5G LBS features verified on R&S TS-LBS test solution

Photo: Rohde & schwarz Rohde & Schwarz and MediaTek have verified new location-based services (LBS) features for 5G new radio (NR), which are now available on the R&S TS-LBS test solution. The features will improve emergency caller location and support…
Companies discuss navigation solutions at NAVISP Industry Days

Europe’s leading companies and research institutes working on positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies met in the Netherlands in mid-June for this year’s NAVISP Industry Days. The event is devoted to the latest developments in the Navigation Innovation and Support…
OxTS: Meeting accuracy demands

Mobile mapping using an OxTS xNAV650 INS and lidar sensor. Photo: OxTS We discussed mobile mapping with Jacob Amacker, application engineer, OxTS. How do you define “mobile mapping” as opposed to “surveying”? We use the two terms interchangeably. Each one…
REFAG 2022 abstract submission and registration opens

The IAG International Symposium on Reference Frames for Applications in Geosciences (REFAG 2022), which is organized by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki under the scientific coordination of Commission 1 of the International Association of Geodesy, will be held in Thessaloniki,…
Leadership Talks: Interview with Gareth Gibson, Trimble

Precision at Any Level Business Model Enables Mass Adoption of Product with Service In September 2021, Trimble released its DA2 GNSS receiver with Trimble Catalyst service. I asked Gareth Gibson, the company’s marketing director, Mapping & GIS Solutions, about the…
Quectel releases GNSS module LC29H with RTK and dead reckoning

Photo: Quectel Quectel Wireless Solutions has released the LC29H, a dual-band multi-constellation GNSS module. Built using the Airoha AG3335 platform, the LC29H is available in multiple variants and optionally integrates real-time kinematic (RTK) and dead reckoning. The LC29H series offers…
HxGN LIVE Global: Summit keynotes and Formula 1 cars

Burkhard Boeckem and a Boston Dynamics robot dog share insights into smart digital realities. (Photo: Hexagon) At HxGN LIVE Global 2022, in-person attendees experienced the full breadth of what the flagship conference has to offer for the first time since…
Taking pride in our businesses

A couple of years ago, my partner and I moved to Kentucky, not knowing anyone in the state. Before moving, I extensively researched local websites and online magazines, trying to understand the neighborhoods and get a sense of the community.…
New Telit GNSS receiver provides advanced power modes

Photo: Telit Telit has released the SE873K5 multi-constellation GNSS receiver in the L1 band. The SE873K5 simultaneously tracks and navigates all four GNSS constellations — GPS, Galileo, GLONASS and BeiDou — providing GNSS information over a UART, I2C or SPI…