Eric Colburn, PLS

Tag: Military

History of Military Surveying Video-Part 4

This Youtube video was presented at Surveyors Rendezvous 2010, Surveyors Historical Society. Watch Part 4 of the History of Military Surveying Video

December 2, 2012
History of Military Surveying Video-Part 3

This Youtube video was presented at Surveyors Rendezvous 2010, Surveyors Historical Society. Watch Part 3 of the History of Military Surveying Video Watch the other Military Surveying Videos History of Military Surveying Video-Part 1 History of Military Surveying Video-Part 2

November 24, 2012
History of Military Surveying Video-Part 2

This Youtube video was presented at Surveyors Rendezvous 2010, Surveyors Historical Society. Watch Part 2 of the History of Military Surveying Video Watch the other Military Surveying Videos History of Military Surveying Video-Part 1 History of Military Surveying Video-Part 3

November 17, 2012
History of Military Surveying Video-Part 1

With yesterday being the observance of Veterans Day, and many taking a holiday day today, here’s the first of a video series about the history of military surveying. This Youtube video was presented at Surveyors Rendezvous 2010, Surveyors Historical Society. Watch Part 1 of the History of Military Surveying Video

November 12, 2012
Senator Chuck Grassley Continues to Pursue Information on LightSquared, Agency Interaction

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa continues to seek answers regarding the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and its dealings with the firm, LightSquared. This week, Grassley wrote separate letters to the top investor in and the chief executive of the company, seeking materials that would shed light on why the agency has allowed the…

October 7, 2011
Locata Passes Critical U.S. Air Force Ground-Based Positioning System Design Review Milestone

Locata Passes Critical Design Review Milestone for U.S. Air Force Ground-Based Positioning System Locata Prototypes a System for Centimeter-Accurate Positioning Over Large Areas When GPS Is Completely Denied IRVINE, CA and CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA–(Marketwire – Sep 8, 2011) – Locata Corporation today announced it has successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) contract phase for a Locata network…

September 20, 2011
Defense Department Seeks to Protect GPS Operations Against LightSquared Network

Defense Department Seeks to Protect GPS Operations By Elaine Sanchez American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2011 – Defense Department officials are raising concerns that a company’s proposed wireless broadband network would cause harmful interference to essential Global Positioning System operations. LightSquared’s new terrestrial network has the potential to wreak havoc on GPS systems…

September 16, 2011
Professional Land Surveyor News: The U.S. Air Force Chose Raytheon To Develop A New Element Of The Global Positioning System (GPS), Called The Advanced Control Segment (OCX), Which Will Improve The Accuracy Of Information From GPS Satellites

The U.S. Air Force chose Raytheon to develop a new element of the Global Positioning System (GPS), called the Advanced Control Segment (OCX), which will improve the accuracy of information from GPS satellites. February 25, 2010 The U.S. Air Force selected Raytheon for a contract of $886 million to develop a new element of the…

February 26, 2010
China launches Satellites To Build Its Own GPS

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…

January 19, 2010

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