News tagged with global navigation satellite system
Saving on fuel and safeguarding the environment with smart driving
Feb 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new system is using satellite navigation data to help car drivers develop smart, smooth and safe driving techniques that can help save an average of 15-25% in fuel, as well as contribute ...
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China launches gps satellite: report
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 15, 2009 |
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China launched a navigational satellite, the nation's space administration reported, the second in a series of up to 30 orbiters to comprise a global positioning network.
Improved satellite navigation for remote areas
Aug 22, 2008 |
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CSIRO scientists with the Minerals Down Under National Research Flagship are working closely with industry and government to develop vastly improved navigation technology for remote areas.
IBM Links SatNav to Car Radios
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM has filed a patent that could put an end to losing your favorite radio channels while you are driving long distances. Their idea is to combine satellite navigation with the car radio to ...
GOCE satellite launch delayed until 2009
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 24, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Russian authorities responsible for the Rockot launcher that shall carry ESA's GOCE Earth Explorer satellite into orbit have completed the investigation of a failure in the guidance and ...
Google unveils free GPS navigation for mobile phones
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Google unveiled a free navigation system for mobile phones on Wednesday in a move seen as a potential challenge to the makers of GPS navigation devices.
GIOVE-A transmits first navigation message
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 04, 2007 |
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Earlier this week, GIOVE-A successfully transmitted its first navigation message, containing the information needed by user receivers to calculate their position. Prior to reaching this milestone, the satellite ...
Safely on the move
Jul 14, 2009 |
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How can rescue units be better protected during disaster operations or avalanche victims be found quicker? A new localization system connects satellite-based positioning systems with terrestrial locating aids and situation-dependent ...
Launch of GOCE Satellite delayed
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 08, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The preparatory activities for the launch of ESA's GOCE satellite from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia had to be stopped yesterday afternoon (Sunday 7 September) by Eurockot due ...
EU unveils more precise satnav system
Oct 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The European Union has unveiled an updated satellite navigation system that is up to five times more precise than the current GPS system.
Second Galileo satellite launched successfully
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2008 |
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Designed to provide the whole planet with a highly accurate Global Navigation Satellite System under civilian control, Europe’s Galileo project moved a step closer as a second test satellite was launched successfully ...
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