http://www.satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2010 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:16:31 EDT This column has devoted substantial attention this year to the growth of U.S. government/Department of Defense procurement of commercial satellite capacity and network solutions, but mostly in the context of fixed and mobile satellite services. The increasing use of commercial Earth imaging services is just... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/applications/07/32675.html Sun, 1 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 01-27-09] The results of a pair ABI Research studies along with several deals backed by major companies may point to a healthy future for GPS-enabled handsets and applications.     Alternative global positioning technologies combined with cell phone ID and Wi-Fi will provide 25... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/applications/07/29740.html Tue, 27 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST [Satellite News – 1-15-08] With the announcement that the WorldView-1 imaging satellite has reached full operating capability, DigitalGlobe's capacity has been increased five fold, and the company's biggest problem with its previous satellite has been solved, said Chuck Herring, a DigitalGlobe... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/applications/07/21922.html Tue, 15 Jan 2008 0:00:00 EST DataPath is on the verge of completing its acquisition of European mobile satellite terminal vendor Swe-Dish Satellite Systems with a deal likely to be announced later in the month, a Swe-Dish executive said on June 8. Lars Jehrlander, CEO of Swe-Dish, confirmed to Satellite News that the company had already... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/applications/07/18327.html Mon, 11 Jun 2007 0:00:00 EDT An increase in the number of navigation satellites orbiting the globe promises to usher in a new era of signal availability and accuracy. But it will take the creativity of equipment makers and consumers, as well as technological advances in chips and receivers, in order for users to take full advantage of... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/applications/07/17881.html Fri, 1 Jun 2007 0:00:00 EDT Assertions made last week by the director of the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) that some censorship of satellite imagery might be necessary for national or military defense stirred questions among experts of whether such restrictions would be either feasible or prudent. "If there... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/applications/07/17974.html Mon, 14 May 2007 0:00:00 EDT Similar to the real-estate cliche about location, in winemaking, too, "locality is everything," says Eric Quanstrom of Appellation America. His San Francisco-based company and its Web site, http://www.AppellationAmerica.com, aim to reinforce the point by making available to consumers of all stripe... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/applications/07/17829.html Mon, 30 Apr 2007 0:00:00 EDT While American professional sports are concerning themselves with performance-enhancers of a different sort, the Australian Football League (AFL) is hoping to expand its use of personal GPS devices to track and analyze in real time the performance of its players. According to a report in The Australian... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/applications/07/17593.html Mon, 9 Apr 2007 0:00:00 EDT In cooperation with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA), NASA and the Medallion Foundation, DigitalGlobe, a commercial high-resolution satellite imagery and geospatial information provider, is launching a new research and development project designed to help improve aviation safety in... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/applications/07/17458.html Mon, 2 Apr 2007 0:00:00 EDT 2007 will be a key year for Europe, with major programs such as the Galileo satellite navigation system and Global Monitoring for Environment and Security initiative scheduled to take crucial steps forward and the European Space Agency preparing to shape the continent’s space policy throughout the next... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/applications/07/17299.html Sun, 1 Apr 2007 0:00:00 EDT