Maxtena adds M9HCT-A-SMA multi-band GNSS antenna to helical family

Advanced multi-frequency antenna shaped for high-precision applications featuring L-band corrections Photo: Maxtena Maxtena Inc. has introduced an advanced, tiny, patented GNSS antenna for high precision and autonomous multi-frequency applications. The M9HCT-A-SMA antenna is a high accuracy, multi-frequency active helix GNSS…
IMCA publishes guidelines on use of GNSS for tide calculations

Nick Hough, IMCA The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published “Guidelines on the use of GNSS for tide calculations” (IMCA S 027). It provides an overview of how GNSS can assist in more accurate real-time direct measurement of tidal…
Launchpad: GNSS antennas and PC boards

A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the June 2021 issue of GPS World magazine. OEM Grandmaster Clock Multi-constellation receiver Photo: Microchip The upgraded TimeProvider 4100 2.2 is now more redundant and resilient. It…
Iridium invests in DDK Positioning, a GNSS solution provider

DDK Positioning solutions use the Iridium satellite constellation to deliver 5-cm GNSS accuracy to industrial users of the internet of things (IoT). Iridium Communications Inc. has made a strategic investment in DDK Positioning, an Aberdeen, Scotland-based provider of enhanced GNSS…
Adva launches grandmaster clock with multi-band GNSS receiver

Adva’s OSA 5405-MB provides nanosecond timing at a network’s edge. (Photo: Business Wire) Adva has launched the OSA 5405-MB, a compact outdoor precision time protocol (PTP) grandmaster clock with multi-band GNSS receiver and integrated antenna. Part of the OSA 5405…

The ION GNSS+ 2021 technical program is online, and registration for the event is now open. ION GNSS+ 2021 takes place Sept. 20-24 at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. ION GNSS+ 2021: GNSS + Other…
English, Scottish firms to develop a more accurate atomic clock for GNSS

New atomic clock technology will improve GNSS location accuracy, as well as addressing the scalability of other quantum technologies being developed Nanofabrication experts Kelvin Nanotechnology have teamed up with product design specialist Wideblue, the University of Strathclyde and the University…
Taoglas GNSS antenna flies with parrots

Photo: Parrot Every ounce counts on a drone. While a larger ground plane on a GNSS patch antenna improves its performance, the additional size increases weight — an unacceptable tradeoff. The antenna’s location on the drone is another factor. It…