Topcon invests in DDK Positioning

  Credit: DDK Positioning Topcon Positioning Systems has made an investment in DDK Positioning, a UK-based GNSS receiver and precise point positioning correction services company. DDK Positioning delivers services over the Iridium network to provide global precision positioning services that…
HERE and AWS provide device positioning services to developers

Image: HERE Technologies On Jan. 6, HERE Technologies, a location data platform, announced its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), a leading cloud platform. This collaboration will deliver improved performance for indoor and outdoor positioning capabilities, enabling AWS third-party developers…
Point One Navigation launches positioning engine for autonomous vehicles

Image: Point One Point One’s FusionEngine software, which is rated for automotive safety integrity level (ASIL), is now compatible with STMicroelectronics’ Teseo ASIL Precise Positioning GNSS chipset (TeseoAPP). This assures functional safety as ASIL-B, a requirement for Level 3+ advanced…
Launchpad: Rescue beacon, satellite imagery, z-axis positioning

A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the November 2022 issue of GPS World magazine. OEM GNSS Module For UAV, precision agriculture and autonomous machines Photo: Unicore Communications The UM982 GNSS module is a high-precision,…
Trimble: Positioning engine optimized for fusion

An interview with Chris Trevillian, director of product management, geospatial GNSS at Trimble about recent GNSS receiver innovations. Trevillian What was the most significant technical innovation in your GNSS receivers in the past five years? In 2019, Trimble broke ground…
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…

Photo: Fixposition Fixposition, a Swiss technology company providing high-precision positioning solutions, has released a centimeter-level positioning sensor, the Vision-RTK 2. The low power and compact, industrial-grade device is suitable for autonomous delivery and logistics vehicles, agriculture, mowing and landscaping machines, as…
Hexagon | Veripos expands SPAN GNSS+INS portfolio for dynamic positioning

Ensures safe operations through reliable, robust and continuous positioning with GNSS+INS integration Hexagon | Veripos has expanded its inertial solution SPAN GNSS+INS technology from NovAtel, also part of Hexagon, to dynamic positioning (DP) applications and vessels. SPAN technology delivers a…