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Septentrio’s newest receivers protect against jamming interference

May 9, 2017 - By

Septentrio has launched two new GNSS boards. The AsteRx-m2 and AsteRx-m2 UAS OEM boards provide GNSS positioning with interference mitigation technology on ultra-low-power boards. The boards are being showcased at AUVSI’s Xponential 2017 this week in Dallas, Texas. The credit-card sized AsteRx-m2 and the AsteRx-m2 UAS offer all-in-view multi-frequency, multi-constellation tracking and centimeter-level real-time kinematic (RTK) position accuracy for low... read more

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GeoSLAM announces real-time upgrade for indoor mobile mapper

May 9, 2017 - By

A real-time upgrade option is now available for Zeb-REVO, GeoSLAM Ltd.’s handheld indoor mobile mapping system. Shown for the first time at SPAR 3D 2017, the optional upgrade consists of a revised datalogger capable of undertaking SLAM registration in real-time. With its own integrated Wi-Fi, the results can be displayed live, as they are captured, on any browser-enabled device including smartphones... read more

This is posted in GIS News, GIS Software, Mapping

PrecisionHawk launches free software for drone mapping

May 9, 2017 - By

Commercial drone and data company PrecisionHawk has opened access to its PrecisionMapper professional mapping and analytics software for free. With the software, drone operators can snap an unlimited number of photos, create maps without resolution limits, and run algorithms to analyze their data. PrecisionHawk announced the launch of the free version of PrecisionMapper today at the AUVSI’s Xponential 2017 conference in Dallas, Texas. Drone operators can... read more

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PrecisionHawk launches free PrecisionMapper software for drone mapping

May 9, 2017 - By

Commercial drone and data company PrecisionHawk has opened access to its professional mapping and analytics software, PrecisionMapper, for free. With the software, drone operators can snap an unlimited number of photos, create maps without resolution limits, and run algorithms to analyze their data. PrecisionHawk announced the launch of the free version of PrecisionMapper today at the AUVSI Unmanned Systems conference. Drone operators can... read more

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AGCO expands service offerings for guidance systems with NovAtel, TerraStar

May 9, 2017 - By

AGCO Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment solutions, is expanding its automatic guidance product offering to enable its customers using AGCO Auto-Guide and VarioGuide customers with NovAtel SMART6-L receivers to acquire TerraStar satellite correction signals for enhanced positioning performance. The TerraStar-C and TerraStar-L correction services are subscription-based services that are delivered over satellite, utilizing a system of more... read more

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Intelligent transportation systems require ‘the ego vehicle’

May 8, 2017 - By

Most activity so far in the PNT community has centered around the questions of “Where am I?” and “Where am I going?” and “How fast am I going?” Positioning, navigation and timing. Seemingly that should about cover it. But no. Mapping comes into the picture: “What fixed objects are in my environment?” This is actually a corollary of “Where am... read more

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Continental Electronics patents new eLoran transmit method, system

May 8, 2017 - By

Texas company Continental Electronics has patented a transmitter system and method for construction of low-frequency antenna towers significantly lower in height than previously needed for identical coverage. “One obstacle to deploying eLoran systems has been the sheer height needed for the transmission towers, each of which requires significant acreage,” said Mike Rosso, vice president of Dallas-based Continental Electronics. “Tower height... read more

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How soon a driverless car? You be the judge

May 5, 2017 - By

How soon will driverless cars achieve 20 percent market share in the United States? This is the question in GPS World’s Readers Poll for May. In 2020? 2022? 2025? Or 2028? Maybe 2030. How about 2032?  2035 or after? Finally, the ever-popular “Other (please specify).” Go to gpsworld.com/17maypoll and fill in your answer by May 12. See results in the... read more

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