Abstract: GPS has evolved into a vital component of our critical infrastructure. Originally developed over 50 years ago as a military navigation system, it has since been transformed into an ...

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What if GPS had existed in 1565? No satellites or microelectronics, sure—but let’s play along. Imagine the bustling streets of Antwerp, where merchants navigated the sprawling city with woodcut maps.

Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) underpin modern positioning and navigation, integrating signals from multiple satellite constellations such as GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou. Recent ...

In an era of growing demand for real-time precision navigation, researchers have unveiled a powerful leap forward in satellite-based positioning. Leveraging new-generation Global Navigation Satellite ...

A United plane takes off from Newark Liberty International Airport. Photo / Aristide Economopoulos, for The Washington Post The pilots flying into Denver International Airport could tell something was ...

The U.S. Space Forces’ (USSF's) Los Angeles-based acquisition arm, Space Systems Command, stood up a new system delta last month. Named the SYD 831 Military Communications & Positioning, Navigation ...

A Long March 3B lifts off from Xichang carrying the 59th and 60th Beidou navigation satellites into orbit, Sept. 19 (UTC), 2024. Credit: CASC HELSINKI — China has announced a strategic roadmap for ...

For decades, the Global Positioning System (GPS) has maintained a de facto monopoly on positioning, navigation and timing, because it’s cheap and already integrated into billions of devices around the ...