Global Positioning System

The pirates off the coast of Somalia are trained fighters, often dressed in military fatigues, using speedboats equipped with satellite phones and Global Positioning System equipment.

Our fisheries regulations mandate the use of global positioning satellite equipment on fishing vessels larger than 30 gross tons and the use of duly authorized on board observers, who collect necessary information for the authorities.

The IDNDR secretariat recognizes that space technologies, including remote sensing, global positioning and satellite communications systems, offer disaster managers valuable tools that can be used to prepare for, mitigate and, in some cases, prevent the effects of disasters.

Cameras on the ceiling and a laptop serve as an indoor global positioning system.

Furthermore, as a complement to remote sensing and the global positioning system (GPS), space technology and GIS information management applications, mobile satellite services have the capability to dramatically improve risk assessment, disaster preparedness, early warning, and onset and post disaster relief operations.

The presentations to the Workshop covered the use of remote sensing, satellite meteorology, satellite positioning systems and satellite communications and how they could be used, separately or collectively, to prevent disasters or to forecast, monitor and mitigate the effects of severe weather phenomena, such as flooding, desertification and drought.

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(vii) Recent developments in global navigation satellite systems

In 2005, ESCAP will organize meetings of the Regional Working Group on Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems and Satellite based Positioning and the Regional Working Group on Meteorological Satellite Applications and Natural Hazards Monitoring in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Many investors also feel the need to balance increasingly speculative investments ( satellite positioning ) with much safer investments ( core positioning ). To meet the latter objective, they turn to prudently managed countries, placing upward pressure on their currencies, too and, again, beyond what would be warranted by domestic fundamentals.

The Department uses the Global Positioning System (GPS) in its peacekeeping missions, for their military and civilian components.

The Office for Outer Space Affairs has co organized a series of meetings that have contributed significantly to the work of the Action Team on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) in improving universal access to and the compatibility and interoperability of space based navigation and positioning systems.

The operation of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) continued.

In recognition of its unique positioning and role, UNOSAT has become part of several global initiatives of strategic importance.

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As a major entrepôt in South East Asia, Singapore has been relentlessly positioning itself vis à vis the global economy.

Most dhows used for arms shipment are motorized, equipped with the Global Positioning System and other sophisticated navigation and maritime instruments.

Relevance and positioning

Design, relevance and positioning

Furthermore, in recognition of the importance of space technology for navigation, geopositioning and time synchronization, the European Union was developing the Galileo system, which, as a result of negotiations with the United States of America would be coordinated with the Global Positioning System (GPS) to strengthen and improve the use of civil satellite navigation worldwide.

This information sharing tool will also be the basis of a future virtual emergency operations centre, integrated with geographic information and global positioning systems.

The intent of this Mobile Satellite Communications via the TDRSS (MOST) program is to enhance the competitiveness of the United States industry in the global satellite communications arena.

Positioning for a bargain with the West

The satellite data serve to improve weather forecasting on an operational basis, and are used in the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) and the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) of WMO.

The ERS 1 satellite can also provide the data required for global monitoring of all potentially hazardous volcanoes.

The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) is actively contributing to the International Earth Rotation Service through analysis of global positioning system (GPS) and very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) measurements.

Major research and development projects undertaken in those areas are as follows automatic dependence surveillance, a system that gives pseudo radar images to air traffic controllers by using aircraft derived position data transmitted through a satellite data link and the wide area augmentation system, a system that improves the integrity, accuracy and availability of the Global Positioning System (GPS) for civil aviation in Japan

Specific strategies for emergencies and non focus countries, and the positioning of the UNICEF WASH programme within the global poverty reduction campaign further widen the scope of the new approach.

The VITASAT global electronic messaging network is a satellite based communications system for commercial, government and non profit users worldwide.

So we live in a world of satellite communication, are used to global communication, but it's still amazing to me.

National contingency plans can help to minimize the impact of sudden natural disasters, for example by the pre positioning of emergency supplies and communications equipment, including satellite communications systems, at strategic locations such as government premises and hospitals in areas known to be at risk.

In essence, there is an imperative need to design national, regional and global policies in a coherent setting for positioning developing countries advantageously for sustained development in an increasingly globalizing world.

From 26 September to 1 October 2004, a long campaign of simultaneous observations of all the summits was carried out with a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver assigned to each summit.

The Fundamental Geodynamic Observatory of the University of Latvia is a member of two space technique networks the global ILRS network and the Global Positioning System (GPS) network of the Reference Frame Sub Commission for Europe of the International Association of Geodesy.

(d) One workshop on integrated space technology applications, with tele health and landscape epidemiology using global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) technologies

In the order of importance, the next challenges identified by respondents were differing levels of language proficiency, driving skills, radio communications and map reading skills (including use of global positioning system technology).

Ionization layer full of electrons indicated the radio used by the military has a larger range of broadcasts. In addition, it may prevent the global positioning system (GPS) signal from the solar storm.

The assistance of ICAO for the implementation of the Global Navigation Satellite System procedure at 10 airports, including training for the controllers.

Through its membership in ESA, Norway is now taking part in the European development of Galileo, the next generation global satellite navigation system.

The first satellite in China's space science satellite series and the world's first dark matter particle detection satellite, Wukong,

However, for others who had received national training, the familiarization training was too simple and they suggested more focus on mission specific aspects, including technology such as the global positioning system (GPS) and Lotus Notes.

The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT), a consortium established in 1964 and consisting (in September 1994) of 134 member nations that owned and operated the world apos s most extensive global communications satellite system with service in more than 200 countries and territories, successfully launched its INTELSAT 701 satellite on October 22, 1993, aboard an Ariane 44LP rocket.

ETS VII consists of a chaser satellite and a target satellite.

In February 2005 the European Commission had organized an international conference to explore cooperation between space faring and non space faring countries in the development of global services such as positioning, Earth observation and access to information.