Iridium Communications has completed its acquisition of Aireon LLC, operator of the world’s only space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) air traffic surveillance system. The ...

SPH Engineering has opened applications for its first Global Drone Operations Awards, an international program recognizing drone projects that address complex challenges in surveying, inspection, ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. During a recent infrastructure survey, a handheld scanning system captured a multi-acre property in less than 15 ...

A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the March-April 2026 issue of GPS World magazine. FastXY can transform standard mobile devices into professional-grade ...

Unmanned aerial vehicle (uav) used in the spoofing tests; owned by the University of Texas. A radio signal sent from a half-mile away deceived the GPS receiver of a UAV into thinking that it was ...

Exactly a decade has passed since the first major milestone of the GPS-mobile phone success story, the E-911 legislation enacted in 1999. Ensuing developments in that history include: Snaptrack bought ...

No audio available for this content. Table 1. Preliminary 2013 U.S. GPS economic benefit estimates. (Chart: GPS World, based on data from author) This article is based on a presentation to the ...

1. “SV Number” refers to space vehicle number. “PRN Number” refers to the satellite’s unique pseudorandom noise code. 2. Clock: Rb = rubidium; Cs = cesium. 3. “Launched” and “Usable” dates are based ...

No audio available for this content. Mason and Dixon were pioneers in bringing geodetic astronomy to the American colonies. Through the efforts of the Mason and Dixon Line Preservation Partnership, we ...

GPS services are critical for real-time information on positioning, navigation and time (PNT). Because of the highly accurate and continuous PNT solution provided by GPS in all weather conditions, ...

Upholding the principles of “superior construction, excellent management, and substantial development,” the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) implements multifaceted strategies to ensure ...

No audio available for this content. Two recent announcements showed China’s progress establishing its national “High-Precision Ground-based Timing System.” Some verbiage in the most recent ...