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Magellan Aerospace Awarded Contract For RADARSAT Constellation Mission Toronto, Canada (SPX) May 29, 2009
Magellan Aerospace has announced the award to its Winnipeg-based division, Bristol Aerospace, of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) satellite bus development contract with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) of Vancouver. The RCM mission is being developed by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to provide C-Band data continuity to existing RADARSAT-1 and RADARSAT-2 users. As well ... read moreMagnetic Tremors Pinpoint Impact Epicenter Of Earthbound Space Storms
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 29, 2009Using data from NASA's THEMIS mission, a team of University of Alberta researchers has pinpointed the impact epicenter of an earthbound space storm as it crashes into the atmosphere, and given an advance warning of its arrival. The team's study reveals that magnetic blast waves can be used to pinpoint and predict the location where space storms dissipate their massive amounts of energy. ... more
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Ground Soldier Ensemble Tactical Awareness Demonstrated
McKinney TX (SPX) May 29, 2009The U.S. Army recently selected Raytheon's Ground Soldier Ensemble (GSE) team solution to demonstrate networked tactical situational awareness and communications capabilities for the dismounted warfighter. The U.S. Army's TACOM Contracting Center awarded Raytheon $11.8 million to provide a GSE technology demonstration. The contract calls for early prototype testing in 2009 and refined ... more atrexx Flies High With Key Connectivity Deal For USAF
Remagen, Germany (SPX) May 27, 2009atrexx has announced that it will play an integral role in the operation of the Europe-based U.S. Air Force Eagle Vision system. The system, known as Eagle Vision-1 and temporarily deployed to Naples, Italy, has come into full operation, and will support the U.S. Navy in the collection of imagery and geospatial data taken from multiple satellites as part of a U.S./NATO naval exercise. atre ... more Lockheed Martin GPS III Team Completes Major Design Review
Newtown, PA (SPX) May 25, 2009The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force's next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) spacecraft, known as GPS III, has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) phase, a major program milestone that allows the team to begin the Critical Design Review (CDR) stage. Lockheed Martin, Newtown, PA., along with teammates ITT, Clifton, NJ., and General Dynamics ... more Openwave Introduces New Location Offering For Operators In Emerging Markets
Redwood City CA (SPX) May 26, 2009Openwave Systems has announced Openwave Location Express for GSM/UMTS, an easy-to-deploy, location-based infrastructure appliance, that enables rapid entry into the location-based services market. Location Express supports both basic and advanced location-based services (LBS) and is compatible with GSM/UMTS mobile phone and network standards. "We are pleased to provide a feature rich LBS ... more |
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GPS satellites not 'falling out of the sky': Air Force
Washington (AFP) May 20, 2009You can put those maps away. The US Air Force has shot down fears that the space-based Global Positioning System (GPS) is going to crash. A possible disruption in GPS service, relied upon by the US military as well as millions of drivers around the world as a navigation device, was raised in a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO, the investigative arm ... more Rocky Mountain Tracking Reports Record High Sales Despite Recession While much of the competition in the cutting edge world of GPS tracking is struggling to survive during the current recession, Rocky Mountain Tracking is exceeding all expectations by posting record increases in business for 2009. Up a staggering 24% from its previous revenue statement, all figures show that Rocky Mountain Tracking is continuing to grow at a substantial rate. "Our ab ... more NAVTEQ LocationPoint Advertising Launches In Europe
Paris, France (SPX) May 22, 2009NAVTEQ has launched NAVTEQ LocationPoint, a location-based advertising service, in Europe. NAVTEQ LocationPoint offers location aware applications and devices a turnkey approach for delivering high value content services, while enabling advertisers to reach and engage consumers where and when they are making shopping and purchasing decisions. NAVTEQ LocationPoint leverages NAVTEQ data incl ... more Beijing Meteorological Bureau Chooses Topcon Reference Stations
Livermore CA (SPX) May 22, 2009Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) has been selected by the Beijing Meteorological Bureau (BJMB) to supply continuously operating reference stations (CORS). The stations will be used in the Beijing ground-based GPS-PWV (Precipitable Water Vapor) detection system project. Topcon will supply 14 sets of Net-G3 CORS receivers and CR-G3 GNSS choke ring antennas. Eduardo Falcon, senior vice ... more |
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Lockheed Martin Reaches Core Mate Milestone on First GPS IIIF Satellite Slated for Launch
Camera-only navigation system cuts localization drift by up to 95 percent without GPS or LiDAR
Halter Smart Cattle Collars Go Direct-To-Satellite Expanding Virtual Fencing To Remote Ranches |
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