GPS, GNSS, and Complementary PNT in the News 
 

 

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Policy News​​​​​

• GMV to upgrade Galileo’s European GNSS Service Centre – The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) awarded GMV a six-year contract to enhance the European GNSS Service Centre (E-GSC) and support the bloc’s Galileo and EGNOS systems. GPS World, October 1, 2024

• U.S. faces stiff competition from China in satellite remote sensing – The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), Taylor Geospatial Institute, Taylor Geospatial Engine, and the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) released a report highlighting China’s growing advancements in the space industry. SpaceNews, October 1, 2024

• EU funding is vital for pan-European geospatial data in digital Europe – European mapping-focused non-profit, EuroGeographics, called for the European Union (EU) to continue funding Digital Europe’s Data Spaces in support of the bloc’s Open Maps for Europe project. GIM International, October 3, 2024

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GPSIA Member News 

• The Garmin Lily 2 Active watch finally adds GPS and buttons, The Verge, October 2, 2024

• From John Deere to TecnoCientifica: Plowing New Paths in Precision Agriculture, Born2Invest, October 2, 2024

• Trimble Discusses Reality Capture Software and Hardware at Intergeo 2024, Geo Week News, October 1, 2024

 

 

Additional GPS, GNSS, and Complementary PNT -Related Policy News

• (Paywalled) Despite Some Progress, FCC Environmental Review of Satellite Systems Not Expected Soon, Communications Daily, October 2, 2024

• (Paywalled) FCC Posts 17 GHz Order Approved Thursday, Communications Daily, September 30, 2024

• Anduril lands $25 million contract to upgrade aging space surveillance network¸ SpaceNews, September 28, 2024

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Jamming and Spoofing

• (Op-Ed) LEO satellites hold the key to resilient, interference-free navigation, SpaceDaily, October 4, 2024

• GNSS Jamming, Spoofing’s Impact On Aviation Industry Widens, Aviation Week Network, October 2, 2024

• Stopping GPS spoofing, Aerospace Testing International, October 1, 2024

• In Ukraine, a US firm tests a promising tool against GPS jammers: cell phones, Defense One, September 30, 2024

• Maxtena Joins Anti-Spoofing, Anti-Jamming Fray, Inside GNSS, September 30, 2024

• Stops Registering GPS Disruptions in Finnmark, Northern Norway, High North News, September 27, 2024

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Other Technology News​​

• Illinois State Police providing real-time GPS 'move over' notifications, The Center Square, October 3, 2024

• Scientists Conduct Annual Kīlauea GPS Campaign, Big Island Video News, October 3, 2024

• Fugro's geodata plays a key role in Hurricane Helene recovery, GIM International, October 3, 2024

• GeoGov 2024 Summit addresses benefits, challenges and opportunities of new, modernized NSRS, GPS World, October 2, 2024

• (Paywalled) SES/Intelsat Deal Sees Suggestions of C-Band Conditions, Communications Daily, October 2, 2024

• New Technique Could Improve GPS Navigation Devices, Tech Briefs, October 1, 2024

• Intelsat CEO David Wajsgras Explains Why the Time was Right for the SES Deal, Via Satellite, September 30, 2024

• Xona scales up LEO navigation constellation plans in Canada, SpaceNews, September 28, 2024

• ION Requesting Nominations for Annual Awards, Inside GNSS, September 27, 2024

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