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Tilt sensor enables accurate performance in industrial applications

January 27, 2016 - By

The Fredericks Company has released a new inclinometer. The 0729-1760-04 Dual Axis RS-485 inclinometer uses a Fredericks TrueTILT wide-range electrolytic tilt sensor and RS-485 signal conditioner to provide reliable tilt measurement. By measuring and signaling tilt from a level position, the inclinometer helps to ensure precise execution in applications such as semiconductor manufacturing, satellite dish alignment, robotic controls, aerial lift platform... read more

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SBIR Regulatory Enforcement Issues

January 27, 2016 - By

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Regulatory Enforcement Issues Alison Brown, Co-Chair Government Contracting Working Group Small Business Administration (SBA) Regulatory Fairness Board, (719) 331 2844 abrown@navsys.com 1       Overview The National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 contained SBIR/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) reauthorization provisions which included language that indicated strong Congressional intent to improve the process of rapidly transitioning SBIR/STTR (hereafter... read more

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DigitalGlobe receives $335M in commitments for satellite imagery

January 27, 2016 - By

DigitalGlobe has received a third customer commitment for direct access capacity on the WorldView-4 satellite, bringing the total in commitments for both WorldView-3 and WorldView-4 to $335 million. The WorldView-4 satellite will provide 30-cm imagery, the highest resolution commercially available, to international defense and intelligence customers. WorldView-4 is scheduled to launch in September and begin commercial operations of gathering digital imagery in early... read more

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GPS recruits: Uncle Sam wants your ideas!

January 27, 2016 - By

The GPS modernization funding picture cannot be called bright, yet neither can it be characterized as dim. While big money for big projects appears hard to come by, the U.S. government and military offer many smaller allocations to help fill the chinks in GPS armor. Such initiatives concern jamming, PNT solutions in GPS-denied environments and other conundrums. A run of... read more

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Insurance and law firms start drone services

January 26, 2016 - By

Insurance companies in the U.S. and Canada have jumped on the UAV bandwagon, with many now offering coverage for commercial drone users. The insurance usually covers liability for any damage caused by the drone, with comprehensive options covering damage to the drone itself. Unmanned Risk Management, which also insures helicopters and other aircraft, has insured drones in all 50 U.S.... read more

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Firmware update for u-blox M8 GNSS receiver adds Galileo

January 26, 2016 - By

u-blox has released new firmware, FW 3.01, for its u-blox M8 concurrent multi-GNSS platform. u-blox M8 FW 3.01 now also supports Galileo, in addition to GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS and SBAS. It can track up to three constellations concurrently and makes use of all SBAS and QZSS augmentation systems at the same time. With Galileo fully deployed, the European positioning system will... read more

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Report GPS timing issues to NAVCEN

January 26, 2016 - By

GPS timing issues have been reported from some user communities to the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center (NAVCEN) over the last 12 hours, according to an email sent by Rick Hamilton, executive secretariat of the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC). “As a reminder, if you continue to experience problems, please report them immediately to NAVCEN,” Hamilton wrote. Report problems... read more

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Advanced Navigation releases GNSS/INS post-processing software

January 25, 2016 - By

  Advanced Navigation has released its GNSS/INS post processing software Kinematica. Kinematica is designed to be an easy-to-use GNSS/INS post-processing software that allows users to process raw GNSS and inertial data after collection and achieve higher accuracy position, velocity and orientation than is possible in real time. Kinematica has been released as free software with a time lock to Aug.... read more

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