Peering behind the mapping curtain

Photo: Mapbox Location intelligence powers applications with data and “live maps” updated continuously. According to Forbes, 70% of telecommunications companies consider location intelligence critical to their success. The intelligence data is provided by specialists such as Google, Esri, Here and…
Skydel updates SDX GNSS simulator with Galileo AltBOC, more

Skydel Solutions has updated its SDX GNSS simulator to version 19.1. The new version adds Galileo AltBOC signal generation, new atmospheric errors, SBAS improvements and SV antenna patterns. Galileo AltBOC. SDX now supports Galileo AltBOC as a new GNSS signal type.…
Averna’s latest development tools accelerate IoT deployment

Image: Averna Averna has launched a series of development tools that enable the real-time monitoring of assets. The Averna ConnexThing Toolkits enable customers to quickly connect new and existing manufacturing test assets to PTC’s ThingWorx Industrial IoT Platform. Each toolkit targets…

Registration is now open for the ESA-JRC International Summer School on GNSS 2019. The summer school will take place July 15-26 in Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal. The program is open to graduate students (with a first university degree), Ph.D. candidates,…
GPS Directorate to test legacy receivers in February

U.S. Coast Guard issues testing notice on GPS Week Number Rollover. The GPS  Directorate has released a Federal Register Notice announcing plans to execute a test in February to investigate legacy receiver week roll-over behavior and analyze any off-nominal behavior…
PTC railroad projects receive $46M in grants

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded $ 46,301,702 in grant funding for 11 projects in 10 states to assist with deploying positive train control (PTC) systems. This marks the second selection of PTC systems deployment projects under the Fiscal…