Tag: GPS
China Quietly Gathering Data via Self-Driving Cars in the United States
Chinese robotaxis have logged 1.8 million miles in California alone
There is growing national security concern over the data Chinese robotaxi firms are gathering in...
DOT Awards $7 million for Complementary PNT Technologies
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) last week awarded contracts to nine Complementary Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) technology vendors. DOT says the awards, which total...
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TomTom and East View Geospatial to Supply Map Data for Australian Military
TomTom , with East View Geospatial, will supply global map data to Australian Government Department of...
Airbus Takes $1 Billion Space Program Charge
Company cites poor cost and schedule performance in telecom, navigation and observation segments
Airbus said this week it would take a charge of nearly $1 billion...
Verizon Business Partners With Monarch Tractor
Verizon Business VZ -0.46%↓ and Livermore, Calif.-based Monarch Tractor, which offers the MK-V electric smart tractor, have partnered to support sustainable farming practices via autonomous tractors connected through Verizon’s network.
The...
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GEODNET Foundation Announces New Customers in Automotive, Drones, IoT, Farming and Surveying
The GEODNET Foundation, which offers the GEODNET RTK network, has announced OEM and distribution agreements...
Company Addressing Solar GNSS Signal Disruption
The recent buzz around solar storms—and issues surrounding GNSS signal disruption—have prompted the industry to seek solutions for mitigation. Due to Solar Cycle 25,...
U.S. Congress Derails Funding for Space Force’s R-GPS Constellation
House subcommittee members turn down $77 million request for small sats that were supposed to make GPS more resilient.
The U.S. House Appropriations defense subcommittee says they...
Galileo Second Generation Satellites Greenlighted by ESA
Second generation (G2) satellites for the European Galileo navigation system have been approved for the first 12 of the new fleet.
Two independent review boards have confirmed...
Iridium Satellite Time and Location Service Activated for Europe and Asia...
Saying its signal is 1,000 times more powerful than GPS, Iridium Communications IRDM -2.03%↓ has announced expanded commercial availability of its Satellite Time and Location (STL) service. STL, an alternative...