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Tallysman offers magnetic-mount GNSS antennas

January 31, 2017 - By

Tallysman, a manufacturer of high-performance GNSS antennas and related products, has introduced a magnetic-mount triple-band (plus L-band) GNSS antenna, TW7972, and a dual-band antenna, TW7872. They are designed for precision agriculture, autonomous vehicles, navigation, real-time kinematic (RTK), precise point positioning (PPP), and other applications where precision matters. The ability of the TW7972 to access L-Band correction services extends its utility to a... read more

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uAvionix demonstrates dime-sized ADS-B for high-traffic drone operations

January 31, 2017 - By

uAvionix Corporation, an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) avionics provider, has developed and is testing a tiny ADS-B transceiver for UAVs. Weighing less than 1 gram, a dime-sized ADS-B prototype module for drones with transmission power between 0.01-0.25 Watts could provide visibility to any aircraft equipped with ADS-B “IN” avionics from 1 to 10 miles away, and is small enough to integrate directly into professional... read more

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Interference mitigated with CRP and dual-polarized antennas: Free webinar

January 30, 2017 - By

Two new topic areas and presentations have been added to this Thursday’s free webinar on Signal Interference: Detection and Mitigation. The speakers will explore anti-jamming protection with controlled radiation pattern antennas (CRPAs) and with dual-polarized antennas. The latter topic is also the cover story for the February issue, which demonstrated a significant improvement in positioning accuracy and robustness against interference... read more

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GPS data release to boost space-weather science

January 30, 2017 - By

Today, more than 16 years of space-weather data is publicly available for the first time in history. The data comes from space-weather sensors on board the nation’s GPS satellites. The newly available data gives researchers a treasure trove of measurements they can use to better understand how space weather works and how best to protect critical infrastructure, such as the... read more

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Mobile briefs: Silicon Labs acquires Zentri for IoT

January 30, 2017 - By

Silicon Labs acquires Zentri Silicon Labs has acquired Zentri, an innovator in cloud-connected Wi-Fi technologies for the Internet of Things (IoT). Zentri helps customers worldwide securely connect and manage products across a range of industrial, commercial and consumer applications. Zentri provides combinations of modules, embedded and cloud software, APIs and other tools for rapid development of secure IoT end-node products.... read more

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3 atomic clocks fail on 1 Indian satellite, replacement prepped

January 30, 2017 - By

Three atomic clocks onboard a single satellite of the NAVIC Indian regional navigation satellite system have failed. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar told The Hindu newspaper that the agency is trying to restart the clocks. Kumar said the affected satellite, IRNSS-1A, is otherwise healthy, and the rest of the constellation is performing its core function of providing... read more

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Open-source GIS for agriculture focus of webinar

January 27, 2017 - By

A webinar next week will focus on the benefits of open-source geographic information systems (GIS) for the agriculture industry, led by Boundless and featuring Monsanto Company. “Using Open Source to Help Feed the World” will be held Jan. 31 at 11:00 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET, hosted by Andy Dearing, CEO of Boundless, and featuring Martin P. Mendez-Costabel, Geospatial Big... read more

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NASA to hold workshop on autonomous navigation, GNSS, PNT

January 27, 2017 - By

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) published a notice Jan. 26 in the Federal Register on a planned space navigation workshop. The Workshop on Emerging Technologies for Autonomous Space Navigation is sponsored by NASA Space Communication and Navigations (SCaN) Program. The Feb. 17 workshop is intended to inform industry on evolving positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies and techniques being developed... read more

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