Category: GPS

In the Field: Help Survey Monuments Complement GNSS

  Figure 1: Utility access box installed over CORS reference mark Whitefish Pt A (NGS PID AA8050) at USCG lighthouse. (Photo: Jeff Olsen) GNSS users who appreciate that physical monuments can provide verification of GNSS observations can do four things…
Inertial Labs enhances remote sensing payload

Image: Inertial Labs Inertial Labs has launched the RESEPI lidar Gen-II remote sensing payload instrument. It comes in three modes to cater to users’ individual operational needs: aerial mode for comprehensive airborne data collection, mobile mode for dynamic vehicular data…
Final grounding for Ingenuity?

NASA’s Ingenuity took this picture on Jan. 18, 2024. The sand-dune, rock-less area where Ingenuity lastshowing the shadow of its damaged rotor blade. (Image: NASA) It appears that the little extraterrestrial drone that could has come a cropper on Mars…
Intecs combines GNSS and sensor data for train localization

Image: kojihirano/ iStock / Getty Images Plus/ Getty Images Intecs, a hardware and software developer, is creating a multi-sensor, GNSS-based platform for obtaining absolute position of trains on rail lines. The system incorporates cameras that read QR codes installed in…
Sparkfun launches GNSS solution

Image: SparkFun SparkFun Electronics has launched the SparkFun real-time kinematics (RTK) mosaic-X5. It uses the multi-constellation, multi-frequency capabilities of the Septentrio mosaic-X5 module, which aims to improve accuracy and reliability in a variety of position applications. The RTK mosaic-X5 is…
Understanding GNSS correction methods

Image: Point One Navigation IGNSS has transformed the way both individuals and machines navigate across the globe, leading to a growing number of organizations utilizing positioning data in the development of products and applications. GNSS technology plays a crucial role…
Launchpad: Lidar scanners, OEMs and anti-jamming receivers

A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the January 2023 issue of GPS World magazine. SURVEYING & MAPPING Laser Scanning Measurement System Compatible with specialized kits The LS300 3D laser scanning measurement system utilizes…

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