Category: GPS

Launchpad: GNSS receivers, timing modules, survey applications

A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the April 2023 issue of GPS World magazine. TIMING Image: Furuno Global Timing Module Supports L1 and L5 GNSS signals GT-100 is compatible with all GNSS constellations. The…
Editorial Advisory Board Q&A: NATO Galileo and GPS integration

How do/will/should North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces integrate GPS and Galileo for position, navigation and time? Ellen Hall   “For improved resiliency, it would be a great move for NATO to integrate Galileo with GPS into their system. The ‘how’…
First Fix: How GNSS helps farmers’ profits

Matteo Luccio Precision agriculture (PA) — which uses electronic information to better manage spatial and temporal variability in crops, livestock, forestry and other biological systems — is profitable, as proven by the rapid and widespread adoption of GNSS guidance for…
SSC releases Epoch 2 RFI for industry inputs on MW/MT satellites

Image: Lockheed Martin The Resilient Missile Warning, Missile Tracking, and Missile Defense Acquisition Delta of the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has released a request for information (RFI) seeking industry inputs for the next Epoch of medium-Earth-orbit missile…
Bluesky, SkyFi collaborate to broaden aerial imagery access

  Image: Bluesky Bluesky International and SkyFi have collaborated to provide access to Earth observation assets and multi-perspective imagery to users globally. Bluesky is providing its high-resolution aerial imagery, taken by aircraft-mounted cameras, to SkyFi to make available for businesses,…
Septentrio launches agnostic corrections program

  Image: Septentrio Septentrio, a leader in high-precision GNSS positioning solutions, has launched the Agnostic Corrections Partner Program. The program facilitates the use of Septentrio receivers with high-accuracy services that provide varying levels of accuracy, coverage and delivery methods. This…
BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin tests UAS

  Image: Air Force Staff Sgt. Rachel Simones/ Department of Defense. BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works partnered to test the Skunk Works Stalker and Indago UAS on BAE Systems’ amphibious combat vehicle (ACV) command, control, communication and computers…
SingularXYZ launches development kit

  Image: SingularXYZ SingularXYZ, a manufacturer of GNSS technology, has launched its DK100 development kit. This multi-functional kit has selectable single-antenna and dual-antenna modules, full constellation tracking and centimeter-level positioning. The DK100 development kit is a ready-to-use kit designed to…
SimActive software enhances utility mapping

Image: SimActive Sharper Shape has used SimActive software’s distributed processing capabilities to complete utility corridor base maps in Montreal, Canada. In 2022, more than eight million images were collected in SimActive’s Correlator3D software to generate orthomosaics and colorized point clouds.…