Galileo
The eighth planet from the sun, Neptune was the first planet located through mathematical predictions rather than through regular observations of the sky. (Galileo had recorded it as a fixed star during observations with his small telescope in 1612 and...
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When the new iPhone was finally released this year, one of its top new features was the built-in GPS functionality.
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A recent survey showed nearly half of respondents rated GPS as a deciding factor in favoring an iPhone 3G, which should be good news for makers of GPS software and...
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Apple Inc. has unveiled an upgraded iPhone with a faster Internet connection and GPS capabilities.
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Curved features on Jupiter’s moon Europa may indicate that its poles have wandered by almost 90°, report scientists from the Carnegie Institution, Lunar and...
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Giove-B, a test satellite for Europe’s Galileo system, has sent its first navigation signals back to Earth.
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An experimental satellite for a much-delayed European Union rival to the United States’ GPS navigation system blasted into orbit Sunday after a successful launch...
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The European Parliament yesterday agreed to provide funding for the Galileo satellite navigation project which should effectively replace the American GPS system...
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European Union governments agreed Friday to jointly complete the development of the much-delayed Galileo satellite navigation project after mollifying Spain, which had...
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Europe’s proposed multibillion-dollar Galileo satellite navigation project could be salvaged with the help of unspent EU funds and without additional taxpayer...
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In order to commemorate the company’s 30th anniversary, Aegean Yachts has taken wraps off its new, 50 meter luxury yacht. The three-masted super schooner, GALILEO is a...
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Navigadget says that Garmin is going to come up with a new eTrex model (eTrex H) in the autumn (fall) of this year. The three new handhelds are reported to be supported...
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Giove-A, boisterously expansive, satellite system built by the European Space Agency, is said to have transmitted its first navigation message. Well, before getting on...
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Galileo, the proposed global positioning system for European Union is to put a burden of €1.2bn on European taxpayers. The refusal of private sector to invest such a...
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The chances of a European competitor to the US Global Positioning System have been greater than before following the reports that revealed that the associates building...
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The European Space Agency has awarded Surrey Satellite Technology for developing a satellite to permanently secure Galileo’s frequencies.
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Swiss-based u-blox, the leading manufacture of pioneering GPS receiver technology, is very shortly going to release a new GPS receiver chip known as u-blox 5 at the...
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Indian Airlines has planned to introduce new hi-tech Passenger Service System (PSS) early next year.
A report published in The Hindu states that:
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Galileo Galilei was used to to surprising discoveries. Using his primordial telescope, he had found new worlds orbiting Jupiter, watched planet-sized spots crossing the...
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What would you consider the greatest advance in astronomy since Galileo unarguably it would be Hubble. Hubble as one of the great scientific instruments of all time,...
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Disquieting European investors on the €2.5 billion project, Galileo, the Chinese GPS system, Beidou, is going to be opened up for free access in China. In the...
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China is planning to create a 24-satellite navigation network, Compass. It further intends to station its network in the same orbit where American and European...
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