Dr. Gladys West, the mathematician who played a pivotal role in birthing GPS technology, passed away on Saturday at the age ...

The Global Positioning System, or GPS, is pretty much indispensable these days. Phones, tablets, self-driving cars, and drones depend on a network of geostationary satellites high above the earth’s ...

Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) have revolutionised location-based services by providing positioning information through satellite signals. In urban environments, however, positioning ...

No audio available for this content. L3Harris Technologies has received a contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command to develop design concepts for Phase 0 of the Resilient Global ...

Definition The Global Positioning System (GPS) uses a network of satellites to provide electronic signals that enable a receiver to accurately determine its position anywhere on Earth. The satellites ...

Illustration of a Resilient Global Positioning System (R-GPS) satellite network. Credit: Astranis WASHINGTON — Satellite manufacturer Astranis announced Nov. 1 it is teaming up with navigation startup ...