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A new algorithm could help prevent midair collisionsBoston MA (SPX) Jul 08, 2011 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has mandated that by 2020, all commercial aircraft - and small aircraft flying near most airports - must be equipped with a new tracking system that broadcasts GPS data, providing more accurate location information than ground-based radar. In anticipation of the deadline, the FAA has also charged MIT researchers with leading an investigation of the system's limits and capacities. In October, at the 30th Digital Avionics Systems Conference in Seattle, MIT r ... read more |
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  India Remote Sensing Data Policy Revised New Delhi, India (SPX) Jul 07, 2011 Recognising that Remote Sensing data provides much essential and critical information - which is an input for developmental activities at different levels, and i ... more | .. |
 NASA Flies Greenhouse Gas Mission Over Nevada Salt Flat Scientists from NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., joined a multi-institute team of researchers June 17-27, 2011, to investigate carbon dioxide and methane gas emissions from a dry ... more | .. |
 Sudanese deployments tracked from space Sudan's ongoing civil conflicts are being monitored from space. ... more | .. | ||
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  Space technology 'on the NHS' and easier access to space New space technologies that could benefit the NHS, and the first step in the reduction of insurance costs for satellite operators were the topics of discussion Monday July 4 when Minister for Univer ... more | .. |
 LOCiMOBILE GPS Tracking Apps Cross over 1 Million users in 116 countries GTX has announced its LOCiMOBILE subsidiary's GPS Tracking Apps crossed over 1 Million downloads with users in 116 countries and continues to be on the top charts of iTunes and Android market place. ... more | .. |
  Track24 Defence releases SCC Titan Track24 Defence, the commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) blue force and blue personnel tracking (BFT/BPT) specialist, has unveiled SCC Titan, its new turnkey situational command and control (SCC) soluti ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman to Provide Navigation Equipment for Modernisation of India Air Field Infrastructure Program Northrop Grumman's Europe-based air traffic management subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems is providing a range of navigation equipment including Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) and Doppl ... more |
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 GPS IIIB Satellites to Add Critical New Capabilities Lockheed Martin has completed on-schedule a System Design Review (SDR) for the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIIB satellite increment under the U.S. Air Force's next generation GPS III program. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon UK Awarded Four-Year Support Contract for U.K. Paveway Raytheon UK has been awarded a 10 million pounds Sterling (approximately $16 million), four-year contract to provide continued in-service support for both current and legacy U.K. Paveway Weapon Syst ... more | .. |
 AI Solutions to Assist Air Force with GPS Satellite Positioning Data and Analyzing GPS Anomalies a.i. solutions is part of a team of companies awarded an Air Force contract to provide professional engineering and communications services in support of the U.S. Global Positioning Systems Operatio ... more | .. |
NASA Flies Greenhouse Gas Mission Over Nevada Salt Flat Scientists from NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., joined a multi-institute team of researchers June 17-27, 2011, to investigate carbon dioxide and methane gas emissions from a dry ... more |
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 DLR scientists support expedition with a highly accurate 3D model of mountain Considered one of the most beautiful mountains in the world and, at 8000 metres high, the most difficult to climb, K2 lies on the border between Pakistan and China. For scientists at the German Aero ... more | .. |
 Pioneering ERS environment satellite retires After 16 years spent gathering a wealth of data that has revolutionised our understanding of Earth, ESA's veteran ERS-2 satellite is being retired. This pioneering mission has not only advanced scie ... more | .. |
  Sounding rockets study how winds in space drive currents in the upper atmosphere Some 50 miles up in the sky begins a dynamic region of the atmosphere known as the ionosphere. The region is filled with charged particles created by extreme ultraviolet radiation from the sun. ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Team Completes GeoEye-2 Design Phase Early The Lockheed Martin team developing GeoEye's next-generation, high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite, known as GeoEye-2, has successfully completed the Space System Critical Design Review (CDR) two ... more |
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  LockMart CommSat Ready For Launch For Japanese Customers The BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R broadcasting and telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation ... more | .. |
  Kenya project: making safer water to sell carbon credits To protect the environment and improve the health of four million people while making a profit is the goal of a Swiss-based company distributing water filters and aiming to sell carbon credits. ... more | .. |
 La Nina's Exit Leaves Climate Forecasts in Limbo It's what Bill Patzert, a climatologist and oceanographer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., likes to call a "La Nada" - that puzzling period between cycles of the El Nino-Sout ... more | .. |
  US Army Awards Raytheon contract to Complete Excalibur Ib Development The U.S. Army awarded Raytheon a $36 million contract for the final phase of the Excalibur Ib development program. This phase concludes with warfighter tests and will qualify Excalibur Ib for fieldi ... more |
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  Getting Ready for the Next Big Solar Storm In Sept. 1859, on the eve of a below-average solar cycle, the sun unleashed one of the most powerful storms in centuries. The underlying flare was so unusual, researchers still aren't sure how to ca ... more | .. |
House Committee Acts to Halt LightSquared Proposal Until GPS Interference Issues Resolved The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee has approved action that would "fence" or halt the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from expending any funds related to a conditiona ... more | .. |
 NASA satellite gets 2 tropical cyclones in 1 shot The Northwestern Pacific Ocean is active with two tropical cyclones, Tropical Storm Meari near the Philippines, and Tropical Depression Haima moving over China and now toward Vietnam. NASA's Aqua sa ... more | .. |
  Carmanah Technologies Develops Solar Engine for ADB Airfield Solutions Carmanah Technologies in partnership with ADB Airfield Solutions announce the completion of the wireless solar engine power supply (SEPS) for ADB airfield lights and visual navigation aid products. ... more |
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 Astrium awarded Galileo Full Operational Capability Ground Control Segment Contract Astrium has been selected by the European Space Agency and the European Union as prime contractor for the Galileo Full Operational Capability Ground Control Segment. The contract value is 73.5 milli ... more | .. |
Study Shows Interference with GPS Poses Major Threat to U.S. Economy More than 3.3 million U.S. jobs in agriculture and industries rely heavily on Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and the disruption of interference with GPS posed by LightSquared's planned d ... more | .. |
  DeLorme Unveils Plans for Personal Communicator with Global Satellite Coverage DeLorme has announced the Fall 2011 release of the DeLorme inReach, the first Iridium-based personal communicator to deliver truly global two-way satellite text messaging; delivery confirmations; SO ... more | .. |
 US Supreme Court to hear warrantless GPS case The US Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether police can attach a GPS tracking device to a suspect's vehicle without obtaining a search warrant. ... more |
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 Paving the Way for Space-Based Air Pollution Sensors Although the nation's air has grown significantly cleaner in recent decades, about 40 percent of Americans - 127 million people - live in counties where pollution levels still regularly exceed natio ... more | .. |
 Nigeria prepares to launch two earth observation satellites Nigeria has concluded plans to launch into orbit two satellites from Russia on July 7, a top government official with the country's National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has said. ... more | .. |
 Goodrich TERPROM Terrain Referenced Navigation to Equip Airbus A400M Goodrich has been selected by Cassidian (an EADS company) to provide the TERPROM terrain referenced navigation (TRN) system for the Airbus Military A400M versatile airlifter. The system will be prov ... more | .. |
 Getting Ready for the Next Big Solar Storm In Sept. 1859, on the eve of a below-average1 solar cycle, the sun unleashed one of the most powerful storms in centuries. The underlying flare was so unusual, researchers still aren't sure how to c ... more |
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