GNSS

Longstone Lighthouse is situated on the Outer Farne Islands on the Northumberland Coast in Northern England. (Photo: ad_foto/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images)

November 2, 2021

Alan Grant named R&D head of General Lighthouse Authorities

Image: the.epic.man/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

November 1, 2021

SoftBank Corp., u-blox to collaborate on global GNSS augmentation services

By Tracy Cozzens

Arctic Mass Rescue Operation in 2021 tested the rescue of 200 cruise-ship passengers using Galileo SAR. (Photo: EUSPA)

October 26, 2021

Mass rescue operation takes place in Arctic Circle with Galileo SAR

By GPS World Staff

A H-2A rocket launches from Tanegashima Space Center carrying the QZS 1R satellite. (Photo: MHI)

October 26, 2021

Japan successfully launches first QZSS replacement, QZS-1R

By Tracy Cozzens

Galileo Control Centre in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. (Photo: ESA)

October 25, 2021

Galileo Control Segment upgrade ready for next launch

By Tracy Cozzens

Illustration: Thales Alenia Space

October 21, 2021

Video celebrates 10 years of Galileo

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

(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

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