Photo: NASA I was inspired by the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing on July 16 and our focus on mapping this month to look into imagery of the Moon. Only recently have we learned that the lunar orbiters that…
Data from Earth Monitor reveals the number of cars and trucks in an area of Amsterdam. (Image: Airbus) The new Earth Monitor tool draws from the Airbus imagery archive and satellite tasking capabilities to provide advanced geospatial analysis, trends and…
A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the July 2019 issue of GPS World magazine. OEM Inertial sensors Sensor fusion with GNSS receiver Photo: xsens The MTi 600-series of inertial sensors comes in a 31.5 x…
Satellite imagery and mapping have proven to be critical technologies when it comes to disaster relief efforts. The NASA Earth Science Disasters Program has harnessed these technologies to help communities and governments recover from natural disasters like earthquakes, hurricanes and…
Planet’s Deven Desai explains how Planet uses satellite imagery to uncover data for the oil and gas industry, as well as for road detection, at the 2019 Esri User Conference in San Diego. GPS World
Galileo Ground Control Center, Fucino. Photo: GSA Galileo Initial Services have now been restored, according to a statement released on July 18 by the European GNSS Agency (GSA). “Commercial users can already see signs of recovery of the Galileo navigation and…
High-precision GPS/INS receiver is now available with a single-antenna option for faster integration, lighter weight and lower power consumption. Photo: Septentrio Septentrio’s GPS/INS receiver is now available with a single-antenna option. The single-antenna receiver brings the possibility of robust centimeter…
The Galileo signal outage, ongoing since Thursday, July 11, has been attributed to a problem with the system’s ground infrastructure, according to a Monday announcement by the European GNSS Agency (GSA). “Experts are working to restore the situation as soon…
The entire Galileo system suffered an unexpected and hitherto unexplained signal outage, beginning on Thursday, July 11 at 1:00 pm Central European Time. At about that time, users noticed that all ephemeris stopped broadcasting, and then a Notice Advice to Galileo…
