First Fix: War, collaboration and elections

(Photo: Jirapong Manustrong/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images) In February 1991, two Russians joined this magazine’s Editorial Advisory Board: Nocolay Ivanov, Ph.D., research and development director of the USSR’s Institute for Space Device Engineering, and Gennady Gromov, Ph.D., chief designer…
Key updates in unmanned systems

Iran is in the process of initial field testing of a new drone aircraft carrier — the Shahid Bagheri — a converted container ship. <p>Featuring an angled flight deck and ski-jump ramp, the ship seems well-equipped to launch large drones.…

HERE Technologies and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have entered a cloud infrastructure agreement aimed at advancing the development of software-defined vehicles (SDVs). This partnership combines HERE’s mapping solutions with AWS technologies to accelerate the creation of advanced driver assistance systems…

Bad Elf and GEODNET have introduced a five-year RTK service for Bad Elf GPS receivers, designed to provide high-accuracy GPS positioning for professionals in surveying, agriculture, construction and geospatial data collection. The service offers real-time centimeter-level accuracy, designed to improve the…

Hexagon has entered an agreement to acquire Septentrio, a move aimed at advancing resilient assured positioning solutions across various industries. <p>The integration of Septentrio&#8217;s GNSS platform with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gpsworld.com/?s=Hexagon&x=0&y=0">Hexagon</a>&#8216;s positioning technologies aims to enhance accessibility to high-accuracy positioning solutions…
First Fix: Continuity and renewal on the 2025 agenda

Photo: fatido / istock / getty images / getty images plus As we approach the holidays and if I get tired of writing about weighty scientific, technical and policy issues, I might apply for a copywriting position at Hallmark Cards.…

The Overture Maps Foundation has released the general availability of its global transportation dataset. This dataset encompasses 86 million km of roads worldwide and is designed to support various industries, including automotive, logistics, navigation, urban planning and humanitarian response. <p>The…