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…

Inertial Labs has released the OS3DM, a multi-purpose sub-miniature 3D orientation sensor designed for real-time orientation tracking applications. The OS3DM contains three types of sensing elements including tri-axial MEMS gyroscopes, tri-axial MEMS accelerometers, and tri-axial magneto-resistive magnetometers. The sensor also…
Inexpensive sensor created to monitor Rhine river levels

A team of researchers has developed a low-cost sensor that can detect the changes in river height to provide wide-area flood warnings. The Raspberry Pi Reflector (RPR) was designed by a team of scientists from the University of Bonn, the…

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…
CHC Navigation introduces CGI-610 GNSS/INS sensor

Photo: CHC Navigation CHC Navigation has released the new CGI-610 GNSS/INS sensor, a high-precision dual-antenna receiver offering reliable and accurate navigation and positioning solutions for demanding land, marine, and aerial applications. The tight fusion of the latest GNSS technology with…

Teledyne Optech, a Teledyne Technologies company and global leader in advanced lidar sensors, has announced that its new compact lidar sensor, the CL-90, is available for purchase through its first integration partnership with Lidar USA. For more than 20 years,…
CHC Navigation launches P3 GNSS sensor series

Designed for demanding positioning and heading applications The P2 Elite GNSS sensor. (Photo: CHC Navigation) CHC Navigation has released the P2 GNSS sensor series,which provides high-accuracy positioning and heading in a compact, rugged enclosure. The P2 GNSS sensor series is…
Launchpad: Arctic UAV, position sensor, global mapper

A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the January 2019 issue of GPS World magazine. OEM RF front-end Application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) FOR GNSS NT1066 is a four-channel RF front-end ASIC (three wideband IQ and one…
New Bosch sensor for wearables improves GPS location tracking

The BHI160BP position tracking smart sensor. (Photo: Bosch Sensortec) Bosch Sensortec has announced the BHI160BP, a position tracking smart sensor that uses integrated inertial sensors to improve GPS location tracking. Bosch will exhibit the new sensor at Electronica Munich, Nov.…