News | 05 Oct 2009 : The EU has launched a free satellite-navigation network, as it gears up for the activation of the Galileo network in 2010.

A NEW threat facing the regional airlines that are the lifeblood of the North East’s export-led economic recovery was revealed yesterday.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved Honeywell’s Smartpath Precision Landing System, clearing the way for increased safety and efficiency at airports by providing precise navigation service based on GPS. The first U.S.-approved system is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and will become operational early next year.

(Telecompaper) The European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) has officially launched operations. The EGNOS Open Service is now available to all users equipped with EGNOS-compatible receivers. EGNOS is a satellite-based augmentation system designed to improve the accuracy of satellite navigation signals over Europe. The system consists of transponders aboard three geostationary …

The European Union launched a free satellite navigation network that could help pilots, drivers and blind people by fine-tuning the accuracy of the U.S. global positioning system (GPS)