Lockheed Martin Manufacturing the Third and Fourth GPS III Satellites
by Rebecca Pearson on Jan 17, 2012 |
 Lockheed Martin was awarded the contract to start building the third and fourth GPS III satellites by the United States Air Force. The $238 million contract is the second contract the company has received to manufacturer GPS satellites. Back in 2008, Lockheed Martin received a $1.4 ...
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Tags: Lockheed Martin, GPS, GPS III, jammers, 2014, navigation, positioning, commercial, civilian, military, signal, satellite, globe, US, Air Force |
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The Groundspeak Geocaching Block Party
by Rebecca Pearson on Aug 17, 2011 |
The Groundspeak Geocaching Block Party will be held this Saturday August 20, 2011 on the inaugural International Geocaching Day. Groundspeak has established that every year the third Saturday of August will be recognized as International Geocaching Day. The event is expected to attract a group of ...
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Tags: Groundspeak, geocaching, block party, International Geocaching Day, August 20, 2011, inaugural, icon, Seattle, Washington, Signal the Frog, geocachers |
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Solar Flares May Affect GPS
by Rebecca Pearson on Aug 8, 2011 |
 Last Thursday, solar flares released by the sun threatened to disrupt the Global Positioning System or GPS. Millions of people around the world rely on the GPS satellite navigation network. Solar flares are caused when changes occur in the sun's magnetic field. Thursday's solar flare ...
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Tags: solar, sun, flare, GPS, disruption, signal, satellite, navigation |
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LightSquared Testing Results Show GPS Interference
by Rebecca Pearson on Jun 15, 2011 |
 LightSquared has completed its initial round of testing and is expected to present the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with a report today. The report, compiled by LightSquared and a GPS industry group, acknowledges GPS interference during the initial round of testing the proposed 4G wireless ...
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Tags: LightSquared, 4G, wireless network, GPS, signal, testing, interference, FCC, FAA, satellite, report, aviation, military |
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The Threat of GPS Jamming
by Rebecca Pearson on Mar 23, 2011 |
 With the popularity of GPS devices exploding in recent years, people have developed a dependence on the Global Positioning System. Millions of consumers, businesses and the military all rely on GPS on a daily basis. However, the recent threat of GPS jamming has exposed ...
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Tags: GPS, jamming, jammer, frequencies, illegal, signals, China |
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The Coalition to Save Our GPS
by Rebecca Pearson on Mar 16, 2011 |
 With a recent threat to the Global Positioning System (GPS), the Coalition to Save Our GPS was created to inform the public and protect the GPS network. In January, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted LightSquared, a wireless broadband company, a conditional waiver allowing them ...
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Tags: GPS, signal, satellite, FCC, LightSquared, Garmin, TomTom, UPS, wireless, broadband, spectrum |
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Best of the Bad - Geocaching Mega Event
by Roxanne Laverty on Dec 6, 2010 |
 The Town of Three Hills, Alberta extends a warm, small town invitation to come and experience the Canadian Badlands at their best – The Best of the Bad Mega Event will be held on July ...
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Tags: geocaching, event, December, badlands, Three Hills, Alberta, July, 2011, Maze, Signal |
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