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Japan Launches Satellite Carrying Its Own Version of GPS

Japan has recently launched a rocket carrying a satellite with a local version of the US global positioning system (GPS) (Quasi-Zenith Satellite System) on Thursday (June 1, 2017), which is expected

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Japan to Introduce GPS Satellite to Jam North Korean Signals

According to recent news, Japan will launch GPS satellite that will have GPS jamming capabilities for North Korean signals. The jamming functions are to be included on the Japanese GPS satellite Michibiki

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DGCA to Airlines: Use GAGAN or Face Consequence

Mumbai – According to recent news by the Mumbai Mirror, the government has warned domestic airlines of `consequences’ if they did not adopt the Rs 774 crore GPS-Aided Geo Augmented

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GPS and Satellite Radar Interferometry Indicate the Birth of a New Magma Body Beneath New Zealand

A recent study by Ian Hamling using Global positioning satellite and satellite radar interferometry measurements has indicated the birth of a magma chamber along the Taupo Volcanic Zone. Magma is a

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India-Nepal Border Pillars to be GPS-enabled

KATHMANDU: More than 8,000 pillars along the India-Nepal border will be linked to a Global Navigation Satellite System, allowing authorities for the first time to effectively manage the over 1,700-km-long

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PSLV-C33 Successfully Launches India’s Seventh Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1G

Apr 28, 2016 – In its thirty-fifth flight (PSLV-C33), ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle successfully launched the 1425 kg IRNSS-1G, the seventh satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)

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IRNSS 1F Sixth Navigation Satellite Launched Sucessfully

March 10, 2016 – Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its thirty-fourth flight (PSLV-C32), launches IRNSS-1F, the sixth satellite of the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS). IRNSS-1F was launched into

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Comparative Study of Online GPS Post Processing Services and Effects on DGPS Data Processing

Comparative Study of Online GPS Post Processing Services and Effects on DGPS Data Processing – Manas Kumar Jha, Saurabh Singh, Nisha Upadhyay, Nishant Khare Increasing dependency on Differential Global Positioning

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Indian Postmen Will Be Coming With GPS Devices from 2016

India – In the biggest move of India Post’s modernization programme, the Department of Posts (DoP) has plans to roll out its ambitious project of giving global positioning system (GPS)

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USCG Invites Public Comments on Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System (NDGPS)

In a notice by the United States Coast Guard, the Transportation Department, and the Engineers Corps  dated 08/18/2015, public comments are requested on Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System (NDGPS). The Coast Guard (USCG)