Category: GPS

New u-blox module aimed at lane accuracy in urban areas

The ZED-F9K module is designed to keep cars in their lanes. (Photo: u-blox) The new u‑blox ZED-F9K GNSS and dead-reckoning module is designed to bring continuous lane accurate positioning to challenging urban environments. The module offers both high-precision multi-band GNSS and inertial sensors.…
CGI joins with Thales on Galileo security software

Protective radome housing for the Galileo ground station on desolate Jan Mayen Island in the Norwegian Arctic. The site is housing a Galileo Sensor Station plus satellite link to pass data back to the Galileo ground system. (Photo: ESA/Fermin Alvarez…
DroneShield releases body-worn drone detector

RfPatrol. (Photo: DroneShield) DroneShield Ltd. has released a body-worn drone detection product, RfPatrol. Weighing under 1 kilogram, the mobile unit is expected to be of significant interest to a range of DroneShield’s customer base globally, across military, law enforcement, security…
Robotic Research provides navigation system for GPS-denied areas

Photo: Robotic Research Robotic Research will showcase its RR-N-140 navigation system at Booth #407 at AUVSI Xponential 2019, which takes place April 29-May 2 in Chicago. The system provides accurate, absolute and relative 3D (six-degrees-of-freedom, or 6 DOF) localization information for ground…
FlytBase to launch FlytGCS for BVLOS drone operations

FlytBase Inc., an enterprise drone automation company, has launched of FlytGCS, a cloud-based remote drone operations solution, at AUVSI Xponential 2019. FlytGCS is built for subject matter experts, drone operations managers and UAV operators who wish to automate, simplify and…
Harris and Grand Sky partner on UAS BVLOS super corridor

Photo: IStock.com/valio 84sl, via FAA Grand Sky Business and Aviation Park and Harris Corp. have joined forces to enable the country’s first and largest unmanned aerial system (UAS) airspace to support beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flight operations and…

SBG Systems will present its Quanta UAV series at AUVSI’s Xponential show, which takes place April 30-May 2 in Chicago. The Quanta UAV series is a line of inertial navigation systems (INS) dedicated to UAV-based surveying integrators. Because SBG Systems wants UAV…
UAvionix partners with CubePilot on ADS-B IN for carrier board

Photo: uAvionix uAvionix has announced a partnership with autopilot maker CubePilot to integrate ADS-B IN receive capability into its carrier board. uAvionix is the designer and manufacturer of communications, navigation and surveillance (CNS) equipment for unmanned and manned aircraft. CubePilot is the…