Category: GPS

Sokkia releases two robotic total stations for survey, layout

Photo: Sokkia Sokkia has launched two robotic total stations designed to improve job site productivity: the iX-1200 and iX-600. According to Sokkia, the total stations, designed as a part of a full workflow solution, are professional-level positioning tools for survey…
Vodafone tests remote centimeter-level tracking tech

New tech can track vehicles, drones and cargo remotely within centimeters — key to safe adoption of autonomous vehicles, flying objects and machinery Vodafone has successfully used new precision positioning technology to remotely track a vehicle to within 10 centimeters…
DSI to host 2021 Assured PNT Summit in April

The Defense Strategies Institute’s (DSI) Assured Positioning, Navigation & Timing (PNT) Summit will take place April 14-15 at the Mary M. Gates Learning Center in Alexandria, Virginia. According to DSI, the event will bring together members of the military services,…

A new GNSS architecture aboard low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites is in development. The patent-pending system architecture “is combining the efficiency and innovation of the new space era with the world of satellite navigation to help enable modern intelligent systems to operate…
Launchpad: High-speed UAV, GNSS dev kit

A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the February 2021 issue of GPS World magazine. Development kit Allows engineers to evaluate GNSS/INS module Photo: Aceinna The Aceinna OpenRTK330LI EVK is a complete evaluation and…

A crucial step toward the development of the Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) military user segment took place Monday, Feb. 8, with the kick-off meeting in Brussels of the GEODE (GalilEO for EU DEfence) project, according to a press release…
Shell and DJI partner on drone tech for energy industry

2,300-acre Shell Deer Park Refinery provides complex testbed for aerial inspections and incident response Photo: SimonSkafar/E+/Getty Images DJI is partnering with Shell Oil Company to create, test and deploy DJI drone technology at its Deer Park Manufacturing Complex to improve efficiency…
Trimble introduces next-generation 3D paving control platform

Photo: Trimble Trimble has released the Trimble Roadworks 3D Paving Control Platform, a next-generation platform for 3D asphalt paving control systems. According to the company, Trimble Roadworks is an accurate, automatic 3D screen control system that can improve paving productivity…