Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are widely recognised for enabling positioning and navigation. But did you know that GNSS, in fact, transmits the time, while your location is actually calculated based on it? One of their most critical functions is precision time distribution. Over the past three decades, GNSS systems have become the primary global […]
What Time Is It, Really? – The Science Behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
When you glance at your smartphone or a wall clock, it’s easy to take for granted that the time is “right.” But behind that simple number lies one of humanity’s most precise and collaborative scientific efforts: the creation and maintenance of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) — the global reference timescale that underpins modern life. It […]