Category: GPS

Portal for NAVIGATION journal goes live

The open access portal for NAVIGATION: Journal of the Institute of Navigation is now live at live at navi.ion.org. “ION has partnered with HighWire Press to host its new open access portal for NAVIGATION giving readers a sophisticated platform that offers…
FCC, FAA and 5G

Last month we attempted to provide an overview of the issue concerning Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) licensing of C-Band radio spectrum, the subsequent fielding of wireless service for 5G phones and the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) announcements that potential interference…

The Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) is set to re-embark on its three-week trans-Atlantic journey in April 2022 equipped with two of Silicon Sensing’s AMU30 inertial measurement units (IMUs). These devices send highly precise motion data to the new ‘AI captain’ that…
Registration open for JNC 2022

Registration for the Institute of Navigation’s (ION) Joint Navigation Conference (JNC) 2022 is open and the technical conference program is now available online. The JNC, sponsored by the Military Division of the Institute of Navigation (ION), will be held June…
Finnish airline finds GPS interference near Russian border

Photo: william87/ iStock editorial/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images Finnair planes flying close to the Russian border near and south of Finland are reporting unusual activity with their GPS receivers in the last few days. No cause for the abnormalities has been…
Locana and Bent Ear Solutions form strategic alliance

Combined geospatial solutions improve operations using location intelligence and mapping Locana and Bent Ear Solutions  are collaborating to provide location-based solutions that help customers improve their performance and decision-making across the organization, including their operations center. Locana was formerly known…
Ukraine hackers target GLONASS for cyberattacks

Photo: EvgeniyShkolenko/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images Ukraine’s hacker underground named GLONASS as one of its top priorities, according to media reports that cite a post on the “IT army” Telegram channel. The IT army, formed on Saturday, is a collective of…
Hexagon | Veripos expands SPAN GNSS+INS portfolio for dynamic positioning

Ensures safe operations through reliable, robust and continuous positioning with GNSS+INS integration Hexagon | Veripos has expanded its inertial solution SPAN GNSS+INS technology from NovAtel, also part of Hexagon, to dynamic positioning (DP) applications and vessels. SPAN technology delivers a…
EU reacts as Russia severs rocket-launch relationship

Russia’s space agency Roscosmos is suspending cooperation with Europe on space launches from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana, including future Galileo satellite launches. As reported by Rueters, Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin said Saturday the action is in response to…