Eight million GPS/wireless devices are used to manage fleet vehicles, trailers, construction equipment and mobile workers, according to a new report by C.J. Driscoll & Associates, a supplier of telematics market research and consulting services. According to the “2016-17 U.S. Mobile Resource Management Systems Market Study,” by 2019 this market will expand to more than 14 million units, and annual hardware and service... read more
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has renamed its major annual conference — XPONENTIAL — and the 2016 edition will be held in New Orleans at the Morial Convention Center on the west bank of the Mississippi, May 2–5. The huge convention center is hosting the event across two large halls, with more than 350,000 square feet of space for up... read more
Geomatics specialist Larry Tinney won the $50 gift card in our January drawing among takers of the Reader Poll. You can win too! Take the poll below by Feb. 22 to answer the question: What is the biggest challenge in simulating GNSS environments for testing products under development? All poll takers will be entered in a drawing for a $50... read more
The final specification for 3GPP Release 13 will include messaging support for Terrestrial Beacon System (TBS) location technologies, including the Metropolitan Beacon System (MBS). NextNav is deploying the MBS positioning technology across the U.S. to allow mobile phones and other devices to reliably determine their location in indoor and urban environments where GPS signals can’t be received. NextNav has adopted... read more
The first GPS III satellite has passed a critical test, according to satellite builder Lockheed Martin. Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Space Systems of Denver, tweeted that the satellite has successfully its thermal vacuum test (TVAC). Critical TVAC test for @usairforce’s first GPS III satellite successfully completed! pic.twitter.com/fYx6MJK4On — Rick Ambrose (@RickAmbroseSSC) January 13, 2016 Lockheed Martin Space... read more
The fifth satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) constellation is ready for lift-off. IRNSS-1E will launch at 0401 GMT Wednesday (11:01 p.m. EST Tuesday) from Satish Dhawan Space Center on Sriharikota Island, on India’s east coast. As in the previous four launches of IRNSS satellites, the navigation satellite will ride aboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). This is the... read more
A new study from U.K.-based Juniper Research has found that annual revenues from commercial drones sales are expected to reach $481 million this year, up 84 percent from last year’s figure of $261 million. The new research — “Drones: Consumer & Commercial Applications, Regulations & Opportunities 2015-2020” — found that a low price point had significantly reduced the barrier to entry in many sectors, with high-performance models... read more
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