SkyTraq Technology Inc., developer of high-performance chipset and module solutions for the GNSS market, unveiled its new S2525F8-RTK low-power, single frequency RTK receiver for applications requiring centimeter-level accuracy positioning. S2525F8-RTK is a multi-constellation GNSS RTK receiver that can use 12 GPS, eight SBAS, six BDS, and one QZSS signal. In situations where an RTK fix is not possible, a Float RTK mode can... read more
Ira Marcus of Pictometry describes the company’s new developments. He was interviewed by GeoIntelligence Insider columnist Art Kalinski at the Esri Federal GIS Conference, held Feb. 24-25 in Washington, D.C. read more
Paul Beckwith of DataCapable describes the company’s open data products for emergency response, using nontraditional data sources such as social media and weather. He was interviewed by GeoIntelligence Insider columnist Art Kalinski for Geospatial Solutions at the Esri Federal GIS Conference, held Feb. 24-25 in Washington, D.C. read more
Operating in industrial environments, where no margin for error is tolerated, is complex, stressful and delicate. The distance from an in-flight UAV to the industrial asset that it is observing or inspecting obviously has critical importance for safety, data precision and cost-effectiveness. The AiRobot Ranger counters this problem by displaying the distance between the UAV and the object of interest... read more
One new potential wrinkle for Galileo was hinted at during the Munich Satellive Navigation Summit session in March on legal issues around GNSS timing. A recent GPS timing issue caused numerous problems for digital broadcasters and financial networks around the world on Jan. 26, when a data upload went slightly awry. This introduced a 13.7 millisecond error in one of... read more
The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs) sector is a dynamic GNSS-enabled sector globally and Europe is no exception. In January I attended a UAV event at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels. The focus of the two-day meeting was on small commercial and recreational remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) that are rapidly populating Europe’s airspace. Currently, there is no European legislation... read more
Kurt Schwoppe of Esri describes Drone2Map software, which converts drone captured imagery into georeferenced ortho-mosaics, 3D meshes and 3D models. He was interviewed by GeoIntelligence Insider columnist Art Kalinski for the Geospatial Solutions website at the Esri Federal GIS Conference, held Feb. 24-25 in Washington, D.C. read more
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