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Space Expertise Helps Expo VisitorsParis, France (ESA) Jul 07, 2010 A start-up company supported by ESA's Business Incubation Centre has developed a new mobile phone indoor navigation system, which will soon help the six million annual visitors find their way around at the largest exhibition centre in Paris. This navigation system, developed by Insiteo, is especially effective for large inside spaces such as exhibition grounds, because the vast, complicated layouts of such tradeshows can be confusing Expo Porte de Versailles in Paris, with its 575 000 sq m of tot ... read more |
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Sagem's Sigma 30 Artillery Navigation And Pointing System Deployed
Villepinte, France (SPX) Jun 21, 2010Developed and produced by Sagem, the Sigma 30 is a laser gyro land navigation and pointing system for artillery pieces, enabling highly accurate firing on short notice. Sagem has also set up a maintenance shop near New Delhi to help the Indian army keep its Sigma 30 systems in fighting trim. Indian mechanics received specialized training for this system in both France and India. The ... more IAI Presents Strikes - 122mm Precision Rocket
Haifa, Israel (SPX) Jun 17, 2010Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will unveil a series of effective and affordable weapon systems at this year's Eurosatory Symposium and Exhibition in Paris. These systems share the common vision of affordability and precision, transforming "statistical" artillery into precision weapons. IAI's vision of future weapon systems stresses the ability to create highly precise systems that ... more New Micro-Gyro For DARPA Program Continues Development
Woodland Hills CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2010Northrop Grumman has been selected to continue development of a miniature navigation grade gyro for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that will provide precision navigation for size and power constrained applications. The company will develop the final configuration for a stand-alone micro-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Gyro (micro-NMRG) for DARPA's Micro-Technology for Pos ... more |
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Solar flare activity might threaten GPSIthaca, N.Y. (UPI) Jun 11, 2010 A Cornell University expert on global positioning and satellite systems is warning they will be challenged as solar flare activity rises. Paul Kintner.a professor of electrical and computer engineering, says an increasingly complex and brittle U.S. technical infrastructure has been created since 2004 - a period of minimum solar flare activity. And during future periods of solar activity, those systems will be tested for the first time. "We have been observing the sun during the space ag ... read more |
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