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Privacy continues to be in the headlines. Companies and governments are garnering and analyzing information that they obtain through means some find questionable in unprecedented ways. Many readers use Google maps and rely on the Google Traffic tool to indicate whether traffic is moving or stalled, but the fact that Google uses Global Positioning System data from wireless devices is often a ...
Russia May Spend Almost $12 bln on Glonass in 2012-2020
Russia may spend 346.5 billion rubles (almost $12 bln) on its Glonass satellite navigation system in 2012-2020, the Kommersant daily said on Wednesday. Glonass is Russia's answer to the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, and is designed for both military and civilian uses.
Raytheon to Develop Mission Critical Launch and Check Solution for the Global Positioning System
AURORA, Colo. , Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN - News) has been awarded a $27.4 million contract by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center for development of a Global Positioning ...
Lockheed Martin-Built GPS Satellites Reach 150 Years Of Combined On Orbit Service
DENVER, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force's fleet of Global Positioning System ( GPS ) Block IIR and IIR-M satellites has accumulated 150 collective years of successful on-orbit operations.The ...
County GPS network needs tweak to stay current
Plymouth County's Global Positioning System (GPS) network requires an adjustment to ensure its accuracy. GPS satellites transmit signal information to earth, which is taken in by GPS receivers and triangulated to calculate users' exact locations.
