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APRIL 14, 2021
 
  INSIGHTS
 
 
 
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Smart infrastructure depends on GIS
 
By William Tewelow
Rebuilding our national infrastructure will require geospatial technologies. Now is the time to get certified and establish your credentials.
 
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  NEWS
 
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Military GPS user equipment capability heads to allies
 
The U.S. Space Force has authorized the loan of military code (M-code) capable GPS receiver cards to allies for laboratory and field testing.
 
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Headshot: William Nelson, Director, APNT CFT
 
Army approves requirement for Navigation Warfare
 
The U.S. Army’s Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing/Space Cross-Functional Team has approved the Navigation Warfare Situational Awareness Abbreviated Capability Development Document.
 
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Registration open for ION Joint Navigation Conference 2021
 
The Institute of Navigation (ION) announces that registration for the Joint Navigation Conference (JNC) is now open.
 
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L3Harris provides detailed mapping for UAV flights
 
L3Harris provided a detailed digital map of Blacksburg, Virginia, to aid in the development of a Navigation Performance Forecast for UAVs, specifically for beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights.
 
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GSA publishes High Accuracy Service information update
 
The European GNSS Agency (GSA), with the European Commission, has published an information note on the Galileo High Accuracy Service. It includes information on features such as service levels, target performance, an implementation roadmap, and an overview of the target markets for the service.
 
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Remembering U.S. history by mapping internment camp with UAV
 
A new Esri StoryMap from Eos Positioning Systems explores the stories of two men whose lives were connected by Amache Internment Camp in southeastern Colorado.
 
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GPS and modeling reveal shrinking glacier
 
The Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP) calculates that thinning of Alaska’s Taku Glacier has increased from an average rate of 0.5 meter to 2 meters per year over the past two decades.
 
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NASA analyzes navigation needs of Artemis Moon missions
 
Space communications and navigation engineers at NASA are evaluating the navigation needs for the Artemis program, including identifying the precision navigation capabilities needed to establish the first sustained presence on the lunar surface.
 
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Galileo satellite performs collision avoidance maneuver
 
In a first for Galileo, a satellite performed a collision-avoidance maneuver to avoid space debris following a collision risk alert received from EU Space Surveillance and Tracking.
 
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Israel opens advanced navigation center for non-GPS tech
 
A Navigation Technology Center dedicated to developing and producing non-GPS navigation systems has been launched by Israel’s Ministry of Defense and Israel Aerospace Industries.
 
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  FROM SURVEY SCENE NEWSLETTER
 
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NGS revises NOAA report on working in the modernized NSRS
 
By David Zilkoski
The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) has revised an important technical document on the modernized National Spatial Reference System (NSRS). Zilkoski explores a use case on flood mapping, discussing an Elevation Certificate example, Flood Insurance Rate Map and Flood Insurance Study.

 
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  UPCOMING WEBINAR
 
Resilient PNT for a 5G World
 
Date: May 20
Sponsored content by: Orolia
 
 
Summary: Panelists will discuss key factors for the successful implementation of 5G, the testing requirements needed to ensure consistent operations, and resilient positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies that can help ensure accurate, continuous operations for critical applications during interference or signal loss.
 
Speakers:
Cecil Taylor, Senior Product Manager, Anritsu Company
Lisa Perdue, Simulation Product Manager, Orolia
 

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