The FLIR M440 UAV. (Photo: Teledyne FLIR) A bill moving through the U.S. Congress would impose a five-year ban on United States government purchases of drones manufactured or assembled in China, reports The Associated Press. The measure reflects bipartisan concerns…
This column details the potential effects of crustal movement on published heights in various regions of the United States. In my last column (in the April 2021 Survey Scene), I mentioned that the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) announced that it…
A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the June 2021 issue of GPS World magazine. OEM Grandmaster Clock Multi-constellation receiver Photo: Microchip The upgraded TimeProvider 4100 2.2 is now more redundant and resilient. It…
Geoflex, a geolocation company, won the Jury Award of SPRING 50, a competition of deep tech startups that took place on May 20 in Paris-Saclay, the largest French research cluster, located south of Paris. Geoflex is a cloud service operator…
While GPS will always be an integral and irreplaceable part of positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technology, assured PNT must take a layered approach for true resiliency. A GPS World webinar sponsored by Spirent Federal Systems will explore this topic.…
DDK Positioning solutions use the Iridium satellite constellation to deliver 5-cm GNSS accuracy to industrial users of the internet of things (IoT). Iridium Communications Inc. has made a strategic investment in DDK Positioning, an Aberdeen, Scotland-based provider of enhanced GNSS…
Thank you for registering for the upcoming webinar, “GPS Vulnerability Mitigation Using Inertial & Alternative RF PNT” sponsored by Spirent. A link to the live event will be sent to you two hours before the event. Your personalized event URL…
Trimble has expanded its VRS Now correction services across mainland Norway for a total European footprint of 2.5 million square kilometers. Trimble has expanded its VRS Now correction services across mainland Norway and most outer islands. As part of an…
This month, the four-pound Integrity dual-rotor UAV on Mars continues to fly and may be moving into a scouting role. Plus, there are continuing efforts to move UAV electronics towards a “certifiable” level to support integration in regular airspace. Finally,…
