Zala Aero Group unveiled a new unmanned system for long-distance flights — the Zala 421-16E5G — at the closed exhibition Zala Expo,  which began on April 19 in Moscow. The Zala 421-16E5G is a domestic unmanned aerial vehicle with a…
Septentrio launches AsteRx-i3, its next-gen GNSS/INS product line

By expanding its GNSS/INS product family, Septentrio starts offering more application-specific positioning and orientation solutions Septentrio, a leader in high-precision GNSS positioning solutions, has launched the AsteRx-i3 — a new product line of high-performance GNSS plus inertial navigation system (INS)…

The ION GNSS+ 2021 technical program is online, and registration for the event is now open. ION GNSS+ 2021 takes place Sept. 20-24 at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. ION GNSS+ 2021: GNSS + Other…
English, Scottish firms to develop a more accurate atomic clock for GNSS

New atomic clock technology will improve GNSS location accuracy, as well as addressing the scalability of other quantum technologies being developed Nanofabrication experts Kelvin Nanotechnology have teamed up with product design specialist Wideblue, the University of Strathclyde and the University…
Inertial Labs launches new generation of INS, IMUs

Inertial Labs has released a new generation of GPS-aided inertial navigation systems (INS) for applications such as UAVs, helicopters and lidar surveys. The company also has released two new inertial measurement units (IMUs) for measuring angular rates and accelerations for…
UK takes £6.7M step toward resilient timing architecture

The United Kingdom’s National Timing Centre will conduct a two-phase series of funded studies and demonstrations focusing on “innovation in the dissemination and application of resilient time, frequency and synchronisation.” The first round now being advertised is for feasibility studies…
NGS revises NOAA report on working in the modernized NSRS

The National Geodetic Survey has revised an important technical document on the modernized National Spatial Reference System. Zilkoski explores a use case on flood mapping, discussing an Elevation Certificate example, Flood Insurance Rate Map and Flood Insurance Study. NGS has…