News tagged with satnav
WhatsApp tops UK app charts: Apple
The WhatsApp messenging system, which allows users to send messages for free, has topped Apple's App Store Official UK charts.
May 18, 2012 |
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Mapping the deadly mosquito
(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA is helping to take the bite out of mosquitoes and their deadly diseases by tracking their distribution and habitat via observation satellites, satnav, and mobile communications.
May 18, 2011 |
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Satellite navigation steers unmanned micro-planes
(PhysOrg.com) -- An unmanned aircraft system guided by satnav has been developed within ESA's Business Incubation Centre to provide rapid monitoring of land areas and disaster zones. The planes have already ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 01, 2010 |
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Keeping older drivers on the road
A research car which monitors our concentration, stress levels and driving habits while we're sat behind the steering wheel is being used to develop new technologies to support older drivers.
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Designer shortlisted for inventive windscreen design
A Northumbria student’s design for a car windscreen that displays driver information, directions and road conditions has been shortlisted in a national transportation competition.
Nov 02, 2011 |
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First Galileo satellite touches down in French Guiana
The first Galileo navigation satellite has arrived in Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, ready to begin preparations for launch on 20 October.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 09, 2011 |
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Galileo's Soyuz launchers arrive at French Guiana
(PhysOrg.com) -- The two Soyuz launchers that will fly the first four satellites of Europe’s Galileo navigation system into orbit have arrived at Kourou harbour in French Guiana, completing a journey ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 22, 2011 |
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EGNOS navigation system begins serving Europe's aircraft
Today, the EGNOS Safety-of-Life signal was formally declared available to aviation. For the first time, space-based navigation signals have become officially usable for the critical task of vertically guiding ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 03, 2011 |
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When Artemis talks, Johannes Kepler listens
After Ariane 5 lofts ATV Johannes Kepler into space on 15 February, ESA’s Artemis data relay satellite will be ready for action.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 27, 2011 |
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Galileo satellite undergoes launch check-up at ESTEC
Galileo's first satellite is undergoing testing at ESA's technical centre in the Netherlands, checking its readiness to be launched into orbit. This marks a significant step for Europe's Galileo satnav constellation.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Galileo satnav system called 'stupid idea': US cable
The head of a German firm working on Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system called it a "stupid idea" being pushed by France for military reasons, a leaked US diplomatic cable showed Thursday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 13, 2011 |
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EU's Galileo satnav system over budget, late: report
Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system, meant to rival the US-built Global Positioning System (GPS), is over budget, running late and will be unprofitable for years, a press report said on Thursday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 07, 2010 |
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E-shirt improves physical exercise
Whether you are a professional athlete or just enjoy physical exercise, instant data on your performance can improve your training. With help from ESA, a Spanish firm has developed a smart ‘e-shirt’ to measure ...
Sep 17, 2010 |
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