In the Field: Help Survey Monuments Complement GNSS

  Figure 1: Utility access box installed over CORS reference mark Whitefish Pt A (NGS PID AA8050) at USCG lighthouse. (Photo: Jeff Olsen) GNSS users who appreciate that physical monuments can provide verification of GNSS observations can do four things…
Intecs combines GNSS and sensor data for train localization

Image: kojihirano/ iStock / Getty Images Plus/ Getty Images Intecs, a hardware and software developer, is creating a multi-sensor, GNSS-based platform for obtaining absolute position of trains on rail lines. The system incorporates cameras that read QR codes installed in…
Sparkfun launches GNSS solution

Image: SparkFun SparkFun Electronics has launched the SparkFun real-time kinematics (RTK) mosaic-X5. It uses the multi-constellation, multi-frequency capabilities of the Septentrio mosaic-X5 module, which aims to improve accuracy and reliability in a variety of position applications. The RTK mosaic-X5 is…
Understanding GNSS correction methods

Image: Point One Navigation IGNSS has transformed the way both individuals and machines navigate across the globe, leading to a growing number of organizations utilizing positioning data in the development of products and applications. GNSS technology plays a crucial role…
Qualinx, EUSPA partner for GNSS receiver development

Photo: ESA Qualinx, a company specializing in ultra-low power wireless tracking and connectivity semiconductors, has announced a partnership with the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA). This collaboration, under the Fundamental Elements EU R&D funding mechanism, aims to…
Installing a GNSS receiver without an engineering degree

Seirrowon concentrates on the orchards and fixed crop market using u-blox RTK and sensor fusion receivers. (Image: Seirrowon) I asked Jason O’Flanagan, co-founder and CEO of Seirrowon Labs — which specializes in robotic vehicle control, electronics hardware and firmware development…
CHCNAV launches IMU-RTK GNSS receiver

Image: CHCNAV CHC Navigation (CHCNAV) has released the i89, a compact IMU-RTK GNSS receiver with visual surveying and 3D modeling capabilities. In addition to GNSS surveying, the i89 offers augmented reality surveying to capture accurate 3D coordinates where signals are…
ComNav releases Z30 portable GNSS receiver

Image: ComNav Technology ComNav Technology has released the Z30, a portable high precision GNSS receiver. This device combines a host of advanced features into a compact, versatile design that makes it suitable for a wide range of industries such as…

GPS World Editor-in-Chief, Matteo Luccio, met with UHU Technologies President, Jeffery Sanders, to discuss the company’s new four channel system, seven channel system, their applications and more from the ION GNSS+ 2023 show floor. The post ION GNSS+ 2023: UHU…