Brig. Gen. John E. Shaw is Director of Strategic Plans, Programs, Requirements and Analysis, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. (Photo: USAF) The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Coast Guard Navigation Center have announced preparations…
The BYes “GetYourSpace” service collects and analyzes lighting in urban environments using a GIS-based approach and the Trimble MB-TWO GNSS module. One of the most visible services provided by cities and municipalities is the illumination of streets and public spaces.…
Ford has applied for a patent that would send a drone to dock with an autonomous vehicle and act as a surrogate sensor if one of the car’s sensors failed. The UAV then uses its own sensors to guide the car…
News from the European Space Agency Four more Galileo satellites were launched today by an Ariane 5. Their arrival in orbit brings the Galileo constellation to 26 satellites, extending the global coverage of the constellation. Ariane 5 flight VA244, operated…
Javad GNSS, makers of the Triumph-LS Rover receiver and the Triumph-1 and -2 base units, offers a time-saving software procedure called Cluster Averaging, which takes advantage of Javad’s six different RTK engines and the J-Field receiver firmware. While a typical…
F-35Bs can use JPALS for precision landings in zero visibility conditions. Early in 2018, U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighters deployed to the Pacific aboard the USS Wasp amphibious assault ship, and used Raytheon Company’s Intelligence, Information and Services…
Thank you for registering for the upcoming webinar, “Esri + Nearmap: Cooking with GIS,” sponsored by Nearmap. A link to the live event will be sent to you two hours before the event. Your personalized event URL will be automatically generated by the…
A capture of the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens in Buffalo, New York, taken in May 2018. (Image: Nearmap) Fresh off an eye-grabbing appearance showcasing its new 3D products at last week’s Esri User Conference, Nearmap will deliver a…
By Gustavo Lee and Mathieu Joerger, Aerospace and Mechanical Department, The University of Arizona Presented at ION/IEEE/PLANS 2018 This paper describes the design and implementation of a new safety risk evaluation method for a sensor-based automotive collision warning system using…
