BroadSim Wavefront Simulator at work. (Image: Talen-X) Talen-X has added the BroadSim Wavefront Simulator to its software-defined platform. The BroadSim Wavefront further extends the capabilities achieved by BroadSim Anechoic, incorporating support for controlled radiation pattern antenna (CRPA) and multi-element receiver testing. Powered by…
A year-long project aboard a commercial cargo ship collected tens of thousands of snapshots of radio-frequency interference in the GNSS band on a passage from Spain to Korea and back. Most interference was detected in busy port areas, less interference…
In honor of 3.14.2019. Here is what GPS World’s Innovation column editor Richard Langley wrote about π in an article (“A Sideways Look at How the Global Positioning System Works”) 9 years ago: 3.1415926…. π. Every nerd’s favorite number. It…
Photo: Trimble Trimble has introduced its Groundworks Machine Control System, a solution for drilling and piling operations. The next generation system that enables contractors to perform drilling and piling operations quickly, safely and accurately: with centimeter-level accuracy. Using the large touch-screen display, operators can personalize the interface…
Image: Celebrating200years.noaa.gov Everywhere we turn today, the term “smart” is attached to an item or to a process. Smartphones, smart cars, smart electricity grids, smart home appliances; you name it, someone is making it a “smart” item or process. Advancement…
Satel’s Arja Vainio introduces the company’s new SATEL-TR49 module at Intergeo 2018, which took place Oct. 16-18 in Frankfurt, Germany. TR49 is a small dual band and multimode transceiver that uses the licensed 410-475 MHz and licence-free 902-928 MHz bands.…
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled ADA-O, a new version of its ADA system that prevents GNSS signals from being jammed. ADA-O is designed for armored vehicles and other larger land and sea platforms. According to the company, it can…
Gazing through soaring plexiglass walls at the space simulation room of the European Space Agency’s Test Center in the Netherlands affords a glimpse into scientific history. I felt a frisson, a highly regimented frisson if you will, of vicarious thrill…
Capt. Adam Moody, 2 SOPS GPS Operations Support flight commander, and Staff Sgt. Carl Ellinger, 2 SOPS GPS mission chief, review a checklist of procedures for a transfer operation at Schriever Air Force Base. (Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Dennis Rogers)…
