Image: iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images The 2023 European Navigation Conference (ENC) will take place May 31 – June 2 with a focus on resilient navigation. This conference, which will welcome professionals from the positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) field, is…
Image: USGS In late November, the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii erupted for the first time since 1984 and is currently in an active volcanic eruption. Scientists are using satellites and helicopters to record and map the flow of…
Geodesy without math equations: Is that possible? The answer is no, but basic geodetic concepts can be described without using complex math equations. My previous column addressed the geodesy crisis in the United States. The newsletter was highlighted on LinkedIn…
Multinational technology firm GMV has signed an agreement with Lockheed Martin Corporation to develop the processing and control centers for the Southern Positioning Augmentation Network system (SouthPAN). The project is a joint initiative of the Australian and New Zealand governments…
Photo: ION Registration is now open for the jointly sponsored Position Location and Navigation Symposium (PLANS) taking place April 24-27. PLANS is a biennial technical conference that occurs in the spring of odd-numbered years to provide an international forum to…
A team of researchers has developed a low-cost sensor that can detect the changes in river height to provide wide-area flood warnings. The Raspberry Pi Reflector (RPR) was designed by a team of scientists from the University of Bonn, the…
Researchers at Delft University of Technology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and VSL have developed an alternative positioning system that is more robust and accurate than GPS, especially in urban settings. The aim of the project — SuperGPS — was to develop…
A Step-by-Step Exposition of an Educational Resource Innovation Insights with Richard Langley THE RADIO. It’s been around for more than 100 years. Pioneering work by Guglielmo Marconi and others in the1890s and 1900s resulted in practical wireless telegraphy devices that…
To bridge the gap between chipset and receiver manufacturers and GNSS simulator manufacturers, EUSPA, together with the European Commission and the Joint Research Centre (JRC), is organizing a GNSS Signal Simulator Manufacturers Forum on December 13. The online forum will…
