MAPPS Seeks Legislation in Congress to Authorize “Imagery for the Nation” “Making America Prosperous (MAP) Act” Would Create National Geospatial Image Maps
A bill to authorize the program known within the geospatial community as “Imagery for the Nation” is being presented for introduction in Congress, MAPPS announced today.
“‘Map it once, use it many times’ is not only [...]
Yesterday, January 18, 2009, Reuters India reported from Beijing, China that over the past weekend China launched the third BeiDou (Big Dipper) or Compass satellite in an effort to build its own global satellite positioning (GPS) system. This latest satellite is part of a proposed constellation of 35 Chinese GPS satellites to be in orbit by the year [...]
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Brussels, 7 January 2010
Commission awards major contracts to make Galileo operational early 2014
The European Commission announced today the award of three of the six contracts for the procurement of Galileo’s initial operational capability. The contract for the system support services is awarded to ThalesAleniaSpace of Italy , that for a first order of 14 satellites [...]
USGS Director McNutt a Leader in U.S. Delegation at International Conference
Free, easily accessible U.S. satellite data enables any citizen, scientist, or analyst who can use the information to contribute to a shared vision of the challenges facing our planet.
That’s the message the newly-appointed director of the U.S. Geological Survey, Dr. Marcia McNutt, plans to deliver [...]
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Satellite is Now Stabilized and the Cause is Being Investigated
Landsat 5 tumbled out of control and power was at a critical level in the early morning of August 13.
The cause for this anomaly is currently unknown and being investigated.
The spacecraft has been stabilized after the USGS Landsat Flight Operations Team initiated recovery operations. Power is [...]
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Here’s an article I found China Daily about the Chinese Compass, or Beidou (Big Dipper) Global Navigation Satellite System which is expected to challenge our U.S. developed GPS, the EU’s GPS and Russia’s GPS.
This Compass GPS is planning on providing regional service to China with 12 satellites in 2011. By the year 2020 China plans [...]
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 25, 2009 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] has shipped a Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to conduct a series of key tests for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation satellite navigation system.
Built at Boeing’s El Segundo satellite factory, Space Vehicle 2 (SV-2) is undergoing [...]
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Here are two news stories from yesterday and today concerning GPS that I think you might find interesting.
First, in yesterday’s news.
Some GPS devices unable to acquire satellite signal
It is being reported today that certain GPS devices stopped working on Saturday and were unable to connect to satellites.
This serious problem appears to be an isolated problem [...]
Leica Geosystems releases Leica GNSS Spider V3.2 – Unbiased Network RTK across satellites systems and manufacturers
5 March 2009
Norcross, GA, March 5 2009 – Leica GNSS Spider V3.2 further enhances its unrivalled versatility and commitment to future-proof GNSS technology. It provides improved compatibility with GPS L2C and GLONASS satellite signals provided by third [...]
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