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Sonardyne delivers subsea navigation to McDermott pipelay vessel

January 16, 2017 - By

Sonardyne Inc. has supplied acoustically aided inertial navigation technology to McDermott International for its Lay Vessel 108 (LV 108). McDermott is an offshore engineering, procurement, construction and installation company. The Ranger 2 Pro DP-INS system, the highest specification available from Sonardyne, is being used to support touchdown monitoring surveys of submarine cables, umbilicals and pipelines and as an independent position reference... read more

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SPAR 3D expo focuses on Smart Cities, emerging markets, UAVs

January 16, 2017 - By

For nearly two decades, SPAR 3D has been the premier vendor-neutral event for the application of 3D technology in industry. But the surge in innovation and commercial uses for 3D technologies has brought opportunity for expansion. In 2017, SPAR 3D will highlight cutting-edge innovation in 3D technologies from input to output, covering 3D sensing, 3D processing and 3D visualization tools. The... read more

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SPAR 3D Expo focuses on Smart Cities, emerging markets, UAVs

January 16, 2017 - By

For nearly two decades, SPAR 3D has been the premier vendor-neutral event for the application of 3D technology in industry. But the surge in innovation and commercial uses for 3D technologies has brought opportunity for expansion. In 2017, SPAR 3D will highlight cutting-edge innovation in 3D technologies from input to output, covering 3D sensing, 3D processing and 3D visualization tools. The... read more

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SenseFly, Agribotix offer agricultural end-to-end solution

January 16, 2017 - By

Agribotix, drone-enabled agricultural intelligence, has partnered with senseFly, producer of professional fixed-wing drones, to offer a new combined solution optimized for the early identification and troubleshooting of crop issues. It combines the eBee SQ — senseFly’s advanced, long-range agricultural drone — with Agribotix’s FarmLens cloud-processing platform to make collecting and analyzing aerial data easier, with more coverage per flight than is possible... read more

This is posted in Latest News, Machine Control/Ag, UAV/UGV

January issue: All the news that fits…

January 15, 2017 - By

We have a finite number of pages to bring you each month, one might say a tightly controlled number. That number has never easily accommodated the quantity of fresh, relevant GNSS and PNT news and technical material that emerges each month. The pace of your developments is too fast with which to keep up! This month, a case in point.... read more

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International LiDAR Mapping Forum 2017 keynotes announced

January 13, 2017 - By

The organizers of International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) has announced the 2017 keynote lineup. The event takes place Feb. 13-15 in Denver, Colorado. ILMF is a technical conference and exposition covering the newest airborne, terrestrial and underwater lidar as well as emerging remote-sensing and data-collection tools and technologies, The keynote speakers are: Larry Mayer, professor and director, School of Marine Science and... read more

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Innovation: Correlator beamforming for low-cost multipath mitigation

January 13, 2017 - By , and

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A new solution for GNSS multipath employs a multi-element antenna with RF signal switching and a single front end to reduce complexity, power consumption and cost. Correlator beamforming, initially used in the 2.4 GHz frequency band where it has proven effective at mitigating multipath in heavy industrial environments, has been successfully adapted for GNSS use. read more

How best to select a GNSS vendor: Reader poll

January 12, 2017 - By

The January reader poll asks you to answer the question: “What are the most important factors to consider in selecting a GNSS vendor?” Answer the poll by Jan. 25 for entry to a drawing for a $50 gift card. Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey , the world’s leading questionnaire tool. Survey not rendering correctly? View it in a... read more

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