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Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Next Generation Focus3D Laser Scanner

FARO announces new state-of-the-art 3D Documentation technology. New Multi-Sensor hardware feature includes the Compass and Height Sensor which complement the existing Dual Axis Compensator for the FARO Focus3D. The two new sensors deliver the orientation and the...

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

Spirent – New Support for China’s Compass Sat

In response to recent public announcements on the readiness of the Beidou-2 navigation system and the planned release of the signal Interface Control Document, Spirent Communications plc, the leading provider of navigation and positioning test solutions, today...

Monday, August 1st, 2011

China Launches Another GPS Satellite

China says it successfully launched another satellite for its indigenous global navigation and positioning network system. The satellite was placed into a geostationary orbit by a Long March-3A rocket after a Wednesday launch from the Xichang Satellite Launch...

Thursday, July 14th, 2011

China’s COMPASS Navigation Satellite Spreads Innovation Nationwide

China-based consulting firm CCID recently completed analysis of the business benefits of China's COMPASS navigation satellite business. China's State Council approved the acceleration of this space infrastructure construction project back in October of 2010, and CCID's analysis...

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Fastrax Integrates GPS, Glonass in GNSS Receiver Module

Fastrax Ltd. said it has integrated GPS, Russian-based Glonass, Japanese QZSS and SBAS in a single receiver module. In addition to Global Navigation Satellite Systems, the IT600 will support other positioning systems such as European-based Galileo and...

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

JAVAD Research – Compass Signal Better Than GALILEO

JAVAD company has been conducting research into the signal strength for both GALILEO Giove-B and the Chinese COMPASS (Beidou) GPS satellite systems. Graphs of the plotted results appear to indicate that that the Chinese system has greater...

Friday, December 10th, 2010

The Future of the Global Navigation System of Systems

Coming satellite launches among the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) promise new and stronger signals, with the greater number of satellites resulting in better accuracy, faster position acquisition, and more ubiquitous use in such problematic areas as...