An expert in satellite navigation, Garmin International Inc. has announced today the release of a new GTN 750 trainer app for the iPad 2.
Garmin’s trainer is not cheap. It goes for 25 bucks on iTunes, but it can do something that no other GPS app does - simulate the behavior of the GTN 750 system interface and... |
20 December 2011
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At 2015 GMT on Sunday, October 2, the Russian Federal Space Agency (RosCosmos) launch a new GLONASS satellite into orbit. The new spacecraft is meant to patch up the holes left in the country's own satellite navigation (satnav) system by previous lack of maintenance funding.
A modernized Soyuz 2-1b delivery s... |
4 October 2011
20:11 GMT |
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A new type of space-based navigation signals has become available for use in Europe starting today, March 2. The EGNOS Safety-of-Life signal was just declared available for all those interested.This marks the first time that the European aviation industry is able to access this service, which is bound to improve the ... |
2 March 2011
10:39 GMT |
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According to officials at the European Space Agency (ESA), the first of four Galileo In-Orbit Validation (IOV) satellites is currently undergoing tests at the European Space Research and Technology Center (ESTEC), in the Netherlands.This technical center is the primary analysis and technical center that th... |
20 January 2011
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The European Union, through the European Space Agency (ESA), is planning to construct its own satellite navigation system, that would provide users with an alternative to the American Global Positioning System (GPS). That objective is made easier by two GIOVE satellites. About five years ago, on January 12, 2006, the... |
13 January 2011
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Just a short while after launching its second unmanned probe headed for the Moon, the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) announced impressive development plans for the future. The Communist nation plans to construct its own space station by no later than 2020, and to send a spacecraft, most likely an orbite... |
7 December 2010
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Officials at the European Space Agency (ESA) announce that they have just inaugurated a new ground station, that will be in charge of serving the future Galileo satellite navigation system.This is a critical milestone in the efforts Europe is putting into developing an alternative to the American-built Global Positio... |
6 October 2010
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Over the past few weeks, various rumors have been making the rounds on science websites, contending that satellites would be destroyed during the next solar maximum, which is to take place in a couple of years. This is simply not true, experts say.Many people like pushing apocalyptic scenarios through various media c... |
6 September 2010
07:53 GMT |
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Officials at the European Space Agency (ESA) announce that the Engineering Model of the Galileo In-Orbit Verification (IOV) satellites has just finished undergoing a preliminary battery of tests. The investigations were mostly designed to discover any potential major flaw with the design. The four planned IOV vehicle... |
10 May 2010
12:32 GMT |
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The European Space Agency (ESA) has a very ambitious project in store for the future, which is the construction of the Galileo satellite navigation network. This will basically be the European equivalent to the United States-built Global Positioning System (GPS), which covers the entire globe. But there is still a lo... |
4 May 2010
09:56 GMT |
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Trafficmaster announced today the launch of the first Pay As You Go (PAYG) navigation application for the users of smartphone devices, the Smartnav satellite navigation solution. According to the company, users are now able to pay for satnav directions and traffic information only when they need the service on their... |
15 March 2010
08:34 GMT |
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