Not with Purple Haze, but with signal interference — although, come to think of it, the two may be not unalike, phenomenologically. The October reader’s poll asked “Have you directly experienced any of the following? Check all that apply. GPS/GNSS jamming. GPS/GNSS spoofing. Unintentional RF interference. RF interference from unknown source; unknown whether intentional or not. None of the above.... read more
Trimble is offering office software, site positioning and machine control solutions designed for site and utility contractors and owner/operators. These solutions offer small to mid-sized contractors a reliable, flexible and affordable option to leverage construction technology. The announcement was made at Trimble Dimensions. Office Software for Site Visualization and Layout Many contractors already use SketchUp Pro for layout and visualization.... read more
Harxon has released its next-generation triple-frequency Helix Antenna HX-CH7603A, which has excellent performance and high efficiency in a compact form factor, the company said. Harxon’s new-design helical antenna HX-CH7603A is capable of GPS L1/L2, GLONASS L1/L2 and BDS B1/B2/B3. Though compact, it provides high peak gain (more than 3.5 dBi) and wide beam width to ensure the signal receiving performance of... read more
Thank you for registering for the upcoming GPS World webinar, “Simulation for Jamming and Spoofing.” A link to the live event will be sent to you two hours before the event. Your personalized event URL will be automatically generated by the ON24 system. To ensure receipt of the email, please whitelist this email address by adding it to your contacts: do_not_reply@on24event.com. This presentation will... read more
From the European Space Agency Europe’s next four Galileo navigation satellites are together on their dispenser atop the Ariane 5 launcher due to launch them next Thursday from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Having been attached to their dispenser as a combined upper composite, the four 715-kg satellites were transported to the final assembly building on Oct. 31. The next step... read more
AT&T and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are researching traffic management solutions for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The goal is an Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) solution that supports safe and highly secure operation of drones in the national airspace. AT&T has been working with NASA and other companies to make UAS flight-path monitoring, flight planning, navigation,... read more
Asteri Navigation will introduce a new line of rugged, compact and fully integrated GNSS receivers on Nov. 15 at the 2016 Autodesk University in Las Vegas, Nevada. Suitable for geospatial field data collection and inspection applications that require high accuracy positioning, the Asteri X-Series receivers are light enough to be mounted to external sensors or worn on the body or arm.... read more
Version 2.1 of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System Signal In Space Interface Control Document for the Open Service Signal has been released. The document was issued by the China Satellite Navigation Office. It defines the specification related to open service signals B1I and B2I between the space segment and the user segment of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. B2I will... read more
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