Galileo Ground Control Center, Fucino. Photo: GSA Galileo Initial Services have now been restored, according to a statement released on July 18 by the European GNSS Agency (GSA). “Commercial users can already see signs of recovery of the Galileo navigation and timing services…although some fluctuations may be experienced until further notice.” After a signal outage that began on July 11, efforts to restore services reportedly found a malfunction in the calculation of time and orbit predictions […]

We are excited to announce the addition of five aircraft eligible for G1000 NXi integrated flight deck upgrade. These aircraft currently equipped with a WAAS G1000 integrated flight deck include the Cessna 172/182/206 and Beechcraft Bonanza and Baron. The G1000 NXi includes a wealth of features and capabilities such as wireless connectivity, SurfaceWatch, map overlay within the HSI and more. Aircraft owners and operators can easily upgrade from the G1000 to the modern, state-of-the-art G1000 […]

ATLAS Space Operations, a leading innovator of ground communications in the space industry, continues to grow its on-orbit customer base with two additional launches this past week. BlackSky Global’s Global-3 and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) COSMIC-2 both successfully launched into orbit, utilizing ATLAS for communications and data support. ATLAS is tasked with providing ground station operations as well as telemetry, command, and data support for both BlackSky and NOAA’s […]

High-precision GPS/INS receiver is now available with a single-antenna option for faster integration, lighter weight and lower power consumption. Photo: Septentrio Septentrio’s GPS/INS receiver is now available with a single-antenna option. The single-antenna receiver brings the possibility of robust centimeter positioning and 3D attitude (heading, roll, pitch), while keeping weight and power consumption to a minimum. For Septentrio customers, this means simplified integration as well as increased operation time and productivity. Septentrio centimeter-level positioning is […]

Ian Urbina is a journalist who has spent the past five years investigating the various types of issues that occur at sea. While reporting, Urbina often found himself in perilous environments, chronicling crimes such as sea slavery, intentional dumping, illegal fishing, piracy, stranding of crews and more in areas all over the world including Africa, Asia, Europe, South America and the Middle East. As a result, Urbina and his team carry inReach® satellite communicators at […]

Europe’s Galileo satellite position system, a future rival of the American GPS network, has been out of service since Friday, its oversight agency said. The European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA) said the outage was caused by a “technical incident related to its ground infrastructure”. Galileo has been in a pilot phase since December 2016 and devices that use its signal should be able to switch to GPS services while it is fixed. “The […]

The entire Galileo system suffered an unexpected and hitherto unexplained signal outage, beginning on Thursday, July 11 at 1 p.m. Central European Time. At about that time, users noticed that all ephemeris stopped broadcasting, and then a Notice Advice to Galileo Users (NAGU) appeared: NAGU Subject: Service Degradation Satellite Affected: ALL “Event Description: Until further notices, users may experience service degradation on all Galileo satellites.s this means that the signals may not be available nor meet […]

By Rehan Nana Every now and again, a new product comes along that completely changes the landscape of the outdoor industry. Nearly seven years ago, I was sent a Garmin Alpha GPS tracking and training unit to test and evaluate. Within minutes of using it, I was utterly dumbstruck. It was such revolutionary technology for dog trainers that I remember thinking it was going to transform how we train, communicate and hunt with our dogs. […]

In a paper released in Science Advances, UNSW researchers describe the first observation of a native ferroelectric metal. The study represents the first example of a native metal with bistable and electrically switchable spontaneous polarization states – the hallmark of ferroelectricity. “We found coexistence of native metallicity and ferroelectricity in bulk crystalline tungsten ditelluride (WTe2) at room temperature,” explains study author Dr Pankaj Sharma. “We demonstrated that the […]

The GPS World staff reported live from the Institute of Navigation’s (ION) 2019 Joint Navigation Conference, which took place July 8-11 in Long Beach, California, and the Esri 2019 User Conference, which took place July 8-12 in San Diego. Check out news, photos and videos from the shows. Esri User Conference July 8-12 // San Diego NEWS  • Trimble launches usage-based service plan for Catalyst GNSS receiver (7/11/19)• Esri, Jane Goodall Institute partner to protect […]