ION announces 2020 Annual Awards winners

The Institute of Navigation (ION) presented its Annual Awards during the ION International Technical Meeting and Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting, both held virtually Jan. 25-28. The ION Annual Awards Program recognizes individuals making significant contributions…

GNSS Winter School 2021 is planned for Feb. 22-26 in Islamabad, Pakistan. The Institute of Space Technology is hosting the event, in collaboration with the Space Education Research Lab of the National Center of GIS and Space Applications. GNSS Winter…

Senate joined House to override Trump’s veto, making bill into law The U. S. Congress, especially the Armed Services Committees, have long been concerned about GPS and positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) issues. Over the past two decades, Congressional hearings,…
Trimble smart antennas ready for tough environments

Photo: Trimble Trimble has introduced the Trimble AX940 and AX940i high-precision GNSS smart antennas, designed for a broad range of high-precision applications such as precision agriculture, milling machines in construction, forestry harvesting equipment, autonomous vehicles, port automation and mobile mapping.…
ESA-supported project tests autonomous vehicles in Finland

News from the European Space Agency (ESA) An ESA-supported project is testing autonomous vehicles on an intelligent road in Lapland, Finland. Known as Snowbox, this 10-km stretch of forest-lined roadway on Finland’s E8 highway has been specially equipped for autonomous…
Intergeo 2020 to take place virtually only

Intergeo 2020, originally slated to take place Oct. 13-15 in Berlin, Germany, will now take place entirely virtually. Organizers announced in early June that the show would take place partially in person and partially virtually. “Due to international travel restrictions,…

The annual ION GNSS+ 2020 Conference scheduled to take place Sept. 21-25 in St. Louis, Missouri, will now be held entirely virtually. The Institute of Navigation (ION) made the decision after careful consideration and in light of COVID-19 and the…
Harxon and Fuyao Group partner to develop smart conformal antenna

Representatives from Fuyao Glass visited Harxon’s Shenzhen, China, headquarters on July 1. (Photo: Harxon) Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd. and Harxon Corporation have established a partnership to develop an advanced smart conformal antenna with automotive glass. Representatives from Fuyao…