Start Preamble Office of the Secretary (OST), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Notice of public meeting. The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is planning to hold a conference entitled Traffic Safety and the 5.9 GHz Spectrum on June 3, 2019 to seek input regarding Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Communications. This event is a critical element for the Department in identifying areas of common ground that can […]

Quectel Wireless Solutions has launched its Proactive Security Solution for Intelligent Driving to enhance driving safety. The solution supports advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and driver monitoring systems (DMS). The Proactive Security Solution integrates Quectel multi-mode LTE Cat 6 smart modules SC600Y/SC600T and AI algorithm from a third party to realize ADAS and DMS capabilities including monitoring irregular driving behaviors, conducting precise detection of vehicles and traffic signs, sending warnings of potential risks and more. […]

We have incorporated new enhancements and features to our GTN 650/750 series touchscreen navigators. With the latest software update and a compatible ADS-B In receiver, pilots can now view new FIS-B weather products on the GTN. Also, when the GTN 650/750 is paired with a G3X Touch flight display in experimental/amateur-built aircraft, pilots now have the option to edit VFR flight plan information from the G3X Touch. These features and more are available immediately from […]

China will send six to eight new satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space this year, according to the ongoing tenth China Satellite Navigation Conference on Wednesday. Two to four BDS-3 satellites will be launched in 2020 when the BDS-3 system will be fully completed, said Ran Chengqi, director of the China Satellite Navigation Office. BDS will have the functions of short message communication and international rescue, […]

The National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Advisory Board has scheduled a meeting for June 6-7 at the Westin Hotel in Alexandria, Virginia, reports the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC). The meeting will be open to the public up to the seating capacity of the room. Visitors will be requested to sign a visitor’s register. The agenda for the meeting includes the following topics: Examine methods to protect, toughen and augment (PTA) access […]

It’s not every day you get to travel the world with your family in tow. But for Michael and Chelsy Gilroy of Maine, it was — for five months. Having worked in the international travel industry for many years, they had long dreamed of taking a big trip with their daughters, ages 11 and 13. A short, family trip to South Africa in 2014 was all the motivation they needed to begin planning a larger […]

VaLiteHD Blue OEM module, one of the available formats for the GPS RF over fiber link. (Photo: ViaLink) Carrying timing signals over optical fiber links to 10+ km, ViaLite’s new GNSS/GPS Fiber Extension Kit has been successfully qualified for use with Microsemi’s timing and synchronization products. Included in the kit is the ViaLiteHD GPS Link, which is designed for providing a remote GNSS/GPS signal or derived timing reference to equipment located where there is no […]

Sitting atop a capsized 26’ Glacier Bay catamaran 35 miles off the coast of Homosassa, Florida, Lincoln Fraser’s wife had a major “I told you so” moment. Months prior, Lincoln had bought an inReach® satellite communicator, aware that he always lost cellphone service about five miles offshore while out fishing. But on March 30, his inReach device’s battery was low, and Lincoln knew the friend’s boat they would be on that day had an emergency […]

The most recent achievements of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) will be displayed and discussed during the tenth China Satellite Navigation Conference that opened in Beijing Wednesday. The BDS is China’s self-developed navigation system and is compatible with other navigation systems. According to Ran Chengqi, director of the China Satellite Navigation Office, the construction of the BDS-3 primary system had been completed and has started to provide global service. […]

More than 100 control towers and airports have been added to the hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic facilities and airports that currently use the Low Altitude Authorization and Capability (LAANC) system. LAANC is a collaboration between the FAA and industry that directly supports the safe integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the nation’s airspace. LAANC expedites the time it takes for a drone pilot to receive authorization to fly under 400 […]