Photo: Parrot Every ounce counts on a drone. While a larger ground plane on a GNSS patch antenna improves its performance, the additional size increases weight — an unacceptable tradeoff. The antenna’s location on the drone is another factor. It…
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are something of a Swiss Army knife for the surveying and mapping communities. Commercial applications continue to grow, with UAVS — known as drones in the vernacular — gathering data and observations for agriculture, mining, utility…
Hexagon AB has acquired CADLM SAS, a company focused on computer-aided engineering (CAE) with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. These technologies enable simulation in product-development processes and lifecycles. Founded in 1989, France-based CADLM develops computational design and optimization methods…
The inauguration of the Navigation Technologies Center took place in March. (Photo: IAI) The new center will focus on developing and producing navigation systems for the battlefield, and plans to implement a co-developed, non-GPS accurate navigation technology A Navigation Technology…
Photo: Jupiterimages/PHOTOS.com/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images The Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP) calculates that thinning of Alaska’s Taku Glacier has increased from an average rate of 0.5 meter to 2 meters per year over the past two decades. Annual mapping by JIRP…
“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. Screenshot: PATS Indoor Drone Solutions video Seeking out (tiny) aerial threats Palm-sized drones are eliminating…
Oxford Technical Solutions has released the xNAV650, the latest in its line of inertial navigation systems (INS), suitable for use on drones. INS provide surveyors with absolute position, timing and inertial measurements (heading and pitch/roll) that they can integrate into…
Photo: Hexagon | NovAtel Hexagon | NovAtel is offering a new marine-certified GNSS receiver specially designed for nearshore applications. The MarinePak7 multi-constellation, multi-frequency receiver has been specifically engineered to receive Oceanix Correction Service from NovAtel, providing horizontal accuracy up to…
The Institute of Navigation (ION) announces that registration for the Joint Navigation Conference (JNC) is now open. The JNC, sponsored by the Military Division of the Institute of Navigation, will be held Aug. 24-26 (FEDCON U.S. ONLY) at the Northern…
