Expansion of Aviation Global Positioning System Technology
2012-02-08T20:01:23-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/16e/304314-m.jpgWitnesses talked about the use of global positioning system (GPS) technology in the aviation industry. Among the topics they addressed were the operation of GPS systems in the industry, improvements in fuel consumption and efficiency, and aircraft landing improvements as a result of GPS systems. They also talked about LightSquared, a telecom company that planed to lay towers across the country for high-speed Internet service which would use a spectrum bandwidth that could interfere with GPS signals.
Witnesses talked about the use of global positioning system (GPS) technology in the aviation industry. Among the topics they addressed were… read more
Witnesses talked about the use of global positioning system (GPS) technology in the aviation industry. Among the topics they addressed were the operation of GPS systems in the industry, improvements in fuel consumption and efficiency, and aircraft landing improvements as a result of GPS systems. They also talked about LightSquared, a telecom company that planed to lay towers across the country for high-speed Internet service which would use a spectrum bandwidth that could interfere with GPS signals. close
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- Jerry Costello U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
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