Tag: Terrestrial
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LightSquared Video to Debunk Several GPS Interference Myths-Facts or Propaganda?
Yesterday, I published a press release by House Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Tom Petri Rebuts LightSquared Ad in Letter to CEO and another press release where the Defense Department Seeks to Protect GPS Operations Against LightSquared Network. In summary, Congressman Petri, House Aviation Subcommittee Chairman, disputes the LightSquared arguments that the GPS manufacturers are on the wrong side of this interference…
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Plowman Craven Extends its 3D Laser Scanning Capability with the New HDS7000 Terrestrial Laser Scanning System from Leica Geosystems
6 September 2011 (Milton Keynes, UK 6 September 2011) – Already a proven leader in innovation, Plowman Craven has now procured one of the UK’s first Leica HDS7000 ultra high speed scanner to ensure the best combination of speed and accuracy for its measurement survey solutions. With scanning speeds of up to one million points per…
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FCC Chairman Promises to Protect GPS from LightSquared Interference
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski tells reporters that the FCC will not allow interference to GPS from the proposed LightSquared hybrid satellite/terrestrial broadband wireless service. At yesterday’s press conference with reporters after the FCC’s Aug. 9 monthly meeting, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski made very encouraging comments concerning LightSquared’s January waiver concerning the more recent testing results showing overwhelming…
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National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Will Cease Accepting Traditional Triangulation and Traverse Geodetic Surveys
GPS is Taking over the World! The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) has announced a new policy that traditional horizontal survey projects performed with terrestrial survey techniques will no longer be accepted for processing or loading into NGS databases. The Specifics Are:
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Professional Land Surveyor News: NEW European LiDAR and Mobile Mapping Conference
NEW European LiDAR and Mobile Mapping Conference The European LiDAR Mapping Forum [ELMF10], to be held in The Hague from November 30 – December 1, 2010 is a two-day technical conference focussing on the use of airborne, bathymetric and terrestrial LiDAR with a particular focus on mobile mapping to support transport, urban modelling and asset…
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Coast Guard Announces Publication of Notice of Intention to Terminate the Long Range Aids to Navigation (Loran-C) Signal
Coast Guard announces publication of notice of intention to terminate the Long Range Aids to Navigation (Loran-C) signal WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard’s Director of Prevention Policy announced Thursday publication in the Federal Register of plans to cease broadcasting the North American Loran-C signal Feb. 8. As a result of technological advancements during the…