Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 30, 2016 - Russia may launch two or three Glonass navigation satellites this year, a senior space industry official said. The official noted that the launches of the satellites would depend on the state of the
New Delhi (IANS) Mar 14, 2016 - The Indian space agency is in the process of getting ready the radio frequency chips for its satellite navigation system, a top official said on Thursday. We are in the process of developing
New Delhi (IANS) Mar 09, 2016 - India is slated to put into orbit its sixth navigation satellite on Thursday evening, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) announced in Chennai on Monday. The 1,425-kg IRNSS-1F - Indi
Washington DC (Sputnik) Mar 04, 2016 - The next round of US Air Force-owned Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites, Block III, is now in production by Lockheed Martin, which is expected to launch the first of its 32 satellites in lat
Jerusalem (AFP) March 1, 2016 - Google-owned traffic app Waze hit back on Tuesday at suggestions its directions led Israeli soldiers into a Palestinian refugee camp where they were attacked, sparking bloody clashes.
Paris (ESA) Mar 01, 2016 - Operators of UK transport networks are the first who are set to benefit from Live Land, a satellite-based land monitoring system developed through ESA. Transport operators across the UK face s
Paris (ESA) Feb 25, 2016 - The surface of Earth is constantly being reshaped by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, floods, changes in sea level and ice sheets, and other processes. Since some of these changes amount
Paris (AFP) Feb 25, 2016 - Europe will launch an extra pair of satellites this year in a bid to speed up full deployment of its multi-billion-euro Galileo sat-nav system, launch firm Arianespace said Thursday.
Southampton, UK (SPX) Feb 23, 2016 - The GPS signal used for 'sat-navs' could help improve understanding of ocean currents, according to new research published in Geophysical Research Letters by National Oceanography Centre (NOC) scien
Tampere, Finland (SPX) Feb 22, 2016 - Wirepas, a global device connectivity provider, is extending its product portfolio to a new application area - beacons. The new product is based on the unique Wirepas Connectivity protocol, and it i
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 18, 2016 - Existing GPS instruments at monitoring stations worldwide could be used to increase the speed and accuracy of tsunami warnings, according to new study accepted for publication in Geophysical Researc
Riverside CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2016 - Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed a new, more computationally efficient way to process data from the Global Positioning System (GPS), to enhance location accuracy
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (Sputnik) Feb 09, 2016 - Russia is working on new generation spacecraft for the Glonass system, according to the country's deputy prime minister. Russia continues to develop new generation spacecraft for its Glonass global
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Feb 5, 2016 - United Launch Alliance launched the 12th and final satellite of the U.S. Air Force's GPS IIF-block, completing its first mission of 2016.
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 05, 2016 - MIT researchers have developed a low-power chip for processing 3-D camera data that could help visually impaired people navigate their environments. The chip consumes only one-thousandth as much pow
Beijing (XNA) Feb 05, 2016 - China plans to launch nearly 40 Beidou navigation satellites in the next five years to support its global navigation and positioning network, a spokesperson said Wednesday. By the end of 2018,
