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US airports take part in pilot program to enable safer UAS flights

April 11, 2016 - By

AirMap and the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) have released the Digital Notice and Awareness System (D-NAS), created to allow UAS operators to provide airports with real-time digital information about the location of their flights. AirMap is a provider of airspace information and services for unmanned aircraft. On April 7, the company announced that it raised a $15 million Series A financing led by... read more

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FAA reviewing micro UAS report

April 11, 2016 - By

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is now reviewing the report and recommendations of the Micro Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Aviation Rulemaking Committee. The agency had tasked the group to develop recommendations for performance-based regulations that would let certain unmanned aircraft operate over people not directly involved in the flight of the aircraft. The rulemaking committee, which began meeting March 8,... read more

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UAV flight demonstration at FedGIS

April 11, 2016 - By

A UAV flight demonstration by Paul Beckwith of DataCapable, a former Navy Civil Engineer, uses the drone cage at the Esri Federal GIS Conference, held Feb. 24-25 in Washington, D.C. read more

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TerraGo Edge delivers GeoPackage to mobile users

April 8, 2016 - By

TerraGo has released TerraGo Edge 3.9.3, which features full support for OGC GeoPackage, a universal format for sharing maps and geographic data across mobile devices and all platforms. TerraGo Edge enables users to import and export OGC GeoPackage as a SQLite database optimized for performance on iOS and Android devices. “Because we listened to our customers, we designed TerraGo Edge from the... read more

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State Department issues notice on North Korean jamming

April 8, 2016 - By

On April 7, the U.S. Department of State issued a notice about the recent jamming experienced in South Korea. Korean Peninsula GPS Jamming Notice A continuing series of incidents have been reported in the general location of Incheon, Republic of Korea and the surrounding Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces out to approximately 100 nautical miles beginning on or about 0000Z31March16. The... read more

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Research Online: Integer ambiguity resolution in GPS/INS, UAV multiple laser-inertial nav

April 8, 2016 - By

Integer ambiguity resolution in multi-epoch GPS/INS A novel integer ambiguity resolution approach over a time window of GPS/IMU data enhances the reliability of obtaining high-accuracy position estimation, using carrier phase measurements, even in challenging environments. The method focuses on reducing computational cost. The achievable savings should be on the order of 104, while 600 has been demonstrated. The theoretical approach... read more

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Latest developments from what3words at Esri FedGIS

April 8, 2016 - By

Clare Jones of what3words describes the latest developments in the new global addressing system. She was interviewed by GeoIntelligence Insider columnist Art Kalinski for geospatial-solutions.com at the Esri Federal GIS Conference, held Feb. 24-25 in Washington, D.C. read more

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Next two Galileo satellites begin launch prep

April 7, 2016 - By

The latest pair of navigation satellites has reached Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, according to the European Space Agency (ESA). This starts a new Galileo launch campaign that will culminate in a May 24 launch of  the 13th and 14th satellites in the constellation. A second launch is planned for this fall, with four satellites carried aloft on a customized Ariane 5 for... read more

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