ALDOT uses SimActive software to support tornado recovery

Image: SimActive SimActive Inc., a developer of photogrammetry software, and the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) have partnered to use SimActive’s Correlator3D software to process UAV imagery for damage assessment. In early 2023, a powerful tornado ripped through the southwest…
Seen & heard: Beidou birds and spoofing target airlines

“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. Image: galitskaya/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images The scooter burglar By using location data and a username from a…
Point One Navigation launches real-time INS

Image: Point One Navigation Point One Navigation has introduced the Atlas inertial navigation system (INS) designed for autonomous vehicles, mapping and other applications. Traditional INS solutions have typically relied on extensive post-processing to reach the high precision levels needed for…
Innovation Insights: Science in paradise

Innovation Insights with Richard Langley This is an introduction to the November 2023 Innovation article, “Using GNSS Phase Reflectometry on Maui’s Haleakalā” We’ve all seen the news reports of the terrible devastation and loss of life in the town of…
VectorNav releases two INS

VectorNav Technologies has released two products, the VN-210-S and VN-310-S, which expand its tactical series of GNSS-aided inertial navigation systems (INS). The VN-210-S GNSS/INS combines a tactical-grade inertial measurement unit (IMU) comprised of a 3-axis gyroscope, accelerometer, and magnetometer with…