Skip to content

Archives

GPS III Command and Control Passes Key Test

January 5, 2015 - By

Raytheon Company and Lockheed Martin successfully completed the fourth of five planned launch and early orbit exercises to demonstrate new automation capabilities, information assurance and launch readiness of the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation GPS III satellite and Operational Control System (OCX). Successful completion of Exercise 4, on Oct. 3, represents a key milestone demonstrating the end-to-end capability to automatically transfer... read more

This article is tagged with , , , , , and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

Wi2Wi Offers GNSS Module for M2M and Wearable Markets

January 2, 2015 - By

Wi2Wi Corporation is releasing the W2SG0021i, a miniature GNSS module based on the CSR SiRFStarV chip. The W2SG0021i is a high-sensitivity, low-power stand-alone receiver designed for portable applications. It can concurrently track multiple satellite constellations (GPS, GLONASS, BDS, SBAS, and is Galileo-ready) and has ultra-fast time-to-first-fix, a small form factor, and high receive sensitivity for a broad spectrum of OEM products, including machine-to-machine (M2M) and... read more

This article is tagged with , , , , , and posted in Latest News, Mobile

GeoLearn Adds Seven Courses by Wendy Lathrop

January 2, 2015 - By

GeoLearn, a company focused on serving the geospatial industry with online learning and continuing education credits, announces that nationally recognized geospatial expert Wendy Lathrop, PLS, CFM, will teach seven new courses, available in the GeoLearn catalog. Lathrop’s highly regarded expertise and experience in the topics of floodplain management, floods and the national flood insurance program (NFIP) have led to her... read more

This is posted in GIS News

CoreLogic Natural Hazard Risk Summary Covers 2014 Disasters

January 2, 2015 - By

CoreLogic, a global property information, analytics and data-enabled services provider, has released its annual Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis detailing the most significant natural disasters of 2014 and providing projections for 2015. The report provides a look at the year’s hurricanes, floods, hailstorms, tornados, wildfires, sinkholes, earthquakes, tropical cyclones and typhoon events in the U.S. as well as an international snapshot... read more

This article is tagged with , , and posted in GIS News

The Business — January 2015

January 2, 2015 - By

The Business section from the January 2015 issue. Download the PDF. Includes: CSR Preparing for Large Indoor Location Market FAA Grants UAS Exemption to Trimble Navigation Leica’s GNSS Unlimited Allows for Upgrades Broadcom Launches Location Hub with Galileo Support for Smartphones SkyTraq GNSS Receiver Module Provides Indoor/Outdoor Positioning Briefs read more

This article is tagged with , , , , , , , and posted in From the Magazine

Expert Advice: Loose Coupling — And What’s Wrong With It

January 2, 2015 - By

Concerns raised about cascaded Kalman filters for loose coupling and/or usage of input data “massaged” in unknown ways are not new, but are routinely excused by requirements to use coordinates from receivers not providing measurement outputs. Often, however, a receiver’s internal 8-state extended Kalman filter (EKF) is not fed with precise carrier phase data — and even when it is, its velocity outputs (being both filtered and unaided) have limited ability to follow high dynamics. Velocity pseudomeasurements under those conditions interfere with IMU aiding. read more

This article is tagged with , , , and posted in From the Magazine, Opinions

Four Galileo Satellites Now at ESTEC, Production Continues

January 2, 2015 - By

The latest Galileo satellite has arrived at ESTEC and is undergoing a full checkout to prove its readiness for space. The satellite was carried by lorry from its manufacturer in Germany, cocooned within an environmentally controlled container. It arrived inside ESTEC's cleanroom environment on Dec. 18. read more

This article is tagged with , , , , , , and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

Broadcom’s GPS-Enabled Device for Satellite Units Helps Fight Piracy

January 2, 2015 - By

Satellite TV pirates beware: Broadcom Corporation is offering a GPS-enabled satellite outdoor unit (ODU) device that gives satellite TV providers a way to track subscriber equipment, pinpoint service issues in the home, and stop piracy with a geo-lock. The solution will also enable delivery of location-based services. The ODU solution combines Broadcom’s BCM4551 satellite TV device with its BCM4771 GPS receiver. Broadcom’s new... read more

This article is tagged with , , , , and posted in Latest News, Mobile, Product Showcase
« Previous Page
Next Page »