Launchpad: Software updates, defense radar, fleet tracking and more

A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the October 2024 issue of GPS World magazine. SURVEYING & MAPPING Updated CAD Software With enhanced features and workflow improvements Topcon Positioning Systems has released a new version…
Seen & Heard: Launching weather balloons and tracking endangered wildcats

“Seen & Heard” is a monthly feature of GPS World magazine, traveling the world to capture interesting and unusual news stories involving the GNSS/PNT industry. Photo: Milos Bjelica/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images Drawing with GPS According to Guinness World Records, a 982.53-mile, seven-day…
Launchpad: Vehicle tracking, camera drones, e-bikes

A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the December 2021 issue of GPS World magazine. OEM Satellite-cell terminal With built-in GPS receiver Photo: OQ OQ Technology’s dual-mode satellite-cellular IoT modem and tracker is a plug-and-play,…
Vodafone tests remote centimeter-level tracking tech

New tech can track vehicles, drones and cargo remotely within centimeters — key to safe adoption of autonomous vehicles, flying objects and machinery Vodafone has successfully used new precision positioning technology to remotely track a vehicle to within 10 centimeters…
Tracking system by Particle supports IoT deployments

Particle — an edge-to-cloud internet of things (IoT) platform — is offering a new tracking system that allows organizations to track the locations of a wide variety of mobile assets. Particle’s Tracker SOM (system-on-module) builds on its tracking services foundation.…
GPS tracking need not sit out COVID-19 because of privacy laws

Photo: AntonioGuillem/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images Commentary by Jeremy Meisinger The scale and speed of the COVID-19 crisis has left policymakers searching for new tools to address an unprecedented challenge. Everything from faster testing to new treatments to more…
Spire Aviation announces AirSafe API for ADS-B tracking

Space-to-Cloud Data Analytics Company Announces New Aircraft Tracking Technology Image: Spire Aviation Spire Global has announced the company’s first product from Spire Aviation with the launch of its new AirSafe API (application program interface.) Spire Aviation’s AirSafe product uses low-Earth…