Deep Sand Technology (DST), an autosteering and precision agriculture company, and the GEODNET Foundation have partnered to bring precision agriculture real-time kinematic (RTK) services to rural North America. GEODNET-compatible RTK bases will be immediately available, which support centimeter-accurate operations without…
“Seen & Heard” is a monthly feature of GPS World magazine, traveling the world to capture interesting and unusual news stories involving the GNSS/PNT industry. Photo: Milos Bjelica/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images Drawing with GPS According to Guinness World Records, a 982.53-mile, seven-day…
It may be hard to remember — or imagine — life without the Global Positioning System (GPS). From finding the nearest Dunkin’ Donuts to making ATM withdrawals, GPS is part of everyday life. It makes global finance possible, first responders…
Figure 1. Initial GLONASS FDMA signals spectrum in L1 band. Image: Sergey Karutin GLONASS remains a core of Russia’s positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) system and is utilized by people around the world. Annual shipments of new GLONASS/GNSS receivers for…
Image: Trimble Trimble and Sabanto have partnered to integrate Trimble’s BX992 dual antenna with Trimble CenterPoint RTX into Sabanto’s autonomous solutions. Farming requires a high level of uptime and reliability to avoid service disruption. By using Trimble’s BX992 GNSS receiver…
Image: savvy navvy logo savvy navvy has partnered with ProtectedSeas to bring ProtectedSeas Navigator data to boaters through the savvy navvy app. After eight years of research and development, boaters and watersport users worldwide can now have access to comprehensive…
Matteo Luccio When Boston Light — an 89 ft-high, white lighthouse on Little Brewster Island in Boston’s outer harbor — opened in September 1716, it was the first one in the Thirteen Colonies. Sally Snowman, who has been its keeper…
Image: Defense Visual Information Center As part of our celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Global Positioning System, three long-time players in the industry share their “GPS origin story,” recent breakthroughs, and their view on the next 50 years…
