On Sept. 25, the GPS Directorate will host the 2019 Public Interface Control Working Group and Open Forum to update the public on GPS public document revisions. The meeting will collect issues and comments for analysis and possible integration into future GPS public document revisions. The 2019 Public Interface Control Working Group and Open Forum are open to the general public. It can be attended in person or by dial-in connection. Documents Affected IS-GPS-200: Navigation […]

As an experienced aviator, Air Force retiree and founder of a paragliding company in Arkansas, Britton Shaw purchased an inReach® Explorer satellite communicator after imagining all the emergency scenarios that can occur while up in the air. When the need for an SOS occurred, however, Shaw was very much on the ground. He was perched precariously on the edge of a cliff after a rock slide in the remote mountains of Switzerland swept him off […]

Raytheon Company has signed a strategic agreement with AirMap, an airspace intelligence platform for drones, to collaborate on projects to safely integrate unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into the national airspace system. This will help unlock the positive economic and social benefits of expanded commercial drone operations, the companies said. Unmanned air traffic control advances will unlock safe, efficient, and scalable drone operations with a myriad of economic and social benefits. “AirMap is ushering in a […]

Within the United States, aircraft owners and pilots benefit from what many consider the best, and easiest, general aviation system in the world. In order to get from point A to point B domestically, it’s relatively simple. Pilots need to submit flight plans and study up on airspace, approach procedures and airport layouts for a given destination. But when it comes to crossing international borders, especially Canada, Mexico, Central America or the Caribbean, there are […]

Start Preamble Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, Global Positioning System Directorate (GPSD). Meeting notice. This notice informs the public that the Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Directorate will host the 2019 Public Interface Control Working Group and Open Public Forum on September 25, 2019 for the following NAVSTAR GPS public documents: IS-GPS-200 (Navigation User Interfaces), IS-GPS-705 (User Segment L5 Interfaces), IS-GPS-800 (User Segment L1C Interface), and ICD-GPS-870 (NAVSTAR GPS Control Segment to User […]

L3Harris Technologies announced the successful completion of the all-stock merger between Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies on June 29. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, L3Harris becomes the sixth largest defense company in the U.S., and a top 10 defense company worldwide, with approximately $17 billion in revenue and 50,000 employees, including 20,000 engineers and scientists. [Photo: The Harris-supplied navigation payload before integration into the second GPS III SV. (Photo: Harris)] Both companies have long been dominant […]

In our last blog, we talked about what you can eat to help ease PMS symptoms. This time we’re going to discuss some physical things you can do to make PMS a little more bearable. Aerobic Exercise Some studies have shown that getting at least 30 minutes of aerobic activity each day can help ease symptoms such as cramping, fatigue and depression. Here are some activities to try: Walking/Running Elliptical training Cycling Rowing Swimming Don’t […]

GPS, a satellite-based navigation system used by an estimated four billion people worldwide to figure out where they are on Earth at any moment, could be used to pilot in and around lunar orbit during future Artemis missions. A team at NASA is developing a special receiver that would be able to pick up location signals provided by the 24 to 32 operational Global Positioning System satellites, better known as GPS. […]

RNT Foundation Directors and Congressmen. From left: RADM Jeff Hathaway, USCG (ret); Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA); Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR); Dana A. Goward, SES, CAPT, USCG (ret); and CAPT Pauline Cook, USCG (ret). (Photo: Resilient PNT Foundation) “It’s absolutely vital for national security that we get a terrestrial based, hard backup system [for GPS]” according to Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chairman of the powerful House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. His remarks came at an event […]

The final hours of Roxanne Vogel’s pursuit to summit the world’s tallest mountain in just 14 days total from door to door were akin to an episode of “The Amazing Race.” The 14-day time frame (a record door-to-door summit) was something Roxanne, nutrition and performance research manager at GU Energy Labs, had been hyper-focused on for more than a year, all while pushing her physical limits with intense mountain training, strict nutrition plans and spending […]