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October 25, 2010
GPS NEWS
Russia To Launch 8 Glonass Navigation Satellites In 2011-2013
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 25, 2010
Russia will put eight Glonass-M satellites into orbit in 2011-2013 to ensure the effective operation of its satellite navigation network, a Russian space industry official said. 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. The network requires 18 operational satellites for continuous navigation services covering the entire territory of Russia and at least 24 sate ... read more

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SPACE WORLD 2010: Successful Premiere at the Exhibition Centre Frankfurt/Main
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SOLAR SCIENCE

New Research Settles Years Debate Over Diffuse Aurora
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MARSDAILY

Opportunity's Eastward View After Sol 2382 Drive
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GPS NEWS

US Handset Navigation Usage Rose In Last 12 Months
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Satellite Services supplies on-board sub-systems for smallsats and microsats.
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Union Pacific Railroad Celebrates Opening Of Joliet Intermodal Terminal
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Better Location Accuracy Equals Increased Revenues
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S.Africa implants GPS chips in rhino horns to fight poaching
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CellGuide Introduces HiMap High-Performance Urban Positioning
CellGuide has announced the availability of its patent-pending HiMap technology for precision urban positioning. HiMap is now commercially available for CellGuide's ACLYS chip, ACLYS IP Core, and GP ... more
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Palm Springs Unified School District Selects Networkfleet GPS Fleet Tracking
Networkfleet has announced that it has been selected by the Palm Springs Unified School District (USD) of Palm Springs, California, to improve vehicle utilization, reduce fuel costs, and increase sa ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

DHS Conducts Nationwide ID Authentication Test For Emergency Preparedness
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently coordinated a nationwide demonstration showing the ability to deploy a common, int ... more
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GPS NEWS

Rhinos equipped with GPS tracking
Five rhinos in South Africa have been "wired" with Global Position System devices to help protect them from poachers, wildlife officials say. ... more
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Japan GPS Bird Checks Out Okay
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been conducting the scheduled initial functional verification of the satellite bus and mission devices of the First Quasi-zenith Satellite "Michibik ... more
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CONSTELLATIONS
Blue Sky Network Becomes Iridium Service Partner in Brazil
La Jolla, CA (SPX) Oct 21, 2010
Blue Sky Network, a leading, global provider of GPS tracking and communication solutions for land, sea, and aviation assets, announced that it is now a service partner of mobile satellite service provider, Iridium Servicios de Satelites S.A. a subsidiary of Iridium Communications Inc. As an Iridium service partner in Brazil, Blue Sky Network can now provide its satellite-based GPS tracking ... more

EARTH OBSERVATION
Insight Into Volcanic Eruptions, Courtesy Of Space
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 19, 2010
Scientists are crediting satellite imagery with helping to predict where volcanic eruptions could strike. It is well known that earthquakes can stress Earth's crust and trigger subsequent quakes, but there has been no proof of this for volcanoes until now. In September 2005, a volcanic event in Ethiopia's Afar Desert forced magma up through rocks in a crack, known as a dyke, resulting in a ... more

EARTH OBSERVATION
SymetriGEO Supports UK-Led Common Geospatial Tool Set Project
Leicester, UK (SPX) Oct 18, 2010
SymetriGEO Services, part of Astrium Services' GEO-Information division, is supporting the Geospatial and Situational Awareness Demonstration, which is part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) sponsored Common Geospatial Tool Set (CGTS) research project. The objective of CGTS, which is being delivered by the Lockheed Martin (UK) led Team SPARTA, is to de-risk future geospatial capability p ... more

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GPS NEWS

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MARSDAILY
Planets Discovered Around Elderly Binary Star

Astronomers Find Weird, Warm Spot On An Exoplanet

New techniqe aiding planet searches

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ARTEMIS Spacecraft Believed Stuck By Object

China protecting strategic interests with rare earths policy

NASA Open Government Summit Emphasized Data Exchange

MARSDAILY
Russia To Launch 8 Glonass Navigation Satellites In 2011-2013

S.Africa implants GPS chips in rhino horns to fight poaching

Rhinos equipped with GPS tracking

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The International Future In Space

International Crews for Shenzhou

China Eyes Extended Mission Beyond Moon

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Ocean asteroid impact could deplete ozone

NASA Cameras Spot Meteors From Obscure Camelopardalis Shower

No Evidence Found Of Catastrophic Impact In Pleistocene

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New Cometary Phenomenon Greets Approaching Spacecraft

When Is A Comet Not A Comet

Comet Hartley 2 Visible In Morning Sky This Week

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GPS NEWS
KORE Telematics Introduces Location-Based Service Offering
San Francisco CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2010
KORE Telematics has announced the launch of KORE LOCATE, the industry's first location-based service offering from a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). Providing a single interface across KORE GPRS and CDMA networks in the U.S. and Canada, KORE LOCATE complements existing GPS applications by offering a rich feature set of location-based services. With KORE LOCATE, non-GPS solutions now have the ability to track device locations. Any application service provider who is a KORE customer can make ... read more

GPS NEWS
Chinese blogger creates Google maps of violent land grabs

Philippines, Norway vaults play key roles in rice diversity

London's fruit trees offer bountiful urban harvest

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Intel to invest up to 8 billion dollars in US chip plants

Intel posts three billion dollar quarterly net profit

Motorola sues Apple for patent infringement

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NASA Releases Report About Australia Balloon Mishap

Aeromexico Operates Its First "Green Flight"

India mulls Boeing Globemaster III deal

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GPS NEWS
Germany's Daimler to invest three billion euros in China

Nissan starts production of zero-emission Leaf electric car

Toyota recalls 1.5 million cars over brake fluid leak

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GPS NEWS
WTO gives mixed ruling in China-US anti-dumping dispute

Rio targets Australia iron ore after BHP bid lapse

Support grows for EU-S. America trade pact

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