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Is reliance on GPS making us lose our mapping minds?

May 16, 2016 - By

By Tracy Cozzens Managing Editor I love maps. As a child, I was my family’s designated navigator on car trips (or my parents indulged me!). I studied our roadmaps, searching out each legend icon on the map and finding icons to look up on the legend. I would use the map’s indicators to determine the distance between points and interesting... read more

Cobham displays antenna system at AUVSI’s Xponential 2016

May 13, 2016 - By

Cobham‘s Sunita Shah discusses the company’s AESA (actively electronically scanned array) antenna system at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s Xponential show, held May 2-5 in new Orleans. read more

GeoBullseye for ArcPad version 2 released

May 13, 2016 - By

GeoMobile Innovations has released GeoBullseye for ArcPad version 2. GeoBullseye is a software extension that turns Esri’s ArcPad mobile GIS software into a high-accuracy GNSS, three dimensional (collecting X, Y and Z) solution supporting Esri workflows. GeoBullseye supports accurate collection of positions and quality-control GNSS attributes for confident deployment in horizontal XY and vertical Z, including GEOID12 for accurate Mean Sea Level (MSL)... read more

Trackimo showcases IoT tracking devices at AUVSI’s Xponential 2016

May 13, 2016 - By

Trackimo, a U.S.-based IoT (Internet of Things) solution provider enabling worldwide connectivity for M2M (Machine to Machine) devices, showcases its tracking devices at the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International’s Xponential show, held May 2-5 in New Orleans. Trackimo’s technology integrates GPS, GSM, an accelerometer and sensors that provide smart data. Cellular network signaling manages the devices and dispatches information... read more

Systron Donner talks SDI500 tactical grade MEMS IMU at AUVSI’s Xponential 2016

May 13, 2016 - By

David Hoyh of Systron Donner Inertial talks about the company’s SDI500 tactical grade MEMS IMU at the Association of Unmanned Vehicles International‘s Xpontential 2016 show, held May 2-5 in New Orleans. The company also featured its INS/GPS SDN500 for use in GPS-denied situations. read more

Draganfly highlights new handheld ground control system at AUVSI’s Xponential 2016

May 13, 2016 - By

Draganfly Innovations launched its new handheld Ground Control System (GCS) at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International‘s Xponential show, held May 3-5 in New Orleans. Ben Miller, in sales engineering for the company, talks about the system’s mission planning capability for surveying. read more

Velodyne features VLP-16 Puck mobile mapping system at AUVSI’s Xponential 2016

May 13, 2016 - By

Velodyne‘s Frank Bertini talks about the company’s new 3D lidar VLP-16 Puck at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International‘s Xpontential show, held May 3-5 in New Orleans. The sensor offers real-time data, 360-degree scanning, 3D distance and calibrated reflectivity measurements for the mapping, automotive, UAV, security and robotics markets. read more

Spirent Federal focuses on robust PNT at AUVSI’s Xponential 2016

May 13, 2016 - By

Paul Crampton, senior systems engineer for Spirent Federal Systems, highlights the company’s GSS9000 Constellation Simulator and GSS6425 GNSS Record and Playback Test System at the Association for Unmanned Vehicles International‘s Xponential show, which is being held May 2-5 in New Orleans. read more