China is developing an independent satellie navigation system called Beidou. It’s the third country after the US and Russia to have such a system developed on its own….. Jan. 17 (China Military News cited from Xinhua) — China took one step forward in its ambition to build an independent global navigation network capable of rivaling [...]
Trying to get middle and high school students interested in careers in science and technology? This video is the first in a series targeted at students to show them what’s on the cutting edge
8th National Science Quest 2011
A SUNY Plattsburgh student earns a place in the scientific community, with a project that combines geographic information system technology, anthropology and more. Looking at data from what is likely the largest collection of Maya remains in the world, Justin Sabino created a special new digital map that puts information at researchers’ fingertips.
Galileo is becoming a reality. This joint initiative of the European Commission and the European Space Agency started its in-orbit verification phase with the launch of GIOVE-A in December 2005. Both the space-based transmission systems and the equipment responsible for receiving the signals on the ground are being tested and calibrated. After this phase, the [...]