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What's New at GPS.gov
- Jan 24: U.S.-Japan announcement and technical report on GPS cooperation
- Jan 13: NOAA presentation on LightSquared testing
- Dec 4: Upgraded homepage for news media, RSS feed of GPS news
- Nov 28: GPS news items from 1997-2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010
- Nov 28: Presentations from CGSIC London and ENC 2011
- Nov 24: Completed migration of international cooperation documents from PNT.gov
- Nov 23: ICD-GPS-870A
GPS Adventures Coming to Wichita, Kansas
On January 28, the traveling GPS Adventures exhibit returns from Canada to reopen at the Exploration Place in Wichita, Kansas.
GPS Adventures is an immersive experience designed to teach kids and adults about GPS technology. Visitors navigate their way through an interactive maze while simulating the popular, GPS-based activity known as geocaching. Learn more...
Federal Officials: LightSquared's Plans Would Cause Harmful Interference to Many GPS Receivers
On January 13, federal officials issued a letter on the results of GPS interference testing based on LightSquared's original and modified plans for its proposed mobile network.
Previous Feature Stories
- Supreme Court Reviews GPS Privacy Issues In late 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court deliberated the constitutional rights of citizens tracked by law enforcement with GPS technology.
- GPS Receives Award for Benefits to Humanity The International Astronautical Federation bestowed its 60th Anniversary Award to the U.S. GPS program at a ceremony held October 4 in Cape Town, South Africa.
- GPS Map Errors Explained! Does your GPS device show your house in the wrong place? Does it suggest inappropriate routes? Don't blame the GPS satellites... contact the map makers! We'll tell you how.
- Did You Know? GPS Jamming Is Illegal The FCC is clamping down on the marketing, sale, and use of illegal cellphone and GPS jamming devices. Despite some marketers' claims, consumers cannot legally use cell and GPS jammers within the United States.
