Hackaday

GPS clock

Over the years, there have been several memory and display technologies that served a particular niche for a while, only to be replaced and forgotten when a more suitable technology came along. One of ...
New Atlas

Spaceworthy optical clock promises centimeter-level GPS precision

As sailors in the 17th century learned the hard way, having an accurate clock for navigation is pointless if it is too delicate to carry aboard ship. The same goes for the super accurate optical ...
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GPS 100 times more accurate: Optical atomic clock could bring centimeter precision

The satellites that make the GPS in your car and smartphone work consist of many atomic clocks. About 400 such atomic clocks ...
Government Technology

Trimble Introduces Mini GPS Clock for Precise Timing

Trimble has introduced a miniature Global Positioning System (GPS) disciplined clock for precise synchronization of wireless networks -- the Mini-T GPS Clock. Every wireless voice and data system ...
BBC

Planes are having their GPS hacked. Could new clocks keep them safe?

As a Ryanair flight from London approached Vilnius, Lithuania, on 17 January, its descent was suddenly aborted. Just minutes from touching down, the aircraft's essential Global Positioning System (GPS ...
Defense One

Palm-sized atomic clock could reduce reliance on GPS

Military researchers have launched several projects in recent years to find alternatives to GPS. With so many location and navigation systems—from those in smart phones to aircraft—dependent on the ...
Ars Technica

GPS “rollover” event on April 6 could have some side-effects

On April 6, the Global Positioning System will reach the end of an era—or more correctly, an epoch. That’s when the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) clock used by the satellite navigation system will ...
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Quantum clocks deliver navigation accuracy far beyond current GPS systems in naval tests

Optical quantum clocks developed at the University of Adelaide have been proven to outperform GPS navigation systems by many orders of magnitude. The clocks, which were put through their paces in ...
Geeky Gadgets

Nixie Clock X miniature nixie clock with wireless connecrtivity and GPS

Howard Constantine has taken to Kickstarter to raise funds to take his miniature six digit nixie clock into production. The Nixie Clock X features both wireless connectivity and GPS and utilises IN-16 ...
GPS World

TRAK Microwave offers 50-channel GPS reference clock

TRAK Microwave has added a GPS time and frequency clock to its product offerings. The 50-channel 8835 GPS reference clock serves satcom, defense and wireless applications. The 8835 GPS clock has ...