Iridium Satellite Communications Inc. filed comments to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Oct. 29 regarding outdated Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) rules. The company, operator of the Iridium satellite constellation — 66 low-Earth orbit satellites used for global voice…
Absolute Precision’s Konstantina Yuriev shares key highlights of the company’s AP100 GNSS receiver line at Intergeo 2018, which took place Oct. 16-18 in Frankfurt, Germany. GPS World
Recently launched satellites of BeiDou Phase 3 program have started broadcasting new signals. Javad GNSS announced successful tracking of these signals and provided the adjacent figures. Interface control documents (ICDs) for B1C and B2A signals are available, while an ICD…
This report covers a number of UAV topics, including the news of another U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program to advance drone integration in the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS); an initial effort towards Type Certification for a larger UAV/UAS;…
Javier Benedicto accepted the Satellites Leadership Award on behalf of Giuliano Gatti of the European Space Agency during GPS World’s 2018 Leadership Dinner and Awards Ceremony. GPS World
Photo: Quectel Quectel Wireless Solutions has launched a compact dead-reckoning GNSS module, the L26-DR. The module was introduced at the Electronica 2018 show, held Nov. 13-16 in Munich, Germany. As the latest addition to Quectel’s GNSS portfolio, L26-DR is a…
The Notilo Plus team with the iBubble. (Photo: Notilo Plus) Notilo Plus has launched iBubble, a fully wireless, autonomous and intelligent underwater drone. iBubble can accompany divers for up to an hour and down to 197 feet depth, acting as…
Lidar USA’s Forrest Briggs introduces its new lidar systems for the DJI M200 and M210 drones at Intergeo 2018, which took place Oct. 16-18 in Frankfurt, Germany. Background image: iStock.com/imaginima GPS World
Quectel Wireless Solutions has launched the automotive-grade C-V2X module AG15, which features the Qualcomm 9150 C-V2X chipset solution from Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated. Image: Quectel The module is now sampling to the automotive industry for the development…
