November 1, 2017
Underground Pipelines Among Transportation Systems Dependent on GPS 
While it is understood that the internet, cell phones and air traffic systems rely on GPS technology to function smoothly, so too do other unexpected elements of the nation's infrastructure - including millions of miles of underground pipelines. ( more)
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Satellite navigation signals from space are precariously weak and can easily be blocked, damaged, or compromised by a growing array of threats - including solar activity, man-made interference, malicious faking of GPS signals, and the manipulation of position and timing information. 
 
Telecomm, Economic Experts Weigh in on Putting Broadband Near GPS
The long-running, high stakes battle between the GPS community and Ligado Networks may enter a new phase next month when the firm presents its plan to develop a combined terrestrial/satellite network using its spectrum neighboring the GPS band to the nation's leading GPS experts. ( more)
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AMZ racing team reached the podium in each of the eight disciplines, and won five of them. They chose the Ellipse2-N inertial navigation system for motion, synchronization, and dynamic analysis.  
Systemic Jamming - A look at the threat of systemic jamming of GNSS
Research to date has considered two extremes of interference: simple jamming sources that aim to overpower GNSS signals; and sophisticated spoofing signals that aim to covertly mislead GNSS receivers. ( more )
Number of Galileo Satellites Ordered from OHB System AG Reaches 34  
Galileo's navigation system is continuing to make strides toward a satellite constellation designed to gradually improve the system's performance and availability worldwide.  ( more )
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Skytech Research required a small, durable, and reliable inertial naviga- tion system for their Satcom On The Move (SOTM) terminals that could optimize control even in the wide range of platform dynamics experi- enced by land, marine, and aerial vehicles. In order to maintain a high percentage of uptime with high bandwidth communication, Skytech relies on VectorNav's VN-200 GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) for critical position and attitude data to minimize antenna pointing error.  
 
GNSS & The Law: IMO and the GNSS - Navigating the Seas  
The maritime sector has come to rely on GNSS for a huge array of applications relating to position, velocity and precise universal and local time. Meanwhile, the International Maritime Organization continues to oversee the world-wide radionavigation system and play a role in recognizing systems that may be developed in the future.  ( more )