Septentrio and CORE partner up to develop a GPS/GNSS receiver which will make use of Japan’s Centimeter-Level Augmentation Service (CLAS). CLAS corrections are broadcast directly via QZSS constellation to enable high-accuracy positioning across Japan. Septentrio, a leader in high-precision GNSS…
Orolia’s Kannad Ultima-S emergency locator uses the Galileo Return Link Service. (Photo: Orolia) Orolia is introducing a new product for commercial aircraft safety, the Kannad Ultima-S emergency locator transmitter (ELT). The Kannad Ultima-S is designed to be installed in the…
By Markus Brandl, Xiaoming Chen, Herbert Landau, Carlos Rodriguez-Solano and Ulrich Weinbach This article updates a July 2012 feature in GPS World, “Real-Time Extended GNSS Positioning: A New Generation of Centimeter-Accurate Networks.” The Trimble CenterPoint RTX correction service, enabling centimeter-level…
Skyhook is partnering with Rivetz to integrate Skyhook’s global mobile location services to enhance the Rivetz platform. Skyhook is the operator of a worldwide independent location services platform. The company’s technology provides the foundation for mobile location services in the global market…
Letter to the editor: Small towns appreciate Maine Forest Service helpPress HeraldDispatch was trying to get me GPS coordinates to locate the fire. Allagash is a town of about 230 residents in northwestern Maine. Allagash is also the largest town…
Courthouse News Service Illegal Pot Grows: Dangerous for Species, Agencies and RecreationalistsCourthouse News ServiceThe agencies that oversee our public lands would also want you to report the location to the best of your ability using landmarks, or even GPS coordinates…
Science Magazine Creationist geologist sues U.S. park service after it rejects request to collect samples in Grand CanyonScience MagazineRather than issue a permit, NPS told Snelling he would have to first obtain GPS coordinates and photographs of each of his…
