New GPS/eLoran Bill in Congress

Photo Credit: Architect of the Capitol Yesterday, a bi-partisan group of legislators led by Congressman John Garamendi (D, CA) introduced a bill that would require the Secretary of Defense to establish a backup for the Global Positioning System (GPS). Called the...

“Do We Want Faster Horses?”

Henry Ford is reputed to have once remarked “If I had asked people what they wanted they would have said ‘faster horses.’” The federal government might be facing a similar challenge with the Federal Register Notice it published this week about Complementary...

European Navigation Conference 2015

The 2015 ENC conference will be hosted by the Institut Français de Navigation (IFN) and TOPOS Aquitaine and will be held April 7 through 10 at Centre de Congrès Cité mondiale in Bordeaux, France. It will be a showcase for state-of-the-art technology and for...

US Losing Internet Lead?

“Internet Development Hampered By Lack of Effective Time Signal” -NIST The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) publicized a report yesterday that outlined how further development of the internet, specifically the “Internet of Things,” will be...