News tagged with navigation satellite
Digital avalanche rescue dog
Dec 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A novel geolocation system makes use of signals from Galileo, the future European satellite navigation system, to locate avalanche victims carrying an avalanche transceiver or a cellphone, to the precision ...
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 ...
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.
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 navigation satellite
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 14, 2007 |
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China Saturday announced the launch of its "Compass" navigation satellite which will begin service next year.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
GIOVE-A navigation signal available to users
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 02, 2007 |
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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 ...
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.
Two years in space for Galileo satellite
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 19, 2007 |
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On 28 December, it will be two years since GIOVE-A - the first Galileo satellite - was launched by a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur, in Kazakhstan. This satellite demonstrates the progress Europe has made in setting ...
Hyper-accurate clocks -- The beating heart of Galileo
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 10, 2007 |
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Travellers have relied on accurate timekeeping for navigation since the development of the marine chronometer in the eighteenth century. Galileo, Europe’s twenty-first century navigation system, also relies ...
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