Researchers at Delft University of Technology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and VSL have developed an alternative positioning system that is more robust and accurate than GPS, especially in urban settings. The aim of the project — SuperGPS — was to develop…
A Step-by-Step Exposition of an Educational Resource Innovation Insights with Richard Langley THE RADIO. It’s been around for more than 100 years. Pioneering work by Guglielmo Marconi and others in the1890s and 1900s resulted in practical wireless telegraphy devices that…
To bridge the gap between chipset and receiver manufacturers and GNSS simulator manufacturers, EUSPA, together with the European Commission and the Joint Research Centre (JRC), is organizing a GNSS Signal Simulator Manufacturers Forum on December 13. The online forum will…
A photo taken in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian shows the massive destruction on Fort Myers beach. (Photo: felixmizioznikov/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images) Not to harp on an event that’s already passed out of the headlines and national coverage, but Hurricane…
GPS relies on faint radio signals from satellites about 12,000 miles away, requiring a quiet spectrum neighborhood to operate. (Photo: NASA) By Alex Damato Acting Executive Director GPS Innovation Alliance From its humble beginnings in the 1970s to its expanded…
A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the November 2022 issue of GPS World magazine. OEM GNSS Module For UAV, precision agriculture and autonomous machines Photo: Unicore Communications The UM982 GNSS module is a high-precision,…
The Triton weather satellite. (Photo: NSPO) Taiwan will launch its first indigenously developed meteorological satellite in March 2023, reports Taiwan News. The Triton satellite was designed and made by the National Space Organization (NSPO) over eight years. The satellite has…
Guidance and precision control, the base elements of modern machine control for construction, have continued to evolve since broad productization began in the mid-1990s. However, the value proposition has become even sweeter since, with value being realized beyond the return…
Last year I was privileged to be part of a Blue-Ribbon Review Panel for an American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) surveying publication. The book is Surveying and Geomatics Engineering: Principles, Technologies, and Applications. I recently received my copy of…
