US in move towards GPS-based air traffic control
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Onboard satnav data to replace scanning radar The US aviation regulator has selected ITT Corp to provide a new generation of GPS satnav-based air traffic control equipment, awarding a $207m, three-year initial contract.â¦
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The Pentagon no longer needs to  hamper the entire Global Positioning System when facing a  threat in one part of the world and will stop buying satellites  that enable it do so, the military said on Tuesday.
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Travel information on everyone who took a commercial flight within the United States in June will be turned over to the government so it can test a new system for identifying
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President Bush publicly directed his transportation secretary today to take steps to reduce delays in the nationâs airspace, beginning in New York.
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UC Berkeley is working on a helicopter that can guide itself through cities. Will automated traffic reports be next?
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WASHINGTON -- Everyone who took a commercial flight within the United States in June will have travel information turned over to the government so it can test a new system for identifying potential terrorists, federal officials announced yesterday.
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The U.S. government may look to financial institutions and other investors to help finance the multibillion-dollar modernization of the air traffic system, a senior Bush administration official said on Thursday.
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InfoWorld - A new chip designed for portable wireless devices combines the coverage of two satellite-based navigation services to offer a location tracking time of less than one second.
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[Technology India]: Washington, Dec 7 : Scientists are now developing a new aircraft scheduling system using computer models which, would not only make air travel safer but would also curb the pollution.
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GPS data from many thousands of vehicles helps support a real-time traffic reporting system from Inrix, which recently won a $5 million contract to help travelers along the East Coast's I-95 corridor.
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DeLormeâs Earthmate GPS PN-20 displays topographical maps as realistic 3-D flyover simulations.
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Controlling the number of flights during peak periods at three New York City-area airports is one of the measures the government may propose to ease chronic air travel delays across the nation.
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US DOMESTIC air travellers could be surfing the web by 2006 via government-approved technology that allows people access to high-speed internet connections while they fly.
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A sophisticated autopilot system that could play a vital role in missions to the moon or Mars will be tested this week during a $100 million demonstration 500 miles above Earth.
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Pricey stealth-fighter finally useful? US defence contractors have carried out the first flight tests in which America's latest cutting-edge fighter targeting radars have been put to novel use - as high-capacity wireless datalinks. This crafty use of existing hardware has the potential to ease military bandwidth bottlenecks, and could offer a chance for expensive superfighters to be of use even in the absence of serious aerial opposition.â¦
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Passengers taking to the skies for U.S. flights could be checking e-mail and surfing the Web through high-speed Internet connections in a couple of years. And the day when travelers can chat away on cell phones while in flight might not be far behind.
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Europe's proposed satellite-navigation system is in danger of running into further delays and cost overruns.