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Second GPS IIF Satellite Finally Set Healthy
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The second GPS Block IIF satellite, SVN63/PRN01, was finally set healthy on October 14, and a corresponding Notice Advisory to Navstar Users (NANU) has been issued. The delay in bringing the satellite into service was due, in part, to extended testing of the cesium atomic frequency standard (AFS) on the satellite. IIF satellites carry three AFSs: one cesium and two rubidiums. The performance of the cesium AFS, independently confirmed, was poor. A switch to one of the rubidium AFSs took place on October 5. The satellite was launched in July, and operational control was handed over to the Air Force 2nd Space Operations Squadron (2 SOPS) at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, on August 19.
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FCC wants all cellphones to be GPS-capable by 2018 for improved 911 service
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There's still no real indication of when you'll be able to send text messages, photos and videos to 911, but the FCC has now set a date for another promised enhancement to the service. The agency is aiming to increase the service's location accuracy requirements, and to that end it wants all cellphones and VoIP devices to be GPS-capable by 2018 (A-GPS, specifically). As the FCC notes, it expects 85 percent of all cellphones to have built-in GPS by that point anyway, which it says should "contribute to minimizing subsequent costs" required to meet the cut-off -- it's not, however, adopting a specific sunset date just yet. As you might expect, however, there's not exactly unanimous support for...
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TomTom announces Go Live 1535M in all its app-wielding glory, offers dashboard tweeting
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TomTom has introduced its latest navigation device, the Go Live 1535M. The standalone GPS unit is claimed to be the first to offer a full app platform, enabling users to take advantage of travel apps and social networking features that have been available on various smartphone platforms. The Live connected services will include Twitter, Yelp, TripAdvisor and Expedia.
Aside from the new apps, users can also access the existing range of Live information such as traffic updates, speed camera locations fuel prices, weather forecasts and Google Local Search.
The device provides a standard set of navigation features, with maps for the US, Canada and Mexico presented on a five-inch touchscreen. Oth...
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Garmin announced Nuvi Essentials Line - Nuvi 30/40/50
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Garmin announced their Essentials line today - a line-up that includes basic GPS units in varying screen sizes with a reasonable list of features. The Garmin Nuvi 30 is a 3.5-inch basic GPS with turn by turn directions, spoken word directions, as well as junction view and lane assist.
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Garmin Revamps Entire Product Line for 2012
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One of the most confusing things about Garmin’s existing GPS product lineup—and this criticism applies to the entire portable navigation device (PND) market, not just Garmin—is that there are dozens of devices with near-identical names and feature sets. Worse, as new ones come out, the old ones are still available in Best Buy, on Amazon, and in other stores, often at deep discounts. That throws the entire notion of which devices are considered budget, midrange, or high-end into disarray, and makes it difficult for consumers to figure out which PND to buy.
Garmin is finally taking a stab at fixing this problem with its new 2012 lineup of nüvi devices, which the company unveiled this morning....
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Europe concerned about LightSquared GPS interference too
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It's not just American GPS companies and governments that are concerned about the potential GPS interference from LightSquared's proposed 4G LTE network, as officials in Europe have expressed similar worries.
According to Heinz Zourek, head of the European Commission's industry department, research has revealed that LightSquared's base stations have "considerable potential to cause harmful interference" to the Galileo GPS system that is expected to be operational in Europe and the U.S. by 2014 or 2015. The Galileo system uses the same spectrum as current GPS receivers, which is right next to the spectrum the LightSquared wants to appropriate for its network.
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TomTom HD Traffic boosted by capital injection
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TomTom has done a deal with Transport for London to get more detailed London traffic info into its HD Traffic service.
TFL will provide TomTom with its traffic data - so TomTomers will have access to information such as where road works are taking place, where accidents have happened, temporary road closures (handy come Olympic-time) and where traffic is likely to be disrupted.
They'll also get the severity of the delays thanks to TFL's 360 mile red route network in London and information fed into its control centre by London’s 7,500 buses, event organisers and road works contractors combined with speed data tracked from connected TomTom devices and Vodafone mobile phone handsets.
"It’s been...
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Second GPS Block II-F Satellite Successfully Launched
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The U.S. Air Force successfully launched GPS IIF-2 Space Vehicle Number (SVN) 63 carried aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Medium rocket at 2:41 a.m. EDT July 16 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. This is the second in the series of 12 GPS satellites that Boeing has on contract with the Air Force. Boeing, maker of the satellite, reports signals are being received.
"I am extremely proud of the tremendous efforts that hundreds of people on the launch team have expended for today's launch. I would like to thank United Launch Alliance, Boeing, my launch vehicle team from SMC's Launch and Range Systems Directorate and a host of others for their dedication to mission success," ...
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LightSquared files revamped GPS report with FCC
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Wireless telecommunications start-up LightSquared on Thursday filed a report with the FCC that details any potential interference issues its launch would have with existing GPS services, according to a Thursday report. The GPS community opposes LightSquared's plans to build a high-speed wireless network. LightSquared has promised to use a different batch of airwaves that it says would eliminate 99.5 percent of the interference problems found in tests.
LightSquared maintained the interference problems are a result of the GPS manufacturers' design of products "that depend on using spectrum assigned to other FCC licenses." A new proposal from the company would affect only 200,000 GPS devices ou...
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Magellan announces wireless backup camera for GPS devices
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Magellan makes navigation devices for all sorts of uses form cars and RVs up to iPhone apps to get you where you need to go. The company has announced a new accessory that will work with its RoadMate 1700 or RoadMate 9055 GPS navigation devices for cars and trucks. The new accessory is called the Magellan Wireless Backup-Camera. It attaches to the vehicles rear license plate and needs no wire to the GPS device to work.
The camera will activate as soon as the car is put into reverse and will change the image on the screen of the GPS device to show what is behind the driver. The camera is dust, waterproof, and has a wide-angle 120-degree lens. The transmitter sits in the car’s trunk and is als...
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LightSquared announces 'solution' for GPS issue, says LTE network will roll out on schedule
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LightSquared may have steadfastly insisted otherwise, but recent tests showing that its wholesale 4G LTE network interferes with GPS have been getting tough for it to ignore, and it turns out the company has been quietly working on a backup plan. In addition to fessing up that one of the 10MHz blocks used by its network does indeed interfere with many GPS receivers, LightSquared has also now announced a two-fold "solution" to the problem. That will involve it using only a lower block of the 10MHz spectrum that it says doesn't interfere with GPS (with a few "limited" exceptions), and a new agreement with Inmarsat that LightSquared says will let it "accelerate the schedule" to begin using the ...
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Government report finds LightSquared's LTE interferes with GPS -- color us surprised
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No one said bathing the great United States in LTE would be easy, but the hits just keep on coming for Falcone and co. Following up on reports and concerns about LightSquared's possible interference, ...
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GPS stations trace nuclear explosions, summon end to underground mushroom clouds?
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A team of researchers recently revealed findings that could turn GPS stations into tools for detecting illegal nuclear explosions. According to a report, being presented to the Comprehensive Nuclear-T...
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Garmin in talks to buy Navigon?
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It's hard out there for a company making endangered gadgets. According to Reuters, flailing satnav maker Navigon could be acquired by none other than Garmin, which has struggled itself to maintain str...
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New Garmin RINO 610, 650, 655t - Touchscreen, 20-mile Radio Reach
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Garmin is rolling out another new innovative line upgrade, and this time it's their GPS/FRS Radio mashup, the Garmin RINO. The new line offers touchscreen performance, up to a 5-watt broadcast capabil...
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