2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (610+ words) Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 - Lockheed Martin's ninth Global Positioning System III satellite has reached orbit, adding new resilience and security to the GPS constellation that underpins both military operations and critical ci Lockheed Martin launches ninth GPS III satellite…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (228+ words) Discussions within the geospatial and navigation community increasingly focus on how these transformations affect long-term reliability and strategic use cases. Industry platforms such as Directions Mag have highlighted how navigation technologies are entering a phase where operational resilience and system…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (198+ words) "Initially a basic map service, the platform has evolved into a comprehensive natural resources service base," said Chen Ping, an official from the ministry. Chen explained that the system brings together information on land use planning, geological surveys, forestry, grassland…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (604+ words) Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 26, 2025 Finding accurate positions in dense urban areas remains difficult for satellite-based navigation systems, where high-rise buildings and signal blockages can cause large errors or complete loss of service. A recent study outlines a deeply integrated positioning…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (310+ words) Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2025 Quectel Wireless Solutions has announced a collaboration with Swift Navigation to provide real-time kinematic (RTK) correction solutions that deliver centimeter-level accuracy for a diverse range of Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The partnership integrates Quectel's…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago  (184+ words) Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 Tschudi Shipping Company, NAL Research, and SGM Technology AS have launched PntGuard, a standalone maritime navigation security system designed to counter increasing incidents of GNSS and GPS spoofing and jamming at sea. PntGuard functions independently from…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (302+ words) Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 TERN has closed a $7.5 million Seed Extension to accelerate deployment of its Independently Derived Positioning System (IDPS), an AI-driven, satellite-free navigation technology for commercial and defense customers. Investors include Scout VC, Vanderbilt Endowment, Shadow Capital,…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (261+ words) Galileo and its sister augmentation service EGNOS have become central to modern infrastructure, underpinning everything from smartphone navigation to essential services. Celeste will now provide an added layer of security and availability, ensuring Europe's satellite navigation systems continue to serve…...

7+ mon, 6+ day ago  (686+ words) Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 22, 2025 In the race to improve autonomous systems, researchers in China have unveiled a new algorithm that accelerates navigation while maintaining precision. Called Optimized iSAM-Factor Graph Optimization (OiSAM-FGO), the method halves processing times compared with leading benchmarks…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (502+ words) Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 The US Space Force has placed the L3Harris-built Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) into orbit aboard a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NTS-3 is the Department of Defense's first experimental…...