Launchpad: Software updates, defense radar, fleet tracking and more

A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the October 2024 issue of GPS World magazine. SURVEYING & MAPPING Updated CAD Software With enhanced features and workflow improvements Topcon Positioning Systems has released a new version…
Seen & Heard: Launching weather balloons and tracking endangered wildcats

“Seen & Heard” is a monthly feature of GPS World magazine, traveling the world to capture interesting and unusual news stories involving the GNSS/PNT industry. Photo: Milos Bjelica/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images Drawing with GPS According to Guinness World Records, a 982.53-mile, seven-day…
Launchpad: Vehicle tracking, camera drones, e-bikes

A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the December 2021 issue of GPS World magazine. OEM Satellite-cell terminal With built-in GPS receiver Photo: OQ OQ Technology’s dual-mode satellite-cellular IoT modem and tracker is a plug-and-play,…
Vodafone tests remote centimeter-level tracking tech

New tech can track vehicles, drones and cargo remotely within centimeters — key to safe adoption of autonomous vehicles, flying objects and machinery Vodafone has successfully used new precision positioning technology to remotely track a vehicle to within 10 centimeters…
Tracking system by Particle supports IoT deployments

Particle — an edge-to-cloud internet of things (IoT) platform — is offering a new tracking system that allows organizations to track the locations of a wide variety of mobile assets. Particle’s Tracker SOM (system-on-module) builds on its tracking services foundation.…
GPS tracking need not sit out COVID-19 because of privacy laws

Photo: AntonioGuillem/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images Commentary by Jeremy Meisinger The scale and speed of the COVID-19 crisis has left policymakers searching for new tools to address an unprecedented challenge. Everything from faster testing to new treatments to more…
Spire Aviation announces AirSafe API for ADS-B tracking

Space-to-Cloud Data Analytics Company Announces New Aircraft Tracking Technology Image: Spire Aviation Spire Global has announced the company’s first product from Spire Aviation with the launch of its new AirSafe API (application program interface.) Spire Aviation’s AirSafe product uses low-Earth…
Orolia launches distress tracking emergency locator transmitter

Image: Orolia All newly-built commercial aircraft must adhere to safety standards that go into effect Jan. 1, 2021. Orolia, which develops new technology for the Global Aeronautical Distress Safety System (GADSS), offers the Kannad Ultima-DT Distress Tracking Emergency Locator Transmitter.…