Space research: ‘GNSS will be functional by 2013’
GNSS allows a small electronic receiver to determine its location using time signals transmitted from the satellites.
ISLAMABAD:
The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), acquired by the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco), will become functional by June 2013. The system is a set of navigation satellites, which provide geo-spatial positioning service worldwide. GNSS allows a small electronic receiver to determine its location using time signals transmitted from the satellites. According to Suparco spokesperson Hassam Khan, the system has tremendous applications across several fields.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 11th, 2012.
The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), acquired by the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco), will become functional by June 2013. The system is a set of navigation satellites, which provide geo-spatial positioning service worldwide. GNSS allows a small electronic receiver to determine its location using time signals transmitted from the satellites. According to Suparco spokesperson Hassam Khan, the system has tremendous applications across several fields.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 11th, 2012.