Galileo’s Impressive Achievements

Luccio To paraphrase Galileo Galilei — the great Italian astronomer, philosopher, engineer, mathematician and physicist — positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) does not revolve around GPS. The European GNSS named after the father of modern science (as Albert Einstein called…

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Launchpad: Nano drone, GNSS modules, survey application

A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the October 2022 issue of GPS World magazine. OEM Software Aids GNSS/INS installation Photo: Septentrio The RxLeverArm software tool aids integration of GNSS receivers that include inertial navigation…
How navigation data is used for video game development

The realistic racetrack in the Assetto Corsa game. (Screenshot: Dronezone) News from OxTS The possible applications for 3D point clouds are almost endless. When you think of lidar, the mind naturally wanders to applications of the autonomous vehicle navigation or…
Australia’s SouthPAN early Open Services now live

Early Open Services delivered by the Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN) are now live in Australia and New Zealand, improving location-based capabilities for the Australasia region. SouthPAN provides accurate, reliable and instant positioning services across all of Australia and New…
China launches CentiSpace-1 navigation enhancement satellites

Photo: Wang Zhigang via https://mp.weixin.qq.com/. On Oct. 7, China launched a pair of satellites designed to enhance BeiDou navigation signals. The CentiSpace-1 S5 and S6 satellites were launched via a Long March 11 solid rocket that lifted off at 9:10…
Averna partners with PI Group for manufacturing

Averna and Physik Instrumente (PI) have formed a new partnership to deliver advanced automation solutions that meet the growing need for flexible, scalable and high-throughput manufacturing and test equipment. Physik Instrumente (PI) is an international group of companies focusing on…
Navigation company iXBlue acquired by Groupe Gorgé

Photo: ixBlue Groupe Gorgé has acquired navigation company iXblue. The move will bring iXblue and Groupe Gorgé subsidiary ECA Group and iXblue. Groupe Gorgé is a European company specializing in high-tech industrial solutions for the robotics, maritime, navigation, aerospace and…