Arab Institute of Navigation 2016 Conference Announced

The biannual Melaha Conference “GNSS WAY Ahead” is back next year on the beautiful beaches of the Red Sea front. GNSS Way Ahead will offer an ideal opportunity to pursue continuing navigational education, to learn about recent advances, and likely future...

Congressman Speaks On Time at US Naval Observatory, July 22

Local chapters of the Institute of Navigation don’t normally meet at a global center of excellence, nor are they usually addressed by members of Congress. But both of those are happening Thursday, July 22nd. The program for the evening is “Keeping and Sharing Time –...

Device Tracks Soldiers’ Movements without GPS

By GPS World Staff When GPS satellites can’t be seen due to dense jungle canopy, or they are blocked due to enemy interference, soldiers will still be able to track their location digitally using the Warfighter Integrated Navigation System (WINS), a device now under...

Father of GPS on IMUs, eLoran, GPS

At the 15th meeting of the National PNT Advisory Board last week in Annapolis, the board’s vice chair and generally recognized “father of GPS”, Dr. Brad Parkinson, made the case for using a combination of GPS, eLoran and inertial systems in order to achieve the...

US Weighs UAS-Friendly GPS Backup System

Inside Unmanned Systems By Dee Ann Divis The comment period is about to close on a potential navigation backup system for GPS that could be very useful for unmanned systems. Enhanced Loran or eLoran is an invigorated version of the old Loran system formerly operated...