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Monitoring the Earth for geopolitical and economic insights

Data from Earth Monitor reveals the number of cars and trucks in an area of Amsterdam. (Image: Airbus) The new Earth Monitor tool draws from the Airbus imagery archive and satellite tasking capabilities to provide advanced geospatial analysis, trends and…
Launchpad: New GNSS boards, inertial sensors, software

A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the July 2019 issue of GPS World magazine. OEM Inertial sensors Sensor fusion with GNSS receiver Photo: xsens The MTi 600-series of inertial sensors comes in a 31.5 x…

Satellite imagery and mapping have proven to be critical technologies when it comes to disaster relief efforts. The NASA Earth Science Disasters Program has harnessed these technologies to help communities and governments recover from natural disasters like earthquakes, hurricanes and…
Galileo picks itself up and moves on

Galileo Ground Control Center, Fucino. Photo: GSA Galileo Initial Services have now been restored, according to a statement released on July 18 by the European GNSS Agency (GSA). “Commercial users can already see signs of recovery of the Galileo navigation and…
Septentrio offers GNSS/INS single-antenna receiver

High-precision GPS/INS receiver is now available with a single-antenna option for faster integration, lighter weight and lower power consumption. Photo: Septentrio Septentrio’s GPS/INS receiver is now available with a single-antenna option. The single-antenna receiver brings the possibility of robust centimeter…

The Galileo signal outage, ongoing since Thursday, July 11, has been attributed to a problem with the system’s ground infrastructure, according to a Monday announcement by the European GNSS Agency (GSA). “Experts are working to restore the situation as soon…

The entire Galileo system suffered an unexpected and hitherto unexplained signal outage, beginning on Thursday, July 11 at 1:00 pm Central European Time. At about that time, users noticed that all ephemeris stopped broadcasting, and then a Notice Advice to Galileo…