Iran is in the process of initial field testing of a new drone aircraft carrier — the Shahid Bagheri — a converted container ship. <p>Featuring an angled flight deck and ski-jump ramp, the ship seems well-equipped to launch large drones.…
HERE Technologies and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have entered a cloud infrastructure agreement aimed at advancing the development of software-defined vehicles (SDVs). This partnership combines HERE’s mapping solutions with AWS technologies to accelerate the creation of advanced driver assistance systems…
Bad Elf and GEODNET have introduced a five-year RTK service for Bad Elf GPS receivers, designed to provide high-accuracy GPS positioning for professionals in surveying, agriculture, construction and geospatial data collection. The service offers real-time centimeter-level accuracy, designed to improve the…
Hexagon has entered an agreement to acquire Septentrio, a move aimed at advancing resilient assured positioning solutions across various industries. <p>The integration of Septentrio’s GNSS platform with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gpsworld.com/?s=Hexagon&x=0&y=0">Hexagon</a>‘s positioning technologies aims to enhance accessibility to high-accuracy positioning solutions…
Photo: fatido / istock / getty images / getty images plus As we approach the holidays and if I get tired of writing about weighty scientific, technical and policy issues, I might apply for a copywriting position at Hallmark Cards.…
“Seen & Heard” is a monthly feature of GPS World magazine, traveling the world to capture interesting and unusual news stories involving the GNSS/PNT industry. Smarter self-driving cars Photo: hoi dongsu / iStock / Getty Images Plus / Getty Images…
The Overture Maps Foundation has released the general availability of its global transportation dataset. This dataset encompasses 86 million km of roads worldwide and is designed to support various industries, including automotive, logistics, navigation, urban planning and humanitarian response. <p>The…
Advanced Navigation has finalized a multi-million dollar deal with Rheinmetall Defense Australia to provide fiber-optic gyroscope (FOG) inertial navigation systems (INS) for integration into Rheinmetall’s Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV), currently deployed by the Australian Army. <p>This agreement builds upon…
Burro, an agricultural robotics provider, and GEODNET, a blockchain company providing precise GPS positioning solutions, have entered a strategic partnership to integrate GEODNET’s real-time kinematic (RTK) GPS technology into Burro’s autonomous robots. <p>Burro’s autonomous robots are designed for material transport…
