China launches CentiSpace-1 navigation enhancement satellites

Photo: Wang Zhigang via https://mp.weixin.qq.com/. On Oct. 7, China launched a pair of satellites designed to enhance BeiDou navigation signals. The CentiSpace-1 S5 and S6 satellites were launched via a Long March 11 solid rocket that lifted off at 9:10…
Averna partners with PI Group for manufacturing

Averna and Physik Instrumente (PI) have formed a new partnership to deliver advanced automation solutions that meet the growing need for flexible, scalable and high-throughput manufacturing and test equipment. Physik Instrumente (PI) is an international group of companies focusing on…
Navigation company iXBlue acquired by Groupe Gorgé

Photo: ixBlue Groupe Gorgé has acquired navigation company iXblue. The move will bring iXblue and Groupe Gorgé subsidiary ECA Group and iXblue. Groupe Gorgé is a European company specializing in high-tech industrial solutions for the robotics, maritime, navigation, aerospace and…
New ways to make more sustainable choices

Search interest in terms like electric vehicles, solar energy and thrift stores reached new highs globally over the past year — suggesting that people are looking for ways to practice sustainability in their daily lives. That’s a trend we love…
APNT/Space team aims to advance navigation capabilities

APNT/Space modernization gives U.S. Army a clearer view of multi-domain battlefield U.S. Army soldiers experiment with new assured PNTT/space equipment during the 2021 PNT Assessment Exercise at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. (Photo: U.S. Army/Austin Thomas, Army Futures Command)…
Trimble: Positioning engine optimized for fusion

An interview with Chris Trevillian, director of product management, geospatial GNSS at Trimble about recent GNSS receiver innovations. Trevillian What was the most significant technical innovation in your GNSS receivers in the past five years? In 2019, Trimble broke ground…