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Indian space agency asks industry to build spare satellites

September 9, 2016 - By

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is finalizing plans to have two spare satellites for its navigation fleet built by private industry in the next two years, reports The Hindu. The seven-satellite NAVIC (Navigation Indian Constellation) — formerly known as IRNSS — is now complete. The Indian government will “handhold” industry for the first satellite, scheduled to be built by March 2017. The second satellite will... read more

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Orbit GT launches QGIS plug-in for mobile mapping

September 9, 2016 - By

Orbit GeoSpatial Technologies has launched its Mobile Mapping plug-in for QGIS. “Every QGIS user now has access to the vast volumes of mobile mapping data,” said Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT. By connecting to Publisher, the QGIS user has access to spherical imagery and point-cloud data of unlimited volume and size onto their desktop. With the Orbit GT plugin for QGIS, the use... read more

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u-blox announces its first LTE Cat M1 module

September 9, 2016 - By

u‑blox, a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, today announced plans to launch modules supporting Category M1 (Cat M1) LTE networks, which will allow a larger number of devices to connect to the Internet of Things (IoT). The first SARA‑R4 module developed by u‑blox will be available in Q4 2016 targeting mobile network operators in the United... read more

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Epson, DJI partner on AR smart glasses for piloting UAVs

September 9, 2016 - By

Epson, providers of the Moverio augmented reality (AR) smart eyewear platform, is partnering with DJI, maker of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The companies are creating new solutions for the Epson Moverio smart glasses and DJI’s suite of products and software development kit (SDK) that enhance the safety, productivity and capabilities of UAVs for both hobbyists and professionals. As one of the... read more

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November’s Galileo satellites arrive at Europe’s spaceport

September 9, 2016 - By

A transatlantic flight delivered four Galileo satellites to French Guiana on Tuesday, in preparation for a shared launch this November by Ariane 5 — the first for Europe’s satnav constellation. read more

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Video Playlist: CTIA Super Mobility 2016

September 8, 2016 - By

GPS World is on the CTIA Super Mobility 2016 exhibit floor, bringing you updates on the latest products and services. The event is being held Sept. 6-9 in Las Vegas, Nevada. read more

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PNT Roundup: DARPA FLA program tests sensor-loaded quadcopters

September 8, 2016 - By

MicroUAVs Self-Navigate Indoors with Inertial, Cameras, More The sensor-loaded quadcopters edged around obstacles and achieved target speeds of 20 meters per second in a cluttered Massachusetss hangar, during initial data collection for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program. The project develops and tests algorithms to reduce the amount of processing power, communications and... read more

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McMurdo launches emergency beacons with GPS, GLONASS, Galileo

September 7, 2016 - By

Emergency preparedness company McMurdo has launched a new family of Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) that will accelerate the search-and-rescue process by combining multiple frequencies — including GNSS — into a single EPIRB product. The McMurdo SmartFind and Kannad SafePro EPIRBs are distress beacons that can support each of the four frequencies used in the search-and-rescue process: GNSS for location positioning, 406 MHz and... read more

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