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Jun 17, 2024 · At ION Joint Navigation Conference (JNC) 2024, Justin Wymore, weapons PNT customer requirements manager at BAE Systems talked with Matteo Luccio, GPS World editor-in-chief, about BAE Systems’ new NavStorm-M. NavStorm-M is designed for military applications and is the latest addition to the BAE Systems M-Code receiver product line.
The transition to M-code begins - GPS World
May 16, 2022 · The transition to M-code begins. Est. reading time: 1:30. May 16, 2022 - By Matteo Luccio. BAE Systems has produced more than one and a half million military GPS receivers. The company is transitioning receiver designs to use the modernized military code (M-code) signal for added resiliency in RF-challenged environments.
What Exactly Is GPS NMEA Data? - GPS World
Feb 4, 2015 · Today in the world of GPS, NMEA is a standard data format supported by all GPS manufacturers, much like ASCII is the standard for digital computer characters in the computer world. The purpose of NMEA is to give equipment users the ability to mix and match hardware and software. NMEA-formatted GPS data also makes life easier for software ...
Anti-jam technology: Demystifying the CRPA - GPS World
Apr 12, 2017 · The Landshield, launched in 2014, was a step-change in CRPA technology. Not just because it was a small and fully self-contained unit (about the size of a hockey puck), but because it was the world’s first CRPA to include true anti-spoofing capability. Figure 8. Landshield Advanced CRPA with Anti-Spoof Technology.
Part 1: The Origins of GPS, and the Pioneers Who Launched the …
May 1, 2010 · It subsequently developed a number of experimental satellites, the first of which was called Timation 1. This small satellite, weighing 85 pounds and producing 6 watts of power, was launched on May 27, 1967. Timation 1, developed by NRL, was a …
Toughen GPS to resist jamming and spoofing
Mar 31, 2022 · With L1 C/A, GPS receivers can improve jamming resistance, albeit with loss of ranging (tracking) accuracy, by using code tracking mode – State 3. This reduces a line-of-sight jammer’s denial radius (DRRR) to about 0.29 (a 10.7 dB improvement). Toughening Category 2: Inertial Components and Very Stable User Clocks.
Surveying and the future: Where is technology going? - GPS World
Jul 7, 2021 · Est. reading time: 7:30. Photo: FDA. Earlier this year, we looked back at 2020 and reviewed how surveying has dealt with the worldwide pandemic while adapting to the new tools and technology being created. We discovered the need for surveyors did not diminish during this crisis, and in many places the demand has gone up significantly.
China’s BeiDou challenges US GPS dominance - GPS World
Oct 26, 2023 · Fifty years since it was designed and approved by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), the GPS is at risk of losing its status as the world’s gold-standard location service, reported The Wall Street Journal.In a recent paper published by Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, “China’s BeiDou: New Dimensions of Great Power Competition,” Sarah Sewall, executive ...
Inside the Box: Understanding GNSS correction methods
Feb 9, 2024 · Each signal correction method addresses these elements differently, resulting in pros and cons that must be weighed before selecting and implementing a solution. 1. Inaccurate ephemeris data. To calculate their position on Earth, GNSS receivers need to know the exact position in space of the satellites they use.
GPS accuracy: Lies, damn lies and statistics - GPS World
Jan 1, 1998 · Frank van Diggelen, Ashtech, Inc. “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics.”. So reportedly said Benjamin Disraeli, prime minister of Great Britain from 1874 to 1880. And just as the notoriously wily statesman noted, the science of analyzing data, or statistics, sometimes yields results that one can interpret in a ...