Global Positioning System - A Success Story

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a great technological success story. Developed by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to provide precise estimates of position, velocity, and time, GPS is now used for civilian applications unforeseen by the designers of the system. More...

PROFILE: Bruce DeCleene, Navigation Program Manager for FAA

Meet Bruce DeCleene, Navigation Program Manager for the Aircraft Engineering Division of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and a professional who has spent over 10 years focusing on numerous areas of GPS standardization, implementation, and related technologies. DeCleene is the designated federal representative for two Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) committees, and the lead United States technical advisor to the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Global Navigation Satellite System Panel (GNSSP). More...

Safe Flight 21

Safe Flight 21 is a three-year joint government/industry initiative to develop enhanced capabilities for Free Flight based on evolving Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance (CNS) technologies. The initiative will address safety, efficiency, capacity, certification, pilot/controller situational awareness, human factors, spectrum, and affordability issues over the course of demonstrating operational enhancements. More...

GPS Related Standards and Products

Global Engineering Documents offers a wide range of documents, publications, reference materials and more that are useful to the aviation and aerospace industries. The following products and services pertain specifically to Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies. More...

Standards Update

The following industry standards documents and related products have recently been revised, updated, or added to Global Engineering Documents' collection and are listed here for your convenience. More...

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