October 2021 - GPS World

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October 21, 2021

Speakers, program announced for Geo Week conference

By Tracy Cozzens

H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 44 at the Yoshinobu Vehicle Assembly Building, JAXA Tanegashima Space Center. in preparation for launch of the successor to the Michibiki Unit 1 on Oct. 25. (Photo: MHI)

October 20, 2021

QZSS successor satellite set to launch Tuesday

By Tracy Cozzens

Photo: Andrea Izzotti/Shutterstock.com

October 20, 2021

Senate proposes $15M to develop GPS alternatives

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center builds and operates earth observation satellites. (Photo: MBRSC)

October 19, 2021

RUAG Space partners with UAE’s MBRSC on satnav services

By Tracy Cozzens

Photo: SenseFly

October 19, 2021

UAV company AgEagle to acquire senseFly from Parrot

By Tracy Cozzens

(Satellites from left) GPS: In July 1995, GPS achieved full operational capability (FOC). GLONASS: In December 1995, the (then) Soviet system achieved FOC. BeiDou: On June 23, 2020, China launched the final satellite of the BeiDou-3 constellation. Galileo: The constellation has 21 usable satellites.(Credit: Satellites from public sources; background image: NASA/Chaykovsky Igor/Shutterstock.com)

October 18, 2021

Global GNSS constellations: Why 2 + 2 equals more than 4

By Matteo Luccio

Knowing your position is only part of navigation. (Photo: Oliver Montenbruck)

October 18, 2021

GNSS today: A four-leaf clover

By Oliver Montenbruck and Peter Steigenberger

Autonomous tugboat Nellie Bly. (Photo: Arie Boer)

October 18, 2021

UAVs, walking robots and an autonomous tugboat

Photo: Gavin Schrock

October 18, 2021

How land surveyors grapple with rapid evolution

By Matteo Luccio

Photo: jonathange/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

October 18, 2021

DENSO and Brandmotion join on V2X integration

By Tracy Cozzens

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