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Epson unveils new Pro G-Series large venue projector

February 5, 2016 - By

Epson recently announced in a news release the launch of its Pro G7000-Series large venue projectors for simulators, mapping, digital signage and command centers. New features include increased brightness and motorized lenses, uncompromising image quality, low total cost of ownership and $199 replacement lamps, Epson says. Eight models deliver up to 8,000 lumens of color brightness and 8,000 lumens of white brightness. The series... read more

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MAPPS presents excellence awards, bestows highest honor to Teledyne Optech

February 5, 2016 - By

Teledyne Optech‘s ALTM Titan lidar sensor earned the 2015 Grand Award in the ninth annual MAPPS Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Awards, MAPPS recently announced in a news release. The awards ceremony was held Feb. 2 at the Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, Nev. Teledyne was also presented with an award in the Technology Innovation category. The company said in a news release that... read more

Institute of Navigation honors fellows and award recipients

February 4, 2016 - By

The Institute of Navigation (ION) has announced the recipients of the 2016 fellow memberships and annual awards during the ION International Technical Meeting (ITM) and Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications (PTTI) in Monterey, California, held Jan. 25-28. 2016 Fellows Election to Fellow membership recognizes the distinguished contributions of ION members to the advancement of the technology, management, practice... read more

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Topcon releases compact digital sensor for construction

February 4, 2016 - By

Topcon Positioning Group has released the latest addition to its line of compact digital laser sensors — the LS-100D. The sensor digitally displays the offset value to on-grade, which is designed to help make elevation and vertical alignment control easier and faster for any application. “The LS-100D features an extra-wide beam capture sensor that also rejects annoying interference from strobe-light exposures,” said... read more

First responder UAS video: Affordable geolocation and spatial indexing

February 4, 2016 - By

Many of us have been searching for fast, easy and cheap ways to collect oblique imagery and video, and build 3D models. Remote GeoSystems has developed a system that may address some of those needs at a reasonable price. read more

ION Joint Navigation Conference abstracts due by Feb. 15

February 3, 2016 - By

The deadline for submitting abstracts for the Institute of Navigation (ION) Joint Navigation Conference (JNC) is Monday, Feb. 15. Abstracts must be received by Feb. 15 and must be written for public release. For more information and instructions on submitting an abstract, visit the ION website. The JNC is the largest U.S. military positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) conference of the year with joint... read more

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GPS III satellite passes thermal vacuum test

February 3, 2016 - By

As first reported Jan. 19, Lockheed Martin engineers have proved their design for the GPS III satellite, demonstrating that it can operate in and withstand the harsh conditions it will experience on orbit. On Dec. 23, Lockheed Martin’s first GPS III satellite for the U.S. Air Force completed system-level Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing, validating the design of the entire assembled satellite. TVAC... read more

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Establishing orthometric heights using GNSS — Part 5

February 3, 2016 - By

Basic procedures and tools for ensuring GNNS-derived orthometric heights meet the project’s desired accuracy
In the latest installment of our ongoing series, the focus switches from GNSS-derived ellipsoid heights to procedures and tools for ensuring GNNS-derived orthometric heights meet the project's desired accuracy. read more

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