LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The U.S. Space Force, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) and its mission partners successfully launched the fourth Global Positioning Systems (GPS) III satellite at 6:24 p.m. EST, Nov. 5 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The Lockheed Martin-built satellite was carried to orbit aboard a Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) Falcon 9 launch vehicle. “The launch of GPS III SV04 is […]

M10 receiver platform can track four GNSS constellations, even in challenging environments Photo: u-blox U-blox’s new M10 GNSS platform is designed for ultra-low-power high-performance positioning applications such as sport watches and asset trackers. The M10 positioning platform can track up to four GNSS constellations at once to deliver positioning data even in challenging environments such as deep urban canyons. The receiver’s Super-S technology helps distinguish positioning signals from background noise to capture positioning data even […]

November 6, 2020 Kick-start your indoor season with the Garmin Never Stop Cycling Tour. Whether you prefer tarmac, gravel, dirt or a time trial, we’ve got you covered in Zwift. Try all the disciplines at home without swapping bikes. Join now to unlock the unique Garmin kit and get the chance to win a signed pro team jersey!  Start your indoor season with Zwift When the days are getting shorter and the weather more unappealing, you know it’s time to train indoors again. To get you up and running, we’ve created the Garmin Never Stop Cycling Tour on […]

To prevent the further spread of COVID-19, the world is shifting to a “new normal” in which social distancing is practiced and contact between people is avoided. Due to early evidence suggesting that the spread of COVID-19 is much more aggressive indoors than outdoors, many companies have begun efforts to monitor workers’ movements and trace contacts to keep offices and factories from becoming new epicenters of infection. The Need to Monitor Keeping a safe distance […]

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The U.S. Coast Guard Public Affairs YouTube channel is hosting streaming files for virtual meetings of the U.S. Government’s Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC), held Sept. 21-22. This link leads to the CGSIC page of GPS.gov. On that page are additional links for the Sept. 22 morning and afternoon speakers at the CGSIC Plenary Session as well as links for the three subcommittee sessions held Sept 22. The subcommittees are: International Information Subcommittee Timing […]

October 29, 2020 Once an ultrarunner and adventurer, in his retirement Len DeMoss decided bike touring the world would be his way to keep up his active lifestyle. DeMoss’ son had one stipulation for him, though: He had to carry an inReach® satellite communicator. “He called me and he said, ‘I want you to buy one of these,’” DeMoss said. “He said, ‘I worry about you going all over the world by yourself. And that […]

TCarta Marine, a global provider of hydrospatial products, has announced development of new Machine Learning-based bathymetric mapping technologies – including creation of two software packages and commercial application of NASA’s ICESat-2 satellite – with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF). “The NSF grant has brought value to the bathymetric mapping arena in many ways,” said TCarta President Kyle Goodrich. “We have applied the newly developed satellite-derived bathymetric (SDB) mapping techniques in […]

Photo: lakshmiprasad S/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images The first drone of Europe’s U-space TRACE project took its maiden flight Sept. 23. It carried an EGNOS-enabled beacon that allows the identification of the aircraft while guaranteeing accurate, robust positioning. The drone lifted off at the ATLAS experimental flight center in Jaén, Spain, an aerodrome equipped for flight tests with unmanned aircraft systems. The Regional Minister for Economic Transformation, Industry, Knowledge and Universities, Rogelio Velasco said, […]

October 30, 2020 Runners are always in pursuit of their personal best, and Garmin’s new on-device daily workout suggestions are a great way to prepare for an upcoming race or training cycle. This new feature was first introduced on the Garmin Forerunner® 745 and aims to improve fitness levels while building a foundation for future performances. While this article specifically talks about running with the daily suggested workout feature, cyclists can find a similar system […]