5G New Radio (NR) signals with Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) to address these issues. By rei]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:28:18 GMT Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully placed two satellites into orbit to join the EU's rival to the GPS navigation system on Wednesday after the mission blasted off from French Guiana. It was the fourth commercial mission of the Ariane 6 launch system since the long-delayed single-use rockets came into service last year. The rocket launched into cloudy skies from Europe's spaceport ]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:28:18 GMT Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has secured an order of about 10 million dollars for a customized Earth observation direct downlink solution to be delivered over the next 12 months. The contract was awarded to Gilat DataPath and broadens the role of Gilat Defense from satellite communications into Earth observation and geospatial intelligence. The system is based on a transportable direct do]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:28:18 GMT As intentional and unintentional interference with GPS grows worldwide, researchers have shown that radio signals from commercial low Earth orbit (LEO) internet constellations such as Starlink and OneWeb can provide an alternative source of navigation and positioning, especially in regions where GNSS performance is degraded. The new work indicates that passively received LEO signals can be turne]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:28:18 GMT