The International Association of Institutes of Navigation (IAIN) will be accepting abstracts through June 30 for its 16th World Congress, which will take place Nov. 18-Dec. 1 in Chiba, Japan. According to IAIN, all submitted abstracts will be reviewed by…
A U.S. soldier preparing his Blue Force Tracker before departing Camp Victory, Iraq in 2005.(PHOTO: Petty Officer 1st Class Brien Aho, U.S. Navy) A free GPS World webinar, sponsored by Orolia and taking place at 1 p.m. EDT on Thursday,…
China will launch 11 more BeiDou-3 satellites by the end of 2018, according to Xinhua News Agency, the official state-run press agency. China has already launched eight BeiDou-3 satellites for its domestic BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS). The satellites will…
The frequently updated multi-spectral imagery is available through the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World. Esri is releasing Sentinel-2 Image Services to all Esri users for no additional cost. Sentinel-2 is an Earth Observation Satellite that provides multi-spectral imagery for…
TerraGo, a provider of dissemination and collaboration software for defense and intelligence agencies, has announced the availability of R3 for immediate download in the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) GEOINT App Store. R3 is a mobile data collection and collaboration app…
Inertial sensor companies KVH Industries and VectorNav Technologies partnered so that KVH’s fiber optic gyro-based 1750 and 1775 IMUs can now be offered to enhance the operation of VectorNav’s VN-210 and VN-310 Tactical Series GNSS-aided inertial navigation systems. In this…
PCTEL Inc. has launched a new series of multi-GNSS L1/L2/L5 antennas for precision navigation and timing. According to the company, the antennas combine aerospace-level precision with global satellite compatibility, in a highly durable package. They enable critical applications including vehicular…
News from the European GNSS Agency (GSA) The Galileo Reference Centre (GRC), the new state-of-the-art performance monitoring hub for the European Union’s global satellite navigation system, was officially inaugurated May 16 in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. The ceremony was presided by…
MicroPilot Inc. has teamed with Trimble to integrate high-precision GNSS technology as part of its autopilot for guidance and control of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). With centimeter-level, real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning capabilities, Trimble’s multi-constellation GNSS receivers are capable of tracking…
