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Animal Navigation Group

Keep up to date with the latest news and research in animal navigation.


World's smallest GPS antenna SIG News

GPS AntennaUS company Pulse Engineering has introduced the world's smallest GPS antenna - its largest dimension is only 3.2 mm and it weighs just 0.033 g.

Indian GPS overlay progress SIG News

IndiaThe Indian government has given the go-ahead for Gagan - the country's satellite-based navigation overlay for air traffic management.  The name 'Gagan' is Sanskrit for 'Sky'.

Huge source of GNSS info . . SIG News

GPSThe Civil GPS Service Interface Committee has published all the papers from its recent international meeting.  They represent the state of play of GPS, GLONASS and Galileo, as well as a huge range of associated facilities and projects.

GIOVE-B back online after radiation surge SIG News

GIOVE-BThe GIOVE-B satellite is back online after being rocked by a surge of space radiation.

International air traffic feels crunch SIG News

IATAThe International Air Transport Association confirms that international passenger traffic growth slowed to 1.3% in August, following a disappointing growth of 1.9% in July.  Passenger load factors fell to 79.2% from 81% in August 2007 last year as capacity growth outpaced demand.