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…
PlantiQ partners with NOAA for GNSS-RO data

Image: metamorworks/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images PlantiQ — an atmospheric observing systems company — will begin daily delivery of its signal to noise ratio GNSS-radio occultation (RO) data to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the NOAA’s IDIQ-2…
Phone location data is center stage at Murdaugh trial

Alex Murdaugh (Image: Pool reporter photo from trial) Cellphone and vehicle location data is at center stage as former South Carolina attorney, Alex Murdaugh, takes the stand in the trial for the murder of his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, and son,…
How navigation data is used for video game development

The realistic racetrack in the Assetto Corsa game. (Screenshot: Dronezone) News from OxTS The possible applications for 3D point clouds are almost endless. When you think of lidar, the mind naturally wanders to applications of the autonomous vehicle navigation or…
Leica Geosystems: The surveyor as a data manager

Photo: Leica Geosystems While some tasks for AEC surveying are similar to other types of surveying — such as original ground surveying, creating site control and live monitoring — the biggest differences and challenges arise in data management, timeframes, communication…
MCP works with NHTSA to assess GIS data sharing for 911

Photo: Thinkstock/Stockbyte/Getty Images The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Mission Critical Partners (MCP) will collaborate to assess the status of geographic information systems (GIS) within the 911 community. The goal of the initiative is to define what is…

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