7 pieces of AI news we announced in October
Here are 7 of Google’s latest AI updates from October. Maps
Location-based services are unseen guides
HERE Mapmaking allows users to create detailed interactive maps of private sites, outdoors and indoors. This includes sites not covered by public maps, such as warehouses, yards, farms, mines and ports. (Photo: HERE Technologies) Location-based services (LBS) are software services…
Sabanto launches retrofit kit for autonomous farming
Sabanto has released the Sabanto Steward, a retrofit kit designed to add autonomous functionality to existing tractors. With a simple switch, farmers can seamlessly transition between autonomy mode and standard operator mode. <p>The Sabanto Steward comprises several key components:</p> <ul…
How we used AI to build our newest Open Buildings dataset
Google’s Open Buildings 2.5D Temporal Dataset is helping to fill a major gap in data for population and density in the developing world. Maps
JAXA selects ArkEdge to study LEO PNT system
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has awarded Japanese startup ArkEdge Space a contract to study the feasibility of establishing a constellation of position, navigation and timing (PNT) satellites in low-Earth orbit. The project aims to provide high-precision PNT signals…
EAB Q&A: Promising approaches to non-GNSS PNT and modernizing the system
(Illustration: sumkinn/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images) Question: What are currently the most promising approaches to non-GNSS PNT for applications that do not require high accuracy? Answer: The DOD PNT strategy posits use of space-based, regional and local sources of information to…
Celebrating Richard Langley
<p>The post Celebrating Richard Langley first appeared on GPS World.</p> GPS World
UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía to develop combat air system
UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía has collaborated with SATNUS — a company formed by GMV, Sener Aeroespacial and Tecnobit-Grupo Oesía — as part of the European program Future Combat Air System (FCAS). The program aims to develop a future-generation weapon system (NGWS), which…
Lidar helps unlock secrets in Amelia Earhart mystery
Elevation map of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. (Photo: topographic-map.com) The Discovery Channel’s recently released “Finding Amelia” documentary explores the latest expedition aimed to uncover Amelia Earhart’s mysterious fate, featuring the participation of SPH Engineering. The film investigates the theory…