News tagged with navigation data

GOCE successfully completes early orbit phase

Mar 20, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

ESA's GOCE satellite was formally declared ready for work at 01:00 CET on 20 March. During the critical Launch and Early Orbit Phase beginning with separation from its booster on 17 March, GOCE was checked ...

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Google unveils free GPS navigation for mobile phones

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 28, 2009 | 3.3 / 5 (6) | 1

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 navigation signal available to users

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Mar 02, 2007 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

The GIOVE-A Signal-in-Space Interface Control Document, the document that gives the technical details of the signals transmitted by the GIOVE-A satellite, has been released. This will allow receiver manufacturers ...

GIOVE-A transmits first navigation message

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

May 04, 2007 | 4 / 5 (10) | 0

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 ...

China launches gps satellite: report

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Apr 15, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

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.

GPS phone apps gaining ground

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Jul 29, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 1

I got my first GPS device just two years ago, and I like it a lot. Nonetheless, I'm ready to replace the gadget with something better: my phone.

Safely on the move

Technology / Engineering

Jul 14, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

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 ...

Waze is tapping into the collective knowledge of road warriors in order to make life more pleasant for drivers

Waze turning road warriors into map builders

Technology / Hi Tech

Sep 25, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 1

Technology startup Waze is tapping into the collective knowledge of road warriors in order to make life more pleasant for drivers while creating reliable street maps.

Migrating birds detect latitude and longitude, but how remains a mystery

Biology /

Jan 31, 2008 | 4.8 / 5 (6) | 0

Eurasian reed warblers captured during their spring migrations and released after being flown 1,000 kilometers to the east can correct their travel routes and head for their original destinations, researchers report online ...

UH team helps NASA improve navigation systems for lunar exploration

Technology / Engineering

Apr 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

If NASA is going to successfully establish a permanent human presence on the moon, it must be able to accurately track and direct its crew members and exploration vehicles, and the space agency has charged a University of ...