What’s new with Android for cars at CES
The latest navigation, apps and entertainment updates for Android Auto and cars with Google built-in announced at CES 2024. Maps
EU publishes new Galileo Open Service Signal in Space Interface Control Document
Image: EUSPA The European Union Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA), in collaboration with the European Commission, has published a new version of the Galileo Open Service Signal in Space Interface Control Document (OS SIS ICD). The latest version, denoted…
10 ways to be more sustainable with Google in 2024
We want to help people find the information they need to make more sustainable choices every day. Here are 10 ways we’re doing that. Maps
Inertial Labs, BayesMap release RESEPI software updates
Image: Inertial Labs Inertial Labs and BayesMap have partnered to release PCMasterPro software updates for Inertial Labs’ Resepi. The collaboration aims to provide users with fast, automated point cloud alignment to enhance UAV lidar systems. The software is designed to…
Two BeiDou satellites successfully launched into orbit
Image: Xinhua News Agency China has launched two satellites into medium-Earth orbits (MEO) for its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, reported the China Satellite Navigation Office. The satellites were carried by a Long March 3B rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch…
GEODNET, DST enhance precision agriculture in North America
Deep Sand Technology (DST), an autosteering and precision agriculture company, and the GEODNET Foundation have partnered to bring precision agriculture real-time kinematic (RTK) services to rural North America. GEODNET-compatible RTK bases will be immediately available, which support centimeter-accurate operations without…
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…
GPS architecture modernization: Where we were and where we are headed
It may be hard to remember — or imagine — life without the Global Positioning System (GPS). From finding the nearest Dunkin’ Donuts to making ATM withdrawals, GPS is part of everyday life. It makes global finance possible, first responders…
GLONASS: The decade of transition to CDMA signals
Figure 1. Initial GLONASS FDMA signals spectrum in L1 band. Image: Sergey Karutin GLONASS remains a core of Russia’s positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) system and is utilized by people around the world. Annual shipments of new GLONASS/GNSS receivers for…