Inertial Labs, ideaForge integrate lidar solution into UAVs

Photo: Inertial Labs Inertial Labs has integrated its RESEPI lidar solution into ideaForge UAVs. The integration seeks to improve lidar mapping capabilities and is suitable for mining, forestry, geographic information system (GIS) and land surveys, water resources management and more.…

Mike O’Connor Satelles, which developed the Satellite Time and Location (STL) system, recently became part of Iridium, which already owned a large share of the company. I spoke with Michael O’Connor, previously Satelles’ CEO, who is now Executive Vice President…
Emlid upgrades RTK rover

Photo: Emlid Emlid has released upgrades for its ultralight Reach RX Network real-time kinematics (RTK) rover. It features MFi (Made for iPhone/iPad) certification and is fully compatible with ArcGIS, QGIS and other GIS apps for both iOS and Android. Reach…
Swift Navigation, Calian advance precise positioning integration

Photo: Swift Navigation Swift Navigation and Calian, formerly Tallysman, have partnered to integrate precise positioning into location-based products across a variety of industries. Autonomous vehicles and robots are complex and costly to build. Developers must integrate advanced hardware and software,…
Seen & Heard: Robotic dogs, coral bleaching, songs for cows

“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. Songs for the Cows Photo: SWNS Media Group Farmers are controlling cows with a GNSS-based tracking system…
GEODNET enters distribution and OEM agreements

Photo: GEODNET The Global Earth Observation Decentralized Network (GEODNET) Foundation — the organization governing the blockchain-based global navigation network GEODNET — has entered new distribution and OEM agreements with AllyNav, Bad Elf, bynav, Sensori Robotics and Unmanned Life.  GEODNET’s blockchain-based global…
EAB Q&A: GPS use in US infrastructure, PNT services

GPS vulnerabilities have been widely reported in the press. What steps have been taken to back up GPS use in U.S. critical infrastructure? Jules McNeff “President Biden on April 30 issued a National Security Memorandum on Critical Infrastructure Security and…
Inertial Labs launches GPS-aided INS

Photo: Inertial Labs Inertial Labs has launched the INS-FI, a GPS-aided inertial navigation system (INS) designed to improve performance and reliability for land, marine and aerial applications. INS-FI is built with tactical-grade fiber optic gyroscope (FOG) technology and an IP67…