Spain-based GMV is taking responsibility for integration of the GNSS/PRS receiver system for the European Union’s (EU’s) GEODE project. GEODE (GalilEO for EU DEfence) is the biggest Galileo application development project ever launched and a crucial and decisive step towards…
The STL-2600 STL-capable receiver provides a GNSS-independent low SWaP-C UTC-time and location capability with sub 45-ns RMS typical timing and better than five-meter typical location accuracy Jackson Labs Technologies Inc. (JLT), a designer and manufacturer of GNSS, timing and frequency…
Image: KENGKAT/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images A new paper by two Qualcomm engineers imagines restructuring Loran technology to more easily incorporate timing signals into telecommunication systems. The paper, titled simply “LORAN-5G,” was authored by Guttorm Opshaug and Dave Tuck. It envisions…
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…
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…
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…
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…