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Russia Increases Number Of Operational Glonass Satellites To 17 Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 05, 2009
The number of operational satellites in Russia's Glonass grouping has been increased to 17 while three more remain inactive, Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Thursday. Glonass - the Global Navigation Satellite System - is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, and is designed for both military and civilian use. Both systems allow users to ... read moreESA Participates In The European Satellite Navigation Competition
Paris, France (ESA) Jun 04, 2009As part of the sixth European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC), the ESA Technology Transfer Programme is awarding a special prize of 10,000 euros to the applicant with the best innovative business plan. Satellite navigation is a good example of how Europe's space research can be used for commercial purposes, from more traditional applications in the automotive industry, to uses in ... more
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GPS-Guided Mortar Rounds Demonstrate Tactical Capability
Yuma Proving Grounds AZ (SPX) Jun 04, 2009A new type of 120 mm precision-guided mortar round hit eight out of nine target areas during a recent U.S. Army-Raytheon cooperative research and development agreement demonstration. The rounds made by an Israel Military Industries-Raytheon team hit short- and long-range targets, demonstrating greater range than current unguided 120 mm high-explosive mortar rounds in the U.S. Army's ... more INRIX Traffic Selected For New Pennsylvania Traveller Info Service
Kirkland WA (SPX) Jun 01, 2009INRIX has announced a contract with Telvent to provide additional traffic information for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's forthcoming 511 service. Through the new agreement, INRIX will provide real-time traffic data, traffic flow information and travel times for key routes on nearly 800 miles of Pennsylvania roadway in the Harrisburg, Scranton, Allentown, Pittsburgh and ... more GeoLife Selects DataArt To Port Navmii Mobile Software
New York NY (SPX) Jun 01, 2009DataArt was recently selected by GeoLife, an innovative GPS navigation software provider, to port Navmii, its mobile navigation software, across to the Nokia Symbian s60 platform. The porting performed by DataArt further extends the compatibility of Navmii to include the range of latest Nokia smart phones from E-series and N-series, which are based on Symbian S60 3rd edition platform. ... more Garmin Selects MediaTek GPS Chipsets For Outdoor Nav Devices
Hsin-Chu, Taiwan (SPX) Jun 01, 2009MediaTek has announced the MT3329, its advanced single-chip all-in-one GPS solution. This product in mass production has also been integrated by a wide range of Garmin outdoor navigators, the Garmin GPSMAP 60 series. The adoption of MT3329 by Garmin, a world leader in portable navigation, shows MediaTek's ability to deliver superior tracking sensitivity with least power consumption which ... 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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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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