Septentrio to provide GNSS positioning to MicroPilot UAV autopilots

Image: Septentrio The collaboration ensures smooth and easy integration of high-accuracy GPS/GNSS positioning and professional-level autopilots into control systems where safety and reliability matter Septentrio is collaborating with MicroPilot, maker of professional UAV autopilots. Septentrio receivers, including the small form…
NBT’s Prometheus employs Nordic’s nRF9160 SiP for IoT and GNSS

Photo: Next Big Thing German venture studio Next Big Thing AG (NBT) has launched the Prometheus internet of things (IoT) sensor-based development platform designed to simplify prototyping and speed time-to-market for developers of cellular IoT- and cloud-based solutions. The Prometheus…
Tallysman offers embedded triple-band GNSS antenna

Tallysman Wireless Inc. has added the low-profile triple-band HC997EXF to its line of embedded helical GNSS antennas, and the TWA928LXF to its AccuAuto line. Both feature the company’s eXtended Filtering (XF). Designed for UAVs and Other Applications Photo: Tallysman The…
STMicroelectronics offers triple-band automotive GNSS receiver

Photo: STMicroelectronics STMicroelectronics has introduced an automotive satellite-navigation chip designed to deliver high-quality position data needed by advanced driving systems. Joining ST’s Teseo V family, the STA8135GA automotive-qualified GNSS receiver integrates a triple-band positioning measurement engine. It also provides standard…
U-blox upgrades GNSS receivers for faster cm accuracy

GNSS correction service receivers and the firmware-upgraded ZED-F9P upgraded to achieve reliable centimeter-level accuracies in seconds Photo: U-blox U‑blox is offering a suite of products and feature additions that simplify access to reliable centimeter-level positioning accuracies for the industrial navigation…

Screenshot: U-blox U‑blox has launched its new GNSS evaluation software, u-center 2. The software, which runs on Microsoft Windows, offers anyone working with 10th-generation (M10) u‑blox GNSS technology a highly intuitive interface to configure GNSS products, evaluate their performance, improve…

Editor’s Note: This video was originally published on November 12, 2019. Orolia debuted the GSG-8 advanced GNSS/GPS simulator, which is powered by Skydel simulation engine, at ION GNSS+ 2019 in Miami. Watch the video to get an overview of the…

Matteo Luccio First, there was one. In July 1995, the U.S. Air Force declared the Global Positioning System had met all the requirements for full operational capability (FOC). Soon thereafter, there were two. In December of that same year, Russia’s…
Samsung Introduces 5-nm Processor with GNSS for wearables

The Exynos W920 offers high performance, efficiency and LTE connectivity in tiny form factor Image: Samsung Samsung Electronics is offering a new processor for wearables, the Exynos W920. The new processor integrates an LTE modem and is built with an…