Image: ESA Wildfires have recently spread across Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Algeria, Tunisia and Canada, causing mass environmental and economic damage as well as human casualties. Scientists have warned that wildfires are becoming more frequent and more widespread. In response, an upgraded…
Burkhard Boeckem and a Boston Dynamics robot dog share insights into smart digital realities. (Photo: Hexagon) At HxGN LIVE Global 2022, in-person attendees experienced the full breadth of what the flagship conference has to offer for the first time since…
The United States must continue to lead by modernizing GPS and establishing a clear pathway for civilian applications of the improved constellation. (Image: matejmo/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images) By Alex Damato Acting Executive Director, GPS Innovation Alliance Alex Damato Innovation is…
Yang Changfeng is BeiDou’s Chief Architect. (Photo: BeiDou Navigation Satellite System) Construction of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) has been completed. The system was formally commissioned on July 31, 2020. In 2021, BDS continued to improve performance, expand applications…
AnimaMundi Ocean Data Solutions, DJI and Lagoon are using drones to build a comprehensive database of plastic waste on coastlines throughout the world. Photo: Matt Cooper/AnimaMundi AnimaMundi is a not-for-profit organization based in Geneva, Switzerland. Its proprietary technology interprets photo and…
A new draft policy in India seeks to foster global use of its Indian NavIC satellite navigation system. The draft Indian Satellite Navigation Policy 2021 (SATNAV Policy 2021) is part of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)/Department of Space’s (DoS)…
A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the January 2019 issue of GPS World magazine. OEM RF front-end Application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) FOR GNSS NT1066 is a four-channel RF front-end ASIC (three wideband IQ and one…
News from the European Space Agency Four more Galileo satellites were launched today by an Ariane 5. Their arrival in orbit brings the Galileo constellation to 26 satellites, extending the global coverage of the constellation. Ariane 5 flight VA244, operated…
