Spirent Federal Systems, a provider of GPS/GNSS test equipment, announced that Col. (retired) Bernard Gruber, former program director of what is now the U.S. Air Force GPS Directorate, has joined the company’s Board of Directors as government security committee chairman.…
GPS World’s 8th annual Simulator Buyers Guide features tools, devices and software from leading providers. CAST NAVIGATION JACKSON LABS TECHNOLOGY INC. OROLIA QASCOM RACELOGIC ROHDE & SCHWARZ SKYDEL SPIRENT FEDERAL SYSTEMS TALEN-X CAST NAVIGATION CAST-5000 GPS wavefront generator Photo:…
Images: Topcon An Arizona electric cooperative that serves more than 33,000 customers is helping prove the value and potential of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in enhancing the utility’s geospatial information system (GIS) effort. Using an Intel Falcon 8+ Drone — Topcon…
What’s the biggest challenge in simulating new GNSS signals for manufacturers’ product testing? John Fischer “Anyone can follow a spec, but real expertise is required for interpreting nascent ICDs, looking for inconsistencies and pitfalls. The first receivers to market may…
Jackson Labs Technologies has announced the latest upgrades to its GPS simulator and transcoder product line. Screenshot: Jackson Labs The latest version of freeware application SimCon rev. 1.20 is now available. New features include: Single-button GPS Week Number Rollover testing…
Acquisition Expands Orolia’s Global Footprint into Canada. Orolia has acquired Skydel Solutions, a GPS/GNSS signal simulation company based in Montreal, Canada. Orolia made the announcement at the Association of the U.S. Army’s Global Force Exhibition in Huntsville, Alabama. Orolia is…
U.S. manufacturers are eager to take advantage of the added accuracy that Galileo offers. (Image: GSA) News from the European GNSS Agency (GSA) Following a waiver by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of its rules in November 2018, in which…
The Coast Guard Navigation Center has published a special notice to mariners that use GPS equipment. The special notice outlines the details of the GPS Week Number Rollover that will occur April 6-7. To best prepare for the rollover event,…
Few commercial UAV operations would be able to inspect transmissions lines, pipelines or train tracks without beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) capability, but these key pieces of infrastructure often situate close to or transit across population centers. Further, many population centers…
