China’s BeiDou GNSS is newer, has more features, is more accurate, and has more satellites in the skies of more nations than the venerable U.S. GPS, according to Sarah Sewall, Executive Vice President for Strategic Issues at IQT. Image: BeiDou…
The United States must continue to lead by modernizing GPS and establishing a clear pathway for civilian applications of the improved constellation. (Image: matejmo/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images) By Alex Damato Acting Executive Director, GPS Innovation Alliance Alex Damato Innovation is…
The robotics competition challenges participants to leverage NXP’s portfolio for small autonomous vehicles in support of fighting pandemics. NXP Semiconductors N.V. is hosting a challenge on using drones and rovers for pandemics such as COVID-19. HoverGames Challenge 2: Help Drones…
First place winners ARGEO accept their prize. (Photo: GSA) News from the European GNSS Agency The winners of this year’s MyGalileoApp competition were announced at a ceremony held at the European GNSS Agency (GSA) headquarters in Prague on Nov. 7.…
Ten projects in the MyGalileoApp competition have been named finalists. Out of a shortlist of 30 semi-finalists, the 10 were judged to be the most exciting in terms of innovation, market potential and technical feasibility. The 10 projects will now…
European students and researchers are invited to compete in a new Galileo smartphone app competition sponsored by the European Space Agency (ESA). The goal is to develop an app capable of performing fixes using raw Galileo satnav measurements. An earlier…
The winner’s of ION’s 8th annual Autonomous Snowplow Competition was team “Snow Squirrel” from the University of Minnesota. Photo courtesy of ION. The Institute of Navigation’s (ION) Satellite Division held its 8th annual Autonomous Snowplow Competition Jan. 25-28 at Rice…
Missouri S&T News and Research Missouri S&T team wins international Mars rover competitionMissouri S&T News and ResearchThe autonomous travel challenge, in which rovers maneuver themselves through a variety of difficult terrains based on a given set of GPS coordinates. Obstacles…
