Drone Analyst is offering a free report, through organizers of the Commercial UAV Expo, titled “5 Things to Consider When Adopting Drones for Your Business.” The report explores questions designed to help organizations invest in drones, including choosing the right systems and tackling UAS operations. The report author is Colin Snow, founder and CEO of Drone Analyst. read more
Antenova announces its first antenna for consumer applications — the tiny Weii 2.4-GHz ceramic antenna. Measuring 1 mm x 0.5 mm x 0.5 mm, the company believes the Weii could be the smallest antenna in the world. The new Weii miniature ceramic antenna is designed for 2.4-GHz, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee and industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) applications. While all of Antenova’s antennas and antenna module products... read more
A new routing program from Fleetmatics Group is coming this summer. Fleetmatics Routist is an intelligent routing optimization solution that systematically builds the most cost-effective, customer-friendly routes for fleets. Fleetmatics Routist seamlessly calculates and deploys route plans to drivers in the field, and features real-time and historical data that gives users the most holistic view into routing performance, the company said. Fleetmatics... read more
The AUVSI show in Atlanta, held May 4-7, drew significantly more attention from TV media this year, as several of the major networks provided live coverage from the show floor. NBC’s Today morning show opened with a live shot of a drone hovering in front of an opening house door, as if patiently waiting to deliver a package from Google or... read more
The coming leap second on June 30 sounds as scary as the (turns out not-so-scary) Y2K bug. But the world has experienced leap second issues before, and most affected industries are taking steps to prepare. The world’s clocks will be adjusted by one second on June 30, when a leap second will be inserted into Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the standard international time scale. In... read more
Spatial Wave Inc. has released Field Mapplet Version 8.0 and Mapplet 8.0, which support ArcGIS 10.2 and 10.3. Field Mapplet is a mobile solution for managing utility assets. It is designed to optimize utility workflows with features that are easy to use and implement, Spatial Wave said. The latest release includes enhancements in the mobile and console client, additional features... read more
The EGNOS system has been adopted by a growing number of airports to enable satellite-guided landing approaches. The new Airbus A350 airliner, currently entering service, comes fitted with it as standard. read more
The fifth International Colloquium on Scientific and Fundamental Aspects of the Galileo Programme will be held in Braunschweig, Germany, Oct. 27–29. Authors are invited to submit their abstracts using the online abstract submission form on the symposium website. The deadline for abstract submission has been extended from May 15 to May 21. Since 2007, the worldwide scientific community has met... read more
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