GPS Innovation Alliance

09/08/2021

Tomorrow GPSIA Executive Director J. David Grossman will host a panel with leading experts on and at this week’s 2021 SATELLITE Conference & Exhibition in National Harbor, MD, including GPSIA member Lockheed Martin's Tonya Ladwig.

They’ll talk the future of geolocation services for industry and government, including Lockheed Martin’s work on the new and satellites

Check out more on Lockheed Martin’s GPS modernization efforts here:

The GPS III is the most powerful Global Positioning System satellite ever built for the U.S. Air Force. Explore GPS production and capabilities.

07/29/2021

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo in a letter to U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) writes: "there has been no change in the Department of Commerce's or NTIA's opposition to the FCC's Ligado Order."

Read the full letter here: https://lnkd.in/g5zEFym

07/13/2021

In a Via Satellite interview, John Deere's Al Savage explains the role that plays in "The ability to plant the seeds strategically apart from one another, pass-to-pass, year-over-year is essential. This means once you plant the seeds or roll through a 5,000-acre field, the very next year when you have to do it again. It remembers where you planted the seeds before. The same can be said about spraying and harvesting"

John Deere, the U.S. agricultural farming giant, is likely to deepen its relationship with the satellite sector over the next few years. The company has a history with satellite and began to develop its StarFire Network in 1998. It was one world’s first global satellite-based augmentation system c...

06/23/2021

GPSIA applauds Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), GPS Caucus Co-Chair Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) for today's introduction of the bipartisan RETAIN GPS Act.

Our full statement:

As the voice of the GPS industry in Washington D.C., GPSIA is pleased to stand in support of the bipartisan RETAIN Act.

05/07/2021

is a key technology helping to fight wildfires. In advance of next week's webinar on "GPS, Drones & Firefighting," GPSIA's J. David Grossman teamed up with Drone Amplified CEO Dr. Carrick Detweiler on a new blog post: https://www.gpsalliance.org/post/gps-technology-on-the-front-line-in-fighting-wildfires

By: J. David Grossman, Executive Director, GPS Innovation Alliance & Dr. Carrick Detweiler, Co-Founder & CEO, Drone Amplified (Note: The authors of this piece will appear in a GPSIA-sponsored webinar on Wednesday, May 12 at Noon ET, entitled "GPS, Drones & Firefighting." Registration is free. RSVP h...

04/30/2021

GPSIA is thrilled to announce our next webinar "GPS, Drones & Firefighting" with special guests, GPS Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill & Congressman Don Bacon. RSVP today: https://lnkd.in/d7wua-Q

04/22/2021

GPSIA Executive Director J. David Grossman in a C4ISRNET op-ed explains what is needed to ensure remains the gold-standard.

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To ensure GPS remains the gold-standard for PNT, Congress should continue investing in new satellites, a modern ground control, and eliminate restrictions on the commercial use of more resilient GPS receivers.

03/24/2021

GPSIA & CompTIA Advocacy this week sent a letter to leaders of the Energy and Commerce Committee highlighting the role of in supporting infrastructure modernization. Act. Read more: https://bit.ly/3lKxkuv

02/02/2021

We're thrilled to announce L3Harris Technologies as our newest member company. L3Harris has played an integral part in the story of , as it has provided navigation technology for every U.S. GPS satellite ever launched. Read more:

Today, GPSIA announced L3Harris Technologies as the newest member of the organization. L3Harris Technologies, a global aerospace and defense technology innovator, joins a core of companies committed to furthering GPS innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship.

01/07/2021

Appearing in the January edition of GPS World, GPSIA Executive Director J. David Grossman outlines GPSIA's 2021 policy priorities, including infrastructure modernization, protecting GPS spectrum, PNT resiliency, and consumer privacy.

As we embark on a new year, 2021 ushers in a new administration and a litany of opportunities and challenges for the nearly four-decade-old GPS industry.

01/04/2021

We're CES ready, are you? The GPS Innovation Alliance (GPSIA) is thrilled to once again be a CES Allied Association. Join us at the all-digital CES.tech/Register

12/22/2020

Earlier this month, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) important conclusions about the impact that Ligado’s operations will have on the day-to-day operation of devices in the U.S. GPSIA explains why the FCC must consider this critical information: